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A Fight Back Position Paper On Racism And Nuclear Technology: Interrelated Threats To Humanity, Fight Back

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 5-page photocopied paper examines how uranium mining and the development of nuclear technology is impacting Native American communities. It claims that capitalism and racism continue to dehumanize the population of the United States and suggests that an educational and political campaign is needed to combat racism and unite workers.

Letter From Lynn Adams Greenwalt To Cecil Andrus, May 15, 1979, Lynn Adams Greenwalt

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed eight-page letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service was sent on May 15, 1979. The letter reviews the impact of Fish and Wildlife Service policies on Native American religious practices in light of the passage of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978. It examines conflicts with bald and golden eagle regulations, migratory bird regulations, and endangered species regulations and outlines exceptions and steps taken to comply with the Act such as religious permits and the establishment of depositories for eagle parts.

Nacs 7th Annual Conference Program, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Reflections of the Chicano Experience
May 11- May 13th, 1979
Colorado College

Rosebud Sioux Tribe Resolution No. 79-36, Edward Driving Hawk, John King Jr.

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed two-page Rosebud Sioux Tribe resolution from 1979 outlines the history of governmental administration of the Tribe and its territorial boundaries in South Dakota. It alleges that Indian voting rights, as established in Little Thunder v. the State of South Dakota, are being undermined. The resolution demands that the United States Department of Justice and the Bureau of Indian Affairs investigate these matters.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 32, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Morris, Ken. Taiwanese Students Resent China Policy
• Young, Monte, Judd, Alan. Scrubber Funds May Be Eliminated
• Carpenter, Steve. Kentucky Building Violations Found
• City Police Raid Night Spots
• Extortion Hearing Scheduled – Gerald Ragan
• Ghost of Hub Pizzeria Lives on in Lawsuit
• John Minton’s Optimism to Be Tested
• Heinze, John. Criticizes Closing
• Augusty, Jack & Joe Check. Wants New Racquetball Court
• McCord, Tom. Tug-of-war: Baptist Student Union Expansion Would Erase Landmark – Williamson House
• Gray, Karen. Pantry Added to Bookstore
• Texts Available at Exchange; Bookstore to …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 31, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Armstrong, Bryan. John Minton Becomes Interim President
• Beshear. Tom. Heart Signed to Play at Western Feb. 15
• Beshear, Tom. Student Strike, Violent Protests Force Western Teacher from Iran – Carlton Jackson
• Whitaker, David. Recent Violence Misinterpreted, Students Who Oppose Shah Say
• Herald Staff, Contributors Face Deadline
• Fish, Tim. Financial Aid Form Questions Defy Reason
• Boldrick, Gene. Defends Gene Keady
• Judd, Alan. Panel to narrow List to 20
• Judd, Alan. Regents Select John Minton
• Regent named State Commerce Head – Carroll Knicely
• Judd, Alan. Dero Downing …

Founding Declaration Of The League For Human Rights And Freedoms, League For Human Rights And Freedoms

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed two-page document, circa 1979, contains the Founding Declaration of the League for Human Rights and Freedoms based in Finland. It discusses the historical development of the recognition of basic human rights by organizations such as the United Nations and defines crimes against humanity that require intervention. It calls for cooperation with other countries striving for the same goals.

Map And Timeline Of Uranium Claims In The Lakota Nation, Unknown

American Indian Movement and Activism

This two-page typed document, circa 1979, provides a map of uranium and coal deposits, as well as existing and proposed power plants in the Lakota Nation in South Dakota. It also presents a timeline of the struggle between the Lakota people and the United States in the Black Hills region from 1856 to 1979.

Notes On Federal And State Laws Pertaining To Grave Desecration And Excavation Of Remains, Unknown

Graves Protection and Repatriation

These sixteen pages of typed notes were compiled circa 1979. They document federal and state laws and definitions pertaining to cemeteries, disinterment, removal of remains and archeological excavation. Also noted are laws dealing with historic preservation, American Indian religious freedom and right to privacy.

