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April 7, 2004
Hello members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition!
In this week’s PAUR Report:
Announcements 1) SAVE THE DATE, North Dakota Human Rights Coalition Conference, November 5 & 6, 2004, Bismarck 2) Scholarships Available for Building Racially Inclusive Communities Conference, May 6-8, Fargo 3) Access to the High Plains Reader for the Underserved 4) Support Requested for 2004 Day of Silence, April 21, 2004 5) Press Release: Working Women’s Progress Highlighted at AAUW-ND Conference, April 16 – 17, 2004 6) Press Release: Concerns express by tribes over new voter act 7) Press Release: BIA Secretary is UTTC graduation speaker, May 7, Bismarck 8) Press Release: Healing arts practitioner is keynote for Wellness Week, April 21, Bismarck
Newspaper Articles 9) The Forum (Fargo), Forum editorial: Rights suit should not be surprise 10) Bismarck Tribune, New citizens are welcomed 11) Grand Forks Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column: Spring forms bonds among all cultures 12) The Forum (Fargo), Panel recommends 60-day suspension: Move would cost judge about $17,000 13) The Forum (Fargo), Debora White Letter: Double standards often not noticed 14) The Forum (Fargo), Kathryn Nygren Letter: Church and state should be separate 15) Grand Forks Herald, UND may reconsider and allow Lakota ceremony at law school graduation 16) Grand Forks Herald, Editorial: Marchers doth protest too much 17) Grand Forks Herald, Mailbag: Editorial sneered at legitimate protest 18) The Forum (Fargo), Minnesota House of Representatives: Gay marriage ban OK’d 19) Grand Forks Herald, Marilyn Hagerty Column: New playground at School for Blind will be ‘Mikie’s Place’ 20) Bismarck Tribune, Future BIA budget numbers look grim 21) Grand Forks Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column: Faith, hope and worry rise as Sundance draws near 22) Grand Forks Herald, Courts: People smuggler plead guilty 23) Bismarck Tribune, T-shirts tell stories of abuse
Events 24) Circle of Nations Pow Wow, April 17, Wahpeton 25) Festival of India Student Performance, April 29, Fargo
Reminders 26) Nonviolent Peaceforce to Present on MSUM Campus, April 23, Moorhead, MN 27) Greater North Dakota Association Seeking Community Leadership Award Nominations 28) Knowing & Understanding Your Rights is the First Step in Receiving Equal Rights 29) Principles of Community Organizing Training, April 24-27, 2004, Fargo 30) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent Presents “Peace Studies” 2003 Series (Various Locations in ND and MN)
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1.) SAVE THE DATE, North Dakota Human Rights Coalition Conference, November 5 & 6, 2004, Bismarck
!!! SAVE THE DATE !!!
November 5 & 6, 2004 North Dakota Human Rights Coalition 2nd Annual Conference“Human Rights: The Economic Impact of Discrimination”
Location: Best Western Ramkota Hotel 800 South Third Street Bismarck, ND 58504
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2.) Scholarships Available for Building Racially Inclusive Communities Conference, May 6-8, Fargo
A limited number of scholarships are available for residents of Cass and Clay counties who need financial assistance to attend the conference.
Please contact Char Voight at the Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice, 612.626.9496 or cvoight@umn.edu for more information.
For more information about the conference and registration visit: http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/wilkins/
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3.) Access to the High Plains Reader for the Underserved
There is a new opportunity for you to be heard in the High Plains Reader, Fargo’s free weekly alternative paper.
The High Plains Reader will publish letters to the editor in your own language-translation and print original letters. Send your letters to Editor, High Plains Reader, 109 ½ Broadway, Suite 300, Fargo, ND 58102.
For stories/articles/features and to find out more about learning to represent yourself by writing, contact writer Jill M. Johnson at 218-233-0672.
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4.) Support Requested for 2004 Day of Silence, April 21, 2004
The Day of Silence, a project of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in collaboration with the United States Student Association (USSA), is a student-led day of action where those who support making anti-LGBT bias unacceptable in schools take a day-long vow of silence to recognize and protest the discrimination and harassment - in effect the silencing – experienced by LGBT students and their allies. Across the country last year, over 200,000 students in almost 2,000 K-12 schools and hundreds of colleges took part in the Day of Silence.
Your support and endorsement of the Day of Silence will help more student organizers and allies use the Day of Silence to create safer schools for LGBT students and their allies and improve the lives of all people.
