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From: "R. Leland Lehrman" 
Subject: Akwesasne Notes: Voice of the Mohawk Nation
Message-ID: <199509211125.HAA24150@dialin1.wing.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 95 12:25:30 0500
See if you can't help these guys out.


Subject    : Akwesasne Notes May Fold
Date       : Wed, 20 Sep 1995 03:56:16 GMT
From       : mosa@netcom.com (Michele Lord)
Newsgroups : apc.indig.info, soc.culture.native, alt.native




Akwesasne Notes has a long history of speaking for Native peoples.
Recently the format was changed from newspaper to magazine. The
articles, interviews, artwork and poetry are still the same high
quality. Notes needs your support to continue.  Please keep one of the
best publications on Turtle Island in print by subscribing or making a
donation.

AKWESASNE NOTES                      AKWESASNE NOTES
Kahniakehaka Nation Territory        Mohawk Nation Territory
PO Box 196                           PO Box 30
Rooseveltown NY 13683-0196           St Regis Quebec H0M 1A0
(518) 358-9531 or 9535               (613) 575-2063
                                     Fax: (613) 575-2935

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                AKWESASNE NOTES PHILOSOPHY


AKWESASNE NOTES is the official publication of the Mohawk Nation
Council.  As such, it naturally reflects and adheres to the teachings,
values and philosophies of the Rotinonshonni or Iroquois people.  The
Kaianerekowa or Great Law of Peace provides the primary guiding
principles that are reflected in AKWESASNE NOTES.

It is among the most cherished teachings of the Iroquois people, that
all peoples of the earth are entitled by right of birth, to exist as
diverse and distinct cultures.  Rotinonshonni people, are taught that
conformity is not a prerequisite to unity among peoples, communities
or nations.

We are taught that ignorance and arrogance are the characteristics
that breed greed, and that actions of superiority over others are
those characteristics that disrupt unity and create conflict.

We are taught that diversity of cultures, and all that the Creator has
made, is where we will find strength and inspiration in this world.

We are taught that all of Creation must be allowed to follow the
instructions that were given by the Creator when their time began.

We are taught that it is our common struggle for survival and the
health of our mother the earth that should concern us and unite us in
this day and age.

We are taught that world peace, the peace among nations, within
nations and within communities can only happen with the respect of
basic human rights, for the earth, and for all of creation.

We are taught that the conscious application of human values to man-
made technologies must occur in order to harmonize and balance
ourselves within creation.

Despite those elements which factionalize peoples of the world, we are
taught to strive to keep reasonable minds and good intentions toward
others and use our good minds in mediating our affairs between one
another.

With this in mind, AKWESASNE NOTES is compelled out of its sense of
responsibility to support and express unity and solidarity with all
Indigenous and Natural peoples, their friends and supporters and all
those people of the earth who struggle for survival, cultural self-
determination, and the exercise of basic human and inherent rights. To
this end, AKWESASNE NOTES is ever vigilant in the search for tools and
methods which truly empower the people to help themselves within the
margins of our planetary conservation philosophy.

AKWESASNE NOTES allows its pages to be the forum for the exchange of
native thoughts, ideas, concerns, and creative expression.

AKWESASNE NOTES has allowed small, humble and weakening voices to be
amplified and heard by those who might be concerned and be of some
help. AKWESASNE NOTES will continue to be this vehicle to the best of
its collective ability.

In the spirit of unity and diversity, we greet the people and welcome
you to speak.

To ne tho.

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"When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully
 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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      Michele Lord                         mosa@netcom.com
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