2 12 16 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/2829eaefabdfbba5e02cf53f6da92f9b.pdf ec14f99680877f05b80f867666d4a20c PDF Text Text members were on their way to talk to a lawyer in Temuco regarding the detention of two national officers (see SAIIC Newsletter no. 1, vol. 1). The other four members were held for 14 hours with no charge. Neculqueo was released six days later and his life threatened if he was seen again. He fled the country to Peru, where he was arrested again. After his release, he participated in the WCIP General Assembly in Panama. He is presently in Panama, expecting to obtain a visa to come to the United States and Canada. If you or your organization can help with support efforts, please reach SAAIC by phone or mail. Also, any donations for Juan's family, still in Chile, can be sent through us. i}*******************~~*****~~*********** Since we are devoting most of this newsletter to the WCIP Conference, we want include the following information on indigenous concerns at the international level. to CANADA The government owned National Canadian Railroad is expanding their railroad line in British Columbia. This expansion will have an extremely damaging effect on traditional Shuswap, Thompson, and Stolo fishing sites. The major places where fish lay their eggs will also be greatly damaged. The expansion program threatens all the native fishermen of the area. The 4th General Assembly of the World Council of Indigenous People resolved to give support to the first Indian nations, Shuswap, Thompson, and Stolo in their efforts to stop this expansion program to insure that the traditional economic base will not be destrotyed SAMI NORDIC GROUP fhe Sami Nordic Council suggests that during the International Year of Peace in 1986 the United Nations should organize a workshop on the role of indigenous peoples of the world. The objective of the workshop should be to emphasize and discuss human rights, solidarity, democracy, tolerance, knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of indigenous peoples. They should also discuss more concrete matters, such as war, disarmament, de-nuclearized zones, and other activities that threaten world peace and peaceful co-existence. Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 8 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Canada and Sami Nordic Group Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Canada and Sami Nordic Group Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (8).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Abstract Note Since we are devoting most of this newsletter to the WCIP Conference, we want to include the following information on indigenous concerns at the international level. Pages 8 Canada International Year of Peace National Canadian Railroad Sami Nordic Group http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/82c5b5ec1452571eb6c80bbe9db66c7d.pdf c9675e54f9d085af865da6e683c65e60 PDF Text Text PACIFIC REGION At present, the struggle of Indigenous Peoples adopts different forms of organization to resist imperialism and colonialism. The Pacific Region is an area which, although information is hard to come by, has suffered much repression and massacres by the colonial governments. This region consists of Australia, New Zeland, East Timor, West Pacific, New Caledonia, French occupied Polynesia, Hawaii and Micronesia. Although there have been numerous meetings at local levels, probably the most important is the South Pacific Conference held from June 25-27 in Camberra, Australia. The following is part of the report of the Pacific Region at the General Assembly of the WCIP in Panama: 11 The Pacific Region, contrary to the popular myth of idyllic coral islands populated by carefree villagers, suffers the full range of colonial oppression, and the struggles of indigenous peoples are characterized to a large extent by the kind of occupation they endure." French Occupation--The Maori people in Polynesia have been subject to French control for over a century. During the past years, the situation has worsened due to the French program of nuclear testing in the Pacific which began in 1962 and the dumping of waste by the U.S. and Japan. This threatens the life of humans, animals, and ecology as a whole. New Caledonia was annexed by the French 130 years ago, with the intention of turning it into a penal colony. For the native Kanak people the French presence caused an immediate and lasting social upheaval. Like the Australian aboriginals, they were forced to live on reserves in poor lands to which they had no title. But the social turmoil of New Caledonia today stems from the fact that from 1903 to 1945 forced labor was instituted. Today the Kanak struggle for independence led by the Kanak Independence Front is gaining momentum. While the French government offers "autonomy" by 1989, the Independence Front has lodged its own program. This would lead to an act of selfdetermination during this year, and independence on Sept. 24, 1985, the 132nd anniversary of French annexation. English Occupation--Australia and New Zealand: The victims of Anglo and American occupation are also entering the political arena to an increasing extent. Despite many obstructions, the National Aboriginal Conference is carrying out the task of representing Aboriginal opinion to the government of Australia. The struggle for self-determination is led by the NAC working within and outside the system to bring about change. The Maua Motuhake in New Zeland is a Maori political party which aims to gain control over land, law, and education. The Organization