( – promoted by navajo)
Prevent Hate Crimes, Destruction and Desecration On The Schaghticoke Reservation in Kent, CT
We, the undersigned, call upon the Connecticut State Governor Jodi Rell to investigate and order an immediate halt to the hate crimes, destruction, desecration of sacred lands and encroachment that started after Federal Recognition and allowed to occur on the Schaghticoke Reservation in Kent, CT from 2004, to date.
A man by the name of Michael Rost has been encroaching on Tribal Lands by bulldozing roads, tearing down trees, disturbing burial grounds, and stealing sacred objects off Schaghticoke land,
Russell Means participating in Schaghticoke Tribal Nation rally
“…That the state is allowing the destruction of our reservation by someone who is not even a tribal member is a disgrace. To have the remains of our ancestors and our relations disturbed is unheard of. To allow someone to disturb our artifacts and take them off our land and sold along with our timber and our rocks is unprecedented, and there’s no stopping this in sight,” Velky said.
and what does the state of Connecticut do about it?
The state claims it cannot act because of a leadership conflict, but Velky said – and state documents confirm – there has been no legitimate challenge to his leadership.
Here’s their petition again.
Prevent Hate Crimes, Destructi
on and Desecration On The Schaghticoke Reservation in Kent, CT
We, the undersigned, call upon the Connecticut State Governor Jodi Rell to investigate and order an immediate halt to the hate crimes, destruction, desecration of sacred lands and encroachment that started after Federal Recognition and allowed to occur on the Schaghticoke Reservation in Kent, CT from 2004, to date.
I’ve said before, “Sad indeed, is this need to protest for the most basic human rights of “self-determination and land ownership.” Sadder, is that Americans overall support protesters there, and ignore what goes on here. But then again, it’s always about the land, isn’t it?” The only difference is, this time it’s Michael Rost and Connecticut; and, it’s part of the web of land theft that stretches from Alaska to the Hawaiian coast. Please sign their petition, and I hope that Obama makes the five minutes to sign the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
I’m sorry to change the subject here WR but I’ve never posted a diary and don’t really know how. But the position of the Schaghticoke will also be affected by this…
I have heard that Larry Echohawk is being considered to head the BIA as Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dept. Normally I would be all for a Pawnee getting this post, my wife is Pawnee and our reservations are next door to each other, but this guy is an exception. First he’s a Mormom who calls Indians “Lammonites” along with the strange Mormon beliefs of us being the “lost tribes of Israel”, no kidding! he was brainwashed young and went to BYU as a football player and did the whole Mormon missionary thing. He became the AG of Idaho and the highest elected ndn in the country after Sen. Nightmare Campbell. He lost a bid for Governor. You don’t get elected out there by being a progessive and I’m afraid Larry will get right in line with Salazar on ranching and logging public lands, he’ll emphasize law enforcement on the homelands instead of education and jobs. I just read ndn country is getting 3 billion dollars in the stimulus plan. We had asked for six billion but Dorgan put this much in the bill. It’s very important that this money be directed towards the grassroots people and their long term welfare. Jobs, healthcare, jobs, housing, jobs, environment and jobs are what we need. The bad thing is that Larry’s brother John Echohawk (the head of NARF) is Obama’s main Indian on the transition team. If he and the conservative ndn democrats around him push hard enough, Larry will become Ast Sec.
I’m sure Larry knew that by doing this he was hurting our people and most importantly our soveriegnty.
That’s the reason they try to “convert.” I just posted the diary on Peltier, I’ll take a close look at this and get something up.
See here.
Inouye and some other biggies in the Senate back Larry as do some tribes. I’m afraid of his religion as much as his conservatism. Mormons are big into stealing ndn babies and re-educating them. I think having him in charge is dangerous to traditional ways.
I unexpectantly have the day off. Can I use some of your words about “the children of Isreal?”