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From: "Joseph M. Linzy Sr." <>
Subject: [SI] [MIXED-MARRIAGES] LETTER FROM CHEROKEE NATION TO UNITED NATIVE AMERICA
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:52:26 -0700


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Cc: "MIXED MARRIAGES L" <>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [MIXED-MARRIAGES] LETTER FROM CHEROKEE NATION TO UNITED NATIVE
AMERICA


> Hi Tsalagio02,
>
> Great Letter! I don't believe that anyone could have written the fact
> better. Unfortunately, one race appears to take credit where credit is not
> due.
>
> Joseph M. Linzy Sr.
> Chief Master Sergeant, (E-9),
> USAF, Retired
>
> HTTP://WWW.geocities.com/old-history/ (Solomon Northup and Family)
>
> HTTP://WWW.geocities.com/black-history/ (Black Americans of WW-1)
>
>
> "YOU CAN'T HOLD A MAN DOWN WITHOUT STAYING DOWN WITH HIM."
> by Booker T. Washington
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 10:55 PM
> Subject: [MIXED-MARRIAGES] LETTER FROM CHEROKEE NATION TO UNITED NATIVE
> AMERICA
>
>
> > Source: KOLA
> >
> > From:
> > Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:15:02 EDT
> > Subject: LETTER FROM CHEROKEE NATION TO UNITED NATIVE AMERICA
> >
> > Subj: Re: NATIONAL HOLIDAY L-3
> > Date: 8/18/00 1:21:58 PM Central Daylight Time
> > From: (Felicia Olaya)
> > To:
> >
> >
> > Dear Mr. Graham:
> >
> >
> > Thank you for your e-mail dated August 8th. I have downloaded your
e-mail
> > for
> > Principal Chief Chad Smith's review and response.
> >
> >
> > Once again, thank you for your e-mail and I apologize for the delay in
> > response.
> >
> >
> > Respectfully,
> >
> >
> > Felicia Olaya
> >
> > From:
> > Subject: NATIONAL HOLIDAY L-3
> > Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 18:42:57 EDT
> > To: , ,
> ,
> >
> > , , ,
> > , , ,
> > , ,
,
> > , , ,
> > >>>(Cherokee Nation council email list)
> >
> > To Congressional representatives:
> >
> > The American Indian Caucus in Washington, DC. has announced
that
> in
> >
> > August 2000 they will start proceedings on drafting a bill calling on
the
> > federal government to bring about a national holiday for Native
Americans.
> > This holiday would include American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and
Native
> > Alaskans. This federal holiday would pay tribute to a long and honorable
> > list
> > of elected tribal representatives that stood up for our human rights to
> live
> >
> > in peace and self govern. In doing so our tribal leaders were imprisoned
> for
> >
> > life and killed for standing up for our civil rights. In our society
today
> > two national holidays were brought about with the help of Native
Americans
> > they are The Forth of July United States Independence and Thanksgiving
> Day.
> > Native America recognizes all federal holidays except Columbus Day, at
> this
> > time seventeen states do not recognize Columbus Day. The state of South
> > Dakota has changed Columbus Day to Native American Day. United Native
> > America
> > proposes moving Columbus Day back to its original day the second
Wednesday
> > of
> > October and not be a federal tax paid holiday in doing this the second
> > Monday
> > of October could be designated as a federal holiday for Native
Americans.
> > Our
> > surveys show that the vast majority of all Americans support this
change.
> > The
> > Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma supports a national holiday for Native
> Americans
> >
> > with council resolution 91-93. Columbus Day should be celebrated as is
St.
> > Patrick Day and Octoberfest they are not federal tax paid holidays.
> Columbus
> >
> > was never a citizen of this country and never set foot on this land. He
> > committed numerous atrocities against the island people he came in
contact
> > with which led to the destruction of them and their communities this is
> the
> > true history of Columbus. Americas children are taught in schools that
> he's
> > a
> > great explorer but our children knows the truth. It is ina!ppropriate
for
> > our
> > tax dollars to pay for this mans holiday for finding us. In the special
> > government to government relationship it is fitting for the federal
> > government to designate a federal holiday paying tribute to elected
Native
> > American leaders. The federal government recognizes that the fundamental
> > principals of freedom of speech separation of government powers and
> > federalism was drafted into the constitution of the United States
arrived
> > from Indian governments. As our elected representatives we ask that you
> > support the designation of a federal holiday for Native Americans.
> >
> > United Native America
> >
> > Mike L.
> > Graham
> > Rt. 6 box
> 243
> > click on sites below Muldrow, Ok.
74948
> >
> >
918-427-9894
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Name: Felicia Olaya,Executive Assistant
> > E-mail: Felicia Olaya
> > Cherokee Nation
> > PO Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465
> > 918.456.0671 or 1.800.256.0671
> > Time: 20:29:05
> >
> > <A
> >
HREF="http://mytwobeadsworth.freeservers.com/">http://mytwobeadsworth.free
> > servers.com/click on
> >
> > <A
> >
HREF="http://www.petitiononline.com/petition.html">www.PetitionOnline.com
> > - Free Online Petition Hosting
> >
> > <A HREF="kola-hq.hypermart.net/actnhna.htm">Holiday email petition
> site</A>
> >
> >
> > <A HREF="http://sites.netscape.net/tecumsehsdream">Tecumseh's Dream</A>
> >
> > <A HREF="http://ajr.newslink.org/">AJR NewsLink</A>
> >
> > <A HREF="http://www.ussenate.com/">The United States Senate</A>
> >
> >
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