Senate Committee on Indian Affairs & Job Training

Bravo to Rep Lynch, Stephen F. , MA; Rep Kaptur, Marcy OH; Rep Lipinski, Daniel IL; Rep Quigley, Mike IL; and Rep Shuler, Heath NC. These distinguished people had an issue and they came up with a solution. They needed (?) Native American Iron workers. Or they wanted them, or they just saw an opportunity to help some Indians in need of work. At any rate, they have begun the long legislative journey to provide a means to that end: H.R.1129.

H.R.1129
This fancy piece of social work just passed by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and they liked it. This will provide (with "available" funds) an annual grant to someone, some corporation, some entity (National Training Center?) to train Indians how to become Iron Workers and then assist them with job placement. BRAVO! BRAVO!

Why didn't anybody do this instead of the current Non-Tribal-Contractor-Friendly Cadastral Surveying Program?

We can do that? We can provide necessary training for a specific need? We don't have to accept all these non-native contractors who will hold their hand out for money every year when we NEED cadastral surveys conducted? We don't have to accept State, County, and City Surveyors who are trained as CFEDS surveyors, and who also hold the distinction of having a conflict of interest as it relates to releasing the survey information publicly, and representing entities with whom we may have border disputes, and tax disputes? Wow!

Someone should make up a bill like this to replace the horrible CFEDS program. It's only feeding contractors annual jobs on our reservations and we get nothing more than a survey from it. We aren't becoming empowered; we really are at the mercy of a bunch of people, even within the federal government who will subvert our sovereignty, or who will release our National information to several government entities that never were empowered to sign treaties with us.

I'm sure that the Senate Committe on Indian Affairs would gladly look a bill like this over and pass it along. The Tribes would.

"Think outside the box because the box probably belongs to a contractor"

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And the State Police did get involved. We'll wait and see if they can indeed cite on Federal property. It's kind of funny, you know. It's Federal property when it comes down to absolute (it's a myth) ownership, it's Federal property when they want mineral rights under it, but it's our property when we need appraisals or surveys or somebody wants to tax it.

So, is this Federal property? Can State Police cite them? What about the Tribal Court Order? Exhaustion of venues hasn't taken place, will Timmy Live through his operation? Tune in tomorrow to find out the exciting conclusion to a day in the life of some crazy Native Americans.

Kelo land news is staying on this story so check out their site.

Protest over a battle for of all things, land...

There is a protest going on right now as we speak in Marty, South Dakota home of the Ihanktowan (aka Yankton Sioux). There have been multiple arrests, including minors, as protesters seek to block front loader bulldozers from breaking ground on a new pig farm that will be occupied by thousands of pigs and their waste near a Head Start Program filled with Native children. A man was struck by the metal scoop of the front loader (which is used to excavate tons of dirt) and was medically evacuated by ambulance.

SD State Troopers have violated their jurisdiction by arresting protesters on a BIA controlled road which is considered Federal land and therefore off limits to State Agencies and Law Enforcement. It was said that the arrests of the minors and others were conducted illegally by the State Police on the Federal Road and they were escorted to State Land nearby to receive their citations and were released.

South Dakota Highway Patrol has informed the Officers that they are in fact in violation of their jurisdiction as this is being written and they are being told to stand down and not to detain anymore protesters. Dakota, Lakota and Nakota and other Native Activists including a AIM chapter are mobilizing to this spot to support and join their Indigenous Families to protect their Native children and community from this gross violation of Tribal Sovereignty and Basic Human Rights.

For More Information contact Kip Collins through his e-mail: keyawitko2676@yahoo.com

Now if that doesn't scare you what will? Arrest a minor? Yes it happens, when they do some horrible things, but protesting? I guess in some people's eyes that's a "horrible thing."

The Yankton Sioux Tribal court has already banned this pig farm from the boundaries of their reservation. I guess when you think about it, it's natural that the pig farm would go there. Nobody else wants it so go ahead Arlan Ross try putting it on that land-locked piece of fee property over there. Just step lightly mind you, if you step on Trust property getting there.....well, you're in for a heap of trouble.....Oopps, I meant, we'll arrest them there kids to keep you outta trouble.

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