Fwd: Call to Action: Call on BIA to End the Chief's Fast, Close Our Ceremony to Outsiders

[Terra Friedrichs]

request to support native american activists...

email:

amy.du...@bia.gov

And request that they close the ceremony to outsiders.

terra

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Fwd: Call to Action: Call on BIA to End the Chief's Fast,
Close Our Ceremony to Outsiders
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:54:14 -0400
From: Dagoberto Martin<radop...@gmail.com>
Reply-To: decoloni...@googlegroups.com
To: decoloni...@googlegroups.com


Please see call to action, below.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Winnemem Wintu<winnememw...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:19 PM
Subject: Call to Action: Call on BIA to End the Chief's Fast, Close Our
Ceremony to Outsiders
To: Winnemem Wintu<winnememw...@gmail.com>


Dear Supporters,
Yes, it's true we have finally won a river closure for our Coming of Age
ceremony this Saturday through Tuesday. But the Forest Service says they
still can't close the ceremonial land to outsiders because we are not
federally recognized!

We have a long history of government-to-government relations with the U.S.,
and it is a miscarriage of justice that we are not recognized.

Chief Sisk sent a letter to the BIA Saturday, which stated that "It's time
the BIA stop authorizing human rights abuses against us by proxy by
declaring us unrecognized."

She has fasted for 11 days and will continue to do so until she gets a
meeting with the BIA to discuss the issue.


Please supporters, let's flood the phones and email of Amy Dutschke,
Regional BIA director in Sacramento, urging her to meet with Chief Sisk - (916)
978-6000; (916) 978-6099; amy.du...@bia.gov.

Tell the BIA to close the land for our ceremony tomorrow and restore the
Winnemem's recognition! Chief Sisk has fasted for 12 days! And won't stop
until she gets a meeting!

Read the letter here - http://www.winnememwintu.us/2012/06/29/1201/

Watch a video about how recognition "erases" tribes -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRmklJfvq74

Beedi Yalumina! never give up!

Sincerely,
Winnemem Wintu Tribe

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14840 Bear Mountain Road
Redding, CA 96003
Office: (530) 275-2737
Fax: (530) 275-2737
www.winnememwintu.us

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