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Roberta Blackgoat's trip to
Washington, D.C., originally scheduled for Thanksgiving, 2001, was
delayed because of events related to the 11 September terrorist attacks
and subsequent anthrax detection in and around the Capitol Building.
Roberta has not been deterred from presenting her petitions and her
views to the nation's lawmakers, but recent events have necessitated her
rescheduling the event. The new target date for her presentation will be
sometime in April. A specific date has not been given, yet. SENAA will
post the specific date, when Roberta and her traveling companion have
worked out travel arrangements.
MORE PETITIONS WANTED
During Roberta Blackgoat's 2001
visit to Sweden (see details on SENAA
Sweden's site) , she distributed copies
of her newest petition of the U.S.
government, the BIA, and Peabody and announced that, after gathering
sufficient signatures, she would present them, in person, to the
Congress of the United States. Since it has become necessary to delay
the trip until April, Roberta is asking Dine'h supporters to continue
collecting signatures and mailing them to her. The more signatures the
better.
SENAA also reminds supporters
that Roberta Blackgoat is a respected Dine'h Elder who has fought long
and hard for her people. Most of you will recall that, when empty
promises fell through regarding Kee Shay's legal expenses for his
Exclusion Hearing, Roberta loaned Kee Shay the money for his attorney
fees in order to ensure that his expenses were paid, giving SENAA the
time necessary to generate the funds, which we repaid to Roberta
Blackgoat. Roberta Blackgoat is a woman of honor. As a woman dedicated
to her people, she deserves our help. SENAA asks all Dine'h supporters
who are able to please help Roberta fulfill this important undertaking.
Gather as many signatures as you can and mail them to Roberta between
now and April 1st.
Roberta's petition can be found
on and printed from SENAA
Sweden's web site.
TRAVEL EXPENSE DONATIONS
WELCOME
If you are able and would like to help Roberta with round trip
travel and lodging expenses for her journey, contributions should be
mailed directly to Roberta Blackgoat at the address at the bottom of
this page.
NOTICE:
All contributions should be
mailed DIRECTLY to either Roberta Blackgoat or to SENAA International.
These are the ONLY authorized recipients of funds for this project. If
anyone else claims to be authorized by Roberta Blackgoat or anyone else
to receive funds for her travel to Washington, D.C., their claims are
false and should be reported to SENAA International at once. Mailing
addresses are given at the end of this announcement.
SENAA would rather see
contributions mailed directly to Roberta Blackgoat. If you send funds to
Roberta directly, please include a note to let Roberta know that your
contribution is to go toward transportation, food, and lodging for her
trip to Washington, D.C. SENAA asks, too, that you e-mail us at senaa@senaa.org
and let us know how much you have contributed, so we will know
when Roberta's needs have been met.
If you wish to receive a tax
deduction for your contribution, SENAA International is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization. To receive the deduction, your contribution will
have to come through our bank account. SENAA cannot issue a receipt for
Contributions going directly to Roberta Blackgoat. SENAA issues receipts
by return mail for all contributions coming through our account.
MAILING ADDRESSES:
Roberta Blackgoat
P.O. Box 349
Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039-0349
USA
SENAA International
Roberta Blackgoat Fund
2324 Georgetown Road, NW, No. 602
Cleveland, TN 37311-1268
USA
On behalf of SENAA International, SENAA
West, SENAA Europe, and SENAA Sweden, thank you for your
continuing support of Roberta Blackgoat and all Dine'h at Black Mesa..
If you have any further questions about
Roberta Blackgoat's planned trip to Washington, D.C., please contact Al
Swilling at al@senaa.org
or at senaa@senaa.org
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