Native American Press / Ojibwe News (Bemidji, Minnesota), 2004-11-19

              INDEX
NEWS AROUND INDIAN COUNTRY 2
NEWS BRIEFS 3
COMMENTARY/EDITORIALS 4
CLASSIFIEDS 7
Hypothetical
scenario in
Cancun
page 4
Re-election statement of
Archie LaRose
page 4
Open letter to an
imperfect democracy
page 4
Euro-Americans, pay
for all the land your
ancestors stole
page 4
Mohawk Sky
Dancers
page 4
FBI offers paid internship for Native American student
VOICE      OF      THE      PEOPLE
By Bill Lawrence
December 1, 2004, is the deadline to submit an application for
the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) special Washington
based Native American Internship program. The program is
labeled WINS —Washington
Internships for Native Students,
and nms for eight weeks in
Washington D.C. in the summer
of 2005, beginning in late May
and ending in early August.
The internship offers American Indian college snidents the
oppormnity to see first hand the
inside workings and participate
in the important work of the
FBI and to view the various
career paths available within
the bureau. Participants gain
knowledge of FBI Activities
and programs, build leadership skills and acquire valuable
and practical work experience.
Participants will be involved
in academic coursework, the
internship program and social
activities. Students enjoy the
company of other Native American students from all parts of
die country. The internship is
a paid experience. On campus
(American University) housing
is provided.
Full time college juniors, seniors and graduate students who
are in good academic standing
are encouraged to apply. Admission to the program is competitive.
Preliminary applications are
available on the Internet. Go to
www.fbijobs.com. Download
and complete a preliminary application short form. (Precise
directions are printed in the
endnote.) The completed form
must be mailed or emailed by
December 1, to Jennifer Moore
(see endnote).
The application, aside from
requesting name, address, phone,
etc., asks for information about
applicants' military, employment
and school experience, foreign
language ability, criminal record,
drug use. A background survey
is then requested and facilitated
by FBI personnel.
The following must also be
submitted; 1. An official copy of
applicant's most recent college
transcripts. 2. A resume detailing
work experience and academic
background. 3. A.recommenda-
tion from a professor at applicant's current college. 4. A recommendation from applicant's
Nation (Tribal Council, Educa
tion Dept, etc.). 5. A copy of trib-
ally issued enrollment card. 6.
An essay of at least 500 words
on why the Internship would be
important to the applicant and
telling what applicant has to offer the FBI or other employer.
The Internship program is administered by American University in Washington D.C, a liberal
arts school with an award-winning faculty and a sUident body
of 5000 undergraduate and 5000
graduate students.
The FBI recognizes the appropriateness and benefits of being
representative of all America.
The agency has set an objective
of recruiting qualified culturally
and ethnically diverse candidates
to fill Special Agent and Program support positions. The Internship program is an important
tool in meeting diis objective.
Endnote: Applicants must complete the following:
A completed preliminary application (short form) must be
downloaded at www.fbijobs.com
and emailed or mailed to Jennifer Moore by 12/1/04. Submit to
Jennifer Moore at jmoore@edve
nUirepartners.com or mail to Jennifer Moore; 1025 Adams Lake
Blvd.; Atlanta GA 30339.
Programs for Native Elders: Administration on
Aging provides grant opportunities
By Jean Pagano
The Department of Health and
Human Services Administration
on Aging (AoA) is a branch of
the federal government dedicated
to providing services to senior
citizens. The AoA Office for
America Indian, Alaskan Native,
and Native Hawaiian Programs
serves as an advocate for Native Americans and operates
in conjunction with the federal
government on policies affecting
Native elders. It also works widi
the States to promote services
and programs for older Native
peoples.
In addition, the AoA office
also administers and evaluates
grants to Tribes, chairs die Interagency Task Force on Older
Indians, develops and conducts
research relating to aging among
Native peoples, and collects and
disseminates information relating
to elder abuse, long-term care,
health, and odier issues relevant
to Native Americans.
Hie Older Americans Act,
first enacted in 1965, was most
recendy amended in 2000 and
signed into law by former President Bill Clinton in the waning days of his administration.
Included in this act are Title
VI programs providing grants
direcdy to Tribes, tribal organizations, and native organizations
for nutritional services, such as
congregate and home delivered
meals, transportation services,
and support for in-home services.
Many sites provide hot, congregate meals four to five times a
week. Home delivered meals
are also available for elders that
are in poor-health, functionally
impaired, homebound, lacking
transportation, and in need of in-
home care.
Tide VT programs also provide
resources for social interaction
and emotional support services.
Traditional craft activities, health
promotion and awareness activities such as aerobic exercise
classes and fitness walking are
all available because of provisions in Tide VI.