For more information visit http://www.dayofsilence.org/endorsements/endorse_us.php.
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5.) Press Release: Working Women’s Progress Highlighted at AAUW-ND Conference, April 16 – 17, 2004
Women at work, and how they can become effective leaders, will highlight the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Partners Conference in Wahpeton on April 16-17, 2004.
Two keynoters will address how women are faring in today’s workforce, what progress has been made over the last twenty years, and future prospects for women in the labor market.
Mary Ellen Smyth, President of AAUW’s Education Foundation and leader-on-loan from AAUW, will present the Association’s recent Education Foundation research, “Women at Work,” during the opening session on April 16. Smyth calls home Chicago, and offers women “lots about leadership,” gentle, persistent leadership, but leadership that does not quit.
North Dakota’s own Julie Larson of Bismarck, who recently received a national first place award for her research with Job Service ND, “The Balancing Act: Challenges for Today’s Working Women,” will be the keynote speaker on April 17.
“Our conference partnership wants to recognize the daily contribution women make to the health and strength of North Dakota communities, while we celebrate our journey together,” said Connie Hildebrand, AAUW State President.
The six conference partners include AAUW, League of Women Voters, North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services, Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women, Business and Professional Women, and the North Dakota Education Association.
Other presentations include: “Not Waiting for the Prince: Women’s Global Initiative,” by Kathleen Laurila, current Vice President of the International Federation of University Women; a panel discussion by North Dakota educators who will address the current educational initiative, “No Child Left Behind,” as well as the Help America Vote Act, the methamphetamine explosion in ND; and women’s personal and health issues.
Rose Stoller, executive director of the ND Consensus Council, rounds out the conference with her fun-filled presentation on negotiation skills women need develop to accent their strengths in future labor markets.
Since 1881, AAUW has promoted education and equity for all women and girls.
The conference is open to the public and a registration fee of $65 covers conference events until April 9th, when the fee increases to $80. There is a $40 fee for Saturday events only. To register, contact Jane Schulz at (701) 258-0935 or gaga@btinet.net or Connie Hildebrand at (701) 222-3060 or hildjct@btinet.net.
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6.) Press Release: Concerns express by tribes over new voter act
United Tribes
Technical College News Hall expressed his
concerns at United Tribes Technical College during a recent information meeting
about HAVA, the Help America Vote Act passed by Congress and signed by President
Bush in 2002. Adopted last year by the North Dakota Legislature, the state
enacted plan is designed to modernize election procedures by replacing
punch-cards and lever voting machines with a computer-based system that
optically scans and reads hand marked ballots. It is up to North Dakota's 53
counties to implement the new HAVA law and state plan with assistance, guidance
and funding provided through the North Dakota Secretary of State's office. The new law
requires voters to present a form of identification that validates a current
residential street address. ID cards issued to enrolled tribal members will not
satisfy the requirement because these may not contain street addresses. The law
says Post office box addresses are not acceptable. "Street addresses
are not the norm for people living in outlying areas on the reservations," said
Hall.
View full press release here
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7.) Press Release: BIA Secretary is UTTC graduation speaker, May 7, Bismarck
United Tribes
Technical College News
BISMARCK, ND - The
man who describes himself as a "breath of fresh air" in the Bureau of Indian
Affairs has accepted an invitation to speak at the United Tribes Technical
College 2004 graduation ceremony. David W. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of
Indian Affairs in the U. S. Department of Interior, will keynote commencement
activities scheduled for Friday, May 7 in the James Henry Community Building on
the college campus. A resident of
Minnesota, he is best known as the founder of the Famous Dave's barbecue
restaurant. Opened 10 years ago, the company has expanded to 87 locations in 23
states. He is a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa in northern Wisconsin and once served as the tribe's CEO. Since starting his
government position in early February, Anderson has presented motivational talks
aimed at sharing his business philosophy with Indian leaders. "We don't have an
economic development problem in Indian Country," he recently told a group of BIA
educators at a conference in San Diego, CA. "We lack motivated people. We
don't teach people to succeed. We don't teach Success 101." <snip>
View full press release here
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8.) Press Release: Healing arts practitioner is keynote for Wellness Week, April 21, Bismarck
United Tribes
Technical College News BISMARCK, ND - A
life-skills counselor who practices acupuncture and healing arts is the featured
speaker for the 2004 Wellness Gathering at United Tribes Technical College.
