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| Racism against Native Americans in U.P. RE: The bluntness of the conversations and life | Posted on Dec 13 2007 at 1:48pm by |
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You are both correct landscraggz and watersmeet1, As a longtime news reporter in the Upper Peninsula with extensive family ties to northern Michigan, I can tell you racism against Native Americans up here is widely under-reported by the media. Some members of the U.P. media want to deny it exists or say its minor. When in fact it's entrenched. I feel some of the racism is due more to lack of knowledge and education rather than actual hatred. Although, U.P. residents who truly believe that racism doesn't exist in would be shocked what is said by some whites in their local bar - when they are sure cameras are not rolling. U.P. land and fishing rights issues are among the hot topics that divide the two races. For example, I believe the Nimrod coach forgot about or overlooked the achievement of the Native American player - but was reminded when his son approached the same milestone. The disparity of media local coverage aside, it was obvious that the separate awards ceremonies were noticeably different in timing and enthusiasm or lack thereof. Only the coach knows in his heart whether he used his influence or contacts to obtain news coverage for his son but did not do the same for the Native American player As volunteer media advisor for the Upper Peninsula based non-profit Turtle Island Project, it's been a challenge to get the media to publish our goals - one of the main objectives is addressing racism against First Nations peoples in Michigan's pristine U.P. While based in Munising along Lake Superior, the Turtle Island Project (TIP) works with tribes across the U.S. For example, this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007 is the second TIP free benefit concert for the White Buffalo Calf Womans Society in Mission, South Dakota - the first and oldest domestic violence shelter on an American Indian reservation. This concert will help address the shocking number of teen suicides on that Lakota reservation that is also under-reported by the mainstream media (18 deaths, 500 attempted suicides in the past two years). The Dec. 15 concert is in Munising. The first was held in August 2007 when two U.P. folk bands - White Water and Duo Borealis - traveled to South Dakota. Since that event three more Rosebud teen have killed themselves. TIP will hold its second Native American Roundtable and National Conference in August 2008 with well-known Native American leaders from around the country. All TIP events are free. Everyone is invited, although we ask First Nations peoples to set the agenda without interference from whites. The TIP founders are Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard of Munising, MI, a Lutheran pastor who has served in many locations including Chicago and the Virgin Islands; and Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Indiana, a Chicago Theological Seminary research professor and an United Church of Christ minister. For more information or contact info for the TIP founders call 906-475-5068 or email: TurtleIslandProject@charter.net TIP plans and goals are too numerous to mention here, so please check out our websites/videos. Turtle Island Project main website: http://www.turtleislandproject.org http://groups.msn.com/WhisperingTurtle http://turtleislandproject.wordpress.com/ ----- Turtle Island TV - Video sites: (blipTV) http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv/ (youtube) http://www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse (myspace) http://www.myspace.com/TurtleIslandProject Non-profit MI Turtle Island Project main website: [www.turtleislandproject.org] TIP MSN website: [groups.msn.com] TIP blog/news stories on WordPress: [turtleislandproject.wordpress.com] Turtle Island TV videos on bliptv: [turtleislandtv.blip.tv] TIP TV on youtube: [www.youtube.com] Turtle Island Project myspace page: [www.myspace.com] Important TIP videos on racism: TIP founder warns meeting of religious scholars about consequences of racism/spiritual terrorism against Native Americans in August 2007: http://blip.tv/file/337645/ TIP founder on bordertown racism on Native America Calling national radio talk show in August 2007: Part 1: http://blip.tv/file/373938 Part 2: http://blip.tv/file/373914 Report on first TIP Native American roundtable in U.P. in Sept. 2007: http://blip.tv/file/397295 Racism warning by TIP founder at spirit scholar conference: [blip.tv] NA Calling radio show on bordertown racism pt. 1: [blip.tv] NA Calling radio show on bordertown racism pt. 2: [blip.tv] First TIP Native American Roundtable in Sept. 2007: [blip.tv] Upper Peninsula religious leaders from 9 faith traditions with 140 churches/temples are concerned