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One Nation Lies News Letter
12-19-2004 Volume 47
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Here is some interesting information about One Nation and why they "seem" to have been so quiet of late.
One Nation: Silent in media, not in public
http://onlblog.blogspot.com/2004/12/one-nation-silent-in-media-not-in.html

This was posted to the new One Nation Lies Blog recently.
http://onlblog.blogspot.com/
Please take the time to look it over and feel free to post any comments you might have.

We also have an Atom/RSS feed for those of you who use RSS readers to get your news.
http://onlblog.blogspot.com/atom.xml
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United States, Britain holding up indigenous rights
http://www.indianz.com/News/2004/005818.asp

Relevant Links
Inuits to file human rights claim against United States
http://www.indianz.com/News/2004/005817.asp
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'Reservation shopping' opens Pandora's Box in New York
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096410019
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Appraiser warned DOI of undervaluation of Indian lands
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/005654.asp

Relevant Links
Bush expected to sign Ariz. water settlement
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409970

Navajo urged to fight water rights settlement
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409970
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Harjo: The 'good Indians' and 'hostiles'
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096410023
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The Rest of the Story
http://www.reznetnews.org/culture/041207_play/

Relevant Links
'Black Cloud' scores a knockout
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409974
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Lottery Commission could be appointed by end of month
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/gaming/2004/dec/13/517975642.html

Relevant Links
Group says gaming guidelines should be ready by February
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/gaming/2004/dec/17/518000940.html
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Newcomb: American Indian nations wrongfully defined by non-Indian concepts
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409985
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Please pray for our service men and women who are fighting in far away lands.
I personally don't agree with our foreign military ventures but I fully support our family members who are doing their duty in our armed forces.
Here's a Christmas poem that was written by a Marine. He asked that it be sent on to others.
Please do so if you support our troops.
http://www.onenationoklies.com/Christmas.html  
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This year will be over and gone before the next news letter arrives in your in box and a new year will be upon us.
May the new year bring health and happiness to you and yours.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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One Nation Lies News Letter
12-5-2004 Volume 46
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Documenting Genocide
http://www.reznetnews.org/culture/041202_rez/
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Newcomb: On the words 'tribe' and 'nation'
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409954

Relevant Links
Whither the wealth of Indian nations?
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409951
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Pawnee foray into determining clean water standards
One Nation spreading lies, State opposes tribal clean water program
http://www.nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5582
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St. Regis agrees to settlement
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409960
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Montana tribes increase influence
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409895  
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Western Shoshone protest war
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409938

Relevant Links
14,000 WILD HORSES TO BE SLAUGHTERED
http://www.wsdp.org/alerts.htm#120104wildhorses

Nation stretched thin at the border
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409897
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Miami Indians give thanks for businessman's 150-acre gift
http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/199047-1692-009.html
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A rap on obits: Why do we laud a lowlife rapper but not a Code Talker?
http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/opinions04/112404_opinions_eddie.shtml
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One Nation Lies News Letter
11-21-2004 Volume 45
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Taking Our Rightful Place In the American Electoral Process:
Native Americans and the 2004 Vote
By Ernest L. Stevens Jr.

Over the past 15 years, a growing number of "anti-Indian" fringe groups have formed. The primary goal of these groups is to discredit the existence of Indian tribes as governments by spreading misinformation to the public and to Congress. An article written by the American Enterprise Institute, and quoting several of these groups, was recently brought to my attention that described Indian sovereignty as a "Festering Problem."
This article is an example of exactly what we’re up against: Ignorance

This article spews much of the same misinformation that was in the December 2002 TIME Magazine articles: Indians don't pay taxes, tribal sovereignty "defies the basic principles of equal protection," tribal gaming is un-regulated, and it updated an old claim in stating that Indian tribes "have become our nation’s most influential political interest group." As stated above, most supporters of these fringe groups simply choose to ignore the facts, and they blindly base their allegations on the U.S. Constitution without reading that document. I’d like to address each of these claims in turn.


Indian tribes, taxes, equal protection and the U.S. Constitution

As most who choose to accept (or take time to read) the facts know, Indian tribes were independent, self-governing communities long before the arrival of the European nations. When the U.S. was formed,
it entered into treaties with tribes to gain wartime alliances and build the new country's economy. When the U.S. ratified the Constitution, it specifically acknowledged the importance of trade with tribal governments in the Commerce Clause, which states, "Congress shall have the power to... regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian tribes."

The treaties were entered into on a government-to-government basis. The U.S. Constitution acknowledges this government-to-government relationship, and each officer of the United States government is sworn to uphold the obligations that incur from this relationship. There is no expiration date on these documents. Thus, as governments, Indian tribes are not subject to taxation. Just as one state cannot tax another's lottery, just as the federal government cannot tax a state government –the federal and state governments cannot tax Indian tribes.

