Lakotah Freedom News
 Statement by Tegheya Kte in Suppport of Alfred Bone Shirt
Statement by Vivian High Elk in Support of Alfred Bone Shirt
Statements by Phyllis Young and Garry Rowland on Lakotah Oyate dot com
Statements by Alfred Bone Shirt, Phyllis Young and Garry Rowland on Lakotah Freedom
2008 Jan 5 Sicangu Lakota Oyate and Lakotah Freedom Delegation Victory Celebration
Statement by Tegheya Kte in support of Alfred Bone Shirt
To All Members of NDNAIM,
My name is Tegheya Kte and I am the AIM chapter director in Wounded Knee, South Dakota. I am also known as Garry Rowland and I am the director of the Wounded Knee Visitor Center. I am a longtime member of AIM and have just joined NDNAIM. I look forward to discussing with you some of the many issues that are affecting our indigenous people today.
I want to begin today by writing a strong statement in support of my fellow AIM brother and long time activist for the Lakota people, Alfred Boneshirt. Alfred's good name was recently slandered on the internet. He was called an FBI informant which couldn't be farther from the truth. This and other outright lies were maliciously written about Alfred. As someone who knows Alfred Boneshirt to be one of the most honest, loyal and trustworthy human beings that I've ever met, I have to write in strong support of Alfred Boneshirt's honor.
I know Alfred to be an honest, trustworthy man with strong commitment to helping his people. He has always shown an unwavering sense of loyalty and dedication to working for the good of indigenous people everywhere, and specifically, his people on the Rosebud Reservation. Alfred Boneshirt is a man who represents extraordinary character and good will.
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse,
Tegheya Kte
Vivian High Elk Statement in Support of Alfred Bone Shirt
Vivian High Elk is a traditional Lakota woman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Mitakuyepi (my relatives) and people,
I would like to make this statement worldly to Chiefs, Leaders, Lakota women, Tribes,Non-Lakota People as I have known my good friend and Lakota brother Alfred Bone Shirt from Rosebud of the Sicangu Oyate for many many years. It's so sad that a form of retaliation took place against him as he caught this sly IKTO "Lakota Oyate" movement red handed. He was labeled an FBI informant. I would take it in a positive manner as Alfred has pursued and won issues that are/were unjust to our poor poverty stricken Lakota people, and seeked and brought out truth on such scams of these type or movement. These false impersonation type of movements or misrepresentations,etc. Alfred is truely a REAL Leader, very active in issues that are hard to beat and he doesn't get paid for any of it, it all comes from the heart. It's not like he gets paid thousands of dollars just to to take a solid stand, though he's had many barriers and obstacles such as this accusation that is so immature, he doesn't let anything of this type stop his love for his people. Someone claiming to be such a great leader as this Martin guy that claims to represent all of our Lakota People(s) is a shame. I have worked closely with Alfred on many issues and he puts all his heart, effort and endless hours into the people without $$$. This movement called "Lakota Oyate" is led by a non-Lakota named Naomi Archer, an adopted Lakota Oyate member by again a supposed man with many pseudo identities that calls himself Duane Martin. Lila wicasa sni yakel skan. Check him out in the prison system site in Nebraska. This man calls himself Lakota and has been identified by many alias names. Presently, I believe he is being led with $$$ by this supposed non-Lakota Cante Tinza warrior woman that lives on the poverty of the people as a resource to get their $$$. Who did this honoring, what Chief? This man Duane isn't even a Chief but he purports himself in that status of a Leader of how many Lakota Nations and we have a big population of Lakota bands and members and this Cante Tinza and her leader John Little Horse are to lead us? I dont think so. Making public statements that the media and Internet sites has/have been aiding without any thought. We can barely get that kind of attention.
I believe especially the Lakota women and their KATALA societies should go after this woman Naomi Archer. How did she earn such a status so quickly? What did she have that many Lakota women can't even get. Does it have to be $$$ that we dont have? How can she be the spokesperson for all the Lakota Oyate and do all this scamming with all these sites she claims to have. She puts the supposed Keeper of our Cannupa and his shackup to shame or it almost seems like there's a network of these scammers and they all are coming together in association, like a puzzle. All the thousands that come to these supposed organized poverty programs, we Lakota people still suffer. We barely scrounge for $5.00 for gas to get to town and stiil suffer with these slave driving (Tanf) programs that also get money for our poverty. I recall at one time it was claimed that these were based on Treaty benefits. I dont believe so as our Lakota men pay for Child Support in many fashions, prison, garnishng of wages and the women still have to work 20-30 hours per week. Where does this even benefit our Lakota people but more hardship as our children are left home alone as no sitters are available. Where do we get our gas to get to and from work, those of us that live distant from work sites. They keep us oppressed in all aspects and nothing of this type or manner has been considered by these so called Leaders or these scammers that get money on our poverty. Nothing has changed since I can remember on these reservations, Bands or Treaty Nations. Where are the Leaders, Chiefs? The poverty pimps? They dont care just so their pockets are filled, drive their new trucks, have their Range Units while there is some 500 limited jobs on the reservations that have 16,000 members or more. It's the same old families that have the jobs with their same psycho, violent mentalities that create many of the violence as they dictate who gets assistance. Many are/were young drop outs that only knew about alcohol, sports sex and drugs, having babies that are impossible as they become the spoiled brats etc and carry the violence they knew and know from their parents, and they end up being the Leaders as they have the voting clout and these cycles continue. No Lakota (friendly) or formal education but are put into positions and worked up into higher positions.