Campbell County - Campbell County Kentucky: History And Genealogy, Falmouth Outlook

County Histories of Kentucky

Special issue of the Falmouth Outlook published on December 15, 1978, titled "Campbell County Kentucky: History and Genealogy."

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Of The Lake Traverse Reservation Tribal Council Resolution No. 78-74, Clayton Adams, Jerry Flute

American Indian Movement and Activism

This original three-page typed document introduces Tribal Council Resolution 78-74 of the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation and charges that the Sisseton Independent School District is failing to properly educate Indian children due to prejudicial issues. It supports the Reservation Education Board in its decision to request assistance and support from the National Advisory Council on Indian Education and the National Congress of American Indians.

Testimony Of Jill Raymond Before The Senate Subcommittee On Administrative Practices And Procedures, August 24, 1978, Jill Raymond

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 15-page typed document is the witness testimony of Jill Raymond, who spoke at a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Practices and Procedures on August 24, 1978. Raymond provides a history of harassment and threats by the FBI for refusing to provide information about the whereabouts of fugitives Katherine Ann Power and Susan Saxe in 1975. She details her subsequent incarceration, without evidence, by a grand jury and the conditions in Kentucky prisons where she was held and abused. The testimony reveals how she was targeted by the FBI for her participation in socialist and feminist causes as …

Save The River: Stop Winter Navigation On The St. Lawrence, Save The River Committee

American Indian Movement and Activism

This eight-page pamphlet, titled "Save the River: Stop Winter Navigation on the St. Lawrence" was prepared by the Save the River Committee in 1978. It outlines the plans of the Seaway Development Corporation to allow winter traffic on the river between Morristown, New York and Cardinal, Ontario and discusses the potential negative environmental impacts of these plans as well as damage to tourism in the region.

Affirmation Of Sovereignty Of The Indigenous People Of The Western Hemisphere: The Longest Walk Manifesto, International Indian Treaty Conference

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 26-page typed document is billed as The Longest Walk Manifesto and was presented to the United States Congress on July 22, 1978. It recounts centuries of injustices brought against Native Americans, including treaty violations, forced relocations, sterilization and genocide. It calls for the release of political prisoners, the return of sacred objects stolen from graves, the restoration of stolen lands and war reparations. The document includes an addenda adopted by three indigenous nations as well as a statement from native women. It also contains a "Manifesto from the Algonquin Nation."

Powell County - Nature's Wonderland, Red River Recreational Guide

County Histories of Kentucky

Historical guide about history of Powell County, Kentucky and Red River Gorge published in Spring 1978.

Richard Marshall: Oglala Political Prisoner, Richard Marshall Defense Fund

American Indian Movement and Activism

This brochure was distributed by the Richard Marshall Defense Fund, circa April 1978. It provides details of the case against American Indian Movement leader Richard Marshall, convicted of the murder of Martin Montileaux in 1976. Events surrounding the case and a timeline are presented, including the FBI's manipulation of Myrtle Poor Bear as a false witness against Marshall. It also provides contact information for letters of support and solidarity.

Letter Regarding Judge William Webster, January 26, 1978, Kenneth E. Tilsen

American Indian Movement and Activism

This three-page typed letter was written by attorney Kenneth E. Tilsen on January 26, 1978 regarding the nomination of Judge William Webster as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The letter provides a history of Judge Webster's past rulings involving civil rights cases of Indian people in the Dakotas, including Wounded Knee Legal Defense Committee v. FBI, Russell Means v. Dick Wilson and United States v. Dodge. Tilsen warns that Webster is unwilling to curb FBI abuses and fails to recognize First Amendment freedoms.

Campbell County History And Genealogy, Campbell County History

County Histories of Kentucky

Special bicentennial edition of Campbell County History about the history of Campbell County published in 1978

"We Do It All For You": Carter’S Energy Plan, The Energy Corporations And Indians, Winona Laduke

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed and annotated paper, circa 1978, by activist Winona LaDuke Westigard describes how President Carter's National Energy Plan calls for an increase in nuclear-generated electricity and how this will affect Native American lands and people. It discusses practices by energy corporations, including Mobil and Exxon, that have negatively impacted tribes such as the Navajo Nation.