of the Maori People, like that of the Aborigines, is proceeding on many levels. Indonesian Occupation--East Timor and West Papua: The worst cases are the victims of Indonesian expansionism. The people of East Timor and West Papua have endured a Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 9 �concerted campaign of genocide since the beginning of Indonesian occupation. In these countries the killing and terrorism of indigenous people is part of a sustained program of control, geared to replace the existing population with the invading culture in as short a time as possible. In simple terms this is a horror of unimaginable proportions, but it is the daily experience of many East Timorese and West Papuans. Since emerging from 464 years of Portuguese colonization, the people of East Timor have been subjected to an invasion in which 150,000 people have died. A continous guerrilla war has had catastrophic effects on the population. Timorese are continually uprooted from their homes or resettlement camps, and forced into new camps in unfamiliar areas so they can offer no support to Fretilin (Timor Liberation Front), the rebel organization. Traditional ways of life have been disrupted, hunger and malnutrition are rife and many refugees have been waiting in vain for years to join their families who have fled. The United Nations General Assembly has consistently rejected the legitimacy of the Indonesian annexation of East Timor. As in East Timor, the Indonesian annexation of West Papua continues to cause killings, torture and massacres of whole cities opposing invasion. Another problem is that thousands of Javanese immigrants are relocated on land belonging to indigenous Melanesians. The Free Papua Movement represents the people of West Papua in resistance to the Indonesian occupation. United States Occupation--The United States continues to control Micronesia for strategic reasons. Micronesia is now divided into four states: the Republic of Belau, the Federated States (Yap, Truck, Ponape, and Kossae), the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Northern Marianas. A large part of this territory is used for U.S. nuclear bases, occupying lands of indigenous people and destroying the ecology with tests of chemical and biological arms. The illegal U.S. occupation of Hawaii has brought many negative consequences for native Hawaiian people, dispossessing them of their lands, militarizing the islands, and lowering the social, economic, educational, health, mortality, and language standards of the people. The report of the South Pacific Confernece ends saying, "These, then are the countries which now form the Pacific Region of the WCIP. Our histories are different but similar, and our member organizations range from rebel guerrilla groups, to political parties, to autonomous representative organizations. The spiritual relationship with the land, the commonality of experience, particularly the traumatic experience of alienation and loss heralded by colonization, and our continued presence as the most disadvantaged groups in our societies has given the indigenous peoples a natural unity of spirit which we may yet fuse into a unity of action." Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 10 �STATEMENTS from the COMMISSION ON LIBERATION AND THE LAND at the WCIP Conference "One of the many forms of repression is the practice of extinguishing the existence of the indigenous people by separating them from their traditional lands. Land to the indigenous people represents more than a commodity to be bartered back and forth to maximize profit. For many indigenous people, land is the seat of spirituality. It is the guardian and protector of the bones of our forefathers; it is the historical record of a people, the provider of food, clothing, and shelter; it represents the hope of the generations to follow. "To separate the indigenous people from the land traditionally held by us is to pronounce certain death for we will either die physically, or our minds and bodies will be altered in such a way that we will mimic the foreigners' ways, adopt their language, accept their thoughts, and build a foreign prison around our indigenous spirit which suffocates rather than allows for the flourishing of our spirit. "Whether or not we die physically or alter our minds and become the foreigner, LJJe still perish when we are separated from our traditional lands. "We call for a united effort in gathering the ancient wisdom and knowledge of all our indigenous people along with the practitioners of this knowledge, to exchange that which can be exchanged, and respect that which should remain secret; to teach our youth the treasures of our culture and inspire pride and dignity in our future leaders; to unify in solidarity the indigenous people across the world to bring about our liberation." WORKING COMMISSION REPORTS "The national governments do not respect our ancestral territorial rights, which embrace not only the land itself, but the spiritual world of the Indian as well. Mother Earth is not for sale or rent." Quote from: Commission #1, Territorial Rights, in Working Commission Reports: Second Conference of Indian Nations and Organizations of South America. Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Published by SAIIC, 19B4. To order a copy, send a check for $3.00 made out to the American Friends Service Committee to: SAIIC, P.O. Box 7550, Berkeley, CA 94707. 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Title A name given to the resource Pacific Region Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Pacific Region Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (9-11).