Despite this fact, individual Indians do pay federal income taxes, the over 500,000 people who work at tribal operations pay taxes and those who do business with the tribes pay taxes. In tota,l Indian gaming generated over $7 billion in added income, sales, and other taxes and revenue for the federal, state and local Indian communities, and it is revitalizing nearby communities throughout the nation.

With regard to equal protection, the article in question asks, "Should each (minority) group be given a sovereign land... and allowed to govern as they choose?" Again, Indian tribes are governments. Tribal sovereignty was not "given," it was acknowledged. Our governments ceded millions of acres of our homelands, and hundreds of millions more were stolen, to build this country. In return, the United States promised to help strengthen tribal governments, protect our lands from infringement by state governments and provide the same basic services, it provides to each and every state and local government in this nation. So before these groups claim that, "Americans are defined... by a belief, and dedication to, the principles of freedom, as defined in our founding documents, "They should first read these documents. These documents define Indian tribes as governments. Our ancestors fought and
died to ensure that the principles in these documents were upheld. There is no expiration date.
As the Honorable U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Great nations, like great men, should keep their word."


Regulation of Indian Gaming

Time after time these groups also attack Indian gaming regulation. They claim tribal operations are regulated only by the National Indian Gaming Commission’s (NIGA) "staff of 79 and ...$11million," and they compare this to New Jersey’s gaming regulation –"A staff of 700 and a $60-million budget." They omit the fact that tribal governments spend over $200 million on the day-to-day, on-site tribal regulation, and reimburse states over $50 million annually for regulation. Add the $11 million for the NIGA, and the total is over $260 million annually, with over 2,700 regulatory personnel to oversee 350 tribal operations. . These numbers compare favorably to New Jersey, and are substantially better than Nevada’s $27-million budget and 430 employees, which regulate over 2,000 operations.

Indian gaming is regulated by three governments: tribal, federal and state. In addition to the NIGA, tribes work with the DOJ's FBI, Treasury's IRS and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the Interior. Because of this comprehensive web of regulation, federal agencies have consistency reported that the tribal regulatory system is working to protect the integrity of the games and to shield Indian gaming from corruption. Conversely, state lotteries, commercial casinos and racetracks have consistently fought the establishment of a federal regulatory body and answer to no federal regulatory agency, despite constant reports of regulatory concerns.


Indian Tribes and Political Participation

Finally, the fringe groups are frustrated because Indian tribes and individual Indians are beginning to participate in the political process. As stated above, this recent article claims that Indian tribes "have become our nation’s most influential political special interest group." I’ve made it clear in the first part of this article that Indian tribes are not "special interests" (see the U.S. Constitution). As far as political contributions are concerned, tribal contributions made up less then one-tenth of 1 percent of the total contributions to federal campaigns in the 2002 election cycle (tribes gave $6.7 million of the total $964.2 million contributed). The oil and gas industry, the pharmaceutical community, and big tobacco contributed five times more than tribes.

Sadly, tribal participation in the U.S. political process is a relatively new occurrence. In the mid-to-late 1800's, without a delegation in Congress and without the right to vote, tribes had no voice in the enactment of the federal policies of removal and allotment and assimilation. These policies caused the killing of millions of our ancestors, taking of hundreds of millions of acres of our homelands, kidnaping and placement of our children in military camps, and the suppression of our cultures and religions.

Native Americans were granted U.S. citizenship, and with it the right to vote, in 1924– just 80 years ago. However, some states continued to deny our people the right to vote long after 1924. One of the most successful and visible Native election efforts in history in 2002 was marred by allegations of voter fraud. This wasn’t a big surprise. It was just another effort to prevent us from participating in the political process.

We, as Native people, have a responsibility to our ancestors who fought and died for our right to continue to exist as separate governments, and to our children, to exercise our right to vote. We will vote, and we will affect a number of state and federal elections throughout the Nation this year. We will continue to educate the public and Congress about the "principles... defined in our founding documents." And we will continue to spread the truth about Indian tribes, tribal sovereignty and Indian gaming.

Some say "ignorance is bliss." "I say that a mind is a terrible thing to waste."

Ernest L. Stevens is chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) http://indiangaming.org/

Article In November Issue of Native American Casino -The magazine for the Native American businessperson -

http://www.nacasino.com/


Relevant Links:
Mohawk: The unending threats in our time
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409867

Educate America or perish is challenge for Indian country
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409863

Our gloom: American Indians lost out as Bush won on that dark Tuesday
http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/opinions04/111004_opinions_eddie.shtml

The best thing you can do against anti-Indian groups is to get as many people informed about the facts as possible.  Let people know they must get the information presented in these articles out to legislators in their areas in local, state and federal government areas, inform their own council members and tribal leaders, inform citizens of the various Native American Nations as well as the general public....
Inform often and as broadly as possible.
Our very existence depends on it!
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Cayuga Nation settles land claim with New York
IndianZ.com
Friday, November 19, 2004
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/005428.asp  

