Nesika: The Voice of B.C. Indians -- October 1975

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B.C. Association of Non-Status Indians

OCTOBER 1975

“Whatever happened to NESIKA?”’

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By this time, regular
readers of NESIKA are
probably asking themselves
‘Whatever happened to
my subscription to the
NESIKA paper?’’ Two oth-
er logical questions prob-
ably also arise, namely
“What is this paper all
about?’’, and ‘‘Who 1s
producing it?”’

The answers to these
questions will be presented
in detail throughout this
article, but they can be
briefly summarized as foll-
ows:1)After seeing the Sept
ember issue, the Chiefs’
Council voted to withhold
the paper from subscribers
and also fired the editor.
2)This paper is devoted to
the land claims struggle
and intends to carry on
where the old NESIKA left
off. 3)BCANSI has voted to
continue the paper, and the
ex-editor and staff of the
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These answers probably
leave even more questions
unanswered and since it’s a
long story, we might as well
start at the beginning with
a history of the NESIKA,
and explain how these
events have come to pass.

The rejection of govern-
ment funding at the Chilli-
wack and U.B.C. assembl-
ies of the UBCIC and
BCANSI marked the end of
a brown bureaucracy and
heralded the beginning of
the Native People’s Move-
ment, a movement which
was to have been financ-
ially supported by the
native people. The bureau-
cracy was to be eliminated
and replaced by a few
executives and a skeleton
staff with much-reduced
salaries. In such a
situation, the two way flow
of information between the
people and the leadership
was drastically affected sinc
e there was no money for

fieldworkers, long distance
phone calls, or extensive
travelling. With communi-
cations resting in the hands
of a few executives, the role
of the paper became crucial
in maintaining contact with
the people.

In these circumstances,
the new NESIKA was born
with the July issue, bearing
a radically different philos-
ophy. In the oid B.C.
(Before Chilliwack) days,
the NESIKA paper was a
mixed bag of unrelated
items with no philosophy
and no editorial backbone.
It seemed that whatever the
mailman delivered to the
office was printed, and
included notices of job
opportunities in native org-
anizations from across the
country, scores from soccer
tournaments, wedding stor-
ies, and incredibly enough,
advertisements asking nat-
ives to join the R.C.M.P!



At that time, the paper
operated on a budget that
must have been close to
$50,000, which was partly
funded by the Secretary of
State. The paper had a
full-time staff of 3 or 4
people.

The philosophy of the
new NESIKA paper, as
printed in the July issue,
stated that since the people
at the UBCIC and BCANSI
assemblies voted to work
exclusively on land claims,
aboriginal rights, and the
freedom, independence
and self-reliance of Indian
people, that those would be
the only concerns of the
paper, and the often
frivolous practices of the
past would not be repeated.

Tt was, and is, the only
native paper in the province
to deal exclusively with
land claims and aboriginal
rights, and the Native
Peopie’s Movement. The
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advertising and the fixed
subscription rate, and ask-
ed to be supported by
donations. Since then,
many donations were recei-
ved, ranging from 50 cents
to $50, while the staff
consisted of | paid editor at
$500 per month and about
12 volunteers.

The July, August, and
September issues carried
out the new philosophy as
they covered the business
matters of the Chiefs’
Council and the Board of
Directors; featured the Mt.
Currie, Neskainlith, and
Stuart-Trembleur people in
the centerfold ; as well as
beginning a continuing
series on the cut-off lands
dispute.

Throughout the summer,
the Chiefs’ Council, the
Board of Directors, and the
Executives of both organiza
tions began moving towa-
rds a native unity and
working towards a common
goal. At meetings in
Nanaimo, Prince George,
and Kamloops, they agreed
to co-operate on joint
funding and a joint news-
paper, the NESIKA . While
the paper was being prin-
ted as a joint publication, it
was the UBCIC that picked
up the lion’s share of
expenses.

At the Chiefs’ Council
meeting in Kamloops, it
was agreed to print two
additional issues of the
NESIKA, one in September
and one in October, both of
them to be printed prior to
the Special General Assem
bly which they voted to hold
in November. However,
when the completed Sept-
ember issue was delivered
to the Land Claims Center
in Victoria to be addressed
and mailed, Executive Phi-
lip Paul refused to let it be
mailed - a decision which
was subsequently backed
up by the Chiefs’ Council
on October 3rd. At that
meeting in Vancouver, the
editor, Brian Maracle, was
fired. The official reason
given for the firing and
withholding of the paper
was that it 1)was old news,
2)had too much news from
other papers, and 3)didn’t
have any news of the
‘Special General Assembly.
However, Philip Paul has
privately stated the paper

was ‘‘garbage’’ and has
publicly stated it was
‘‘too-negative’’ in its atti-

tude to the UBCIC.

