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~North Dakota Human Rights Coalition~ PAUR Report
Programs ~ Announcements ~ Updates ~ Resources
Visit our Website at www.ndhrc.org
January 2, 2004
Hello members and friends of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition!
In this week’s PAUR Report:
Announcements 1) Remember to Renew Your NDHRC Membership for 2004 2) Message from NDHRC Director About Political Campaign and Candidate Endorsements 3) Forum seeks Martin Luther King Jr. essays 4) NDHRC Web Site Calendar of Events for January 5) The Forum (Fargo), Lou Ziegler column: The Forum will pursue more reader interaction
Newspaper Articles 6) The Forum (Fargo), Lou Ziegler column: Charities are invited to clarify their numbers 7) Grand Forks Herald, Viewpoint: Media overlook missing women of color 8) Grand Forks Herald, MAILBAG: Don’t be too quick to play the race card 9) Grand Forks Herald, Hispanic community prays for Dru’s return 10) Grand Forks Herald, Letters from around country respond to Dru’s disappearance 11) Grand Forks Herald, Abortion foes may triumph yet 12) Grand Forks Herald, Columnist Lloyd Omdahl: Gay marriages raise constitutional questions 13) The Forum (Fargo), Chuck Stebbins letter: Christopher Reeve is not our answer 14) The Forum (Fargo), N.D. prison officials defend services for female inmates 15) The Forum (Fargo), Exotic Bazaar selling diversity 16) Grand Forks Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column: Indians’ ‘heart’ matters more than their blood 17) Grand Forks Herald, Imperialistic religion has a name: humanism 18) The Forum (Fargo), Forum finalist for online award 19) Grand Forks Herald, Celebrations: A holiday lesson 20) Grand Forks Herald, Your Health: Hospitals want to cut prices for poor, uninsured patients 21) Grand Forks Herald, Prairie Voices: Law on the Rez 22) Bismarck Tribune, Letters to the Editor 23) The Forum (Fargo), Robert E. Krengel letter: No facts regarding tramping of rights 24) The Forum (Fargo), Forum editorial: Barnesville gets rose bouquets
Events 25) Principles of Community Organizing Training, April 24-27, 2004, Fargo
Reminders 26) Camp Wellstone Spaces Reserved for Native People and People of Color 27) Ford Foundation Program Recognizes Community Leaders 28) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent Presents “Peace Studies” 2003 Series (Various Locations in ND and MN)
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1.) Remember to Renew Your NDHRC Membership for 2004
The North Dakota Human Rights Coalition (NDHRC) thanks you for your tremendous support and past membership contribution, and offers you the opportunity to renew your membership in 2004!
We have accomplished much this year, however there is still much more that needs to be done before all in our state are afforded equal human rights.
Here are some of the actions and events your membership helped realize this year:
· NDHRC and its members advocated in the state legislature for human rights legislation, a safe school bill, and against an adoption bill that would adversely impact gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender adoptive parents
· NDHRC garnered support from over 40 local and statewide human service organizations for the creation of a North Dakota commission on human rights
· NDHRC board members met with Governor Hoeven’s staff to request the establishment of an Advisory Committee to the Division of Human Rights
· NDHRC’s Director traveled to more than 10 cities throughout the state to discuss the current status of human rights in North Dakota and the establishment of local human rights commissions
· NDHRC requested that Governor Hoeven consider the gender of the applicants for the vacancies in the East Central Judicial District when making his decision on the appointment for the vacancies
· NDHRC nominated nine new board members from across the state and from those most likely to experience discrimination, including people of color, people of diverse ethnic origin, people with disabilities, people of varying age, people of diverse religions, those who have been or are on public assistance, and people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender
· NDHRC hosted its first annual human rights conference in Fargo
· NDHRC has emailed over 40 PAUR (Programs, Announcements, Updates, and Resources) Reports on human rights activities around the state to over 200 recipients
Thank you for your support of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition and we look forward to having you as a member in 2004!