The Native American Caregiver Support Program was established as part of the amendments
to die OAA in 2000 to assist
caregivers of Native elders who
are chronically ill or disabled.
The AoA also provides funding for two Resource Centers
for older Native peoples. These
centers provide health care that
is culturally competent and community-based and are equipped
for long-term care, if necessary.
One such center is die Alaskan
Native Elders National Resource
Center. Funded by a grant, first
made available in 2004, its mission is two-fold: to "1) Incorporate Native communities in die
planning process by "listening
to the Voices of our Elders" to
obtain dieir wishes and expectations for services and care that
are consistent widi traditional
community heritages. Tribal
values, and customs; and 2}
Provide technical information to
promote culftirally sensitive and
functionally appropriate services
to maintain the social well-being of Alaska Natives based on
"best, promising and emerging
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FBI seeking
assistance in
locating Harry
"Pee Wee"
Hanson, Roland
"Baby Joe" Roy
turns himself in
By Bill Lawrence
FBI officials are requesting
assistance in locating an individual named Harry Solomon
Hanson, also known as (aka)
PeeWee Hanson. He is 65
years old and last resided at
Red Lake Indian Reservation.
Hanson has been charged
widi Felon in Possession
of a Firearm as a result of
an alleged attack November 7,2004, attack on a law
enforcement officer and a
subsequent6 high-speed chase
which began on die Red Lake
Indian Reservation and ended
on Round Lake Road in Alaska Township, Minnesota. The
chase ended when Hanson
and a companion (believed to
be Roland Roy) abandoned
dieir vehicle and fled into the
woods.
FBI to page 6
Tribal council certifies LaRose
for re-election
By Charmaine Barranco
Cass Lake Times
Former Leech Lake
Secretary/Treasurer Arthur "Archie" LaRose has
been certified by the Tribal Council to run for reelection. "I'm happy the
Tribal Council is finally
following the court order
for certification," LaRose
said Monday.
"They said I couldn't be certified because I was under investigation, but under the United
States Constitution everyone is
innocent until proven guilty.
"Now, it's back in the people's
hands. It's the people's decision.
And it's the people that I never
forget."
LaRose was previously denied certification by the Leech
Lake Tribal Council, which
removed him from office by a
4-1 margin last month. Council
members removed him from
office on several charges stemming from malfeasance and
dereliction of duty.
But LaRose maintains he was
removed because of die audits
he initiated. "The audits proved
there was wrongdoing," LaRose
said. "I guess I opened up a
can of worms and some people
Arthur "Archie"
LaRose
didn't like it."
Tribal Court Judge
Margaret Treuer
ruled in favor of
LaRose stating that
he should be certified
as a candidate since
he met the requirements of residency,
enrollment and age
as oudined under die
Minnesota Chippewa
Tribal Constimtion. So did Alfred "Tig" Pemberton and Jim
Michaud, two other candidates
the council refused to certify.
Judge Treuer also mled the
special election should be suspended. But the Tribal Council
terminated diat election.
As such, there will not be an
election for District I representative as previously planned. That
position became open after current District I Representative
Luke Wilson resigned to run for
Secretary /Treasurer.
In a press release from Mike
Garbow, the Band's attorney,
the tribal comicil terminated the
special election for die following
reasons:
1.  "The Tribal Council did
not want a suspended special
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DFL wins in House may change
gambling debate in 2005
By Ashley H. Grant
Associated Press
ST. PAUL - Colin Berg was
minding his own political business, running against a first-tenn
DFL representative in west-
central Minnesota when die ads
started.
The radio spots and mailings
from Republican groups suggested American Indian uibes pay
more of dieir casino profits to
the state, as tribes in odier states
did.
The ads were designed to help
Berg, but in a district diat included die LIpper Sioux Community,
diey were a risk he didn't want.
He told party officials die ads
were a bad idea.
VT was upset," he said. VT
called and complained."
Berg lost on Nov. 2, along
widi 13 other Republicans vying for House seats held by their
party last session. Some Indian
leaders claim that's a public
rejection of Republican plans to
change gambling policy in the
state. A mandate or not, it will
almost surely change the debate
in the Legislature next year.
The ads were part of a statewide GOP push in the final
weeks before the election, paid
for by the state Republican Party
DFL to page 6
Dispute over
riverbed
ownership
simmers along
By Becky Bohrer
Associated Press
ASHLAND, Mont. - For the
Nordiern Cheyenne, it's about
defending a special resource
and the border of dieir reservation. For an energy development
firm, it's about business. And for
Montana's governor, it's about
protecting the state's financial
interests and assets, which she
insists include die bed of the
Tongue River.
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Eugene Little Coyote, president of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, stands beside the Tongue River,
on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in southeast Montana, near where he grew up, Nov.
