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> Who made your Irish version, Michael? My reason for asking
> is that someone approached me to do so some years back, but
> whether I was too busy, or he was, or what happened I do
> not recall, only that nothing came of it.
A number of translators, annotators, native speakers, peer reviewers etc. were
involved inthe creation of IrishNow!. We relied heavily on Bord na Gaeilge
(Irish Language Board) in identifying personnel, as well as helping us deal
with
issues of regional variations and determination of "standard" forms. Because
we
were starting mainly with the Bord's rolodex, we probably missed people we
would
have linked up with on our own.
The least controllable factor in assuring the successful completion of our
less-common language projects is the team of linguists and speakers. That's
why
working with a "Cultural Partner" like Bord na Gaeilge works so well. It not
only helps us link up with good people, it also helps those people gain some
confidence about who we are.
In the case of IrishNow!, we unfortuantely cannot get it on the retail shelf
in
the U.S.. It's too "niche-y," for mass market stores. But we hope to generate
enough sales in Ireland itself to make back the costs of the project. Whatever
happens, though, it is a fascinating package, and it got made, which is great.
Regards,
Michael
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Transparent Language, Inc.
22 Proctor Hill Rd.
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"Revolutionary Language
Software"
603-465-2230 ext. 303
603-465-2510 (fax)
mquinlan at transparent.com
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Dear Mrs. President and Vice President, and Honorable
Virginia and Utah
representatives:
I'd like to thank Senator Chuck Robb for forwarding my
previous letter
regarding the imminent removal of Navajos from their
homes to accommodate
Peabody Coal's stripmining operations to Senator
Nighthorse and others on
relevant committees. I now request that you research the
following and, if
you find it worthy of your attention, likewise make the
relevant
representatives and senators aware of it.
I am writing to forward you this copy of two press
releases, one dated March
24th and the other April 7th, regarding an upcoming
exchange of 200,000
acres of federal land into the hands of the State of
South Dakota. This
land, according to valid treaties made by the US
government, actually
belongs to the Lakota Nation. I respectfully request
that you look into this
matter. We, as a nation, should consider the unique
culture of the Lakota as
well as those of many other Native American tribes to be
one of our most
valuable natural resources. Their languages and their
cultures, developed
over thousands of generations, are irreplaceable once
they are lost. But as
we squeeze them onto smaller and smaller reservations,
we make it
increasingly difficult for them to survive. This may
benefit a few wealthy
ranchers, but it certainly does not benefit the majority
of the citizens of
this nation or of the world as a whole.
I, a sixth-generation Mormon from Provo, Utah, am
ashamed of the role my
Mormon ancestors played in herding the Ute tribes onto
the Uintah and Ouray
Reservation in Eastern Utah. In comparison to other
leaders of the time,
Brigham Young was considerably much more enlightened as
to the rights of the
aboriginal inhabitants of America. However, at one
point, certain residents
of my home town of Provo, Utah blatantly lied to their
leader and prophet,
Brigham Young, about killing two important Ute
chiefs. This led to much
killing and much strife on the part of the Utes who only
wanted justice.
Young, unaware of the killings, directed Provo residents
to retaliate in
kind. Eventually, this led to more deaths on both sides
and the confining of
the Utes to the U&O reservation which is a hundred miles
or more removed
from beautiful Utah Valley, site of the largest
fresh-water lake in the
Intermountain West and the beautiful and rugged Wasatch
Mountains.
We more fully understand the value of these unique
cultures today, so the
sin that is upon our heads for not protecting these
nations is many times
greater than it was for the largely ignorant masses who
settled the Mid-West
and the West in the 18th and 19th centuries. If, in the
future, all of these
cultures die out completely (as many already have and as
a great many plant
and animal species do each day), our children will be
bitter that we let
greed and indifference get in the way of preserving the
world in all its
beauty and diversity for them to experience in their own
time.
In light of recent events in the Balkans, another point
becomes increasingly
important, as well: How can we, as a country, be taken
seriously when we
appeal to the conscience of countries like Israel, Iraq,
and Serbia, asking
them to protect the rights of their ethnic minorities,
when we won't take
steps to protect our own ethnic minorities?
Please look into this matter and do what you can to see that justice is
done.
Thanks for your time,
David Harris
Herndon, VA and Provo, UT
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PRESS RELEASE
March 24, 1999
Porcupine, SD - Seven young Oglala warriors are manning a tipi camp on La
Framboise Island in the Missouri River to protest a planned turnover of
nearly 200,000 acres of Indian Treaty land to the state of South Dakota.
The
.irst Fire of the Oceti Sakowin.spiritual camp was established after a
March 22 demonstration that brought over 200 protesters to South Dakota.
capitol city of Pierre on a chilly, windy day to protest the controversial
.itigation Act.that was passed in October 1998 despite strong tribal
opposition, and without tribal consultation.
The young men staying on La Framboise say that the camp affirms the
Treaty rights of the Sioux Nation to the land along the Missouri
River.
Like
the Black Hills Sioux Nation Treaty Council, and the Oglala, Standing Rock,
Rosebud, Crow Creek and Yankton Sioux Tribes, they base the Sioux Nation.
claim to the land on the 1851 and 1868 Treaties and on aboriginal rights.