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Abstract Note The struggle of Indigenous Peoples adopts different forms of organization to resist imperialism and colonialism. Pages 9-11 East Timor New Caledonia New Zeland Pacific Region repression http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/7559b0e945482d993546137b1c07f484.pdf 507894cf38160a3958239321315ef782 PDF Text Text STATEMENTS from the COMMISSION ON LIBERATION AND THE LAND at the WCIP Conference "One of the many forms of repression is the practice of extinguishing the existence of the indigenous people by separating them from their traditional lands. Land to the indigenous people represents more than a commodity to be bartered back and forth to maximize profit. For many indigenous people, land is the seat of spirituality. It is the guardian and protector of the bones of our forefathers; it is the historical record of a people, the provider of food, clothing, and shelter; it represents the hope of the generations to follow. "To separate the indigenous people from the land traditionally held by us is to pronounce certain death for we will either die physically, or our minds and bodies will be altered in such a way that we will mimic the foreigners' ways, adopt their language, accept their thoughts, and build a foreign prison around our indigenous spirit which suffocates rather than allows for the flourishing of our spirit. "Whether or not we die physically or alter our minds and become the foreigner, LJJe still perish when we are separated from our traditional lands. "We call for a united effort in gathering the ancient wisdom and knowledge of all our indigenous people along with the practitioners of this knowledge, to exchange that which can be exchanged, and respect that which should remain secret; to teach our youth the treasures of our culture and inspire pride and dignity in our future leaders; to unify in solidarity the indigenous people across the world to bring about our liberation." WORKING COMMISSION REPORTS "The national governments do not respect our ancestral territorial rights, which embrace not only the land itself, but the spiritual world of the Indian as well. Mother Earth is not for sale or rent." Quote from: Commission #1, Territorial Rights, in Working Commission Reports: Second Conference of Indian Nations and Organizations of South America. Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Published by SAIIC, 19B4. To order a copy, send a check for $3.00 made out to the American Friends Service Committee to: SAIIC, P.O. Box 7550, Berkeley, CA 94707. Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Working Commission Reports Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Working Commission Reports Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (11).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Abstract Note STATEMENTS from the COMMISSION ON LIBERATION AND THE LAND at the WCIP Conference. Pages 11 COMMISSION ON LIBERATION AND THE LAND Statements http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/bca2781adc0cca703907d01be90cbf22.pdf 699b1cccd57ae51173b10f112e535f7e PDF Text Text FOR SALE IN THE U.S. THROUGH SAIIC Tengo Casa Propia (in Spanish), by Susan Lobo~ 1984. Published by the Institute of Peruvian Studies (Peru) and the Inter-~merican Indian Institute (Mexico). This book· presents an in-depth understanding of the building of community by Indian migrants in one of the squatter settlements of Peru. 20% of proceeds from sale of the book support -SAIIC Newsletter; 80% of proceeds will be donated to a community project in the squatter settlement discussed in the book. Send a check for$11.00 to: American Friends Service Committee/South American Indian Information Center. SAIIC, PO Box 7550, Berkeley, CA 94707. SAIIC RADIO PROGRAM Starting in December, SAIIC will host a half hour radio program "South American 11 Indian Update the first Friday of each month at 8:00 P.M. Ra.dio KPFA, (94.), listener sponsored radio, Berkeley, reaching northern and central California areas. Listen in! ~·{•************************************ To receive a copy of the Working Commission Reports: Second Conference of Indian Nations and Organizations of South America , please send a contribution of $3.00 to cover publication and mailing costs. To receive the South American Indian Information Center Newsletter for one and to remain on our mailing list, please send a donation of $5.00. year, Please check if you cannot send a donation at this time, but would like to remain on our mailing list. Make out all checks, which are tax deductible, to: American Friends Service Committee/the South American Indian Information Center, and send along with this portion of the Bulletin to P.O. Box 7550, Berkeley, California 94707, U.S.A. ************************************** Special thanks for production assistance to: The Vanguard Foundation, The American Friends Service Committee, The Bay Area Indian Lutheran Ministery. Susan Lobo, Publications Editor Nilo Cayuqueo, SAIIC Coordinator Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Overview (Tengo Casa Propia), SAIIC Radio Program, Subscription Inofrmation, and Special Thanks Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Book Overview (Tengo Casa Propia), SAIIC Radio Program, Subscription Inofrmation, and Special Thanks Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (12).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Abstract Note Over View of book and radio program. Pages 12 SAIIC radio program Susan Lobo Tengo Casa Propia