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Show hr 4 Thursday, November 29, 1973 1W Ute Bulletin Indian Convention Highlights Tulsa Indian Summit Meeting Conceived At 30th Annual NCAI Gathering By Richard La Course . summit meeting1 TULSA. Okla.--leaders sometime betweennowandtheirnddl , . A & f D poariblemtonumontantamH wees w s sessions of those two parties during the T with a confidential of the National 2. here Oct. Congress of American Indians (NCAI) chairmanof the Lloyd Meeds, The annual NCAI session, which drew and Affairs Subcommittee, Indian House nearly 1,500 tribal delegates and Bartlett, Sen. Dewey individual members to its 30th convenDelegate attendance in public sessions tion, provided a forum for possible reconciliation between militants and on select issues and panels, and participation in regional caucuses which mainstream Indians, a focus for the were designed to focus issues, develop apparent restoration of tribal confidence in the oldest Indian political organization, policy positions and to select national NCAI candidates to back for office, was and a reflection of the seriousness with had exceedingly high in contrast to the which Indian people across the nation 1973. of taken the events and the issues previous few years. 29-No- v. (Continued on following page) Tension d from a field of 20 conteatanti at the 30th Annul of American Indiana at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Roue National of the Congress gathering Ann George left was named Mina NCAI after a week of judging. Glenna Jenlu p at the annual represented Bottle Hollow Resort and was choaen first raaaer-uselected who was Minnie Grant was for available by the Not picture pageant. contestants as Miss Congeniality. Miss Grant entered the contest as Miss Ute Tribe. NCAI ROYALITY-Selecte- Fall Meeting Attracts Indian Journalists at Unique Setting Indian journalists were taken back to the days of King Arthur when they met for their second annual convention last month at Tulsa, Okla. The American Indian Press Association convened a few days before the 30th annual session of the National Congress of American Indians at the Camelot Inn, a minature replica of a medieval castle. The opening address of the conference was delivered by Frye Gaillard, editor of The Race Relations Reporter in Nashville, Tenn. He told the 150 registered journalists they have the inescapable duty of informing their own people. The three day meeting included a presentation by Ernest Lovato, director of the All Indian Pueblo Council Communications Program in Albuquerque, N.M. Other sessions heard panel discussions covering the Indian Movement and the Indian Press and the Native Leader's view of the Indian Press which featured Charles Trimble, past AIPA executive director and the present NCAI director, and John Trudell, national AIM director; workshops relating to photographic journalism, developing advertising Indian radio, and student journalism; and a report from the Alberta Native Communications Society in Canada. Regional caucuses elected new board members to govern the association. The Far West Region selected Darlene Brown, editor of the Tribal Spokesman, x Sacramento, Calif, and Lincoln of the Talking Leaf, Los Angeles, to represent California, Nevada, and Utah on the board of directors. The announcement of the recepient of the second annual Marie Potts Achievement Award highlighted the Saturday banquet. An Alaakan newspaper, The Tundra Times, was selected by the Board of Directors as this years winner. Six other publications were also nominated including Akwesasne Notes, Education Journal, Legislative Review, Drums, Wassaja, and Navajo Coalition. Bille-deau- Officers Elected missions-t- o Together with a secret planning session for the proposed summit meeting between upcoming and other activists chairman, major actions were: The election of a new slate of top NCAI or Ernest Stevens of American Indian Consultants and former Economic Development Director for the BIA gave a humorous account of last year's takeover of the BIA Central Office in Washington, D.C. by the Trail of Broken Treaties caravan. An Indian fashion show moderated by Mrs. Georgeann Robinson entertained the journalists and guests with traditional and modern Oklahoma womens wear. Special recognition were given to Marie Potts, Charles Trimble, and AIPA News Director Richard LaCourse. Association President Tom Cook, who was for another term of office, a accepted peace pipe given by the Canadian representatives as a symbol of brotherhood Officials of the newly organized American Indian National Bank met with the representatives of various Indian publications at the Indian version of Meet the Press Sunday morning. The bank located in Washington, D.C. opened its doors Nov. 15. Bank President Barney Old Coyote (Crow) and Senior Vice President Charles Swallow (Oglala Sioux) said the bank has two Nervousness prevailed throughout the New Camelot Inn here as the convention opened. The arrival of Red Power leaders, together with the presence of large numbers of security police for the .hotel and federal agents in evidence monitoring the movements of the Red Power leaders, contributed to an atmosphere of tension. Reports of incidents of violence, in addition to reports that some few fixtures and facilities of the hotel had been damaged, contributed to a collective state of nerves. Only gradually did the evident tension subside. spread opportunity equally and to put Indian money to work for Indian country. AINB is a wholesale bank providing venture capital, industrial capital, and insurance services to the Indian community. It seeks to assist Indians in finding' their way into the banking world and to guide financial interests in doing business with Indians. Among other noted Indian individuals who participated in the press conference was Ada Deer who stated, We (the Menominees) want hew federal relationfedship with the federal government eral protection and not federal domination." She appealed for help from Indian people across the country by urging their congressional representatives to support the Menominee Restoration Bill. A representative of the National Indian - Activities Association announced the National Indian Basketball Tournament officers, retention of the executive Charles .E. Trimble (Oglala vote of confidence, interruption of the planned agenda by Oklahoma Cherokees seeking the ouster of Cherokee Principal Chief W.W. Keeler for alleged marketing of tribal assets to construct a new motel complex, and the shocking and sudden death of Yakima Tribal Chairman Robert Jim, 44, during the proceedings. Elected to the NCAI presidency was Mel Tonasket, a tribal councilman of the Colville Tribe of the Pacific Northwest. Tonasket succeeded Leon F. Cook (Chippewa) who chose not to seek reelection. Tonasket defeated his single opponent, Seminole Tribal Chairman Howard Tommie, by nearly 1,000 tribal votes in addition to a percentage of director, Sioux), by a unanimous ld ant MEET THE INDIAN Ms. Ada Deer explains the present status of the Menominee Restoration Act to Indian journalists at the Second Annual American Indian Press Association Conference last month. Ms. Deer was also one of the keynote speakers at the week long NCAI Convention at the Camelot Inn. The legislation to rectify PRESS-Partiri-p- the effects of termination on the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin I1P.. 10717 and S. 1687 passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 404 to 3. The next step is to pass the Senate. individual votes. Ernest L. Stevens (Oneida) was elected First Vice President, Raymond national TreaGoetting (Laguna-Caddo- ) surer, and Catherine White Horn (Osage) Secretary. Eleven area vice presidents were elected in regional caucuses to represent their intertribal areas. The elections themselves were moved up by a full day to accommodate convention delegates who wished to travel to Washington State for the last rites of the deceased Yakima Chairman, Robert Jim. Principal featured convention speakers were Ada Deer (Menominee), Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of HEW, Rep. . . is scheduled for Albuquerque, N.M. this spring. Julie Johnson, secretary, related the history and goals of the association. The Ute Tribe made a bid to host the tournament at the NIAA meeting which convened in Tulsa during the same week, but was unsuccessful. An Indian film festival and bus tour to the Oklahoma Green Country concluded the convention agenda. Ml me American Press Association Marie Potti honored at the secopd annual meet Tulsa, Okla. Mrs. Potts is a Maidu from California who has published SMOKE SIGNAL for the past 30 yi Sacramento. The Signal is the k enduring Indian pubGcation in exit today. The Annual Marie Potts Acl t! Aard WM Presented t Times which was one of nominees for the award. |
