Native Americans
This collection contains interviews, commentary and stories about Native American resistance against Euro-American settler colonialism. Specific topics addressed include the 1973 Occupation of Wounded Knee, health and medical conditions on reservations, environmental and ecological challenges facing Native communities and the voices of Native leaders.
Documents
Native American Solidarity Program
In this program for Native American solidarity during the Carter administration in the 1970s, Edna McGee talks about the trade union movement, and different minority groups’ need to unionize. Simon Ortiz reads a long poem about Indian experience, the military and the government. He then reads from a children’s book briefly before being cut off by the end of side A. On side B, Ortiz makes a speech about Indians in the international community, referring to what their people want to do at the Geneva conference. He speaks passionately about white people’s abuse of the Earth, the US’s mistreatment of Indians, how the Indians of the western hemisphere are alive and aware, and about their beliefs and morals.
Dacajeweiah Statement
Format: StatementCollection: Native Americans
Statement from one of the two Attica Brothers on trial in 1974.
Native American Solidarity
Speech about Native American rights, forced sterilization. Opposite side The International Hotel and similarities of the Native Americans
Edgar Running Bear: Pine Ridge
Recording from a conference guided by Edgar Running Bear about the problems Native Americans face after the violent altercations at Pine Ridge and FBI harassment. Edgar explains that through history, Indian nations have been getting their traditions and lands destroyed by federal control. He discusses his view of two aspects of contemporary Native American culture: traditionalists and the assimilated. He also discusses Native American relationships with the US government, alcoholism, suicide, and the role of the American Indian Movement (AIM).
Pit River Conference
Pit River conference guided by Raymond Lagoo, explains the aspirations of traditionalists fighting government control. Lagoo discusses the importance of mental, physical, and spiritual health and connections between these and physical environments near Northern California like Pit River and Point Conception. He also discusses the need for legislative changes, reawakening of spiritual ideas, protest, and occupation of sacred areas in order to achieve self-determination.
Report on the International Indian Treaty Conference
Reports talks about ceremonies and celebrations of various Native American Tribes. It also addresses issues that Natives are facing today. The major thrust of the the conference was internationalism.
Vern Harper
Vern Harper - A Cree elder, Healer, Aboriginal rights activist, Korean War Vet. Known as "Urban Elder". In 1974 with wife Pauline Shirt Harper organized the Native Peoples' Caravan, a cross Canada trek to raise awareness of broken treaties against the Canadian government. In 1976 founded the Wandering Spirit Survival School of Toronto. Author of "Following the Red Road: The Native Peoples' Caravan" 1974.
Vern Harper Tape 2,
Barbara Lavinsky KPOO, Else Collins Interview, Housing in the Fillmore
Vern Harper - A Cree elder, Healer, Aboriginal rights activist, Korean War Vet. Known as "Urban Elder". In 1974 with wife Pauline Shirt Harper organized the Native Peoples' Caravan, a cross Canada trek to raise awareness of broken treaties against the Canadian government. In 1976 founded the Wandering Spirit Survival School of Toronto. Author of "Following the Red Road: The Native Peoples' Caravan" 1974.
Side 2 has Interview with Else Collins by Barbara Lavinsky of KPOO radio about housing in the Fillmore. Some Audio problems.
A Circle of Nations
Essays written by Native Americans about their rights, stories and the Cicle of Nations school.
Yvonne Swan
Member of the Colville Tribe, Swan speaks about the environmental and health impacts of nuclear power plants and mining on Native American reservations in the US. Also the personal health effects on her family and the genocidal role of corporations on Native American reservations.