Relevant Links:
Oklahoma tribe settles land claim for New York casino
Monday, November 15, 2004
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/005358.asp

Land claim chairman outraged
http://www.fltimes.com/print.asp?ArticleID=6464

Pataki vetoes Indian sales tax collection bill
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409904

Seneca-Cayuga Tribe
http://www.eighttribes.org/seneca-cayuga/
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Giving thanks in Indian country
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409888  
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Congress can break deadlock on Indian trusts, senator says
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/

article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3329648,00.html

Relevant Links:
Native American fund may be reformed
http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/11/10/419200599c80d?in_archive=1
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Tribal College Gets A Look
School Would Be The First To Serve Eastern Tribes
http://www.ctnow.com/hc-tribalcollege.artnov16,0,1654590.story

Relevant Links:
USET - http://www.usetinc.org  
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One Nation Lies News Letter
11-7-2004 Volume 44
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South Dakota Indian voter turnout a record high
Thursday, November 4, 2004
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/005194.asp

Relevant Links:
Indian get-out-the-vote efforts called a success
Officials cite examples, look to the future
Sam Lewin 11/4/2004
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5443

Implications of Nov. 2 are cloudy
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409812

Friends lost in Congress as Bush takes second term
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409813

Waking up to Republican hegemony
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409806
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Bush issues American Indian Heritage proclamation
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/005202.asp

National American Indian Heritage Month, 2004
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/11/20041104-15.html
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Indian advocates urge cooperation in Washington DC
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/005225.asp
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World wide web is changing the face of Indian country
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409792
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Geronimo's power and legacy
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409759

May I Suggest ...
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409761
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Bar adds Indian law to exam
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/196549_barexam23.html?searchpagefrom=1&searchdiff=15

Relevant Links:
Indian law clears a bar in state
Washington State Bar Association to add tribal law to exam
http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com/articles/2004/10/23/news/news99.txt

Washington State Bar Association - http://www.wsba.org

Northwest Indian Bar Association - http://www.nwiba.org  

Supreme Court takes action on Indian law cases
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/005140.asp
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One Nation Lies News Letter
10-24-2004 Volume 43
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    In less than two weeks this country will decide who will be our President for the next four years. Many people I talk with are still undecided about who will get their vote Nov. 2 but most do intend to cast that vote. I urge you all to go to the polls and excercise your right to vote on Nov. 2.

Relevant Links:

Road to the ballot box was long, bitter
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/stories/20041018/TopStories/213109.shtml

His courage guaranteed N.M. Indians' freedom to vote
http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/opinions04/101304_opinions_eddie.shtml

Energizing the Indian vote
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/10/01_kelleherb_nativevote/

November 2, Time to Deliver
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5357

Lummi Nation stresses value of the American Indian vote
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/stories/20041018/TopStories/213106.shtml

Harassed on Election Day...who you gonna call?
Group sets up phone number for Indian voters
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5336  
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It seems that the vast majority of the media in Indian Country is behind John Kerry though I, as are many others, am still undecided. Which candidate is the "lesser" of the two evils? Sure wish I had the answer!

John Kerry is conservative choice for President
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409729

Relevant Links:

Indian County support grows for Kerry campaign
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/004883.asp

'Battleground' shrinks: Indian vote gains power
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409743

Winona LaDuke endorsement of John Kerry for president
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409685
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SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota tribes announce support for Daschle
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/004933.asp  

Relevant Links:

Thune's record on Indians at issue in debates
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/10/21/election/us_senate/926senate.txt

Daschle looks to Native American support in election
Incumbent locked in close race with John Thune
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5318

Native American votes critical in S.D. contest
Thune hopes Bush coattails will help him defeat Daschle
http://www.thehill.com/news/101304/sd.aspx
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OKLAHOMA
Polls shows Carson with narrow lead
Survey indicates Coburn support is waning
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5331

Relevant Links:

Cherokee man runs for reelection
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5308

Choctaw candidate focuses on economy
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5302

Slots credited with track turnaround
http://newsok.com/article/1335953/?template=home/main
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Tribal leaders meet with Congressional delegation
Summit deemed successful
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409703
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Schwarzenegger opposes gaming initiatives
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409737
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High court frustrates Indians
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-stribe15oct15,1,3860049.story
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U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (November)

U.S. Census Bureau, 301-763-3030 or pio@census.gov

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month originated in 1915 when the president of the Congress of American Indian Associations issued a proclamation declaring the second Saturday in May of each year as
American Indian Day. The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating November 1990 as "National American Indian Heritage Month." Similar
proclamations have been issued every year since 1994. 4.4 million -- The estimated number of people, as of July 1, 2003, who are American Indian and Alaska native or American Indian and Alaska native in combination with one or more other races. They make up 1.5 percent of the total population.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/race/001839.html     