Visit our web site for a printable version of the NDHRC membership form at http://ndhrc.org/membership_form_revised.htm.
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2.) Message from NDHRC Director About Political Campaign and Candidate Endorsements
The NDHRC has been contacted by one of the Democratic presidential campaigns and asked to relay information to you regarding that candidate's position on GLBT issues. Because of our 501(c)(3) status, we cannot endorse a political candidate, nor can we mobilize supporters to elect or defeat candidates.
However, we can do this: we encourage you to research each candidate's position on issues that are important to you, as we enter into this campaign season. The major presidential candidates have websites, and some of the Democratic presidential candidates are establishing campaign offices in Fargo. One NDHRC goal could be achieved by federal action; while the NDHRC supports the creation of discrimination protection in the North Dakota Human Rights Act for members of the GLBT community at the state level, http://www.ndhrc.org/NDHRC_Goals.htm; protection against discrimination in civil rights law at the federal level would begin to achieve that goal, also. Some of the candidates have positions relating to this goal.
It is in our interests as human rights advocates to make questions about human rights part of every campaign, local, state and national. We encourage you to take the opportunity in candidate forums, and as you meet candidates during the election season, to ask them about their positions on the issues that are important to all of us. As we become aware of legislative forums where candidates are available to answer questions, we'll relay that information to you. The goals of the NDHRC are at http://www.ndhrc.org/NDHRC_Goals.htm, if you would like more information on the issues we're working on at the state level.
Cheryl Bergian Director
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3.) Forum seeks Martin Luther King Jr. essays
Please consider writing an essay and include in your submission that you're a member or supporter of the NDHRC - here's a way for us to get more public awareness. The deadline for submission is noon, January 9, 2004.
On Aug. 28, 1963, more than 200,000 Americans
gathered at the Lincoln Memorial heard Martin Luther King Jr. recite the
historic "I Have a Dream" speech that has since defined the civil rights
movement.
King went on to describe his vision of social justice
and freedom for all races and religions.
Forty years later, we ask, what is your dream for
America in the 21st century?
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The Forum
will print reader essays inspired by King's thoughts.
Essays must be no longer than 200 words. All writers
must live within The Forum's coverage area and be willing to have his or her
photograph appear with the submission.
Send your essay to I Have a Dream, Features
Department, The Forum, 101 5th St. N., Box 6022, Fargo ND, 58107. Essays may
also be e-mailed to valleyrr@forumcomm.com. Please include your name, age,
address and daytime phone number.
Entries are due by noon January 9, 2004. Not all
essays will be printed and we reserve the right to edit selected essays. For more information, contact Sherri Richards at (701) 241-5525.
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4.) NDHRC Web Site Calendar of Events for January
Visit our January web site calendar for information on monthly statewide human rights related activities and events. We welcome your input and comments.
Please send us your news and events for the calendar to humanrights@ndhrc.org.
View the NDHRC web site calendar of events here
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5.) The Forum (Fargo), Lou Ziegler column: The Forum will pursue more reader interaction
Here's an opportunity to affect the Forum's coverage of issues that are important to you, & to the NDHRC. The more NDHRC members who sign up, the more likely we'll be able to communicate to the Forum on our issues. The link to sign up for the Real People Bank is at http://RealPeopleBank.forumcomm.com.
And, note the openings on the Forum's Readers' Board.
Lou Ziegler
column: The Forum will pursue more reader interaction
If newspapers survive long into the future, I believe reader loyalty, more than anything else, will sustain us.
For some newsrooms, that could mean changes in thinking and attitudes.
Today, The Forum is in the midst of four reader involvement projects.
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The newsroom is taking a dramatic new strategy for listening to readers and making sure they understand their opinions matter to us.
On Friday, we distributed e-mails to 80,000 -- yes, 80,000 -- registered users of In-Forum who said they’d accept messages from us.
They’re being asked if they are interested in joining our “Real People Bank.” If you didn’t get an e-mail from us, please visit http://RealPeopleBank.forumcomm.com to sign up.
