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News Statement for Release October 13, 2004

Stop Lewis and Clark Resistance Group To Protest & 
Educate In Bismark, ND

The Dawn of Genocide represented by the re-enactment of 
the Lewis and Clark "Dawn of Discovery of 1804-1806" 
will be protested by a group of people who resist the 
message as portrayed as an $87 million travesty and delusion 
of historians who have ignored, and who continue to 
ignore, the voice of indigenous peoples and nations on this 
island.

A Rally sponsored by the Resistance Group on the evening 
of October 21, 2004 at United Tribes Technical College 
will educate those interested in learning the native 
version of the impact of Lewis and Clark opening the door to 
Indian Country.  

Natives, and non-natives as well, are invited and 
encouraged to attend the Rally: The Seventh Generation 
Gathering to Protest the Commemoration of Genocide.  The Rally 
will be held on the United Tribes Technical College 
campus at the James Henry Building, 3315 University Drive, 
and will begin at 5pm with an evening meal. The Rally 
will open with a ceremony by Lakota spiritual leaders, and 
the Lakota drum group Crazy Horse Singers of the Pine 
Ridge, SD homeland will be present to sing traditional 
Lakota social songs.  

Native Hip-Hop artist Buggs Malone of the 
Minneapolis/St. Paul area will perform positive rap. 

Speakers from the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) in 
South Dakota will share their knowledge from the Lakota 
perspective about the impact of the Euro-American 
invasion on the indigenous nations.  

Topic areas will include the effect of colonization and 
christenization of native nations on today's people: the 
myriad of social problems caused by the cultural 
genocide against people of the Oceti Sakowin and thoughts on 
how to reverse this condition through the revitalization 
of traditional Lakota life ways and through people 
reclaiming their kinship system, Lakota language, and 
spiritual way of life: decolonization; as well as talks on 
sovereignty, treaty rights and human rights.  

Experienced activists and leaders will share expertise 
and histories with the young activists and organizers.

The Rally will sponsor an "open microphone" to provide 
an opportunity for young activists to talk about issues 
facing their communities, bands, nations; and to open a 
dialog with other young people on how to impact the 
issues they feel are important.  

Snapshot presentations at the Rally will include the 
proposed uranium mine near the Pine Ridge Reservation on 
the South Dakota-Nebraska state line, and the proposed 
nuclear waste dump Nebraska is planning for the Rosebud 
Reservation border with Nebraska; and the local issue of 
the proposed coal-bed strip mining for Couteau, North 
Dakota and its effects on sacred sites to the Oceti Sakowin.  
Other issues to be discussed include effective 
organizing and environmental racism.

The Stop the Lewis and Clark Resistance Group believes 
it is important to educate native nations and the general 
public about such topics, as these issues are a result 
of the invasion of native lands by the Euro-Americans who 
followed the blueprint laid out by Lewis and Clark. 
Indigenous people and nations do not feel the same way about 
the "Louisiana Purchase" as do most Americans-that it 
was okay to purchase land at 3 cents an acre from someone 
who didn't even own it!  The indigenous perspective will 
be shared about this "Ämerican" historical event as well 
as other events in the Lewis and Clark version of the 
portrayal of "American" history.

The Stop the Lewis and Clark Resistance Group will 
protest the reenactment activities on October 22, 2004 
scheduled for 11:00 am at Bismark, ND on the University of 
Mary Campus.  The Resistance Group will portray the truth 
as seen from indigenous eyes through the non-violent 
direct action to protest this $87 million travesty.  
Additional information is available at the website:  
www.stoplewisandclark.org

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