http://www.republicoflakotah.com The Official Republic of Lakotah Web Site Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:26:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Copyright © 2009 · Republic of Lakotah · 444 Crazy Horse Drive · Box 99 · Lakotah, SD. 57772 · 605-867-1111 info@republicoflakotah.com (Republic of Lakotah - Mitakuye Oyasin) info@republicoflakotah.com (Republic of Lakotah - Mitakuye Oyasin) posts 1440 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/images/RoL_logosquare4.jpg http://www.republicoflakotah.com 144 144 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?feed=podcast The Official Republic of Lakotah Web Site Republic of Lakotah - Mitakuye Oyasin Republic of Lakotah - Mitakuye Oyasin info@republicoflakotah.com no clean http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2010/massive-sioux-indian-reservation-battles-snow-with-3-ploughs/ http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2010/massive-sioux-indian-reservation-battles-snow-with-3-ploughs/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:35:55 +0000 admin http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?p=2493 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2010/massive-sioux-indian-reservation-battles-snow-with-3-ploughs/feed/ 0 00:01:01 By Denis Campbell As we have seen in the blizzards in Washington and New York 100s of crews of snowploughs and front-end loaders work feverishly to ... By Denis Campbell As we have seen in the blizzards in Washington and New York 100s of crews of snowploughs and front-end loaders work feverishly to open roads, airports and railway tracks. But, what if you lived in the Cheyenne Sioux Indian Reservation of South Dakota and there were only three snowploughs to clear an area nearly the size of Connecticut? Most of the reservation is covered with rural 2-lane asphalt and dirt roads that even this meagre snow removal equipment cannot reach because of the drifts. Their only hope is for the temperature to rise above freezing. If 8,000 telephone poles snapped in Potomac, Westchester, or Greenwich, crews would work 24/7 to restore power. Yet many in the Cheyenne Sioux Reservation have been without power or heat for more than five days. They daily brave temperatures and wind chills of -19◦. “Many people have died, not only of exposure but of complications from sugar diabetes,” said Russell Means, Chairman of the Lakota Republic. “Diabetes is an epidemic on Indian Reservations,” he continued “and in rural areas of Sioux country the reservations are very isolated.” We take for granted that the snowploughs will be there to clear our roadways, yet those living on the reservation died because they could not get out of their driveway to transport loved ones to kidney dialysis centres. Heart attacks and exposure claimed even those with cars to transport loved ones, because the snow trapped them in their homes. And forget 911, it does not exist. Nearly everyone is without heat or electricity. Russell Means’ daughter called from her home 200-miles away asking to borrow a generator, but it was stolen. When asked what the most pressing immediate needs were, his reply was: “come out, come on out, the whole Congress should come and check. We definitely need the funds, The Bureau of Indian Affairs needs the funds, the tribes need the funds just for snow removal and emergency equipment. THAT WOULD SAVE LIVES. Then we need adequate healthcare.” Generous Americans sent millions to Haiti, New Orleans and Texas when disasters struck sending shockwaves through the media. Yet here is an ongoing, some would say daily, tragedy that affect millions of Americans. They live under the control of a broken federal agency, The Bureau of Indian Affairs, with 85% unemployment, record levels of alcoholism, Type 2 diabetes and unspeakable poverty. As Keith Olbermann of MSNBC’s Countdown said, “this tragedy is 450 miles from Minneapolis.” Russell Means described it more aptly as “genocide of the Indian people.” It certainly is, at minimum, gross neglect that entire tribes across massive state-sized territories have people freezing inside their paper thin walled and ill-equipped homes, dying from both exposure and CO2 asphyxiation from bad propane heaters. Massive Sioux Indian Reservation Battles Snow with 3 Ploughs Posted on 10 February 2010 by Denis Campbell Denis Campbell is the American Editor of UK Progressive. He is a political and business pundit contributor to both BBC television and radio. Denis specializes in translating the American electoral and governing process for UK and EU audiences and vice versa, contributing regularly on UK elections and issues to the Huffington Post. He has contributed to newspapers and magazines around the globe. In his “spare” time, he is managing director of Target Point Ltd focused on social media, communication strategy, leveraging technology, corporate change and building world class selling organisations. Denis has lived in the EU since 1998. News info@republicoflakotah.com clean no http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-with-dr-katherine-albrecht/ http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-with-dr-katherine-albrecht/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:33:37 +0000 admin1 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?p=2158 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-with-dr-katherine-albrecht/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Russell Means talks of his history of activism, the trading liberation for civil rights, and the move from a productive to a consumer society. They speak, ... Russell Means