From: Condor952@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:24 PM
Greetings,
A
Dineh resister is facing numerous charges against him
for trying to live and care for his livestock. The Rena
B. Lane family has lived on the western margin of the
Black Mesa geography (and within what is known today as
the "HPL") for many generations. Because they
have a strong tie to their ancestral lands, they have
never signed up for relocation benefits, or the
Accommodation Lease Agreement. Jerry Lane, a
traditionally inspired son of Rena, has had run-ins with
the BIA laws before regarding trespassing and
"illegal activites" which means using your
lands normally.
Today,
he faces more charges and he is due to appear in court
at the BIA-Hopi Agency court near Keams Canyon on the
Hopi Indian reservation. Traditional, elder resister
Rena is fearful for her son because he is the only one
caring for the livestock, firewood and hauling water. On
top of this they have an unreliable work vehicle. So, we
need folks to call, send fax, or email to the
complaining parties: the BIA-Hopi court and its law
enforcement agencies.
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-Thomas (Tom)
Davis, BIA Western Regional Office, 400 N. 5th St.,
Phoenix, AZ 86004 (602)379-600
-BIA Agent Fred
Chavez, P.O. Box 158, Keams Canyon, AZ 86034 (928)
738-2225 ext. 223 or (928) 738-2249, fax: (928) 738-5187
-BIA-Hopi
Tribal Court, (Attn: Presiding Judge) P.O. Box 156,
Keams Canyon, AZ 86034 (928) 738-5171, (fax:) (928)
738-5561
THIS IS NOT
ONLY ILLEGAL TO TAKE TOOLS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR LIVING
IN A REMOTE PLACE AND TO HAVE FIREWOOD OR TO DO
MAINTENANCE TO ONE'S HOMES OR LIVESTOCK CORRALS, BUT IT
IS A FORM OF GENOCIDE BECAUSE IT INFLICTS HARDSHIP OF
SUFFERING AND PUTTING A TRADITIONAL ELDER IN DANGER OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS AND CATCHING A SICKNESS FROM THE
WINTER COLD. THE COURT AND ITS LAW AGENCY SHOULD RETURN
THE WORK TOOLS PROMPTLY SO THAT, THE PRACTICES OF
INJUSTICES ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERAL B.I.A. RELOCATION
POLICIES CAN STOP.
THE LEGALITY OF
JURISDICTION SHOULD BE QUESTIONED AND IF SUCH
JURISDICTION IS BEING APPLIED WITH THE CONSIDERATIONS OF
HUMANE CONDITIONS? MR. JERRY LANE HAS NOT ENDANGERED ANY
OTHER TRIBAL GRAZING INTERESTS OR ANY OTHER TRIBAL LAND
OWNERSHIPS. HAS THE B.I.A.-HOPI AGENCY DONE ENOUGH
DAMAGE TO THIS FAMILY LIKE BREAKING ELDER GRANDMOTHER,
RENA'S, FINGERS AND BRUISING HER ARMS WHEN SHE TRIED TO
INTERVENE DURING AN IMPOUNDMENT OF HER LIVESTOCK A FEW
YEARS AGO? HAS THE B.I.A.-HOPI LAW ENFORCEMENT DONE
ENOUGH AFTER THE ELDER, JON LANE, PASSED AWAY DUE TO
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESSES FROM THESE TYPES OF INFLICTED
HARDSHIPS?
THE WORLD MUST
WATCH THE ROLE OF HOPI TRIBAL INTEGRITY AND THE TYPE OF
FALSE PRACTICES OF U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS. THE WORLD MUST
TAKE NOTICE TO HOW TRADITIONAL DINEH FAMILIES ARE
TARGETED BECAUSE OF THEIR STRONG TIES TO ANCESTRAL LANDS
AND THUS, INTERVENING IN PEABODY WESTERN COAL COMPANY'S
VENTURE TO EXPAND COAL MINING ON BLACK MESA. STOP THE
GENOCIDE: RETURN THE HAND TOOLS TO THE LANE FAMILY, DROP
THE CHARGES AGAINST MR. JERRY LANE, AND ALLOW THEM TO
MAINTAIN SOME DECENT FORM OF TRADITIONAL LIFESTYLE AS
ELDER MATRIARCH, RENA B. LANE, MAY SEE FIT AND
APPROPRIATE!
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Thank you for
your time, prayers and support.
(& for the
UAP, Unpopular Activist Page, October 2004)
-Bahe
Bahe Y. Katenay
Dzil'ni't'saa
de' Dineh (Dineh from Great Mountain)
Professional
Sheep Herder, Dineh Pre/Historical Researcher, Cultural
and Western Science Interpreter, and Deep Rooted
Grassroot Activist.
REPLY TO: iindon49@hotmail.com
& CC: byk@dana.ucc.nau.edu
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