Regina Aguilera is the keynote speaker at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21 in the Jack
Barden Center. Her talk is open to the public free of charge as part of a week
fill with campus wellness activities. Aguilera is a
wellness consultant and provides training throughout Indian Country in a variety
of areas including health promotion/disease prevention, youth leadership, native
wellness, and traditional healing. She is on the Advisory Circle for the Native
Wellness institute. She worked for several tribes and urban Indian clinics in
Southern California for the past 15 years providing personal and community
health promotion.
View full press release here
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9.) The Forum (Fargo), Forum editorial: Rights suit should not be surprise
Forum editorial: Rights suit should not be surprise
A lawsuit filed against the North Dakota Labor Department regarding discrimination complaints affirms the need for a full-blown state human rights commission.
Despite having one of the strongest human rights laws in the nation, North Dakota steadfastly has refused to put in the place sufficient mechanisms to deal with discrimination issues. The law, therefore, is not being fully implemented.
The lawsuit filed in Cass County District Court claims the Labor Department is not enforcing the state Human Rights Act. The suit was brought by the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition as a class action on behalf of an individual and others who have filed complaints with the department and those who will in the future. It does not seek monetary damages, but seeks only to “eradicate illegal discrimination,” said coalition attorney Mark Schneider of Fargo.
The Labor Department should not be surprised by the legal action. The Legislature turned back the most modest proposals for a free-standing human rights commission. Instead, lawmakers apparently believed they could duck the issue by, in effect, throwing a bone to human rights proponents. The “bone” was establishing an underfunded human rights division in a minor department.
Let’s be clear: Labor Commissioner Mark Bachmeier and his staff are doing a good job under the circumstances. It would be wrong to conclude that he and his staff are anything but dedicated to the task of helping people who have legitimate complaints. The are attempting to handle cases in a manner than meets or exceeds requirements accepted by federal human rights agencies.
But there is no way a small division in a small department can do the job that needs to be done. It’s not the commissioner’s fault. It’s not his case workers’ fault, who by all accounts are sincere, hard-working professionals.
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View full article here
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109.) Bismarck Tribune, New citizens are welcomed
New citizens are welcomed By Karen Herzog Bismarck Tribune – 3/24/2004
Red rose boutonnieres pinned on their left lapels, 15 men and women -- from Bosnia-Herzegovina, from Thailand, from Germany and eight other countries -- stood up Tuesday afternoon in federal district court in Bismarck to take the oath of United States citizenship.
As Magistrate Dwight Kautzmann stood to welcome them, he noted that each of them had a story, something they gave up to be here.
Two things he asked of them -- "vote every time you have the opportunity," he said, and "don't slam the door behind you."
Immigrants are like blood transfusions, he said -- they bring new life, keep America young.
"Congratulations," he said, shaking each hand. "Welcome home."
Courtroom No. 1 in the William Guy Federal Building was filled with family, toddlers, babies, proud dads and wives and brothers, everybody with a camera from a cheapie disposable to a sleek camcorder. In the well, representatives of service clubs and organizations such as the Kiwanis, Elks, the Legion Auxiliary, the DAR and the VFW Auxiliary, took turns passing out tokens of citizenship and offering congratulations and welcome.
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View full article here
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11.) Grand Forks Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column: Spring forms bonds among all cultures
Dorreen
Yellow Bird Column: Spring forms bonds among all cultures
It was a day of awakenings.
As I drove crossed the straight and smooth Agassiz lake bed of the Red River Valley, I could see the furrows of the resting fields still gripped by long, white fingers of winter. Just above the fields and against the gray skies, I saw my first flock of geese - wings wide and mouths open. They were flying just above the field in a slightly askew "V." The flock landed somewhere out of sight, but before they disappeared, I rolled down my window and listened to their squawking and calling.
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I turned there at the school and drove down at the end of the street where I could see a log cabin style church and a large two-story house. That would be Rev. Mike's church and residence. He is a priest, as both Catholic and Episcopalians call themselves, he told me.
He is a tall, hardy man with light brown hair and keen blue eyes. I knew that he was the first Native American bishop the Episcopal church ever selected, but wasn't sure how much focus his heritage would be to him and his church. From the accent I knew that he was indeed from Oklahoma.