These are the type that control this/these reservations. Their children are the most violent but get away with it as they know whose hind to lick,sitting with brown all around their mouths, who to sleep with or drink with, these continue and their is no Leadership qualities that would sit down and address these realities. And, where is the Lakota Oyate on real issues of this type. Maybe the supposed Keeper needs to address his supporter Naomi as he claims that traditionally women shouldn't speak for the Nation or be Leaders of Treaty issues. After all, their movement Lakota Oyate, is based on Treaties. And, especially since she is a Non-Lakota supposed woman. She came into association with the supposed Keeper at the Rainbow gathering in the Black Hills called World Peace and Prayer Day in one of her statements. People wake up to these, while we suffer here on these reservations, somebody or IKTO (Trickster) is working hard while we/you are all sleeping,Ikto is happily rubbing his belly, living and pimping on our poverty.
Henala epinkte.
Vivian High Elk
Jan 14 2008
Statements by Phyllis Young and Garry Rowland on LakotaFreedom.com
Please share this information.
Lakota Freedom.com was the
website established for the original delegation. It
was paid for by Russell Means and established at
his direction. Naomi Archer was the website
coordinator. Upon the delegation's return from
Washington, D.C., Naomi was concerned about the
funding, the integrity of the delegation and began
to issue directives to the delegation to the media
through Lakota Freedom.com. Since decisions by
Lakota are made by consensus and none of us were
contacted by Naomi, Russell Means assumed control
of the website and changed it to Republic of
Lakota. Naomi Archer created her own
website,calling it Lakota Oyate(people). She
intensified her questioning of Means' integrity and
did not want money or funding to go to him. Lakota
Oyate was created to circumvent the funding and
donations from going to Russell Means. The Lakota
Oyate Website requested that all funding go to a bank
in South Dakota made to Duane Martin. This website
was created without the consensus of Lakota people .
Naomi is not Lakota and cannot represent the Lakota
People, let alone a website.
It was the consensus of
the freedom delegation to create the Republic of
Lakota. The Republic of Lakota and the Freedom
Delegation understand the international interest and
support that we have for our people. We appreciate
your interest. Our struggle that began in l974 at
the FIrst International Indian Treaty Council on
Standing Rock was and is to pursue the rights that
are inherent to our survival. We do not intend to
detract from that. We continue to struggle to
represent ourselves at every level. This includes
this new technology which operates by electric
airwaves. Many of us are still in awe of this
technology. Most importantly, we all have to be
accountable to each other. If money is raised on
behalf of Lakota, the People have a right to say who
is raising money for us.
Again, pilamiya (thank you)
for your interest.
Phyllis Young-Mni Yuha Maniwin
Jan 10 2008
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Neither Naomi Archer or Duane Martin, Sr., Canaupa Gluha Mani, are
spokepersons for the Lakota people or the Lakota Freedom
Delegation. They
are working on their own and issuing false information, outright
lies, and
seem to be working as scam artists by setting up their personal bank
accounts to collect donations from people who write into their web
site
and offer financial assistance to the Lakota Nation.
Teghiya Kte (Garry Rowland)
Excerpt from email Jan 9 2008
Alfred Bone Shirt, Phyllis Young and Garry Roland on Lakotah Freedom
Jan 7 2008
Following my words here is a message from Phyllis Young who is a member
of the original Lakota freedom delegation.
The Republic of Lakota is the official site which Our People endorse,
We do not support or endorse the actions of Duane Martin and Naomi Archer
in their hurry to gather donations and money scheme using our Lakota Oyate.
We also know that many out there want to see these good efforts of Our
lakota Nation collapse, which won't happen, All this shows is some very
greedy individuals who will stoop to any level to create dissension and
animosity among our People, It is nothing new. Duane and Naomi only
exposed themselves.
Please bear with Our Lakota People while this issue is being resolved.
Aho
Hecetu Yelo
Alfred Bone Shirt
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From: Phyllis Young
Naomi,
The article below has caused questions on who you are. You do not
represent the Lakota People. I gave you credibility as a volunteer who
assisted in setting up the web for Lakota Freedom.Com. I have been most
gracious to you. Russell Means paid for the website and as such, had
every right to assume control of it. You called me and questioned the
integrity of Russell Means because you are concerned who is going to get
any money. This has been a concern of yours since we left D.C. On
January 5, 2008, you again were concerned with Russell Means'
integrity. I responded to you that everything is trivial. My concerns
are our struggle. Russell Means was shot on Standing Rock in l975 so I
know about life and death.