As for their complaints: 1)
The paper was ready for
printing during the first
week in -September, but
was postponed a week to
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cont. from

“What is this

accomodate the Chiefs’
Council meeting, and the
Council did not see ‘the
finished produc until their
next meeting or October
3rd. Part of the problem is
that any paper trying to
publish once a month is not
a newspaper, it’s a journal.
2) No paper has a monopoly
on good writing Or good
material, and reprints were
used where and when
appropriate - and we will
continue to do so in the
future. 3) The few facts
that were known at press
time regarding the Special
General Assembly were
printed but, admittedly,
could have been highlight-
ed with a headline. How
ever, as things turned out,
the dates have been chang-
ed not once, but twice since
then. Also the agenda was
not approved by the Coun-
cil until October 4th.

An important thing to
remember here is that no
one has disputed the facts
contained in the articles.
The Chiefs’ Council killed
the paper because they
dian’t agree with the
opinions in it, even though
Executive Bill Wilson ap-
proved the paper before it
was printed.

p. |

Over the course of the
summer, it became in-
creasingly difficult to write
a paper for two organiza-
tions that were drifting
apart, and writing the
September Editorial proved

to be a_ soul-wrenching
experience. However, it
was fair comment, and

represented the views of
thousands of readers who
want to see the mandates of
Chilliwack and U.B.C. car-
ried out. Letters to the
Editor with opposing points
of view were, and still are,
welcome, and will be
printed.

That, then, is the informa-
tion behind the decision to
kill the paper, and we’ll let
you the reader draw your
own conclusions.

“WHAT IS THIS PAPER
ALL ABOUT THEN?’’

The answer to this second
question is that this paper
willsimply be a continuation
of the ideals and philosophy
of the late NESIKA. We
intend to: 1) inform our
readership of past and
future events in the Native
People’s Movement, 2)
report on the actions taken
by BCANSI,UBCIC, and
other groups working to-

wards a land claims settle-
ment, and 3) begin a
dialogue between the var-
ious factions of the native
community, centering on
the land claims issue.

We will define our own
identity, not in reaction to
others, and combat the lies
and distortions in the
established news media,
and motivate and mobil-
ize native people, seeking
their involvement in the
land claims struggle.

We intend to publicize our

own heroes (and we have
them among us), so our
children won't have to look
in history books to see
Indians with commitment,
perseverance, and courage,
so they will respect these
people and, hopefully, fol-
low their example.

We intend to cover the
serious as well as the
humorous side of the native
news. Our regular features
will include a centerfold,
news on cut-off lands, a
cartoon, the ‘“‘Custer A-
ward’ writing with a mess-
age that’s easy to read, and
photos that are a pleasure
and an inspiration to look
at.

A number of recent and
unrelated events have rein-

forced the need for a paper
such as ours. 1)The
Vancouver Sun recently
detailed, from their stand-
point, the. many problems
the UBCIC is currently go-
ing through, but they
refused to print Lou
Demerais’ (ex-Administra-
tor for the UBCIC) vers -
ion of the Union’s
problems on their opinion
page. Demerais’ article
was to have been even less
flattering than the Septem-
ber issue of NESIKA. 2)The
history of the KAINAI
NEWS, a paper from the
Blood Reserve in Alberta,
was recently printed, point-
ing out the paper’s reluct-
ance to cover any ‘‘contro-
versial’’ news item for fear
of getting their federal
funding cut-off. 3)The
management of the Bal-
moral Hotel-THE Indian
bar on skid row in
Vancouver, refuses to let
the NESIKA be distributed
despite popular demand.
They, like the rest of white
society, would prefer to see
Indian people remain drunk
and ignorant.

““WHO IS PRODUCING
THIS PAPER THEN?’’

At their Board meeting.
on October Sth, BCANSI

paper all about?”

voted to continue the paper
and guarantee its expenses.
The former editor and
volunteer staff of NESIKA
are now working to produce
this paper. The goal of our
group is to make this paper
independent, financially
and politically, from all
native organizations.

