Mission:
We
acknowledge that we all live on land conquered by Europeans and that we all need to begin to heal the pain and grief of the last 500
years of domination and exploitation of indigenous peoples in the western hemisphere, while learning from them how to live in harmony with the earth.
Short
Term
1.
Establish early education of children of the "true" history
of the conquest of the Americas; changing the story to accurately
inform them of the lives and cultures that existed before Europeans
arrived and the holocaust that ensued from European presence and
their activities against Native Americans.
2. Protect Native fishing and hunting rights as
defined by treaties.
3. Promote the efforts of Native American nations
to establish and maintain community controlled, sustainable enterprises
- away from non-sustainable, extractive and exploitative operations
that have been imposed by the U.S. government via the tribal council
system.
4. Develop and promote early education and prevention
of alcoholism among reservation and non-reservation Native Americans.
5. We call for the release of internationally recognized
political prisoner Leonard Peltier.
6. We oppose the targeting of Native American lands
for the siting of hazardous, radioactive or municipal waste disposal
and or storage facilities. The targeting is abetted by the tribal
council system imposed by the U.S. Government.
7. We oppose negatively stereotypical Indian names
and trademarks like the "Redskins".
Medium
Term
1.
We support the self-determination and sovereignty of indigenous
peoples.
2. Preserve cultural and spiritual heritage of
Native Americans rather than denigrate them.
Long
Term
1.
Promote the enforcement of treaties with Native American peoples.
2. When in accord with the desires of the North
American nations involved, exchange land belonging to state and
federal governments with "reservation" land that may not
have the potential for supporting native populations such as the
land in Oklahoma reserved for the Western Band of the Cherokee.
3. Replace the tribal council system with the traditional
decision-making structure that existed prior to the imposition of tribal councils
by the Indian Reorganization Act (1933).