Tribes, Treaty Councils, and non-Indian supporters including the
South
Dakota Peace and Justice Center are calling for congressional oversight
hearings to reconsider the Act, and for a full-blown EIS (Environmental
Impact Statement) before the US Army Corps of Engineers moves to transfer
any
land. Demonstrators at the March 22 event in Pierre marched between the
Capitol and Federal buildings, to draw attention to the joint partnership
between SD. Republican Governor William Janklow and Senate
Minority Leader, Tom Daschle (D, SD), who crafted the controversial
Mitigation Act (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
and
state
of South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Restoration Act) in secrecy.
The legislation was drafted and passed without consultation with
opposed tribes, although President Clinton. 1994 executive order
expressly
calls for such consultation.
After the demonstration, Chief Oliver Red Cloud, Chairman of the
Black
Hills Sioux Nation Treaty Council, and Vincent Black Feather, a spiritual
leader of the Oglala Band, conducted spiritual ceremonies at the .irst Fire
of the Oceti Sakowin.camp. A sacred fire was lit and the camp stands as a
public reminder that the aboriginal and Treaty rights of the Sioux Nation
are
not extinguished.
For further information contact:
Emily Iron Cloud-Koenen 605/455-2193, Eileen Iron Cloud, 605/455-2999 or
Joanne Tall 605/867-2673.
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SD, La Framboise: RIDERS TO JOIN OCCUPATION
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 01:21:33 -0500
Subject: Press Release
Press Release
by Candace Ducheneaux
SwiftBird, SD - "Mitigation, hell! We have been sold out," said Karen
Ducheneaux, leader of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's Oomaka Tokatakiya
(Future Generation) Riders.
Ducheneaux's band of young horseback riders will set out on
Thursday,
April 8th from the east end of Highway 212 Bridge for LaFramboise Island
at
Pierre, South Dakota to join a growing spiritual encampment of Lakota
people.
She said both groups are committed to reversing the so-called Mitigation
Act
that gave federally held Treaty lands along the Missouri River to the
State
of South Dakota. They are seeking congressional hearings into this
matter
and
repeal of the Act.
According to Ducheneaux, the Act was co-authored in secret
meetings by
Tribal Chairman, Gregg Bourland, Governor William Janklow and
U.S. Senator
Tom Daschle. It transferred to South Dakota over 200,000 acres of Sioux
Treaty land taken by the United States for the Oahe Reservoir under P.L.
776.
"Our chairman and council were either duped or they were bought
off by
Janklow and Daschle," said Kyanne Dillabaugh, a young Cheyenne River
Hohowoju
Lakota who will also be making the ride. Dillabaugh has been
spearheading an
effort to recall Chairman Bourland and his Vice-Chairman, Louis DuBray
for
the part they played in the "give away" and other alleged abuses of
power
and
public trust.
The land transfer is a direct violation of the 1868 Treaty of Fort
Laramie, said Dillabaugh. The treaty reserves to the Lakota
Nations all land
in South Dakota west of the east bank of the Missouri and requires that
three-fourths of all adult male Lakota must give their written consent
to
any
further land cessions. "This treaty has been repeatedly violated by the
United States Government, but this is the first time in Lakota history
our
elected leaders have given their consent to such a violation," she said.
"I am deeply ashamed that only two Lakota tribes have given their
names
to this criminal piece of legislation and my Tribe is one of
them," said
Ellen Wright, a Lower Brule Sioux Tribal member. Wright will be
coordinating
a ride from her Reservation to LaFramboise Island. These riders will
also
leave on the morning of April 8th , in conjunction with the Cheyenne
River
Ride.
By making this ride and joining the occupation at LaFramboise
Island,
the riders hope to show the world and, especially, the Lakota Nation
that
the
true Lakota of Cheyenne River and Lower Brule are opposed to the so-called
Mitigation Act, Ducheneaux said. Last year, the Great Sioux Nation Treaty
Council attempted to oust Cheyenne River and Lower Brule from their
membership. The other member nations also have a valid claim to these lands
under the 1868 Treaty.
The two groups will meet outside of Pierre and arrive as one body at
the Island encampment on April 9th to stand in solidarity with the
peaceful
protesters of Oceti akowin (Seven Council Fires). After an all night
vigil,
activities on Saturday, April 10th will include a prayer to the morning
star,
feasting and ceremonies. The riders will then join with assembled
leaders
and
medicine men to formulate strategy for achieving their goal of repeal of
the
Mitigation Act.
Dillabaugh said, "It was on April 10th in 1883 that the United
States
Government forbade the practice of Sioux customs and religious
ceremonies
including the Sundance so on this day we will celebrate and reaffirm
that we
are still Lakota. Despite the war of attrition that the United States
has
been waging against our people, we have been able to retain our
sovereignty,
our spirituality and our culture," she said.
Ducheneaux said, "Lakota children hear from their cradleboard the
cry
The Black Hills are not for sale . When our elders speak of the sacred
He
Sapa (Black Hills), we understand them to mean more than that. They mean
we
must never surrender any portion of our mother, the Earth. Our ancestors
gave
their lives for this land so as we ride we will pray that the legacy we
leave
for our future generations will be just as honorable.
For more information, about the ride or the camp, you may contact
Karen
Ducheneaux or Kyanne Dillabaugh at HCR 3 Box 88A, Gettysburg, SD,
57442,
(605) 733-2223, E-mail karendx at sat.net
For more information, about the ride or the camp, you may contact
Karen
Ducheneaux or Kyanne Dillabaugh at HCR 3 Box 88A, Gettysburg, SD, 57442,
(605) 733-2223, E-mail karendx at sat.net
New update to follow today.
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