141,000 -- The estimated number of people who are American Indian and Alaska native alone or American Indian and Alaska native in combination with one or more other races added to the nation's population between Census Day, April 1, 2000, and July 1, 2003. This population increased at a rate of 3.3 percent over the period, roughly the same rate of increase as the overall population.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/race/001839.html  

American Indian tribal groups with more than 50,000 members are Apache, Cherokee, Chippewa, Choctaw, Lumbee, Navajo, Pueblo and Sioux. Cherokee and Navajo are easily the largest, with populations of 234,000 and 204,000, respectively.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=102594835162    

Eskimo is the largest Alaska native tribal group, with 37,000 members. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&=lang=en&_ts=102594835162

Families and Children

484,000 -- The number of American Indian and Alaska native families. Of these:
294,000, or 61 percent, are married-couple families. 266,000, or 55 percent, are families with their own children under 18. And 141,000, or 29 percent, are married couples with their own children under 18.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=102594835162  

48 percent -- The percentage of American Indians and Alaska natives who are married. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=102594835162

56 percent -- Among American Indians and Alaska natives age 30 and over who live with their grandchildren, the percentage who also provide care for them. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/census_2000/001442.html

Population Distribution

Nation

538,300 -- The number of American Indians and Alaska natives alone or in combination with one or more other races living on reservations or other trust lands. Of this number, 175,200 reside on Navajo nation reservation and trust lands, which span portions of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. This is by far the most populous reservation or trust land.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet  

57 -- The percentage of American Indians and Alaska natives who live in metropolitan areas, lowest of any race group. A majority of American Indians and Alaska natives lived outside metropolitan areas until about 1990.

 http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2002/cb02cn173.html

States

683,900 -- The American Indian and Alaska native population in California as of July 1, 2003, the highest total of any state in the nation. California is followed by Oklahoma (394,800) and Arizona (327,500).

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/002897.html

29,400 -- The number of American Indians and Alaska natives added too Arizona's population between Census Day, April 1, 2000, and July 1, 2003. That is the largest numeric increase of any state in the nation. Florida and Texas added 13,700 and 11,800,
respectively.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/002897.html  

19 percent -- The percentage of Alaska's population identified as American Indian and Alaska native as of July 1, 2003, the highest rate for this race group of any state in the nation. Alaska was followed by Oklahoma and New Mexico (11 percent each).

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/002897.html

Counties

154,900 -- The number of American Indians and Alaska natives in Los Angeles County, Calif., as of July 1, 2003. Los Angeles led all the nation's counties in the number of people of this racial category.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/002897.html

10,800 -- The number of American Indians or Alaska natives added to the population of Maricopa County, Ariz., between April 1, 2000, and July 1, 2003. Maricopa led all the nation's counties in this category.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/002897.html

Age Distribution

1.3 million -- The number of American Indian and Alaska native children under 18. Children comprise nearly one-third of this race group.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/race/001839.html

305,500 -- The number of American Indians and Alaska natives age 65 and over. This age group comprises seven percent of the American Indian and Alaska native population.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/race/001839.html

8 percent -- The percentage of American Indians and Alaska natives who are high school-age children (14 to 17). Along with native Hawaiians and other Pacific islanders, American Indians and Alaska natives top all race and ethnic groups in this age category.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/race/001839.html

Income and Poverty

$34,740 -- The median income of households where the householder reported they were American Indian or Alaska native, either alone or in combination with other race groups. The median income is based on a three-year average (2001-2003).

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/002484.html

20 percent -- The poverty rate of people who reported they were American Indians and Alaska natives, either alone or in combination with another race group, based on a three-year average (2001-2003).

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/002484.html

Education

14 percent -- The percentage of American Indians and Alaska natives age 25 and over who had at least a bachelor's degree.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=102594835162

75 percent -- The percentage of American Indians and Alaska natives age 25 and over who had at least a high school diploma.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=102594835162

50,500 -- The number of American Indians and Alaska natives age 25 and over who had an advanced degree (i.e., master's, Ph.D., medical or law). http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&lang=en&_ts=102594835162

Homeownership

The American Indian and Alaska native homeownership rate -- the percentage of American Indian and Alaska native households who own their own home -- is 56 percent.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=102594835162

Proud to Serve

159,000 -- The number of American Indian and Alaska native veterans of the U.S. armed forces.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=102594835162

Language

381,000 -- The number of people five years and over who speak a native North American language. Of these languages, the most commonly spoken is Navajo, with 178,014 speakers.

http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t20.html

Jobs

24 percent -- The percentage of American Indians and Alaska natives age 16 and over who work in management, professional and related occupations.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=102594835162

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Following is a list of observances typically covered by the Census Bureau's Facts for Features series:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 19)
Back to School (August)
African American History Month (February)
Labor Day (Sept. 6)
Valentine's Day (Feb. 14
Grandparents Day (Sept. 12)
Women's History Month (March
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
Irish-American Heritage Month (March)
Halloween (Oct. 31)
St. Patrick's Day (March 17)
American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month (November)
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May)
Older Americans Month (May)
Veterans Day (Nov. 11)
Mother's Day (May 9)
Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 25)
Father's Day (June 20)
The Holiday Season (December)
The Fourth of July (July 4)
Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act (July 26)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Some of the preceding data were collected in surveys and, therefore,
are subject to sampling error. Questions or comments should be directed to the Census
Bureau's Public Information Office: telephone: 301-763-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail:
pio@census.gov.  