about the racism against Native Americans and the environment. I am also the volunteer media advisor for two other non-profit U.P. projects involving these religious leaders, Native Americans, the environment and racism. The Manoomin Project (Native American guides teach at-risk teens about racism and other social issues while restoring/planting wild rice in the U.P.): http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416108 http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/wildrice2007.html The Earth Keeper Initiative: http://www.lakesuperior.com/online/295/295award.html http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/lsmagazine07.html Videos on both projects: http://earthkeepers.blip.tv/ http://www.youtube.com/yoopernewsman Indian Country Today story on wild rice project in U.P.: [www.indiancountry.com] Fourth planting of U.P. wild rice held in Nov. 2007: [www.cedartreeinstitute.org] Earth Keepers projects honored by Lake Superior Magazine in Nov. 2007: [www.lakesuperior.com] Earth Keepers honored and history of projects: [www.cedartreeinstitute.org] Earth Keeper TV on bliptv: [earthkeepers.blip.tv] Earth Keeper Televison/videos on youtube: [www.youtube.com] | |
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| Racism against Native Americans in U.P. RE: The bluntness of the conversations and life | Posted on Dec 13 2007 at 1:48pm by |
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You are both correct landscraggz and watersmeet1, As a longtime news reporter in the Upper Peninsula with extensive family ties to northern Michigan, I can tell you racism against Native Americans up here is widely under-reported by the media. Some members of the U.P. media want to deny it exists or say its minor. When in fact it's entrenched. I feel some of the racism is due more to lack of knowledge and education rather than actual hatred. Although, U.P. residents who truly believe that racism doesn't exist in would be shocked what is said by some whites in their local bar - when they are sure cameras are not rolling. U.P. land and fishing rights issues are among the hot topics that divide the two races. For example, I believe the Nimrod coach forgot about or overlooked the achievement of the Native American player - but was reminded when his son approached the same milestone. The disparity of media local coverage aside, it was obvious that the separate awards ceremonies were noticeably different in timing and enthusiasm or lack thereof. Only the coach knows in his heart whether he used his influence or contacts to obtain news coverage for his son but did not do the same for the Native American player As volunteer media advisor for the Upper Peninsula based non-profit Turtle Island Project, it's been a challenge to get the media to publish our goals - one of the main objectives is addressing racism against First Nations peoples in Michigan's pristine U.P. While based in Munising along Lake Superior, the Turtle Island Project (TIP) works with tribes across the U.S. For example, this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007 is the second TIP free benefit concert for the White Buffalo Calf Womans Society in Mission, South Dakota - the first and oldest domestic violence shelter on an American Indian reservation. This concert will help address the shocking number of teen suicides on that Lakota reservation that is also under-reported by the mainstream media (18 deaths, 500 attempted suicides in the past two years). The Dec. 15 concert is in Munising. The first was held in August 2007 when two U.P. folk bands - White Water and Duo Borealis - traveled to South Dakota. Since that event three more Rosebud teen have killed themselves. TIP will hold its second Native American Roundtable and National Conference in August 2008 with well-known Native American leaders from around the country. All TIP events are free. Everyone is invited, although we ask First Nations peoples to set the agenda without interference from whites. The TIP founders are Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard of Munising, MI, a Lutheran pastor who has served in many locations including Chicago and the Virgin Islands; and Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Indiana, a Chicago Theological Seminary research professor and an United Church of Christ minister. For more information or contact info for the TIP founders call 906-475-5068 or email: TurtleIslandProject@charter.net TIP plans and goals are too numerous to mention here, so please check out our websites/videos. Turtle Island Project main website: http://www.turtleislandproject.org http://groups.msn.com/WhisperingTurtle http://turtleislandproject.wordpress.com/ ----- Turtle Island TV - Video sites: (blipTV) http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv/ (youtube) http://www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse (myspace) http://www.myspace.com/TurtleIslandProject Non-profit MI Turtle Island Project main website: [www.turtleislandproject.org] TIP MSN website: [groups.msn.com] TIP blog/news stories on WordPress: [turtleislandproject.wordpress.com] Turtle Island TV videos on bliptv: [turtleislandtv.blip.tv] TIP TV on youtube: [www.youtube.com] Turtle Island Project myspace page: [www.myspace.com] Important TIP videos on racism: TIP founder warns meeting of religious scholars about consequences of racism/spiritual terrorism against Native Americans in August 2007: http://blip.tv/file/337645/ TIP founder on bordertown racism on Native America Calling national radio talk show in August 2007: Part 1: http://blip.tv/file/373938 Part 2: http://blip.tv/file/373914 Report on first TIP Native American roundtable in U.P. in Sept. 2007: http://blip.tv/file/397295 Racism warning by TIP founder at spirit scholar conference: [blip.tv] NA Calling radio show on bordertown racism pt. 1: [blip.tv] NA Calling radio show on bordertown racism pt. 2: [blip.tv] First TIP Native American Roundtable in Sept. 2007: [blip.tv] Upper Peninsula religious leaders from 9 faith traditions with 140 churches/temples are concerned about the racism against Native Americans and the environment. I am also the volunteer media advisor for two other non-profit U.P. projects involving these religious leaders, Native Americans, the environment and racism. The Manoomin Project (Native American guides teach at-risk teens about racism and other social issues while restoring/planting wild rice in the U.P.): http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416108 http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/wildrice2007.html The Earth Keeper Initiative: http://www.lakesuperior.com/online/295/295award.html http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/lsmagazine07.html Videos on both projects: http://earthkeepers.blip.tv/ http://www.youtube.com/yoopernewsman Indian Country Today story on wild rice project in U.P.: [www.indiancountry.com] Fourth planting of U.P. wild rice held in Nov. 2007: [www.cedartreeinstitute.org] Earth Keepers projects honored by Lake Superior Magazine in Nov. 2007: [www.lakesuperior.com] Earth Keepers honored and history of projects: [www.cedartreeinstitute.org] Earth Keeper TV on bliptv: [earthkeepers.blip.tv] Earth Keeper Televison/videos on youtube: [www.youtube.com] | |
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| Racism against Native Americans in U.P. RE: The bluntness of the conversations and life | Posted on Dec 13 2007 at 1:48pm by |
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You are both correct landscraggz and watersmeet1, As a longtime news reporter in the Upper Peninsula with extensive family ties to northern Michigan, I can tell you racism against Native Americans up here is widely under-reported by the media. Some members of the U.P. media want to deny it exists or say its minor. When in fact it's entrenched. I feel some of the racism is due more to lack of knowledge and education rather than actual hatred. Although, U.P. residents who truly believe that racism doesn't exist in would be shocked what is said by some whites in their local bar - when they are sure cameras are not rolling. U.P. land and fishing rights issues are among the hot topics that divide the two races. For example, I believe the Nimrod coach forgot about or overlooked the achievement of the Native American player - but was reminded when his son approached the same milestone. The disparity of media local coverage aside, it was obvious that the separate awards ceremonies were noticeably different in timing and enthusiasm or lack thereof. Only the coach knows in his heart whether he used his influence or contacts to obtain news coverage for his son but did not do the same for the Native American player As volunteer media advisor for the Upper Peninsula based non-profit Turtle Island Project, it's been a challenge to get the media to publish our goals - one of the main objectives is addressing racism against First Nations peoples in Michigan's pristine U.P. While based in Munising along Lake Superior, the Turtle Island Project (TIP) works with tribes across the U.S. For example, this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007 is the second TIP free benefit concert for the White Buffalo Calf Womans Society in Mission, South Dakota - the first and oldest domestic violence shelter on an American Indian reservation. This concert will help address the shocking number of teen suicides on that Lakota reservation that is also under-reported by the mainstream media (18 deaths, 500 attempted suicides in the past two years). The Dec. 15 concert is in Munising. The first was held in August 2007 when two U.P. folk bands - White Water and Duo Borealis - traveled to South Dakota. Since that event three