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Cheryl Bergian, Director of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition is quoted in the following article.
6.) The Forum (Fargo), Lou Ziegler column: Charities are invited to clarify their numbers
Lou Ziegler
column: Charities are invited to clarify their numbers
One of the major findings of last week’s three-part series on charities was that local, nonprofit organizations do a good job funneling charitable dollars into programs instead of giving a good chunk of donations to fund-raising companies.
That’s not the case with many “badge” organizations that give a huge portion of donations to solicitors.
Not a single badge organization from the three dozen or so named disputed the information we presented.
The series raised some concerns from four or five F-M nonprofit organizations, including two that have written letters to the editor in today’s paper.
Their representatives said the numbers we used -- numbers that they reported to the state of North Dakota -- didn’t reflect the true nature of their operations.
For example, Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota filed a state report that showed 28 percent of its budget went to programs. However, its annual report showed 85.6 percent went to programs.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation in North Dakota and a handful of other nonprofit groups asked for us to clarify the numbers.
Cheryl Bergian, director of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, wrote:
“It is my understanding that the purpose of the series was to expose the charities that spend the majority or a significant amount of their income on fund-raising activities, rather than in the provision of program services.
“I ask that the Forum reprint the charts with only that information, or print charts using the federal reports rather than the misleading state reports, to correct the misinformation that has been printed and may be on refrigerators of readers in the area.”
That’s a fair request.
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View full article here
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7.) Grand Forks Herald, Viewpoint: Media overlook missing women of color
VIEWPOINT:
Media overlook missing women of color Grand Forks Herald – 12/18/03
NEW YORK - Along with Dru Sjodin, the missing Minnesota woman, thousands of other people also will fail to find their way home this holiday season.
But they are dismissed as too old or unattractive, too poor or tattooed, or mentally unhinged to elicit the same response as Sjodin - a blond, 22-year-old college student at UND who looked forward to a promising white-collar career.
To read the Center for Missing Adults' gallery of lost names is a lesson in heartbreak.
There is 22-year-old Tyesha Patrice Bell of Aurora, Ill. Bell, who is black, last was seen at her home in the early morning hours of May 10, 2003.
Angela Marie Simpson from Boca Raton, Fla., is 19, listed as white/Hispanic and was last seen at a halfway house at 2 a.m. May 16, when she left, traveling by foot.
And there's also 19-year-old Vanessa Marie Gonzales, who is Hispanic. She was getting out of an acquaintance's vehicle in Modesto, Calif., when she disappeared Nov. 1.
Most of us never will know what happened to these women, or what their lives were like before they were lost. And we will never hear word when their friends and family officially call off their own private searches, fearing the worst.
Sadly, not even a fraction of the time and energy spent publicizing the Dru Sjodin case will be dedicated to these women.
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View full article here
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8.) Grand Forks Herald, MAILBAG: Don’t be too quick to play the race card
MAILBAG: Don't be too quick to play the race card Grand Forks Herald – 12/15/2003
NEWFOLDEN, Minn. - In response to Doug McDonald's letter, "Coverage of Dru's disappearance reflects America's lingering racism" :
The fact that McDonald and many others compare the disappearance of a young woman leaving work in a mall parking lot, to the disappearance of a mid-20s man leaving a party in the wee morning hours is appalling. And for the writer to drop in the name of a drifter who was passing through town, just so the writer can play the race card, hurts.
Let's assume for a moment that we are just people - no race, no religion, no prejudice. Let's look at the initial circumstances of the disappearances.
We have an intoxicated man leaving a party in the middle of the night. We have passing through town a young man who is last heard of from a truck stop. We have a young woman walking in a mall parking lot after work (everyone has walked through a mall parking lot many times), talking on a cell phone and muttering something strange before abruptly going silent. Then in the woman's case, we have a silent, button-pressing second call that was placed three hours later.