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10-10-2004 Volume 42
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In the last edition of the ONL news letter we shared with you
the mission of a new oragnization called P.A.I.N.
(Poverty in the American Indian Nations) and apparently it
did some real good.
There is an article about them and what they have accomplished
on the front page of the Daily Oklahoman!

With new roof, friends fill gap in tribal services
http://www.newsok.com/article/1335507/?template=news/main

P.A.I.N
www.pain.3hawkstrade.com
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Tribal sovereignty upheld by court: Kansas can't collect tribal fuel tax
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409663&CFID=34232&CFTOKEN=16315517
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"It's too bad with all rules for the debates,
being honest isn't one of them."  (Thanks to Del "Abe" Jones!)

Swinging the pendulum - Indian vote could auger in liberal era
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409641

Relevant Links:

Why you should vote (By Chad Smith):

History does have a way of repeating itself, and we are once again at a
point of history where impending doom lurks on the horizon.

Prior to the Trail of Tears, Georgians argues in the Supreme Court that
the Cherokee Nation could not be a “sovereign within a sovereign.” We
retained our rights to government, but we lost our land.

Today, we are faced with anti-Indian hate groups and several
candidates, including U.S. Senate candidate Tom Coburn, repeating the
same outdated slogan that the Cherokee Nation cannot be a “sovereign
within a sovereign.”

To read Chief Smith’s full statement:
http://www.cherokee.org/newsarchives/announcements/voterguide.asp


Political interest grows in Indian community
http://www.record-eagle.com/2004/oct/03tribe.htm

South Dakota violates voting rights act
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409640

Rockin' out the Native vote - 'Rez Rock the Vote' airs on PBS
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409639

Bush sovereignty pledge welcome
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409633

Kerry ticket courts Native vote at NMAI opening
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409630

Kerry's election hopes hinge on Native vote
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409629
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Conflicting opinions!
Make your own decision on this one.

S.Q. 712-Fact or Fiction?
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5256

Education, horsemen win with SQ 712
http://www.newsok.com/article/1330152/?template=news/main
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TWO GENERATIONS OF OSU GRADUATES TEAM UP TO BENEFIT SMALL FARMERS
http://www.worldscorn.org/BELIEFarticle.html
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2 tribes join firm for wind-energy project
SDG&E would buy electricity produced by 38 large turbines
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041004/news_1m4wind.html
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Hope this one plays out in favor of the Akwesasne Mohawks.
Eat your heart out UCE!
Land claim settlement
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/watertownnorth_country/?SecID=90&ArID=29195

Mohawk voters consider deal on New York state land claim
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409653
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I make every attempt to avoid adding "full text" messages in
the news letter but felt that this one deserved the attention.
Hope you agree.

Saturday, October 9, 2004
by: Larry Kibby - Wiyot Indian
Elko, Nevada 89801

The Quest for Gold & Slavery Begins

October 11th/12th is celebrated as Columbus Day by a vast majority
of Americans and the Federal Government will issue a proclamation
of some sorts recognizing that date of 1492 that has become a legend
in American History, America's First American Hero, Christopher Columbus,
an Italian who sailed for Spain.

Columbus, a story told and passed on countless times, made into
movies, normally carries the title "How America was Discovered".
History books relate this fantastic voyage as the reason America
exist and yes, many Americans hold true to those tales, those
who realize that these United States advocate the "Great American Dream

On that day back in 1492 when a sailor hollered "Land, Land"
and the Pinta anchored at the island of Guanahani, did they
realize that from that day forward, the American Indian would
suffer the worlds worst holocaust, a genocide that only now
comes to light in many ways.

Again, on that day back in 1492 not only was land discovered,
but it is also declared to be the first time that Columbus
tried to inquire of the people.."if they had gold". So land
was discovered and the quest for gold began.

Before leaving back to Spain, Columbus kidnaps Tainos as slaves,
seven women and three children, two would make good their escape,
the first American Slaves would return to Spain with Columbus,
to only die in captivity, to never see their homeland again.

On May 28th of 1493 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
announce that Columbus, his sons and his heirs will be Admiral, V
iceroy and Governor of the Islands and Mainland discovered.."Forever

Somewhere in September and October of 1493, the Spaniards that
were left behind from the first voyage had taken slaves, raped
women and brutally mistreated and murdered the Tainos, however,
the Tainos retaliated by killing all the Spaniards on the island.

November 23rd, 1493, Columbus arrives back in the islands,
landing on Dominica, where his men go ashore looting and destroying
all they came in contact with and enslaved 12 young Taino girls.

