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From Kathy Kern, Rochester, NY
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Pierre, SD - On September 30, President Clinton signed a bill which included the repeal of Title VI of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1999, or the Mitigation Act. A second version of the Mitigation Act, passed in August, still stands, so Oceti Sakowin campers on La Framboise Island are digging in for the winter, chopping wood and winterizing tipis and tents.The Oceti Sakowin camp has been on La Framboise Island since the lighting of the sacred fire on March 22, in protest of the Mitigation Act. The campers are determined to remain until the second version, which calls for the transfer of 92,000 acres of land to the state of South Dakota, is also repealed.
U.S. citizens who wish to follow up on the issue may contact Senators and Representatives to thank them for keeping Section 505 in the final conference version of Public Law 106-60. Remind them that there is a second version of this legislation, or the Mitigation Act, passed as Title VI of the Water Development Resources Authorization Act of 2000. This version also should be repealed or have hearings held on it so that Native American and other people opposed to the land transfer may register their concerns.
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For more information, concerning the Oceti Sakowin spiritual encampment on LaFramboise Island near Pierre, South Dakota, contact:
Laframboise Resistance Camp
Contact the Christian Peacemaker Team on the Island. |
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