This issue, along with a
copy of the September
issue of NESIKA is being
sent to the regular BCANSI
mailing list, as well as the
Chiefs and Councillors of
the UBCIC.

In conclusion, a paper is
needed to tell both the good
news and the bad news
occurring in Indian country,
and this recent turmoil may
even work out for the best.
The paper is needed to
bring events such as these
to the light of day and
public attention. For far
too long, such actions have
taken place behind closed
doors, or when taken
publicly, are obscured by
politicians with murky pur-
poses who refuse to say
what they really mean.

There is a time to start
dealing freely, openly, and
truthfully, if we are to ever
unite and achieve our
goals, and that time is now:

World Conference of Native People

The first-ever gathering
of native people from all
over the world is due to
take place here in B.C.at
the end of this month, and
unfortunately, it seems to
be one of the best-kept
secrets around. The
meeting is titled a **World-
Wide Conference of Indig-
enous Peoples’’, and is
scheduled for the week of
October 27-31, to take place
at the former residential
school in Port Alberni. The
conference will be a once-
in-a-lifetime opportunity
for B.C.native people to
meet native people from
other countries who, like
ourselves, are now a
minority in their own
homeland. It will also be a
unique opportunity to learn
how other native people
deal with some of the same
problems we face right
here. Although it is
expected that the news
media will pick up the story
as the date of the confer-
ence approaches, there has
been virtually no publicity
concerning the conference
as of this date.

A total of 19 countries
have confirmed their atten
dance at the conference.
The countries and native
peoples to be represented
will include Indians and
Inuit from the United States
and Canada, Indians from
Central and South America
(Argentina, Bolivia, Colom-
bia, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Pan-
ama, Paraguay. Peru, and
Venezuela), Aborigines
from Australia, Maoris

from New Zealand, Inuits
from Denmark (Greenland)
and Lapplanders from. Fin-
land, Norway, and Sweden

It is not yet known
whether anyone’ will be
representing Brazil at the
conference, because of the
touchy political situation
that exists
regard to native people.

Unfortunately, there will
be definitely no represen-
tation from native people in
any of the Asian countries,
nor from any of the South
Pacific island countries.

Each country will send
three delegates to the
conference, making a total
of 57 official delegates.
The three delegate limit
has caused some problems,
particularly in the represen
tation of native people from

the South American count-

‘ties. Like Canada, many of
the South American count-
ries have many different
Indian Nations within their
borders, and most of the
Indian Nations there have
not integrated or been
assimilated into the surr-
ounding society to the same
extent as the native people
in Canada and the United
States have, and have
maintained their own ident-
ity and independence to-a
much greater degree.
Representation to a confer-
ence like this, then, is very
important to these groups,
and they strongly object
when their Indian Nation is
not represented in their
country’s: official delega-
tion.

there with.

It is expected that
George Manuel from the
National Indian Brother-
hood, Gloria George from
the Native Council of
Canada, and a representa-
tive from the Inuit Tapirisat
of Canada will be represen-
ting Canada at the conf-
erence.

- The National Indian Bro-
therhood has the responsi-
bility of organizing the
conference, which came
about as a result of George
Manuel’s travels to Africa,
Europe, Australia, South
America, and his meetings
with the native leaders in
those countries. Several

Photo showing first, hope

countries were represented
ata prepatory meeting held
in Guyana, South America
in 1974, to plan an agenda
for the conference.

The week-long confer-
ence will be split into
workshops dealing with
seven different subject
areas. The subjects under
discussion will include:
1)Representation at the
United Nations and General
International Awareness.
2)A World Council of
Indigenous Peoples’ Char-
ter. 3)Social, Economic,
and Political Justice. 4)Re-
tention of Cultural Identity.
S)Retention of Lands and

THOSE WERE THE DAYS





fu

ily not the last

Natural Resources. 6)Pro-
tection of Environment
from Abuse and Environ-
mental Matters. The
seventh subject is some-
thing titled ‘‘Creation of
Incentive and Provision of
Facilities Prerequisite to
Qualification for Technical
and Administrative Employ
ment’’ (honest!).

Many of the delegates
will be speaking only
Spanish or another langu-
age but simultaneous trans-
lation will be provided.

