[nativestudies-l] more re: proposed CT Commission on Indian Affairs

[jkauanui at wesleyan.edu]

Greetings all,

To follow-up on Ruth Garby Torres' message, I have made my radio program
episode that focuses on the commission proposal available to the general
public for educational purposes, especially for the legislators. An edited
version of the program can be accessed at the following site, and you can
include this link in any letters to the legislators if you write them to
support the bill (HB 5141)

http://ctnativeamericanaffairs.mypodcast.com/2008/03/Connecticut_American_Indian_Affairs-90513.html

Please note that I edited out the musical items that were included on the
program, but only because some suggested that the legislators might
tune-out if they heard music in between the interviews. An un-edited
version will soon be archived through my website:
www.indigenouspolitics.com

In the mean time, I hope folks on this email list can take time to listen
to the six people interviewed about the proposal for the CT Native
American Affairs Commission Proposal: L. Mixashawn Rozie (Mahicanu), Mikki
Anganstata, (Eastern Cherokee), Sherman Paul (Maliseet), Ruth Garby Torres
(Schaghticoke Tribal Nation), Trudie Lamb Richmond (Schaghticoke Tribal
Nation, and Cedric Woods (Lumbee).

Mahalo, with thanks, Kehaulani


> I would like to alert the folks on this list to an effort here in CT.  A
> group of Indians and our non-Indian friends have been working toward the
> creation of a CT Commission on Indian Affairs.  During this General
> Assembly HB 5141 is the mechanism to make this happen.
>
> For a lot more information about the bill and some of the people who have
> been working on this project, please go to
> http://commissiononamericanindianaffairs.pbwiki.com/
>
> Shelly Lowe and Alyssa Mt. Pleasant at Yale have graciously offered to
> host a public forum on the bill and the work of the group.  The exact date
> and time will be determined soon.  It will most likely be a weekday
> evening.  I'm sure they will promote the event here.
>
> If you have any questions about the bill or the commission, please contact
> me.  And if you are a CT resident, we sure would appreciate your support.
> Please go to the site http://commissiononamericanindianaffairs.pbwiki.com/
>  if you are unsure who represents you in the General Assembly.  There is a
> link to Project Vote Smart where you can enter your nine-digit zip code to
> find out.  It would be so kind of you to drop your elected officials an
> email asking them to support HB 5141 AND to co-sponsor it.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ruth G. Torres
> schaghticoke at sbcglobal.net
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