13, 2004. Ownership of the riverbed, which forms the northern border of the reservation is at the
heart of a legal dispute over leases sold by the state for natural gas development. For the Northern
Cheyenne tiribe, it's about defending a sacred resource and the border oftheir rural reservation.
Indians pull plug on state gaming deal
By Patricia Lopez
Star Tribune staffwriter
Reprinted with permission
of the Star Tribune
In a harshly worded letter that accuses Gov. Tim
Pawlenty of "poisoning
the water" on negotiations
between Indian tribes and
die state, die head of die
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
on Wednesday withdrew an
earlier offer to be a partner
of the state on joint gambling proposals.
Melanie Benjamin, the
band's cliief executive, criticized several of Pawlenty's
recent actions, particularly
his decision to personally
appear in election ads for
House Republican candidates diat called for Indian
tribes to make revenue payments to the state.
"You led a political smear
campaign," Benjamin wrote,
"in a deliberate attempt to turn
undeserved animosity toward
Indian gaming and Indian
people into votes for Republican
candidates."
Benjamin, whose tribe's casinos at Hinckley and Lake Mille
Lacs are the second most profitable in the state, had broken with
other tribes in August to propose
a joint partnership widi the state.
In remrn for new casino games
and simulcast horse-race betting,
Benjamin said die tribe could
offer contributions toward a Vikings or Twins stadium.
Benjamin also cited Pawlenty's call for die tribes to pay
$350 million a year to the state
to retain dieir monopoly on casino gambling and his intimation
diat Las Vegas casino interests
might otherwise be waiting in
the wings.
In Wednesday's letter, Ben
jamin said that "your actions
to politicize the gaming issue
since the Band came forward in
August have poisoned the water. ... Accordingly, the Band
lias decided to discontinue talks
widi you and your staff until you
agree to have reasonable, serious
and respectful discussions."
Dan McElroy, Pawlenty's
chief of staff and point person on
gambling, said diat he had talked
to Pawlenty about the letter and
that "we were surprised and
disappointed, but our position
hasn't changed."
Pawlenty is in New Orleans
for die Republican Governors
Association meeting and could
not be reached for comment.
McElroy said diat Benjamin's
criticisms notwithstanding, "we
believe we should be able to
negotiate a mutually beneficial
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Indian casino
lobbying mess
thickens
AP Analysis by Alan Sayre
NEW ORLEANS - Under
any analysis, $32 million is
a lot of money for lobbying, especially when die guy
who is getting the money
refers to his clients asvv morons," vvmonkeys" and
vvstupid idiots."
That's apparendy what the
Coushatta Tribe in south-
western Louisiana got for its
money from lobbyist Jack
Abramoff, who, along with
public relations consultant
Michael Scanlon, a former
spokesman for LIS. House
Majority Leader Tom De-
Lay, was supposed to be
advising die uibe on how to
scutde potential gambling
competition.
The whole tiling is centered around Indian reservation casinos, an invention of
Congress that has become
a hugely unregulated mess.
The Coushattas operate one
CASINO to page 7
New era begins for Oglala Sioux
with woman leader
By Terry Woster
Tlie Argus Leader
PINE RIDGE, S.D. - When
Cecelia Fire Thunder takes over
as president of Soudi Dakota's
largest Indian reservation next
month, the 58-year-old nurse
and domestic violence program
director will be prepared for the
skeptics.
As die first woman to lead die
Oglala Sioux Tribe, Fire Thunder knows her activities will be
scrutinized widiin the tribe and
across the state.
vT've heard all diat sniff, that
women have no business in
leadership," she said during an
on-the-run interview that flowed
from a Pine Ridge convenience
store into a car driven by her son
and on to a table in die break
room at an office that deals widi
domestic violence. The running
commentary was sandwiched
around a live radio interview
done by telephone and was interrupted several times by well-
wishers who hadn't seen Fire
nnmder since she bested longtime American Indian Movement
activist Russell Means in the
Nov. 2 tribal election.
vT'm completely aware of
what I've gotten into. I walked
into tliis campaign with my eyes
wide open," Fire Thunder said.
VT know some traditionalists say
a man should do this, and I'm
aware of the negativity in places,
of the discrimination about being
a woman. But the people chose
me. It's not about me anymore.
It's about what skills I have that
can get people working together
and mat can maybe improve our
simation on the reservation. We
have a lot of problems, no, make
that a lot of challenges."
Heading the lengthy list of
challenges is the tribe's longstanding precarious financial
siniation. But Eileen Janis, tribal
finance committee coordinator,
said diere is a path out of that  ,
morass.
vvWe never had audits since
1998. But now we're all done up
to 2003. Widi all the audits done,
we'll be fine. If she makes a bud-
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