In early February of 1494 Columbus sends some ships back to Spain
and on board were several dozen Indian Slaves, men, women, boys
and girls, of which Columbus would write by way of justifying this act,
"that they are cannibals and thus slavery will more readily secure
the welfare of their souls

Sadly, a Spanish priest, Bartolome de Las Casas would write, that
the claim of cannibalism is used a s a means to cover up the
violence, cruelty, and relentless slaughter of the Indians
that was taking place everyday.

By 1945 Columbus has about come to an end of his journey, but
his search for gold and slaves is still a huge part of his
desperation to make good his voyage. In February of 1945,
he rounds up 1600 Taino Indians, 550 of are chained and taken
to ships to be sent as slaves, with the rest being held as
slaves for those who would be left behind.

It was also about this time that Columbus establishes the tribute
system where every Taino Indian 14 years or older are required to
fill a hawks bell full of gold every 3 months but the Spaniards
were also ordered to cut off the hands of those who didn't comply
and that they were to be left to bleed to death.

The tribute system is replaced with out right slavery but the Queen
will rule that Indians forced to work must be paid wages, a system
that is called the encomienda, in which Colonist are simply granted
land and a number of Taino Indians.

Gold and Slavery, demanded of the Taino Indians. The quest for Gold
has become a disease, a corporate evil that now not only continues
to destroy mankind, but the environment as well. 512 years ago
the Greed for Gold fell upon the Indian, it was deadly then and
today the modern technique is just as deadly.

Slavery of the Indian was lost in time, but the Taino Indian people
of today, know that their people had become the First American
Slaves, that their ancestor's had become the "First Casualties"
of the Worlds Worst Holocaust.

Holiday? There is no honor in Slavery. There is no honor in the
death of thousands who are killed for the greed of Gold.

All throughout America, Pro and Con view points about Columbus
Day will surface and even be debated, but whatever the case may
be, I hope that America and the Indigenous World will pay homage
to the Ancestral Taino Indians and to their Descendants of today.
May the Taino Indians continue to grow and strive towards a
stronger and better future.

Many Americans believe that Christopher Columbus is a Hero,
but to the American Indian, Tainos and Indigenous people, it
simply marks the Day in which the Worlds Worst Holocaust began,
the Genocide that is left out of the History Books.

Let us hope that America will not elect another Four Years of
Injustice and as this day is recognized by so many, let us not
forget those in the struggle who fight for Liberation, Freedom
and Justice and let us not forget those who are incarcerated
by a Government that refuses to employ Civil Rights and Human
Rights, and most of all let us recognize those who continue
to fight for the Sovereign Rights of all Indigenous people,
such as Carrie and Mary Dann, Danielle Schenandoah, Leonard Peltier,
the American Indian Movement and the many, many other's whose
Voices are known and heard throughout America and the World.


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"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate
the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger
than their
democratic state itself.  That , in its essence, is fascism -
ownership of  government by an individual, by a group or
by any controlling power."  Franklin D. Roosevelt

Relevant Links:

Columbus Day: Celebrating a holocaust
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409671
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Interior ordered to notify trust recipients
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409662
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Here is another "full text: article that I couldn't resist posting.

MARGE ANDERSON -  Chief Executive, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Delivered
to the First Friday Club of the Twin Cities, Sponsored by St. Thomas
Alumni, St. Paul, Minnesota, March 5, 1999

THE VALUE OF INDIAN CULTURE

Aaniin. Thank you for inviting me here today. When I was asked to
speak to you, I was told you are interested in hearing about the
improvements we are making on the Mille Lacs Reservation, and about our
investment of casino dollars back into our community through schools,
health care facilities, and other services. And I do want to talk to you
about these things, because they are tremendously important, and I am
very proud of them.

But before I do, I want to take a few minutes to talk to you about
something else, something I'm not asked about very often. I want to
talk to you about what it means to be Indian. About how my people
experience the world. About the fundamental way in which our culture
differs from yours. And about why you should care about all this.

The differences between Indians and non-Indians have created a lot of
controversy lately. Casinos, treaty rights, tribal sovereignty - these
issues have stirred such anger and bitterness.

I believe the accusations against us are made out of ignorance. The
vast majority of non-Indians do not understand how my people view the
world, what we value, what motivates us.

They do not know these things for one simple reason: they've never
heard us talk about them. For many years, the only stories that
non-Indians heard about my people came from other non-Indians. As a
result, the picture you got of us was fanciful, or distorted, or so
shadowy, it hardly existed at all. It's time for Indian voices to tell
Indian stories.

Now, I'm sure at least a few of you are wondering, "Why do I need to
hear these stories? Why should I care about what Indian people think,
and feel, and believe?" I think the most eloquent answer I can give you
comes from the namesake of this university, St. Thomas Aquinas. St.
Thomas wrote that dialogue is the struggle to learn from each other.
This struggle, he said, is like Jacob wrestling the angel - it leaves
one wounded and blessed at the same time. Indian people know this
struggle very well. The wounds we've suffered in our dialogue with
non-Indians are well-documented; I don't need to give you a laundry list
of complaints.