A wide variety of social
and cultural events high-
lighting the native cultures
from each country will take
place each evening.



joint unity

meeting of BCANSI Board and UBCIC Council. From

left are: Mary Lou Andrews, Dan Smith, Fred House

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Wes Williams, Bill Lightbown, Jamie Sterritt, Jacob

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Stormy BCANSI meeting decides:



“Organize on tribal basis”

The BCANSI Board of

Directors met at the Vancou.

ver Indian Center on
October 4 and 5. The dates
had been purposely select
ed so the BCANSI meeting
would begin as the UBCIC
Chiefs’ Council meeting
was finishing. All nine
members of the Board were
present (C. McDonald, J.
Lanigan, B. Lightbown, R.
Poitras, R. Sterritt, N.
Sterritt, R. George, T.
Miller, D. Smith) as well as
the two Executives (F.
House, J. Sterritt). Doris
Ronnenberg, the ex-Vice-
President, also attended
the meeting along with a
number of observers.

Fred House submitted a
report of his representation
at a meeting of the Native
Council of Canada held in
Ottawa on September 24
and 25. At that meeting,
the NCC refused to restruc-
ture itself and refused to
make land claims the #1
priority, so Fred House and
Bill Lightbown, the other
BCANSI representative,
announced they were leav-
ing the meeting and would
recommend to the Board
that BCANSI permanently
withdraw from the NCC,
(At the same meeting,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba,
Alberta, and the Yukon also
walked out). At its
meeting, the Board defeat-

ed a motion to withdraw
from the NCC, feeling that
they would send representa
tives if the NCC were to
ever begin working on land
claims or aboriginal rights.
Instead of withdrawing, the
Board voted to write to the
NCC expressing their con-
cerns with the NCC’s
priorities.

The major item accepted
by the Board stated that
they ‘‘adopt policies . on
aboriginal rights and land
claims based on_ tribal
origins and blood quantum
and encourage the rejection

of the present status-non-

status terminologies at the
tribal level, in order to work
toward representation in an
organization based on that
rationale.’” The Board also
committed itself to imple-
ment the motion immediat-
ely. The rationale behind
the motion is a belief that
the land claim will be
settled on a basis of Indian
tribes or Nations and their
traditional territory. It was
felt that no progress could
be made unless the differ-
ent bands, Locals, and
individuals would unite on
a tribal basis.

The second day of the
Board meeting saw a return
to the funding issue, which
was finally resolved with a
motion to. re-affirm the

“DO OR DIE”



position taken at the June
Assembly. A decision was
made to establish an office
at the present location until
BCANSI can get free office
space somewhere else. The
Board then gave the Execu-
tives the responsibility to
make decisions concerning
expenses and submit them
to the next Board meeting.

A motion to stop printing
the NESIKA paper was
defeated, with Brian Mar-
acle then given the responsi
bility of editing the paper.
The Board also voted to
send an official delegation
of the two Executives to the
UBCIC Special Assembly in
Kamloops.

Some very heated discus
sions erupted when Jamie
Sterritt sought to clarify the
resignation of Doris Ronn-
enberg as past Vice-Presi-
dent. The matter initially
came up when it was
learned that Jamie had
never written Doris asking
for a written resignation,
stating he didn’t have ‘‘the
resources necessary to
write the letter’.

In speaking to the
Board, Doris admitted hold
ing a press conference and
publicly announcing her
resignation, but said since
she had not submitted a
written resignation, she

still was the Vice-President.
Her purpose was clearly to

begin functioning and be
reinstated as the Vice-
President again, and al-
though she did get some
support from Jamie Sterrit
and George Asp, the
majority of the Board

considered her resignation

a closed matter.

The discussion concern-
ing Doris’ resignation,
while carried out at a
higher volume and_ with

stronger language, was.

representative of the entire
meeting as the two factions
on the Board loudly and
forcefully argued their
point of view. Pleasantries
were forgotten as the
Directors engaged in a two
day verbal brawl. Oppos-
ing points of view and
strong personality clashes
eventually saw 3 of the
Directors walk out of the
meeting, forcing it to
adjourn, objecting to what
they called stalling tactics,
being practised by the
other Directors.

A meeting of the Execu-
tives on Monday the 6th,

- sought to clean up some of

the unfinished business.