Who would you send out the search party for? My answer is all of them. About whom would you write a story? Dru Sjodin.
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9.) Grand Forks Herald, Hispanic community prays for Dru’s return
Hispanic community prays for Dru's return
Grand Forks Herald – 12/14/03
Jesus Vargas, a Mexican farm worker who has lived in Crookston for two years
CROOKSTON - Leaders of Crookston's Hispanic community said they are saddened by Dru Sjodin's abduction and frustrated by the negative impact her disappearance has had on their people.
Dec. 2, Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., 50, was charged with kidnapping the 22-year-old UND student.
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10.) Grand Forks Herald, Letters from around country respond to Dru’s disappearance
EDITORIAL: Unknowable answer to race question
Grand Forks Herald – 12/14/03
In America, that question almost always is worth asking, whether the "something" is an incident in one's personal life or in the news.
But it's not always worth answering. And the case of Dru Sjodin's disappearance shows why.
When a comet flashed across the night sky in ancient times, people in cultures all around the world found meaning in it. Stone carvings, early books and pictures drawn on brittle parchment state with certainty that the night visitor heralds famine, bounty, sickness, health, want, riches and other messages from the gods.
Something similar happens today when a white-hot story streaks across the media heavens. People from all walks of life try to find meaning in the event, often by saying that it highlights the rightness of their cause.
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11.) Grand Forks Herald, Abortion foes may triumph yet
Abortion foes may triumph yet Grand Forks Herald – 12/14/03
PEKIN, N.D. An editorial-page column by Peter A. Brown states the abortion issue has lost its juice . Its legality has been settled, and future disputes will be about restrictions of that right, Brown writes.
As an active member of both North Dakota Right to Life and National Right to Life, I would like to point out some facts from a few recent polls polls that indicate strong support for limiting abortion:
• From USA Today/CNN Gallup on Jan. 3:
Eight-eight percent would require doctors to inform patients about alternatives to abortion before performing the procedure.
Seventy-eight percent would require women seeking abortions to wait 24 hours before having the procedure done.
Seventy-two percent would require women younger than 18 to get parental consent for an abortion.
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12.) Grand Forks Herald, Columnist Lloyd Omdahl: Gay marriages raise constitutional questions
COLUMNIST LLOYD OMDAHL : Gay marriages raise constitutional questions Grand Forks Herald – 12/15/03
Even though the gay marriage movement is in its infancy, the recent approval of same-sex unions by the Massachusetts Supreme Count has given impetus to action by states and Congress to protect the integrity of traditional marriage. The controversy has both state and national dimensions.
In response to earlier court decisions in Hawaii, Alaska and Vermont, states have been clarifying their definition of marriage with legislation that defines marriage as the legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife. Whether or not these laws will stop the spread of gay marriages to other states hinges on the judicial interpretation of the "full faith and credit" clause of the U. S. Constitution.
The "full faith and credit" clause requires that states accept the "public acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state." It sounds pretty black and white. However, in a 1939 decision the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that the clause does not "compel a state to substitute the statutes of other states for its own statutes dealing with a subject matter concerning which it is competent to legislate."
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View online article here
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13.) The Forum (Fargo), Chuck Stebbins letter: Christopher Reeve is not our answer
Chuck Stebbins letter: Christopher Reeve is not our
answer
OK, let’s talk about Christopher Reeve. It seems that he has moved a bit closer to walking again … not the exact words, but I’ve recently turned 50.
Chris Reeve has taken it upon himself to find a cure for a spinal cord injury. I have a spinal cord injury and I feel the need to put this in perspective, and believe me, it is not as simple as the news sound bite would have you believe. Reeve has undergone a procedure that only allows him to breath on his own for an 18-hour period. That’s it! It will not help him move any closer to walking than it moves me anywhere closer to going on Fear Factor and eating cow brains!
A spinal cord injury is as complex as the digital media. Screw up one fiber and a part of the system will shut down. Screw with the whole cord of fibers, and the whole shooting match is gone. But unlike the digital media, it’s not that simple to hook it back up again.