We also know some of the blessings of this struggle. As American
Indians, we live in two worlds - ours, and yours. In the 500 years
since you first came to our lands, we have struggled to learn how to
take the best of what your culture has to offer in arts, science,
technology and more, and then weave them into the fabric of our
traditional ways. But for non-Indians, the struggle is new. Now that our
people have begun to achieve success, now that we are in business and in
the headlines, you are starting to wrestle with understanding us. Your
wounds from this struggle are fresh, and the pain might make it hard for
you to see beyond them. But if you try, you'll begin to see the
blessings as well - the blessings of what a deepened knowledge of Indian
culture can bring to you. I'd like to share a few of those blessings
with you today.

Earlier I mentioned that there is a fundamental difference between the
way Indians and non-Indians experience the world. This difference goes
all the way back to the bible, and Genesis.

In Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament, God creates man in his
own image. Then God says, "be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and
conquer it. Be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of the heaven,
and all living animals on the earth."

Masters. Conquer. Nothing, nothing could be further from the way Indian
people view the world and our place in it. Here are the words of the
great nineteenth century Chief Seattle: "You are a part of the earth,
and the earth is a part of you. You did not weave the web of life, you
are merely a strand in it. Whatever you do to the web, you do to
yourself."

In our tradition, there is no mastery. There is no conquering. Instead,
there is kinship among all creation-humans, animals, birds, plants, even
rocks. We are all part of the sacred hoop of the world, and we must all
live in harmony with each other if that hoop is to remain unbroken.

When you begin to see the world this way - through Indian eyes - you
will begin to understand our view of land, and treaties, very
differently. You will begin to understand that when we speak of Father
Sun and Mother Earth, these are not new-age catchwords - they are very
real terms of respect for very real beings.

And when you understand this, then you will understand that our fight
for treaty rights is not just about hunting deer or catching fish. It
is about teaching our children to honor Mother Earth and Father Sun. It
is about teaching them to respectfully receive the gifts these loving
parents offer us in return for the care we give them. And it is about
teaching this generation and the generations yet to come about their
place in the web of life. Our culture and the fish, our values and the
deer, the lessons we learn and the rice we harvest- everything is tied
together. You can no more separate one from the other than you can
divide a person's spirit from his body.

When you understand how we view the world and our place in it, it's
easier to appreciate why our casinos are so important to us. The reason
we defend our businesses so fiercely isn't because we want to have
something that others don't. The reason is because these businesses
allow us to give back to others - to our People, our communities, and
the Creator. I'd like to take a minute and mention just a few of the
ways we've already given back:

We've opened new schools, new health care facilities, and new community
centers where our children get a better education, where our elders get
better medical care, and where our families can gather to socialize and
keep our traditions alive.

We've built new ceremonial buildings, and new powwow and celebration
grounds. We've renovated an elderly center, and plan to build three
culturally sensitive assisted living facilities for our elders. We've
created programs to teach and preserve our language and cultural
traditions. We've created a Small Business Development Program to help
band members start their own businesses. We've created more than
twenty-eight hundred jobs for band members, people from other tribes,
and non-Indians. We've spurred the development of more than one
thousand jobs in other local businesses. We've generated more than fifty
million dollars in federal taxes, and more than fifteen million dollars
in state taxes through wages paid to employees. And we've given back
more than two million dollars in charitable donations. The list goes on
and on. But rather than flood you with more numbers, I'll tell you a
story that sums up how my people view business through the lens of our
traditional values.

Last year, the Woodlands National Bank, which is owned and operated by
the Mille Lacs Band, was approached by the city of Onamia and asked to
forgive a mortgage on a building in the downtown area. The building had
been abandoned and was an eyesore on Main Street. The city planned to
renovate and sell the building, and return it to the tax rolls. Although
the band would lose money by forgiving the mortgage, our business
leaders could see the wisdom in improving the community. The opportunity
to help our neighbors was an opportunity to strengthen the web of life.
So we forgave the mortgage.

Now, I know this is not a decision everyone would agree with. Some
people feel that in business, you have to look out for number one. But
my people feel that in business - and in life - you have to look out for
every one. And this, I believe, is one of the blessings that Indian
culture has to offer you and other non-Indians. We have a different
perspective on so many things, from caring for the environment, to
healing the body, mind and soul. But if our culture disappears, if the
Indian ways are swallowed up by the dominant American culture, no one
will be able to learn from them. Not Indian children. Not your children.
No one. All that knowledge, all that wisdom, will be lost forever.