more Rosebud teen have killed themselves. TIP will hold its second Native American Roundtable and National Conference in August 2008 with well-known Native American leaders from around the country. All TIP events are free. Everyone is invited, although we ask First Nations peoples to set the agenda without interference from whites. The TIP founders are Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard of Munising, MI, a Lutheran pastor who has served in many locations including Chicago and the Virgin Islands; and Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Indiana, a Chicago Theological Seminary research professor and an United Church of Christ minister. For more information or contact info for the TIP founders call 906-475-5068 or email: TurtleIslandProject@charter.net TIP plans and goals are too numerous to mention here, so please check out our websites/videos. Turtle Island Project main website: http://www.turtleislandproject.org http://groups.msn.com/WhisperingTurtle http://turtleislandproject.wordpress.com/ ----- Turtle Island TV - Video sites: (blipTV) http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv/ (youtube) http://www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse (myspace) http://www.myspace.com/TurtleIslandProject Non-profit MI Turtle Island Project main website: [www.turtleislandproject.org] TIP MSN website: [groups.msn.com] TIP blog/news stories on WordPress: [turtleislandproject.wordpress.com] Turtle Island TV videos on bliptv: [turtleislandtv.blip.tv] TIP TV on youtube: [www.youtube.com] Turtle Island Project myspace page: [www.myspace.com] Important TIP videos on racism: TIP founder warns meeting of religious scholars about consequences of racism/spiritual terrorism against Native Americans in August 2007: http://blip.tv/file/337645/ TIP founder on bordertown racism on Native America Calling national radio talk show in August 2007: Part 1: http://blip.tv/file/373938 Part 2: http://blip.tv/file/373914 Report on first TIP Native American roundtable in U.P. in Sept. 2007: http://blip.tv/file/397295 Racism warning by TIP founder at spirit scholar conference: [blip.tv] NA Calling radio show on bordertown racism pt. 1: [blip.tv] NA Calling radio show on bordertown racism pt. 2: [blip.tv] First TIP Native American Roundtable in Sept. 2007: [blip.tv] Upper Peninsula religious leaders from 9 faith traditions with 140 churches/temples are concerned about the racism against Native Americans and the environment. I am also the volunteer media advisor for two other non-profit U.P. projects involving these religious leaders, Native Americans, the environment and racism. The Manoomin Project (Native American guides teach at-risk teens about racism and other social issues while restoring/planting wild rice in the U.P.): http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416108 http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/wildrice2007.html The Earth Keeper Initiative: http://www.lakesuperior.com/online/295/295award.html http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/lsmagazine07.html Videos on both projects: http://earthkeepers.blip.tv/ http://www.youtube.com/yoopernewsman Indian Country Today story on wild rice project in U.P.: [www.indiancountry.com] Fourth planting of U.P. wild rice held in Nov. 2007: [www.cedartreeinstitute.org] Earth Keepers projects honored by Lake Superior Magazine in Nov. 2007: [www.lakesuperior.com] Earth Keepers honored and history of projects: [www.cedartreeinstitute.org] Earth Keeper TV on bliptv: [earthkeepers.blip.tv] Earth Keeper Televison/videos on youtube: [www.youtube.com] | |
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| Racism against Native Americans in U.P. RE: The bluntness of the conversations and life | Posted on Dec 13 2007 at 1:48pm by |
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You are both correct landscraggz and watersmeet1, As a longtime news reporter in the Upper Peninsula with extensive family ties to northern Michigan, I can tell you racism against Native Americans up here is widely under-reported by the media. Some members of the U.P. media want to deny it exists or say its minor. When in fact it's entrenched. I feel some of the racism is due more to lack of knowledge and education rather than actual hatred. Although, U.P. residents who truly believe that racism doesn't exist in would be shocked what is said by some whites in their local bar - when they are sure cameras are not rolling. U.P. land and fishing rights issues are among the hot topics that divide the two races. For example, I believe the Nimrod coach forgot about or overlooked the achievement of the Native American player - but was reminded when his son approached the same milestone. The disparity of media local coverage aside, it was obvious that the separate awards ceremonies were noticeably different in timing and