Since they had been given
the authority to make the
necessary money decisions,
Fred and Jamie set out

UBCIC sets Assembly plans

The UBCIC’s Chiefs’
Council finalized their
plans for a Special General
Assembly at their meeting
on the 3rd and 4th of
October, held in Vancouver
*s Christ Church Cathedral.

Although there were ten
present, the seven council-
lors (R. Hance-Cariboo, J.
Kruger-Kootenay-Okana-
gan, M.L. Andrews-Fraser
East, S. Lucas-West Coast,
F. Walkem-Thompson-Nic-
ola, W. Williams-Lytton-Lil
looet, D. Guerin-Fraser
West)and three Executives
(Philip Paul, Bill Wilson,
Don Moses) did not consti-
tute a quorum.

The major item under
discussion was the Special
General Assembly to be
held in Kamloops. The
original dates of the 4th,
Sth, 6th, of November were
changed to the 18, 19, 20,
because they conflict with
the Nishga Conference.
Later in the meeting they
were changed to the 25,26,
27, of November as the
18-20th conflicted with the
Native Brotherhood’s Con-
vention, The Council
adopted the proposed Conf-
erence agenda, whose
theme was ‘‘Do or die.”’
George Manuel of the NIB,

and George Watts past
Executive member, indica-
ted they would be willing to

take on the roles ‘of
chairman and co-chairman,
respectively. Although

both Indian Affairs Minis-
ter Judd Buchanan and
Premier Dave Barrett are
listed on the agenda,
Buchanan has already stat-
ed he doesn’t intend to
attend and take abuse.

Instead he will send Liberal
M.P. Len Marchand in his

place. Barrett has so far
not answered the invita-
tion.

Clearly, the crucial discu
ssions and decisions will
center around the first
afternoon and the assem-
bly’s evaluation of the
Chilliwack motion to reject
funds. The role of
government funding is also
expected to take a large
share of the second day’s
discussions. In addition to
the funding issue, the other
major concern would seem
to be the structure of the
UBCIC. Judging by the
agenda, if Barrett and
Buchanan don’t show up,
there will be no one
speaking about land claims.

In other Council business
Don Moses presented his

‘*Political Survey’’, a collec
tion of Indian voting statis-
tics, and Council voted to
distribute it to all bands
and other organizations,
with others to be distribu-

ted at the Special Assembly.

Mike Lewis reported that
he and George Watts were
still working on the project
to get moral and financial
support from different chu-
rch groups.

The Council then named
George Watts and Don
Moses to continue sitting as
the UBCIC representatives
on the Special ARDA-
DREE Committee. Bill
Wilson and Joe Mathias
were later appointed to act
as UBCIC representatives
to the Board of Directors of
the Native Courtworkers
Association, with the agree
ment that they question the
structure of the Courtwork-
ers Association.

The topic of NESIKA was
discussed both days, with
the Council voting not to
mail out the paper, but to
distribute it at the Special
Assembly in Kamloops.
Their reasons for doing so
are detailed in the front
page article. They later
agreed to have the people

from the COYOTI PRINTS
and HA-SHILTH-SA
papers print the next issue
in time for the conference.

These
papers are produced by the
Cariboo District and the
West Coast District. After
some heated discussion on
Saturday, the Council re-
luctantly agreed to pay
Brian Maracle the salary
and expenses which were
owing to him.

While the Union has
about $50,000 in its Land
Claims Fund, it was men-
tioned at the Council
meeting that the expenses
involved in hosting the
Special Assembly would be
minimal. The reason they
are expected to be minimal
is because a funding
proposal was submitted to
the Secretary of State for a
grant of $50,000 to hold the
Assembly. This proposal,
submitted by Philip Paul on
behalf of the UBCIC, came
less than six months after

the motion to reject gover-

nment funds. The only
reaction so far from the
Secretary of State has been
one of surprise at the cost
of the Conference.

limits for travelling expen-
ses at 18 cents per mile and
a $25 per diem. Since there
was apparently no direction
from the Board, they set
the salary for Jamie at the
same rate as Fred, at
$1,000 per month. There
was no set salary for the
editor’s position, but Brian
Maracle, who was present,
indicated he would work at
$500 per month. The
BCANSI staff now consists
of just Fred House, Jamie
Sterritt, and Brian Maracle.
Dan Smith has finished the
closure of the office and is
no longer on staff.