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View full article here
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12.) The Forum (Fargo), Panel recommends 60-day suspension: Move would cost judge about $17,000
Panel recommends 60-day suspension: Move would cost
judge about $17,000
Judge Michael McGuire should be suspended for 60 days without pay for sexually harassing female employees in his courthouse, a state panel said Monday.
The four-member panel, which sent its recommendation to the state Supreme Court, said McGuire, 63, created an “intimidating, hostile, and offensive” workplace for women at the Cass County Courthouse.
McGuire, a judge since 1978, came under investigation last May when seven women filed complaints with North Dakota’s Judicial Conduct Commission. Accusations ranged from awkward touching and inappropriate comments -- such as comparing a computer mouse to a testicle -- to asking a clerk to sleep with him.
The decision Monday begins the last stage of McGuire’s case, which is neither a criminal nor civil action. The Supreme Court can follow the recommendation, decide its own punishment or ignore it and dismiss the charges.
McGuire and his attorney have called several of the charges lies and said the women took other incidents out of context to make the judge look bad. Some of the women were upset with him after he made unpopular administrative changes as the district’s presiding judge, McGuire said.
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View full article here
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13.) The Forum (Fargo), Debora White Letter: Double standards often not noticed
Deborah
White Letter: Double standards often not noticed
I told my husband a lie. I said that I’d read in The Forum about a female North Dakota State University student who was in trouble over a class writing assignment.
She’d been asked to be pen pals with a seventh grade girl from Ben Franklin Junior High. The seventh grader had written that she liked boys and clothes. The NDSU student replied that she “also liked boys and clothes.” My husband’s response: Big deal!
The truth: the NDSU student was a gay male, not a female. The administrators at Ben Franklin banned him from communicating further with the seventh grader because of the supposed sexual connotation. The principal claims their response would have been the same had the NDSU student been heterosexual. The reality is that these double standards regularly go unnoticed.
Casual expressions of sexuality (a quick kiss goodbye, holding hands in public, dancing together at weddings, or being open about who you are attracted to) are privileges heterosexuals take for granted. When gay men and lesbians dare do the same they are labeled as perverts and deviants.
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View full article here
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14.) The Forum (Fargo), Kathryn Nygren Letter: Church and state should be separate
Kathryn
Nygren Letter: Church and state should be separate
Disallowing legal marriages to homosexuals is nothing but discrimination. A homosexual couple is just as able to participate in the economy as a heterosexual couple. There is no reason for the government to distinguish between them.
Church and state are supposed to remain separate in the United States government, and it is the rule of the church that marriage can be only between a man and a woman.
Simple prejudice is the only drive behind the proposed amendment, and discrimination should not be a ruling factor in our governmental system.
Kathryn Nygren
Horace, N.D.
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View online article here
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15.) Grand Forks Herald, Editorial: Marchers doth protest too much
EDITORIAL:
Marchers doth protest too much
We're a little surprised UND didn't grant a request to have an honor performance by American Indian drummers at the law school's graduation ceremony. The university takes pride in its programming for American Indian students, and the drum performance could have been a respectful and appropriate extension of that effort.
Having said that, the protest that greeted the "no" decision seemed more confrontational than the decision deserved. It turned the request for the performance into a demand - a demand backed up armband-wearing protesters marching on the administration building, a tactic honed in the antiwar and civil-rights movements.
That's heavy artillery to bring to bear, especially on administrators who're just trying to balance interests and make responsible decisions. It seemed like overkill here.
About 30 UND students and faculty members took part in the protest, Herald Staff Writer David Dodds reported Thursday. One young American Indian man stood inside the administration building and called out a personal challenge to UND President Charles Kupchella.
Again, that's serious stuff. It's as if the protesters were saying this denial is George Wallace-style discrimination - even though other graduating classes have been denied their own special requests, even though those decisions also were prompted by UND's reluctance to tinker with graduation's pomp and circumstance, even though school officials said they'd gladly host an independent event outside of commencement.
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View full article here
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16.) Grand Forks Herald, Mailbag: Editorial sneered at legitimate protest
MAILBAG:
Editorial sneered at legitimate protest
This time the struggle was waged by and for the law school. With the approval of their dean, the Graduation Committee requested an addition to the graduation ceremony: an honor song. At first, no UND administrator bothered to learn anything about what an honor song is, who the song might honor or why the song might be appropriate for this particular graduating class. Similarly, no editor at the Grand Forks Herald bothered to educate himself about the matter.