enthusiasm or lack thereof. Only the coach knows in his heart whether he used his influence or contacts to obtain news coverage for his son but did not do the same for the Native American player As volunteer media advisor for the Upper Peninsula based non-profit Turtle Island Project, it's been a challenge to get the media to publish our goals - one of the main objectives is addressing racism against First Nations peoples in Michigan's pristine U.P. While based in Munising along Lake Superior, the Turtle Island Project (TIP) works with tribes across the U.S. For example, this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007 is the second TIP free benefit concert for the White Buffalo Calf Womans Society in Mission, South Dakota - the first and oldest domestic violence shelter on an American Indian reservation. This concert will help address the shocking number of teen suicides on that Lakota reservation that is also under-reported by the mainstream media (18 deaths, 500 attempted suicides in the past two years). The Dec. 15 concert is in Munising. The first was held in August 2007 when two U.P. folk bands - White Water and Duo Borealis - traveled to South Dakota. Since that event three more Rosebud teen have killed themselves. TIP will hold its second Native American Roundtable and National Conference in August 2008 with well-known Native American leaders from around the country. All TIP events are free. Everyone is invited, although we ask First Nations peoples to set the agenda without interference from whites. The TIP founders are Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard of Munising, MI, a Lutheran pastor who has served in many locations including Chicago and the Virgin Islands; and Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Indiana, a Chicago Theological Seminary research professor and an United Church of Christ minister. For more information or contact info for the TIP founders call 906-475-5068 or email: TurtleIslandProject@charter.net TIP plans and goals are too numerous to mention here, so please check out our websites/videos. Turtle Island Project main website: http://www.turtleislandproject.org http://groups.msn.com/WhisperingTurtle http://turtleislandproject.wordpress.com/ ----- Turtle Island TV - Video sites: (blipTV) http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv/ (youtube) http://www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse (myspace) http://www.myspace.com/TurtleIslandProject Non-profit MI Turtle Island Project main website: [www.turtleislandproject.org] TIP MSN website: [groups.msn.com] TIP blog/news stories on WordPress: [turtleislandproject.wordpress.com] Turtle Island TV videos on bliptv: [turtleislandtv.blip.tv] TIP TV on youtube: [www.youtube.com] Turtle Island Project myspace page: [www.myspace.com] Important TIP videos on racism: TIP founder warns meeting of religious scholars about consequences of racism/spiritual terrorism against Native Americans in August 2007: http://blip.tv/file/337645/ TIP founder on bordertown racism on Native America Calling national radio talk show in August 2007: Part 1: http://blip.tv/file/373938 Part 2: http://blip.tv/file/373914 Report on first TIP Native American roundtable in U.P. in Sept. 2007: http://blip.tv/file/397295 Racism warning by TIP founder at spirit scholar conference: [blip.tv] NA Calling radio show on bordertown racism pt. 1: [blip.tv] NA Calling radio show on bordertown racism pt. 2: [blip.tv] First TIP Native American Roundtable in Sept. 2007: [blip.tv] Upper Peninsula religious leaders from 9 faith traditions with 140 churches/temples are concerned about the racism against Native Americans and the environment. I am also the volunteer media advisor for two other non-profit U.P. projects involving these religious leaders, Native Americans, the environment and racism. The Manoomin Project (Native American guides teach at-risk teens about racism and other social issues while restoring/planting wild rice in the U.P.): http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416108 http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/wildrice2007.html The Earth Keeper Initiative: http://www.lakesuperior.com/online/295/295award.html http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/lsmagazine07.html Videos on both projects: http://earthkeepers.blip.tv/ http://www.youtube.com/yoopernewsman Indian Country Today story on wild rice project in U.P.: [www.indiancountry.com] Fourth planting of U.P. wild rice held in Nov. 2007: [www.cedartreeinstitute.org] Earth Keepers projects honored by Lake Superior Magazine in Nov. 2007: [www.lakesuperior.com] Earth Keepers honored and history of projects: [www.cedartreeinstitute.org] Earth Keeper TV on bliptv: [earthkeepers.blip.tv] Earth Keeper Televison/videos on youtube: [www.youtube.com] | |
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