The struggle of dialogue will be over. Yes, there will be no more
wounds. But there will also be no more blessings. There is still so
much we have to learn from each other, and we have already wasted so
much time. Our world grows smaller every day. And every day, more of our
unsettling, surprising, wonderful differences vanish. And when that
happens, part of each of us vanishes, too. I'd like to end with one of
my favorite stories. It's a funny little story about Indians and
non-Indians, but its message is serious: you can see something
differently if you are willing to learn from those around you.

This is the story: Years ago, white settlers came to this area and
built the first European-style homes. When Indian People walked by these
homes and saw see-through things in the walls, they looked through them
to see what the strangers inside were doing. The settlers were shocked,
but it makes sense when you think about it: windows are made to be
looked through from both sides. Since then, my people have spent many
years looking at the world through your window. I hope today I've given
you a reason to look at it through ours.

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The NMIA is all over the news this week. Here are some interesting links!
Museum opening allows focuses on top tribal issues
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/004218.asp

Relevant links:

Native museum opening in D.C.
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/09/16/local/10055087.txt

Native Spirit on exhibit
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/09/16/build/state/25-museum.inc

Dance of Life: Crow, Northern Cheyenne celebrate, share heritages
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tts=1&display=rednews/2004/09/25/build/local/25-heritage-days.inc

National Museum of the American Indian is a dream come true for Indian
scholar
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/09/19/news/msu.txt

New D.C. museum a long-awaited tribute to Native Americans
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/191579_museum20.html

Washington's new Museum of the American Indian remembers the past and celebrates the present
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20040920/1011506.asp

Harjo: Our vision for a living museum
http://www.indiancountry.com/index.php?1095513819

New Indian museum reflects New England tribal cultures
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2004/09/19/new

 _indian_museum_reflects_new_england_tribal_cultures?mode=PF   

President Bush reaffirms tribal sovereignty
http://www.indiancountry.com/?1096031251

Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell on the NMAI
http://www.indiancountry.com/?1096047313
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Here is a new grassroots effort that hopes to help with the financial plight of many of our elders. Most of us know that while the tribes get richer, not many tribal members directly benefit from those riches.
Give them a look and help if it's in your heart.    
http://www.pain.3hawkstrade.com/
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Judge says South Dakota violates federal voting rights law
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/09/16/front/top/news01.txt

Relevant links:

Federal Court Rules South Dakota Violated Voting Rights of Native
Americans
http://www.aclu.org/VotingRights/VotingRights.cfm?ID=16462&c=169

Voting rights appeal likely
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/09/17/news/local/top/news01.txt
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Rep. J.D. Hayworth: Promises broken by the Democrats
http://www.indiancountry.com/?1096046654

Relevant links:

Indian vote courted right and left
http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=5137

Democrats announce voting campaign, Bush meets with tribal leaders
Bush administration challenges trust fund ruling
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/004261.asp
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Oklahoma News

All Native Americans need to read/hear Tom Coburn's hate campaign against Native American Nations and tribal citizens...

Coburn's lies aligns with One Nation's sentiments
http://www.cherokee.org/NewsArchives/announcements/2004-Coburn-Altus.asp

Relevant links:

GOP candidate says Cherokees aren't real Indians
http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/004263.asp
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Tribes hope to protect ancient sites
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Sep-13-Mon-2004/news/24737339.html
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For those of you that think Indian gaming is a bad thing.... let me share this local news with you.
Love county's largest employer used to be the "Cookie Factory". It was a boon to the local economy for many years but was shut down a couple of years ago. Many people lost their jobs, and unfortunately, there were no jobs available.
The Chickasaw Nation built a large facility in the county that includes a hotel, several restraunts, a convention center and gaming facilities.
This enterprise as well as other Chickasaw business ventures in the county have revived the economy and put people back to work. I applaude the Chickasaw Nation for their efforts.

Here's the story from the Marietta Monitor, Love County, Oklahoma. September 24, 2004

200 MORE JOBS ADDED AT WINSTAR

Love County's largest employer just keeps growing. With the latest announcement of another job fair at WinStar Casinos, the facility continues to broaden its employee base.

Over 200 positions are expected to be filled at the job fair scheduled Wednesday, September 29, from 1 p. m. to 8 p. m., and Thursday, September 30, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.

The addition will bring the total number of employees at WinStar to around 1,100.

"We are pleased about the continuous growth WinStar has experienced since opening its doors. We are excited about the future of WinStar and its impact on Love County. As we continue to grow, new jobs will be added and the Chickasaw Nation, as well as the local economy, will benefit," said Brian Campbell, CEO of Chickasaw Enterprises.

The job fair will be held in the Casino's bingo entertainment area.

Cashiers, housekeepers,hostesses, game techs, maintenance workers and many other positions will be filled during the job fair. Hired personnel will begin work immediately.

Individuals need to bring a copy of their CDIB card, if applicable, picture identification, and their Social Security card to apply. There is a Native American preference.

WinStar, located off Exit 1 from Interstate 35, is the largest gaming facility in the state.

Those with questions about the job fair should call (800) 622-6317, ext. 8436.
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