Instead, the editorial board judged the law students who protested an insult as unfashionably overheated. Both groups - UND and the Grand Forks Herald - are so depressingly smug and out of touch that I marvel at the grace and sophistication of their so-called rash adversaries.
Even the crassest of bigots can manage to recognize a gift when it is offered - that's what an honor song at a public ceremony happens to be: a gift. And even the dimmest of administrators knows that carefully staged public relations builds trust and good will. Accepting the offer of an honor song costs nothing, and makes UND look good, for once.
Wake up, folks. It's time for civility.
Sherry O'Donnell
O'Donnell is a professor of English at UND.
View online article here
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March 26,
2004 – UND Law Student, Monique Vondall, reported that the UND administration
indicated that they would allow the honor song to be sung at this year's
commencement ceremony for the law school. 17.) Grand Forks Herald, UND may reconsider and allow Lakota ceremony at law school graduation
UND may
reconsider and allow Lakota ceremony at law school graduation Grand Forks Herald – 3/25/2004
Mike Grant's cry shook UND's Twamley
Hall with a start at 8:49 a.m. Wednesday.
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View the full article here
18.) The Forum (Fargo), Minnesota House of Representatives: Gay marriage ban OK’d
Minnesota House of Representatives:
Gay marriage ban OK'd
ST. PAUL -- Cheers erupted in the
Minnesota Capitol hallways, and some people pointed to heaven, as the House
passed a constitutional amendment proposal banning gay marriages.
"Will this important issue be decided
by the state Supreme Court or by the residents of the state of Minnesota?" asked
the measure's supporter, Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville.
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View full article here
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19.) Grand Forks Herald, Marilyn Hagerty Column: New playground at School for Blind will be ‘Mikie’s Place’
MARILYN HAGERTY COLUMN: New playground at School for Blind will be ‘Mikie’s Place’ Grand Forks Herald – 3/26/2004
Her greatest fear has been that Mikie will be forgotten. But now as winter turns to spring, she and her husband, Terry, have assurance Mikie will be remembered. With the help of donations, the School for the Blind/ND Vision Services has announced plans to build a playground at the school on Columbia Road and dedicate it to Mikie.
Mikie was a student at Bennett Elementary School in Fargo. He used to come to Grand Forks a couple of times a year for two to five days in programs at the School for the Blind. His mother says he loved Clifford the Big Red Dog, and the park will have a Clifford rocker and other red equipment. That will reflect Mikie’s outgoing personality, Christie Schreder says. "I believe that he will still touch the lives of adults and children even though he has passed on to heaven. Mikie was an amazing little boy, and I never want him to be forgotten."
Christie Schreder wants her older son, Brennan, to visit the playground, and she wants to bring her younger son, Mason, here to show him Mikie’s playground -- because he is too young to remember Mikie.
Donations help
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View online article here
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20.) Bismarck Tribune, Future BIA budget numbers look grim
Future BIA budget numbers look grim By Mark Hanson, Bismarck Tribune Bismarck Tribune – 3/28/2004
When Indian leaders
traveled to Washington last week, the plan was to fight for money, for funds
that are proposed to be cut out of the budget and for additional money that is
needed.
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View full article here
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21.) Grand Forks Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column: Faith, hope and worry rise as Sundance draws near
DORREEN YELLOW BIRD COLUMN: Faith, hope and worry rise as Sundance draws near Grand Forks Herald – 3/27/2004
Before the morning sun reaches the horizon and touches rooftops, a silvery gray slowly seeps into the dark of night. That silvery predawn melts away the night like the dingy winter snow. Pink from the sun - a sun that still is reaching for the horizon - paints a few small brush strokes through the white overcast sky.
It might have been that first sound of a bird calling for a warm day that woke me early that morning or just an unsettling feeling that change is coming. Whatever the reason, the early dawn brought me clear memories of a July ceremony last summer.
Butterflies bumped for attention in the pit of my stomach as memories of an early dawn at Sundance consumed me. As I stood there looking out the window, I found myself reaching to cover my arms from cold even though it was warm in my room.
I remembered the still, cool air as I waited to hear the sounds of drums that would call us to prayer at the Sundance camp last summer. As I lay in my sleeping bag waiting, I knew the day would be hot. I would be thirsty and hungry, and the ceremony would challenge my strength. I remember well. This is my 10th year.
Watching the early dawn recently, I could feel and see change coming, and I realized I am getting seriously close to the July ceremony.