If you have been involved with Paula Horne Mullen and raising money for
her and on behalf
of the Lakota People on Rosebud, then you need to provide an accounting
to them. If you have been involved with Arvol Looking Horse and raising
money for him and the Sacred Calf Pipe on Cheyenne River, then you need
to provide an accounting to them. I was not aware of these efforts on
their behalf until today. If money is your business on the internet, you
cannot raise money in the name of Lakota. You must provide an
accounting. The establish-ment and development of financial accounts may
take time as all the things we are trying to do. Do you know that there
is almost a billion dollars in the U.S.Treasury that we have never
touched since l980. That's 28 years.
Naomi, you cannot and do not represent the Lakota. That is one principle
established many years ago; that no one speaks for us. We speak for
ourselves.It's a fundamental right we all fought for. I hope you
understand that.We have many talented young Lakota who do website and
computer technology, among other things.
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Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008
From: Garry Rowland
Naomi,
The article copied below has just come to my attention. In it you have
grossly misrepresented the Lakota Freedom Delegation. In this article
you are telling flagrant lies. I am deeply offended by what has been
written here and find it ridiculous that you are now taking it upon
yourself to speak for the Lakota Freedom Delegation as well as all Lakota
people. Stop this outright lying immediately! You are underminding
everything we have worked for all of these years and playing into the
hands of the oppressor. You've deliberately tried to sabotage our
efforts. I demand that you do the honorable thing and remove yourself
from all involvement in the Lakota Nation.
Ho Hetchetu,
Tegheya Kte
wikinews -
Lakota Freedom Delegation says spokesman Russell Means 'hijacked'
organization
January 5, 2008 at 11:17 am · Filed under NewsLog, North America
Wikinews has learned that the Lakota Freedom Delegation, also known as
Lakotah Oyate, an organization of activists fighting for the Sioux
Indian Nation to withdraw all treaties with the United States, was
"hijacked" by its spokesman, Russell Means, an activist for Native
American Indians.
On December 19, 2007, Means and the "delegation" went to Washington,
D.C. and hand-delivered a letter, signed by the Delegation, to the
U.S. State Department claiming that the Lakota Indian Tribe was
declaring that all treaties between the tribe and the U.S. have been
withdrawn or canceled. They also held a press conference declaring
their freedom.
"We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all
those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are
free to join us. This is according to the laws of the United States,
specifically article six of the constitution," said Means during the
press conference.
Since then, Russell Means has gone on to announce the formation of a
"provisional government" of the "Republic of Lakotah" with himself as
Chief Facilitator, as well as to promote the establishment of a bank
and a utility company for the country. Despite the claim Means has
made, Naomi Archer, liaiRE Your recent article on Waki.ems son of
Lakotah Oyate stated to Wikinews that
Means took control of the organization and hijacked it and its website
on December 29. Archer also said that Lakotah Oyate or the delegation
are not a government entity and do not make decisions for the Nation.
"The legitimate actions of the Lakota people are not determined by one
person (referencing Russell Means) or even one group, but by the
people themselves," added Archer.
Other signers of the withdrawal letter are all still involved in the
movement, including Canupa Gluha Mani who heads the Strong Heart
Warrior Society which will "probably become the paramilitary force" of
Lakotah, said Archer. Wikinews asked Archer if Means would still be
involved in the movement, but she refused to comment.
The Bank of Lakotah and Provisional Government of Lakota are not
supported by Lakotah Oyate; Means is acting without having consulted
the other elders of Lakotah; Means is himself, at age 69 [sic], an
elder, and "people need their elders to set better examples than
that," said Archer.
While the idea of establishing a power company, bank, and other such
institutions was an idea that had come from Means and the rest of
Lakotah Freedom Delegation knew that he was going off to Washington
D.C. on his own to conduct negotiations, they did not know what the
negotiations were going to be regarding. Lakotah Oyate hopes that this
dispute will be resolved in a few weeks because this "all has to be
about the people".
Since the Delegation's press conference, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and
the Cheyenne River Reservation have rejected Means's and the
delegation's declaration of secession.
"They're individuals acting on their own. They did not come to RE Your
recent article on Waki.ems the
Rosebud Sioux tribal council or our government in any way to get our
support and we do not support what they've done. We do not support
what Means and his group are doing and they don't have any support
from any tribal government I know of. They don't speak for us," said
Rosebud Sioux Tribe president, Rodney Bordeaux.
Despite those rejections rejection, Archer said that the Pine Ridge
Reservation's council will "consider the proposal." A representative
for the Standing Rock Reservation's council has said that that
reservation is also considering Lakotah Oyate's proposal. Lakotah
Oyate have also been holding discussions with "about 150" other
indigenous organizations in the U.S. and mentioned particularly the
Native Hawaiians.
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Photograph--Alfred Bone Shirt Sr. wearing a peace medal.