in Boston: "Rediscovering America Through Native Eyes"Sponsored by: The Mashpee Coalition for Native Action
Based in Mashpee, Massachusetts, home of the Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe, MCNA is a diverse group of people
committed to realizing the freedom and empowerment of
Leonard Peltier and all Native Peoples.Date: Sunday October 12th, 2003
Time: 12PM-6
Where: North American Indian Center of Boston
105 S Huntington Ave.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130For more information call:
Alice Lopez at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council
508 477 0208 or Jamie Bissonnette at 617 661 6130 x120or email: Hartmen at akee-@aol.com
Hartman Deetz, Mashpee Wampanoag, will emcee the event
and he will speak about the struggle for land preservation
in Mashpee.Rachel Cary-Harper will speak on behalf of the Mashpee
Coalition for Native Action.The day will begin with a film "Is the Crown at war with us?"
This film is a powerful documentary of the struggle the
Mi' kmac in Burnt Church to exercize their ancient fishing
rights. The documentary contains dramatic footage. Leo
Bartibogue and Lloyd Augustine, who were highly central in
the events and are featured in the film will be present.Guest speakers
Keesatanmuk, Nipmuc Wampanoag, who is living in Esgenoopetitj
[Burnt Church], New Bruinswick.Leo Bartibogue, Mi' kmac Esgenoopetitj, who at the time was
Chief Ranger of the community monitors and found himself on
the frontlines encountering the Canadian government officials'
violence. Leo was instrumental and central to defending the
Community fishermen's right to fish under the Community's
fishery management law.Lloyd Augustine, Mi' kmac Esgenoopetitj, carries the
responsibility of the Community hereditary obligations
to the Mi'kmaq Grand Council. This is not an elected position
of leadership but a position appointed and confirmed by the
Traditional Government of the People.John Brown, Narragansett Tribal Council member, will discuss
the Naragansett tobacco shop raid and will update us on the
impact this raid has on soverignity issues for Native peoples.Also, spoken word artists will share poetry:
Asika Toure, Professor University of Massachusetts in Africana
Studies, co-founder of the Black Arts Movement will speak about
Columbus as initiator of African slave trade and the common
struggle of people of African and Native descent against
colonialismMwalim, Mashpee Wampanoag poet and spoken work artist, performing
his piece called "Eviction Notice"Richard Cambridge, poet and activist, will be performing exerpts
from "Where the Red Road Runs," a Native American's perspective on
500 years of European occupation of Turtle Island.There will be a performance by the cast of: "presente!"
A dramatic theatre piece detailing the plight of US held political
prisoners and prisoners of war.This performance will close with words from Kazi Toure, former US
held political prisoner and coordinator of the American Friends
Service Committee Criminal Justice Program.Jamie Bissonnette will update on the case of Leonard Peltier.
The evening will end with a shared meal and talking circles.
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