Most disabilities are long term. Rest assured those that come out of the experience are very lucky people because in some way, the significance for a long term experience has been compromised somehow. Most disabilities are not going away in the blink of an eye, nor are they going to go away in the blink of month, or a year or even ... a lifetime.
View full article here
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14.) The Forum (Fargo), N.D. prison officials defend services for female inmates
N.D. prison officials defend services for female
inmates
North Dakota’s prison officials reject claims by two women inmates that male prisoners are afforded better housing and services.
Two women prisoners filed a federal lawsuit Nov. 6 against the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, its director, Elaine Little, and two other prison officials.
The women are suing on behalf of themselves and the state’s other female prisoners.
The defendants in the civil suit filed a 16-page response late last week.
Julie Roubideaux and Shelly K. Grossman claim male inmates have better access to educational, vocational and treatment programs.
The suit also says women inmates are being taken to a new prison in the state’s southwestern town of New England before the facility is equipped to provide them equal housing, services and programming.
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15.) The Forum (Fargo), Exotic Bazaar selling diversity
Exotic Bazaar selling diversity
Eva Romano-Galassi is a missionary with a new mission: bringing diversity and beauty to area homes.
“We live in an area here where more and more people are from different cultures,” the owner of Fargo’s Exotic Bazaar said.
“That’s what Exotic Bazaar is all about: all cultures, from every country for all people,” she said. The store at 118 Broadway in the Black Building Mall carries an eclectic mix of merchandise, including pieces of Indonesian, Egyptian and Indian and Moroccan furniture, Persian carpets and pillows, African caftans and artwork, jewelry in antique birdcages, porcelain dolls, bags, feather boas, belly dancing outfits and sombreros.
“Every culture has it’s own beauty. All the different cultures, they blend so well together,” Romano-Galassi says as she glides through the narrow paths between her wares.
“It’s become so original and unique. Everything blends and matches together. Chinese lanterns with chandeliers, I think they go very well together,” she said.
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16.) Grand Forks Herald, Dorreen Yellow Bird Column: Indians’ ‘heart’ matters more than their blood
DORREEN YELLOW BIRD COLUMN: Indians' 'heart' matters
more than their blood Grand Forks Herald – 12/16/03
As nations of Native people become more and more part of non-Native communities, questions are being asked about how much Indian blood is left in us and when are we really considered Native Americans. If you are ¼ Arikara and ¾ white, for example, are you Indian or white?
The question is a nagging one. In the past few months, I've heard from several people who wrote or called, asking how to be a part of Native communities. Each said he or she is part Indian.
A man who once worked with Indian people as a health provider said he didn't want to overstep his boundaries, so he always told Native people he was "part Indian." An elder asked him, "What part of you is Indian?" In the following weeks and months, he said, the elder persisted, asking him if it was his foot, the left ear - what part?
It is what you perceive inside you, the elder finally told him. That's makes you Indian - all Indian.
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17.) Grand Forks Herald, Imperialistic religion has a name: humanism
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MAILBAG: Imperialistic religion has a name: humanism Grand Forks Herald – 12/18/03
There has been much discussion lately about the "separation of church and state," with attention drawn to many demands for the removal of the Ten Commandments from public property.
For over 40 years, there has been a steady movement to eliminate the recognition of God from anything that can be construed as "government property." It may help to put into perspective the motives behind the forces that are perpetrating this action. The American Civil Liberties Union usually is the prime mover. Their philosophy runs parallel with that of a modern religion called humanism.
The basic concept of humanism has been around for centuries, but the modern, organized version was developed in conjunction with Darwin's theory of evolution. Some of the tenets of humanism sound plausible and are easily accepted by many as logical and virtuous. However, with close examination it becomes evident that it is the antithesis of true religion.
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18.) The Forum (Fargo), Forum finalist for online award
Forum finalist for online award
The Newspaper Association of America has named the In-Forum Web site a finalist in its annual Digital Edge competition.
