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From: "ps" <>
Subject: [AMERIND-US-SE] Fw: Bulldozing hallowed Indian land In Occoneechee state park - Online petition
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:43:08 -0400

I received this message on the Mingo Language list and wanted to pass it on!
Phyllis
----- Original Message -----
From: "P C S" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 8:14 AM
Subject: Fwd: Bulldozing hallowed Indian land In Occoneechee state park -
Online petition


>
> --- Linda Carter <> wrote:
> > Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 22:20:43 -0400
> > From: Linda Carter <>
> > Subject: Bulldozing hallowed Indian land In
> > Occoneechee state park -
> > Online petition
> > To:
> >
> > My husband is working to prevent a behind-the-scenes
> > agreement to give 23 acres of Occoneechi State Park land
> > to some real estate developers to be turned into a golf
> > course. This park is to Eastern Siouan descendants what
> > Gettysburg is to the U.S. It sits above the island where
> > the Occaneechee were massacred in the 1670's, ending the
> > political autonomy of the Eastern Siouan people. We
> > visit there often and consider it sacred ground. There
> > is old growth forest rarely found in this region. Eagles
> > have returned. There is a special spirit to the place.
> > There is also a strong possibility that archeological
> > sites from our people will be destroyed. All to build a
> > golf course that will likely only enrich a few, already
> > affluent individuals. Following are some links to an
> > online petition and a pre-written letter to be sent to
> > the appropriate officials, It's urgent that we get
> > signatures as quickly as possible, a meeting is about to
> > take place that could sign the land over to the
> > developers. Please take a moment to sign it.
> >
> > Linda Carter
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Barry Carter
> > To: Black Indians ; Saponi
> > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 12:43 PM
> > Subject: [Saponi] Taking Indian Lands - Online petition
> >
> >
> > Please take two minutes and send a pre-written letter to
> > stop the Golf Course planned for Occoneechee State Park,
> > which resides on Federal Public Lands. Just click the
> > link below. If this golf course is approved 16 more are
> > planned by Sam Snead's group for Virginia State parks and
> > we can be sure the other wealthy people and corporations
> > will join a feeding frenzy off of our lands.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> http://virginia.sierraclubaction.org/showalert.asp?t=1&aaid=122
> >
> >
> >
> > Wealthy people own beautiful estates, hundreds of acres
> > of land with lakes and great views. State and Federal
> > lands were purchased by average everyday people jointly
> > so that we could have some of the grandeur and abundance
> > as well. If the Sam Snead golf course is approved the
> > rich will take more of what average people have.
> >
> >
> >
> > Also we now have an on-line petition at the link below
> > where you can oppose the golf course on line. If you
> > have already signed the paper petition or the email
> > petition PLEASE don't sign this one. However, please do
> > send the letter above at the first link.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.petitiononline.com/NoGolf/petition.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Barry Carter
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> =====
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because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us
from beneath the ground. We never forget them."
>
> Oren Lyons, Onondaga Nation
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