talks of his history of activism, the trading liberation for civil rights, and the move from a productive to a consumer society. They speak, as well, of the repeating of mistakes of empire, and take calls from listeners concerning Indian Herritage and how Puritan thought constructs tie in with the Doctrine of Discovery. All this and more in this hour long program. Doctrine of Discovery: The edict of Pope Nicholas in 1452, directed King Alfonso to "capture, vanquish, and subdue the saracens, pagans, and other enemies of Christ," to "put them into perpetual slavery," and "to take all their possessions and property." For a brief and informative look at the Doctrine of Discovery, visit the link below: http://ili.nativeweb.org/sdrm_art.html Media info@republicoflakotah.com no no http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-and-tazz-paula-matriarchy/ http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-and-tazz-paula-matriarchy/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:26:56 +0000 admin1 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?p=1854 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-and-tazz-paula-matriarchy/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Tazz & Paula Show In advance of the Conspiracy Conference in Santa Clara, California, Russell Means talks with Tazz & Paula about the Feminity Olympics, the ... Tazz & Paula Show In advance of the Conspiracy Conference in Santa Clara, California, Russell Means talks with Tazz & Paula about the Feminity Olympics, the Holy Roman Catholic Church's work against women, as well as the colonized blindness that fogs the sight of those brutalized by empire. He speaks as well of the frightening realities experienced by indigenous peoples today and what changes are to come with the climate in this hour long interview. Click triangle below to play program Media info@republicoflakotah.com no no http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-james-martinez-on-indian-culture-the-dissolving-of-the-us/ http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-james-martinez-on-indian-culture-the-dissolving-of-the-us/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:06:28 +0000 admin1 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?p=1794 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-james-martinez-on-indian-culture-the-dissolving-of-the-us/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Russell Means and James Martinez speak of the T.R.E.A.T.Y. School, We Shall Remain and news regarding the Republic of Lakotah. They speak as well ... Russell Means and James Martinez speak of the T.R.E.A.T.Y. School, We Shall Remain and news regarding the Republic of Lakotah. They speak as well of the coming dollar collapse, the rising tide of debts and the t-bill robbery of American Land in this hour long program. (click triangle below to play program) The following is a critique which first appeared on Oyate.org, discussing the myths and truths of the first Thanksgiving, prominently ignored in We Shall Remain: Deconstructing the Myths of “The First Thanksgiving” by Judy Dow (Abenaki) and Beverly Slapin Revised 06/12/06 What is it about the story of “The First Thanksgiving” that makes it essential to be taught in virtually every grade from preschool through high school? What is it about the story that is so seductive? Why has it become an annual elementary school tradition to hold Thanksgiving pageants, with young children dressing up in paper-bag costumes and feather-duster headdresses and marching around the schoolyard? Why is it seen as necessary for fake “pilgrims” and fake “Indians” (portrayed by real children, many of whom are Indian) to sit down every year to a fake feast, acting out fake scenarios and reciting fake dialogue about friendship? And why do teachers all over the country continue (for the most part, unknowingly) to perpetuate this myth year after year after year? Is it because as Americans we have a deep need to believe that the soil we live on and the country on which it is based was founded on integrity and cooperation? This belief would help contradict any feelings of guilt that could haunt us when we look at our role in more recent history in dealing with other indigenous peoples in other countries. If we dare to give up the “myth” we may have to take responsibility for our actions both concerning indigenous peoples of this land as well as those brought to this land in violation of everything that makes us human. The realization of these truths untold might crumble the foundation of what many believe is a true democracy. As good people, can we be strong enough to learn the truths of our collective past? Can we learn from our mistakes? This would be our hope. We offer these myths and facts to assist students, parents and teachers in thinking critically about this holiday, and deconstructing what we have been taught about the history of this continent and the world. (Note: We have based our “fact” sections in large part on the research, both published and unpublished, that Abenaki scholar Margaret M. Bruchac developed in collaboration with the Wampanoag Indian Program at Plimoth Plantation. We thank Marge for her generosity. We thank Doris Seale and Lakota Harden for their support.) Myth #1: “The First Thanksgiving” occurred in 1621. Fact: No one knows when the “first” thanksgiving occurred. People have been giving thanks for as long as people have existed. Indigenous nations all over the world have celebrations of the harvest that come from very old traditions; for Native peoples, thanksgiving comes not once a year, but every day, for all the