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Show V FM Umpemdls Charges INNERMOST Leaders WASHINGTON. may soon be brought against eight persons in the recent takeover of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) central headquarters, according to the principal negotiator for the Trail of Broken Treaties Caravans. Henry Lyle Hank" Adams, chief TBT negotiator; told the press here Jan. 11 that the White House had informed him by telephone that charges were impending against leaders of the BIA seizure. Said Adams: Bradley Patterson (of the White House minority affairs office) told me, The FBI is just now bringing its nationwide investigation to the end and we're going to get as many of you guys as we can.' Adams, said he learned from other sources that eight criminal iwdfrtmynts and arrest warrants are about to be issued against that number of Indians. Adams said the eight, all part of the TBT steering -- Advantage of Being A Copy- Met Free, 24, Pueblo, steering committee member and negotiator for travel expenses with the White House. Free is a veteran of the Alcatraz occupation. Northwest fishing rights struggles, and a recognized artist and poet Adams said his sources indicated that the legal basis for possible indictments would be conspiracy to cross state ln to incite riot" on the grounds the eight had planned the BIA takeover a week in advance during a planning gession in St Paul. Minn., during the week of Oct White House minority affairs aide Brad- 23-2- By Lynn A. Ravstea, In the eolunmn last month I explained al human social behavior is learned. Man learns to see and name things; to make judgements; to store and recall information in his mind; to travel, work, love, kill, blame, respect others, be happy, fail or quit There are three basic ways humans learn behavior, feeling responses and ideas. The first is imitation, the second 9. reinforcement, and the final way is through the use of words, Le., talking and teaching. The process of learning by imitation will be explored this month. People can and do learn these feelings and behaviors by imitation: Pride in oneself; Distrust of people with the wrong skin color, listening to others; Crying or fussing for attention; Suicidal thinking and talking; Athletic skills; Abuse of nature - both plants and animals; Feeling and acting inferior; Av- aiding frightening experiences; Drinking and eating too much; Smoking; Overprotecting others; Acting like a boy or girl sexual roles; Dress and grooming preferences; Self criticism and self rejection; How to handle frustration and loss; Use or abuse of drugs; Blaming others for failure or success; Religious and political attitudes or behavior. were: Nisqually-Yakima,Nor-thwe- advocate. -- Vernon BeUcourt, 39, Ojibway, TBT steering committee member, spokesman during the takeover, and national director of the American Indian Movement (AIM). -- Clyde BeUcourt, -- AIM National Director st caravan leader, member of the TBT steering committee, and member of Survival of American Indians Assn. Mills was the first Indian to oppose service in the Vietnam War on the grounds of tribal religious rights. Also a fishing rights 35, Ojibway, TBT steering committee member and also a spokesman during the BIA seizure. Director of AIMs Minneapolis chapter and of AIM in 1968. -- Russell C. Means, 33, steering committee member and TBT spokesman. er Oglala Sioux. Past AIM national coordinator, Means is now director of the chapter in Porcupine, S.D. -- Carter Camp, 25, Ponca, AIM Oklahoma state coordinator and steering com- mittee member who bargained with White House officials for travel expense funds for the caravans. ley F. Patterson Jr., meanwhile, denied to AIPA he had told Adams of the impending charges. On Nov. 8, the last day of the occupation, agreements had been reached be- tween the White House negotiators, Frank Carlucci and Leonard Garment, with the TBT negotiators guaranteeing a pledge of amnesty" in the takeover. Adams accused the White House of a' breach of promise in his remarks. Said Adams: The White House pledge of amnesty clearly is in the pattern of deceit which this nation followed in using amnesty and truce promises for securing the prolonged imprisonment of Sitting Bull and the deaths by execution of Osceola and Leschi, among other famous Indian leaders across this country. There is cause for reprisals and punishment of a much larger Indian population apparently, according to Patterson in his explanation of the hostile and negative nature of (the) White House paper. He holds Indian people...all tarred by the same brush. Adams charged Patterson was being recriminatory toward the occupiers because a New York City newspaper in an editorial had called his boss, Leonard Garment, a permissive yellow coward and demanded that President Nixon throw the bum out of the White House. The petty reaction of Patterson and the irrational attitude evidenced in his statements will likely prevail over administration actions of the next four years, said Adams, unless the Congress shall impose its influence and controlling power over Indian affairs in both policy and programs. The Justice Department would make no comment on the possibility of impending indictments and arrests. .. Sid Milb PhJ). that committee during the BIA takeover, -- Hank Adams, 29, Assiniboine-Skm- x and chief spokesman for the TBT group with the Nixon administration during and after the November BIA seizure. Adams is also executive director of the Survival of American Indians Assn, in Washington state and a veteran advoeate of. Indian fishing rights in that state. -- Sid kUlls, 25, - Rassell C. Means Caravan Spokesman The list is endless and the importance of see and do learning is profound and limitless. Why is this kind of learning so important? Simple. We are generally not conscious of the kind of behavior we are learning by imitation. We cannot talk about it or think about it unless we are helped to do so by another person. Because we are unaware, we are partially locked into many behavior patterns that can cause ourselves and others a considerable number of problems. We cannot change behavior patterns that we are unaware of. We lose freedom and self direction. How we behave is closely linked to our early imitation of others. All people need models to imitate. Its the fastest and easiest way to improve our behavior and make desirable social change. From whom should we learn? Anyone who has succeeded can serve as a model for others. Students who do well can be imitated by younger students who need to learn to do well in school People who feel undesirable and helpless can learn how to live better and feel better by imitating a happy person. A person could get rich by modeling their behavior after the behavior of one who has made a lot of money. A new mother can learn how to care for her children by imitating someone who is good at mothering. Old people can learn how to adjust to the last years of life ' by imitating another old person. I have seen people in the mental hospital got well by modeling their behavior after that of a d attendant. People healthy, the example of following by' drinking quit those who have quit. well-adjuste- Most of our social behavior through imitation of popular els. This is why many people or culture often rise up or fall is true for the drug cultures, is acquired social mod- in a society together. It black ghet-tos-, middle class people, religious societies and Indian people. If the people who set behavior patterns are successful, the people succeed. If not, the people foil - for a while. Failure to live well doesn't last very long, however. Robot Free Carter Camp Fortunately more can change his behavior and develop new ways of living. How this occurs will be covered in the next column of |