A friend, relative, mentor and a man who answers my Sundance questions, told me preparation for Sundance starts the day we leave the Sundance - that is our New Year, he said. His work and participation with the Sundance goes beyond 40 years. Even his children grew up in Sundance ceremonies, and they know this way well.
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View full article here
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22.) Grand Forks Herald, Courts: People smuggler plead guilty
COURTS:
People smuggler pleads guilty Grand Forks Herald – 3/31/2004
Oscar Bonilla-Montero's voice quavered when he recalled the January night he left eight illegal aliens wandering in the fields somewhere west of Walhalla, N.D.
It was a cold, cold night and he knew his clients would not survive long outside. He also knew the U.S. Border Patrol had been tailing him earlier in the evening.
"I could have walked away," Bonilla-Montero told the judge in slightly accented English. "But I knew I had to go back."
So, he returned and was caught. That's how he ended up telling his story to Judge Ralph Erickson in Grand Forks District Court on Tuesday. Bonilla-Montero, 52, pleaded guilty to one charge of bringing an alien to the United States after the government agreed to drop 17 other charges in return for his cooperation.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 8. Another illegal alien smuggler, Carlos Rivera-Erazo, caught separately in January, is expected also to plead guilty today in Fargo District Court.
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View online article here
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23.) Bismarck Tribune, T-shirts tell stories of abuse
T-shirts tell stories of abuse By Karen Herzog, Bismarck Tribune Bismarck Tribune – 3/31/2004
The project began as a symbol of the traditional ways that women exchanged information, across the back fence or clothesline, and as a way of "airing society's dirty laundry," said Tessa Sicble, public education coordinator at the North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services.
Strung on clothesline after clothesline in the sunny room in Clairmont Hall on the University of Mary campus, T-shirts pinned there scream and whimper, in ink and paint, words of pain and rage, shouts of triumph and some whispered stories of hope.
The Clothesline Project, sponsored by the North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services Coalition Against Sexual Assault, exhibits T-shirts from around the state that were created by victims and survivors, friends and family of women and children who have suffered from sexual or physical abuse, rape, murder.
The national Clothesline campaign started in 1990, and North Dakota's in 1995, Sicble said. Sicble said shirts are often submitted privately after an exhibit, in honor of someone, by survivors and support groups.
In the guest book are the names and hometowns of visitors to the exhibit. Next to the names, a place for comments on what they've seen.
"Powerful."
"Sad."
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View full article here
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24.) Circle of Nations Pow Wow, April 17, Wahpeton
Circle of Nations School will be hosting a pow wow on April 17, 2004. All dancers, drums, and public are welcome!
Below is the schedule for the activities for the pow wow:
9 a.m. Walk / Run for T-shirts 10 - 2 p.m. Educational Booths for 7th & 8th graders 11 a.m. Meal in dining hall for everyone! 1 p.m. Grand entry 4 p.m. Meal in dining hall for everyone! 6 p.m. Grand Entry 8 p.m. Honor Dance for 8th graders 8:30 p.m. Drawing for raffle tickets 9 p.m. Pow Wow ends
The pow wow will be held in the Woodrow Keeble Gymnasium school is located at 832 North 8th Street in Wahpeton. The pow wow is free and open to the public. It's a great way to meet people and share the Native American Heritage.
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25.) Festival of India Student Performance, April 29, Fargo
The students of the Culture of Indian program invite you to attend their year-end performance, the Festival of India.
The students will be performing dances they have learned throughout the year in traditional Indian clothing. The class instructor is Nandini Katti.
The performance will be held on April 29, 2004 at Long Fellow Elementary school in the school gym.
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26.) Nonviolent Peaceforce to Present on MSUM Campus, April 23, Moorhead, MN
Nonviolent Peaceforce to Present on MSUM Campus
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27.) Greater North Dakota Association Seeking Community Leadership Award Nominations
Nominations are
being solicited for GNDA's 2004 Community Leadership Awards. This award
recognizes community leaders who contribute to their communities making North
Dakota a better place to live, work and be in business.
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28.) Knowing & Understanding Your Rights is the First Step in Receiving Equal Rights
Learn how to attain your rights
1st Thursday of Each month
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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North Dakota Human Rights Coalition P.O. Box 1961 Fargo, North Dakota 58107-1961 Phone: (701) 239-9323 Fax: (701) 478-4452 Email: humanrights@ndhrc.org
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