"the People's Paths!" NAIIP News Path! - Winnebago Acquire Burial Land

Winnebago Acquire Burial Land

By Joseph Standing Bear Schranz
News from Midwest SOARRING
the People's Voice ~ Tuesday, August 22, 2000

ILLINOIS - On August 1, 2000, the Winnebago Nation of Nebraska, with David Lee Smith representing them, received the deed to 5.9 acres of beautiful and secluded land in the Peoria Illinois area. The land will be used for reburial purposes only.
It is the wish of the Winnebago Nation of Nebraska, that this land not only be available to their people but, through them, to other tribes as well.
Tuesday, August 1, 2000 is a historic day! Since the 1830's our Native People have not had a reservation to bury our people in a natural and undisturbed way in the state of Illinois.
Midwest SOARRING'S role as facilitator opened up many possibilities which helped to make this day achievable. Reburial land has been Midwest SOARRING'S primary goal and the Creator has allowed this day to be a reality.
It is our sincere hope that soon the Ancestors may again rest in peace and be embraced within Mother Earth. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation for all those who have supported us.
Joseph Standing Bear Schranz, is President of Midwest SOARRING and an enrolled member of the White Earth Ojibwe.

For more information contact:
Joseph Standing Bear Schranz
c/o Midwest SOARRING
312 S. Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, Illinois 60302
Phone: 708-383-6773 ~ Fax: 708-383-6855
E-mail: soarring@juno.com
Midwest 'Save Our Ancestors Remains & Resources Indigenous Network
Group' SOARRING is a Native-based, not-for-profit organization formed
in 1994 to facilitate the repatriation of Native American ancestral
remains and burial goods, to work for the preservation of the burial,
cultural and sacred sites in Illinois and the Midwestern states, and
to protect and conserve the natural environment.