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Nacs 11th Annual Conference Program, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

April 13, 14, 15 1983
Eastern Michigan University

The Introduction Of European And Asian Cultural Materials On The Alaskan And Northwest Coasts Before 1800, Herbert Kyle Beals

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis concerns the introduction of exogenous cultural materials among the native inhabitants of the Alaskan and Northwest coasts prior to the and of the 18th century. It is an investigation of the sources of these materials and the manner and chronology of their introduction. The research is based primarily on data drawn from accounts of native life by explorers and fur traders who visited the coasts of northwestern North America in the 18th century. These accounts are supplemented by ethnologic and archaeologic data collected by anthropologists in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Letter From William M. Kunstler To Bella Abzug, January 4, 1983, William M. Kunstler

American Indian Movement and Activism

This copy of a typed letter from attorney William M. Kunstler to Judge Bella Abzug was sent on January 4, 1983. Kunstler provides details on the background and character of American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks, including a timeline of his life both before his arrest in South Dakota and after fleeing to California. Kunstler explains that Banks is seeking to avoid extradition to South Dakota and now wishes to live in New York state.

Dennis Banks: His Seven Years In California, Unknown

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed document, circa 1983, outlines the activities of Dennis Banks in California from 1976-1982, prior to his move to the Onondaga Reservation in New York. It lists events that Dennis Banks helped organize, such as the first Sun Dance held in California, the "Longest Walk" protest march, the first American Indian International Arts Exposition and the Airlift of food and other supplies to Indians in Arizona and South Dakota. Many of the activities listed are related to Banks' involvement in Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 58, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Callboard
• Commentary
• Editorial Cartoon
• For the Record - arrests
• Letter to the Editor
• Opinion
• Sports

This issue contains articles:

• Ballard, Wanda & Kevin Francke. Grade-Point Averages, SAT Scores on the Rise
• Dias, Monica. Law Degrees is End of a Dream for Government Professor - Frank Neuber
• Dias, Monica. Associated Student Government, Interhall Council to Poll on Coed Housing
• Francke, Kevin. Aerobics Class Called Exercise in Exhaustion
• Payment for Towing Laudable
• Logsdon, Patti. Alibi Criticized
• Kinsner, Sandy. Following 4-Year Plan Doesn't Suit Everybody
• Shutt, Nick. Retention Plan …

Gordon Pi'ianai'a'S Review Of Wayne S. Wooden's What Price Paradise? Changing Social Patterns In Hawaii, Gordon Pi'ianai'a

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Jackie Robinson, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Jackie Robinson Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Jackie Robinson. First issued August 2, 1982, stamp No. 170 in a series.

Nacs 10th Annual Conference Program, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

March 25,26, 27, 1982
Arizona State University

Great Americans Series: Dr. Ralph Bunche, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Dr. Ralph Bunche Commemorative Stamp - Great Americans Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Dr. Ralph Bunche. First issued January 12, 1982.

Marcus Garvey And The Philosophy Of Black Pride, Sophia Teresa Skyers

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The anomalous position of black people in the United States, following the first World War, set the stage for the arrival of marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Originally formed in Jamaica in 1914, Garvey transported the UNIA to the United States as the war was drawing to a close, and quickly rose to popularity as black people responded positively to Garvey and his movement.

Centered around the philosophy of black pride, Garvey’s movement set out to give black people a sense of worthiness in their race and colour. He gave expression to the frustrations of black people …

Great Americans Series: Dr. Charles Drew, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational page for Dr. Charles Drew Commemorative Stamp - Great Americans Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Dr. Charles Drew. First issued June 3, 1981.

Climbing Learners' Hill: Benedictines At White Earth, 1878-1945, Carol J. Berg Osb

Saint Benedict’s Monastery Publications

Benedictine sisters and monks administered and staffed a boarding school on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota from 1882-1945, responding to a request from the local bishop and to the Peace Policy of President Grant. Church denominations were asked to cooperate with the government in Christianizing and “civilizing” the Indians—on and off-reservations. With significant aid from federal funds, various denominations, primarily Catholic and Protestant, built churches and schools to educate and “convert” Indians. This was done in the cause of assimilation, with most of the missionaries, lay or religious, deliberately undermining the traditional cultures. Benedictines came late to the Indian …

Nacs 9th Annual Conference Program, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

April 2-4, 1981
University of California, Riverside

First Day Of Issue Ceremony Program, Whitney Moore Young, Jr. Commemorative Stamp, United States Postal Service

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Program for Whitney Moore Young, Jr. Commemorative Stamp, First Day of Issue ceremony, held at The New York Hilton, New York, New, York. Includes stamp and first day issued postmark. Date: January 30, 1981

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Whitney Moore Young, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Whitney Moore Young Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Whitney Moore Young. First issued January 30, 1981, stamp No. 139 in a series.

1980 Black Hills International Survival Gathering Official Handbook, Black Hills Alliance, Zoltan Grossman, Marvin Kammerer, Michael Dennis, Miners For Safe Energy, South Dakota Resources Coalition, Dakota American Indian Movement, Warn, Randall Forsberg, Douglas Wixson, International Indian Treaty Council

American Indian Movement and Activism

This thirty-two page illustrated handbook provides information and resources for people attending the Black Hills International Survival Gathering in 1980. Included are guidelines, maps, lists of speakers and guests, schedules of events, and articles on topics such as health, self-sufficiency and alternative energy solutions.

Revolution And American Indians: Marxism Is As Alien To My Culture As Capitalism And Christianity, Russell Means

American Indian Movement and Activism

A sixteen page typed and annotated copy of a speech delivered by American Indian Movement activist Russell Means at the Black Hills International Survival Gathering in South Dakota in 1980. In this speech, Means attacks Marxism as simply another in a long line of European thought that opposes the natural order by exploiting Mother Earth and destroying Indigenous peoples.