Is Cointelpro Dead?: Consejo Puertorriqueno Por La Paz V. Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Jose Antonio Lugo

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 8-page typed document, circa 1978, was written by Jose Antonio Lugo, an attorney for the plaintiffs in a case against the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It provides a history of FBI efforts to disrupt the Puerto Rican independence movement abroad and to intimidate any groups supporting the cause in the United States. It describes the lawsuit brought against the FBI in Washington, D.C. alleging that illegal interference was continuing despite the program being officially closed.

0210: Beatrice Malcom Ruffner Papers, 1940, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Photographic reproductions of original documents, including copies of D.A.R. lineage papers, family histories, and genealogical research. Family names include Ruffner, Hull, Gaines, Ankrom.

0214: Virgie Giles Papers, 1932-1959, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection consists of a minute book for the Parkersburg Colored Civic Welfare League covering the period from 1932-1934, a letter of thanks from a League-funded college student in Florida with 1932 minutes on the back, Virgie Giles membership card to the Ohio Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, an invitation to a charity ball, and a card announcing the opening of Giles’ “La Giles Beauty Parlor” in Parkersburg.

0240: Oswald Blaine Stewart Collection, 1941-1942, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection consists of a scrapbook of German language newspapers documenting conflicts and military operations in World War II.

Daniel Saye Hollis Papers - Accession 175, Daniel Saye Hollis

Manuscript Collection

Daniel Saye Hollis (1885-1981) was a politician and community leader from Rock Hill, SC. The Daniel Saye Hollis Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, legislative bills, reports, newspaper clippings and other material relating to Hollis’ career, term of office as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, York County politics, and the South Carolina Democratic Party. Of particular interest is a memoir entitled, “I Remember," which focuses on his early life, rural attitudes, and growing up in a southern rural community in the early 1900s. There is also some information on St. John’s United Methodist Church, Rotary Club of …

October 12, Columbus Day, Is Declared A Day Of International Solidarity With American Indians, International Indian Treaty Council, Native American Solidarity Commitee

American Indian Movement and Activism

This one-page news report encourages the international community to support the Geneva Resolution to recognize Columbus Day as the International Day of Solidarity with American Indians. It also discusses important issues facing Native people in the United States such as treaty rights, resource protection, genocide and repression.

The Problem Of Social Change As Seen In The Life And Work Of Jean Jaurès And George Sorel, Frances Boyce Glover

History Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to determine the place of the thought of Jean Jaures and Georges Sorel in the continuum of the French revolutionary search for a social and political order that would protect individual liberty and guarantee justices Biographical sketches, showing the influences that helped to shape the thought of Jaures and Sorel are followed by an analysis of their concepts of liberty and justice as the motivation for change, The major aspects of the works and careers of each are studied to determine how consistent they were. There was an underlying consistency in their thought. Both …

Letter From Robert T. Coulter To Thomas Banyacya, July 14, 1977, Robert T. Coulter

American Indian Movement and Activism

This two-page typed letter to Thomas Banyacya from attorney Robert T. Coulter is dated July 14, 1977. It discusses the effects of accepting payment from the United States for the claim made in the Indian Claims Commission for a parcel of Hopi land. The claim that was made was for money equal to the value of the Hopi land, and is not compensation for past wrongs. Coulter explains that if the monetary award is accepted, the Hopi would lose their claim to land.

Ua68/8/3/1 The Student Researcher, Vol. Iii, No. I, Phi Alpha Theta

Student Organizations

Publication of the Eta-Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta. This issue includes:

• Bussell, Judy. The Women's Suffrage Movement: 1870-1900
• Davenport, Beverly. RFK and Civil Rights "1961: It Had Only Just Begun"
• Kellems, Brady. The Election Dispute of 1876
• Lega, Mark. A.J.P. Taylor: Gadfly Historian
• Tatum, Raymond. The Hartford Convention: Those "Wise Men of the East"

Bourbon County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of place names in Bourbon County, Kentucky conducted by Robert M. Rennick in 1977.

Moscone And Milk, [Circa 1977], Associated Press

Mayor Moscone

George Moscone and Harvey Milk