gifts of life. To refer to the harvest feast of 1621 as “The First Thanksgiving” disappears Indian peoples in the eyes of non-Native children. Myth #2: The people who came across the ocean on the Mayflower were called Pilgrims. Fact: The Plimoth settlers did not refer to themselves as “Pilgrims.” Pilgrims are people who travel for religious reasons, such as Muslims who make a pilgrimage to Mecca. Most of those who arrived here from England were religious dissidents who had broken away from the Church of England. They called themselves “Saints”; others called them “Separatists.” Some of the settlers were “Puritans,” dissidents but not separatists who wanted to “purify” the Church. It wasn’t until around the time of the American Revolution that the name “Pilgrims” came to be associated with the Plimoth settlers, and the “Pi Media, T.R.E.A.T.Y. School info@republicoflakotah.com clean no http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-bill-clade-article-vi-fraud-matriarchy-empire/ http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-bill-clade-article-vi-fraud-matriarchy-empire/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 00:46:49 +0000 admin1 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?p=1647 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-bill-clade-article-vi-fraud-matriarchy-empire/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Bill Clade & Russell Means discuss The Republic of Lakotah's upcoming suit of the United States under Fraud in relation to Article VI of the ... Bill Clade & Russell Means discuss The Republic of Lakotah's upcoming suit of the United States under Fraud in relation to Article VI of the United States Constitution. They also talk of the inner workings and history of Matriarchy and Patriarchy on American Voices Radio. Debt, the tale of Cain & Abel and the dollar crash are also topics under discussion in this hour long program. United States Constitution Article VI: All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. Article IX: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Media info@republicoflakotah.com clean no http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/rebuliding-america-one-neighborhood-at-a-time-russell-means-with-scott-horton/ http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/rebuliding-america-one-neighborhood-at-a-time-russell-means-with-scott-horton/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 03:45:34 +0000 admin http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?p=1554 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/rebuliding-america-one-neighborhood-at-a-time-russell-means-with-scott-horton/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Russell Means in discussion with Scott Horton on topics from Corporate Farming, Establishing Neighborhood Power and the Mass Thievery known as Property Tax.  Among other ... Russell Means in discussion with Scott Horton on topics from Corporate Farming, Establishing Neighborhood Power and the Mass Thievery known as Property Tax.  Among other topics in this thirty minute interview, they speak to the imperial laboratory of Indian Reservations and how tactics perfected there have been exported to other countries, and now brought back to America itself.  (Click on the Triangle Below to play Interview) Media info@republicoflakotah.com clean no http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/spirituality-state-russell-means-bill-clade/ http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/spirituality-state-russell-means-bill-clade/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 17:14:46 +0000 admin1 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?p=1529 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/spirituality-state-russell-means-bill-clade/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Russell Means and Bill Clade talk on topics from Creation stories to conjunctions of faith & state in this hour long discussion from American Voices ... Russell Means and Bill Clade talk on topics from Creation stories to conjunctions of faith & state in this hour long discussion from American Voices Radio. Up for discussion as well is the coming demise of the American Dollar, the monetization of prisoners within the US Prison Complex and the failing arithmetic of globalization. (Click Triangle Below to Play Program) Russell Means talks with Bill Clade on American Voice Radio Network Culture info@republicoflakotah.com clean no http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-on-kuow-the-fall-of-the-dollar/ http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-on-kuow-the-fall-of-the-dollar/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:34:29 +0000 admin1 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?p=1498 http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2009/russell-means-on-kuow-the-fall-of-the-dollar/feed/ 0 00:01:01 In an hour long interview with Steve Scher, Russell Means speaks to the current economic situation and the fall of the dollar.  He speaks as ... In an hour long interview with Steve Scher, Russell Means speaks to the current economic situation and the fall of the dollar.  He speaks as well of the deceitfulness of the Federal Reserve and how the U.S. Government, in collusion with the Federal Reserve, is printing money out of nothing. Russell Means points the way out of the current debacle by calling for a return to matriarchy, rule of consensus and how, once again, small is beautiful. (click triangle below to play) http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=17239 Media info@republicoflakotah.com no no