Authorizing The Assiniboine Tribe To File In The U.S. Court Of Claims Any Claims Against The United States For Damages For Delay In Payment Of Lands Claimed To Be Taken In Violation Of The U.S. Constitution, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) Select Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary, dated June 25, 1980 was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1796 which authorized the Assiniboine tribe to seek damages for US constitutional violations and the delay of payment for taken lands. This report includes recommendations from the US assistant attorney general and proposed amendments for the bill. US Senate Bill 1796 became US Public Law 96-434 on October 10, 1980.

Authorizing The Blackfeet And Gros Ventre Tribes To File In The U.S. Court Of Claims Any Claims Against The United States For Damages For Delay In Payment Of Lands Claimed To Be Taken In Violation Of The U.S. Constitution, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary, dated June 25, 1980 was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1795 which authorized the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre tribes to seek damages for US Constitutional violations and the delay of payment for taken lands. This report recommends an amendment to the language of US Senate Bill 1795. US Senate Bill 1795 became US Public Law 96-405 on October, 9, 1980.

Warning Of Genocide, April 22, 1980, East Village Organization For A Kinder Earth, Respect And Protect Our Natural And Spiritual Environments

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 4-page report titled "Warning of Genocide" discusses not only the definition of genocide, but also explains directly how the United States participated in the genocide of Indigenous people. Violations include: contamination of natural resources, sterilization, forced relocation and schooling, and invasion of protected reservation lands. The report calls for people to respond, act and resist and provides a list of organizations to support.

Nacs 8th Annual Conference Program, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

April 17-19, 1980
University of Houston, Central Campus

Letter From William A. Means To Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, April 4, 1980, William A. Means

American Indian Movement and Activism

This handwritten letter from William A. Means to the FSLN's Minister of Foreign Affairs urges him to send representatives to two conventions: The International Indian Treaty Conference in Montana and the Black Hills International Survival Gathering in South Dakota. He hopes that the Sandinistas will contribute documentation of the exploitation of the land and people of Nicaragua. Means also requests scholarships for students to study in Nicaragua.

Women Of All Red Nations Fact Sheet Packet, Warn, Lakota Harden, Joann Janis Battese, Marcy Gilbert, Mabel Ann Chasing Hawk, Margie Bowker

American Indian Movement and Activism

This fact sheet packet, distributed by Women of All Red Nations (WARN), provides information and activity reports on a number of different topics including uranium mining and radiation, water rights and contamination, anti-draft information and the rights of prisoners. It includes reports from the South Dakota Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, the "Great Sioux Nation Meeting" in Pierre and the 36th Session of the Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland. The packet was distributed circa April 1980.

Heart Of The Earth: Survival News, Federation Of Native Controlled Survival Schools, Laura Waterman Wittstock, Elaine Martin Salinas, Janet Mccloud, Heart Of The Earth Survival School Students

American Indian Movement and Activism

This sixteen page newsletter was produced by the Heart of the Earth Survival School in Minneapolis in 1980. This issue contains articles on Clyde Bellecourt, education of Indian men in Stillwater prison and St. Cloud Reformatory School, political prisoners, and the case of Rita Silk Nauni. It also prints poetry from students and provides information about the Women of All Red Nations (WARN) health study and the Black Hills International Survival Gathering.

Women Of All Red Nations Newsletter, April 1980, Warn

American Indian Movement and Activism

This four-page typed newsletter discusses the history and recent publications of the Women of All Red Nations organization, such as the health and water study of chemical and radiation contamination at the Pine Ridge Reservation water supply. Information sheets are included on the topics of paid sterilization programs and the persecution of political prisoners such as Leonard Peltier.

International Indian Treaty Council Address On Decolonization, International Indian Treaty Council

American Indian Movement and Activism

This three-page typed Address on Decolonization was presented by the International Indian Treaty Council to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in March, 1980. It states that the declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1960, has not been applied to the Indian peoples oppressed by the United States of America. It lists various ways Indians have been victimized by the US government and provides recommended actions to the United Nations including an investigation of genocidal policies and an examination of the treaties made between the US government and …

Rita Silk-Nauni Defense Fund Brochure, Rita Silk-Nauni Defense Committee

American Indian Movement and Activism

This brochure was created by the Rita Silk-Nauni Defense Committee, circa March 1980, to raise awareness and encourage financial support for the defense of Rita Silk-Nauni. On September 17, 1979, Rita was charged with the shooting of two Oklahoma City airport security officers following an incident of harassment involving her young son. The brochure gives details of the incident and following legal developments, alleging that Rita was targeted as a minority and has not received adequate funding to mount her self-defense case. The brochure also provides contact information for donations and letters of support.

Red Hawk Native American Support Group Benefit For Survival Flyer, Oowah Nah Chasing Bear, Julie Zimmer, Carol Rae Jones

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed flyer, circa 1980, advertises a Benefit for Native American Survival at the Vogue Night Club in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 16th. It provides contact information for support groups in Bainbridge, Bloomington and Indianapolis and notes that grassroots groups will be in attendance. The benefit concert includes reggae and blues music.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Benjamin Banneker, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Benjamin Banneker Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Benjamin Banneker. First issued February 15, 1980, stamp No. 124 in a series.

First Day Of Issue Ceremony Program, Benjamin Banneker Commemorative Stamp, United States Postal Service

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Program for Benjamin Banneker Commemorative Stamp, First Day of Issue ceremony, held at Asbury United Methodist Church, Annapolis, Maryland. Includes stamp and first day issued postmark. Date: February 15, 1980