Re: [IPL_Current_News] Indigenous Is / Hawaiians as "Indigenous People"
Carlos
Indigenous Is
Indigenous is not a skin color,
Indigenous is not my nose,
Indigenous
is not my eye color,
Indigenous is not my lips,
Indigenous is
not romanticizing ancient
teachings,
To appropriate,
To disseminate,
To cut to pieces,
And
abbreviate in a research document,
Indigenous is removing layers of shame
from your ancestors trail,
Indigenous is stepping up to the plate,
Healing
and creating a new way for future generations,
Indigenous is standing
tall,
Indigenous is standing beautifully,
Indigenous is an honor.
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Story Published: Feb 6, 2009 Story Updated: Feb 6, 2009 In Rice v. Cayetano the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
ancestry can be a proxy for race, and that ancestry was indeed being used that
way in the Hawaii state Constitution. Following that ruling, Hawaiian
sovereignty activists started trying to say their claims are not about race or
ancestry, but about genealogy. As though that would somehow be different. More recently the sovereignty activists have latched onto the word
"indigenous" in the same way, perhaps hoping to hitch their star to the United
Nations work on the rights of indigenous peoples. A few years ago, in the Arakaki vs Lingle second lawsuit,
OHA introduced a motion for the court to take judicial notice of the "fact" that
Native Hawaiians are the indigenous people of Hawaii. The judge very properly
refused. For complete details about this case, seehttp://tinyurl.com/3pkgg A bill in the Hawaii state Legislature in 2009 seeks to accomplish what the
federal judge in Arakaki#2 refused to do. There are some areas of our Islands so inaccessible that snares may be the
only way to control wildlife populations and protect the 'aina. In addition,
snaring is an ancient Hawaiian tradition still used. For some perspective on the cultural aspects, Queen Liliuokalani's
family chant was: MAUI SNARING THE SUN. "Maui became restless and fought the sun; With a noose
that he laid. And winter won the sun, And summer was won by
Maui."Sacred
sites, Hawaiians as "Indigenous People", Ancient Hawaiian Hunting
Practice
+ + + + +
Tribes, individuals struggle to protect sacred
sites
San Francisco Peaks ruling evokes negative response
from many
By Gale Courey Toensing
In August, the court overturned a previous ruling
that prevented an Arizona ski resort from using recycled sewage water to make
artificial snow on the San Francisco Peaks, a mountain held sacred by 13
American Indian nations.
http://hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?717e8151-c1fc-4d31-9bc0-ed01b074f196
HB1660
Declares Ethnic Hawaiians An 'Indigenous People'
By Kenneth R.
Conklin, Ph.D., 2/6/2009 2:36:19 AM The word "indigenous" has
become a huge buzzword in recent years in the politics of Hawaii. In the context
of Hawaii, "indigenous" means neither more nor less than "having a drop of
Hawaiian native blood."
http://hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?4c50077c-aea8-450b-bd17-c73521be4a5e
Banning
Snaring, an Ancient Hawaiian Hunting Practice, Hurts Hawaiian
Families
By Dr. Max Cooper, 2/6/2009 2:37:18
AM Some lawmakers are considering a ban on an ancient Hawaiian
and still commonly used hunting practice called snaring.