“Dying Tongues,” an interactive Web feature produced by The Forum and In-Forum, has been named a finalist in the Most Innovative Use of Digital Media -- Features/Enterprise category.
The multimedia piece focuses on three American Indian languages that are threatened as fluent elderly speakers die. The site includes articles, video, photos and special interactive features. A language lesson allows users to view pictures and hear the words spoken in the native languages.
“This is the best example of how the Internet can lend itself to incredible storytelling, and play an active role in presenting and preserving a culture,” said Interactive Media Manager Paul Amundson.
“Dying Tongues’’ was reported by Patrick Springer and produced online by Mike Berreth.
The series,
which ran over four days in September, can be viewed online at:
The Digital Edge awards will be presented Jan. 19 in San Diego.
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View full article here
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19.) Grand Forks Herald, Celebrations: A holiday lesson
CELEBRATIONS: A holiday lesson
The sounds of children singing and laughing could be heard down the halls at J. Nelson Kelly Elementary School, but what the first-graders were singing about was a real learning experience.
Students in Shirley Kuhn's class were learning Thursday about a menorah, dreidels, blessings and a little about the history of the Jewish celebration Hanukkah from Amy Gelfman, mother of student Ari.
"I think it's important for people to know about other faiths, and that although we don't celebrate Christmas, we do have traditions," Gelfman said.
An adventurous story
She began her story by lighting a menorah and told the children a brief history of Hanukkah.
"The miracle of Hanukkah is a festival of lights," Gelfman explained.
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20.) Grand Forks Herald, Your Health: Hospitals want to cut prices for poor, uninsured patients
YOUR HEALTH: Hospitals want to cut prices for poor,
uninsured patients
WASHINGTON - Stung by criticism of its aggressive debt collection against indigent patients, the U.S. hospital industry asked the federal government Wednesday to make it easier to offer discounted medical care to the poor and uninsured.
The American Hospital Association, which represents more than 4,800 hospitals, said complex Medicare regulations made it too difficult to cut fees for the poor without running afoul of federal law.
The plea comes as critics say hospitals attempt to balance their books by charging premium fees for those without health insurance, typically the poor.
The changes were requested in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. The association also blames Medicare rules for creating "a very strong presumption that hospitals must use aggressive efforts to collect from all patients."
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21.) Grand Forks Herald, Prairie Voices: Law on the Rez
PRAIRIE VOICES: Law on the
Rez Grand Forks Herald – 12/14/03
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Here's how the court work, according to a Justice Department attorney who's a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa
You spent time in both tribal and federal courts. Tell us about tribal courts on reservations.
The tribal courts are the tribal government's way of enforcing the laws they enact. The courts are very effective when you break a tribal law. They are funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
One of the differences is dispute resolution. Some of the courts are a combination of modern and historic or traditional dispute resolution, such as the peace courts on the Navajo reservation. You can go through the traditional tribal dispute resolution, or you can elect to use their regular Anglo model for dispute resolution.
What is the difference between the traditional and Anglo systems?
The Anglo court system probably would incorporate the Indian Civil Rights Act in terms of due process. You will have the right to a hearing, a jury of your peers and representation by counsel.
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22.) Bismarck Tribune, Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor Bismarck Tribune – 12/23/03
Enough demonizing, scapegoating
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23.) The Forum (Fargo), Robert E. Krengel letter: No facts regarding tramping of rights
Robert E. Krengel letter: No facts regarding tramping of rights
Jane Ahlin’s column in the Dec. 14 Forum “Privacy rights eroded while congress dithers” is misleading -- another person who is ranting and raving about their rights being trampled on. She provides cute little stories but no facts about anyone’s rights being trampled as she proclaims.
I can only speak for myself but I have found no one has been checking up on me; no cars down the street with running engines with people watching my every move. Last time I looked my library pass card was still valid and not marked. The librarian did not take a side look at me nor asked the head librarian any questions as I checked out. My Internet account has not been hacked nor invaded so far. I seem to be getting my e-mails and also a lot of spam mail. Everything appears to be running as normal.