The Executive then sat
down and drew up a budget
for the coming year. The
proposed budget lists ex-
penses of $92,200, and
shows the assets, less the
bills to be paid, as $53,000,
leaving BCANSI $39,200 in
the hole after one year’s
time. Included in the
budget is rent - $3,000,
Executive salaries - $24,000
travel - $15,000, national
travel - $10,000, a confer-
ence - $2,000, a fund-raiser
"s salary at $12,000, as well
as other expenses.

The Executive also deci-
ded the next meeting of the
Board will be on November
8th and 9th, probably at the
Vancouver Indian Center.

NOTICE

We understand the Del-
view Local of BCANSI has
recently pledged $750 to
the Land Claims Fund and
the Native People’s Move-
ment. They will be holding
a dance on November 21,
1975 at the Minaru Dance
Hall on Granville Avenue in’
Richmond. (Near the cop
shop and the fire hall they
tell us). Tickets are $10 a
couple and $6 single, and
everyone is invited.

If your group is holding a
fund-raising event for the
Land Claims Fund, we’ll be
happy to print details if you
send us the information
well in advance.

If you received

If you received more than
one copy of the paper,
please distribute the extra
copies to others who would
be interested in receiving
it. Then please send us the
names and addresses of the
people interested in contin-
uing to receive the paper.
If you need more copies,
just let us know, and we'll
send them out. While we
are concerned about the
money, we are more
concerned that as many
people as possible get our
message, and twice as
many people will get it at
no extra cost if each reader
would just pass this issue
on to someone else when
they are finished. So
please, pass it on.

UBCIC SPECIAL
ASSEMBLY AGENDA

PLACE: Indian Student Residence
Kamloops, B.C.

DATES: November 25-27, 1975

DAYI
9-10 Registration
10-11 Opening Prayer, Indian Elder
Welcome Address, Chief Mary Leonard
Purpose of Conference, Address by
Executive Members
Discussion and Approval of Agenda
11-12 District workshops to discuss agenda items
1:30-4 - Critical analysis of Chilliwack motion
to reject all government funding
Evaluation of the past 7 years,
re: the goals of the UBCIC
a) UBCIC Structure
b) Executive term of reference
c) Chiefs’ Council Structure
d)Administration
4-5 Open discussion and participation of non-
delegates on Conference topics.

DAY II
9-12 District workshops for discussion of
agenda items.
1:30-4 Future role of UBCIC related to:
a) DIA funding
b) provincial government policies
c) provincial committees (ARDA,
Courtworkers)
Financial support of UBCIC
Financial support of UBCIC
a) B.C. Special
b) Membership dues
c) Others
UBCIC office
a) Where should it be located
b) What kind of staff do we need

DAY III
9-10 DIA Minister Judd Buchanan,
"B.C. Indian Land Claims’’
10-11 Question and Answer period
with Buchanan
11-12 Open discussion on speech by Buchanan
1:30-2:30 Premier Dave Barrett,
“B.C. Indian Land Claims’’
2:30-3:30 Question and Answer period
3:30-5:00 Discussion on session with Barrett

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OOPS!

forgot to give David Ticoll
of the western voice credit
for taking the photos on the
Stuart-Trembleur blockade
which appear on page 1 and

In the September issue of
NESIKA, there are three
errors we would like to
correct: 1)The wonderful
picture of the old man from

Stuart-Trembleur on page 5 page 5; 3) The poem on
is incorrectly identified, his page two was _ horribly
name is Charlie Dennis, not garbled in the. lay-out

William Dennis. Sorry
about that; 2) We also

process and should read:

Death is never easy, seldom is it planned -

AIM does not go out & say, “‘Let’s kill us a man.”’
But on the Pine Ridge Reservation,

Death’s a way of life,
AIM supporters die there by guns and clubs and knife
Women in their 80’s,

Children not yet ten,

die there without warning, die with awful pain.
One a week, then two a week,

The death toll grows and grows.

How many, counting hidden bodies?

No one really knows!

The FBI ignores it, Until their own are killed.
Then suddenly and silently,

The countryside is filled

With men in khaki jackets

Carrying loaded guns

And trucks and jeeps and halftracks

And planes that carry bombs.

I guess the deaths don’t matter much

unless the body’s white.

Those who kill Red People

sleep peacefully tonight.

-Bob Bacon

Copies of the two posters shown here can be purchased
for 75 cents each, or 3 for $2.00, with the profits going to
the Land Claims Fund.