Ahlin, I believe, just wants to scare you. If I live my normal life, obey the laws, I can’t see how my rights have been violated. Stop playing the boogey person; you are scaring me and probably a lot of others. If you are doing something wrong, the Patriot Act only applies to the “bad guys.”
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24.) The Forum
(Fargo),
Forum editorial: Barnesville gets rose bouquets The Forum – 12/15/2003
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PRAIRIE
ROSES: To Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Tex Hall for being re-elected
president of the National Congress of American Indians. Hall, 47, beat Coeur
d’Alene Indian Tribal Chairman Ernie Stensgar at the 60th annual National
Conference of American Indians conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Hall received 60
percent of the vote from some 4,000 delegates representing more than 200 tribes
nationwide. Hall says he ran on a platform of preserving tribal sovereignty and
finding solutions to health care and education problems among Indians. The
congress, founded in 1944, monitors national legislation and policy issues
involving American Indians. His candidacy was supported by all tribes in the
Dakotas and from tribes from New York to Alaska. Our congratulations to Hall.
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25.) Principles of Community Organizing Training, April 24-27, 2004, Fargo
The Dakota Resource Council invites you or anyone you know would be interested to attend the Principles of Community Organizing (POCO) training, which will be held in Fargo on April 24 - 27, 2004. Please register online at http://www.worc.org/development/pocotraining.html.
Also more information on the POCO training can be viewed at the above link or by contacting the Fargo Dakota Resource Council (DRC) office at 701-298-8685.
The Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) will be presenting the POCO training. The Dakota Resource Council is a member of WORC.
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26.) Camp Wellstone Spaces Reserved for Native People and People of Color
Super Camp Wellstone is already full! However, they are reserving spots for Native people and people of color. If you want to go, please contact the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center right away. There are also full scholarships available.
These special spots are for Indigenous and People of Color ONLY!!!!!
Camp Description
The upcoming "Super" Camp Wellstone will take place in the Twin Cities:
Friday, January 16, 2004 - Sunday, January 18, 2004
The 2.5-day training program introduces participants to winning grassroots political and electoral action. The Camps draw heavily from Paul Wellstone's distinctive approach to electoral and grassroots organizing, integrating elements of electoral politics, issue advocacy, and community organizing.
Camp Wellstone is designed for individuals interested in working on a political or advocacy campaign, becoming effective citizen activists, volunteers, leaders, or running for elected office.
Camp will run on the following schedule:
Friday 2:30 PM - 9:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Details regarding locations and final weekend schedule will be sent via email to all registered participants the week before the camp is to take place.
For more information contact the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center at humanrts@umn.edu, or at (612) 626-0041 or (888) HREDUC8.
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27.) Ford Foundation Program Recognizes Community Leaders
Deadline:
January 6, 2004
28.) Sisters of the Presentation at Sacred Heart Convent Presents “Peace Studies” 2003 Series (Various Locations in ND and MN)
Presentation Peace Studies has an excellent series of forum speakers for the coming year. Please mark your calendars and more information will be forthcoming this fall!
Jan. 23, 2004 - "What Is a Peace Church?" Dr. Gerald Schlabach, St. Thomas U., St. Paul Feb. 27, 2004 - "What Does My Faith Call Me to in Violent Times?" Panel of three: B'hai, Quaker, Muslim Mar. 26, 2004 - "Jesus against Christianity" Dr. Jack Nelsonp-:Pallmeyer, St. Thomas U., St. Paul April 30 & May 1, 2003 - "Receding Violence, Reseeding the Earth - Harmony in the Web of Life" Helen Prejean and Marya Grathwohl
View additional information here
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***Member Reminder*** Please keep us in mind for your group or church social action/social justice meetings! We’d be happy to provide a presentation at a meeting or provide newsletter articles for your organizations.
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