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>Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 02:32:09 EST
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>Subject: Mendota Sacred Sites
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>Dear Friends,
> 
>It is after mindnight and there is snow on the ground here. My mind
wanders to
>the four trees where there are brave souls,warriors, camped out there to
>protect these Sacred Sites. 
>As you know the original encampment was raided by 600 police recently. What
>you may not know are the following facts and these facts if known, would
shock
>the Nation!
>1. Mike Haney who is a representative of the Congress, arranged through the
>Justice Dept. for a mediator to come and help us out. This offer was refused.
>Refused! Days later, without warning, the encampment was brutally raided!
>
>2. The Governor and the media tried to represent the non-violent
protestors in
>a "Wacco " kind of light by saying there were cut gas lines and children at
>the site that needed protection. The fact is there were no cut gas lines.
>Would they have lit fires all over the site if they thought there was
escaping
>gas? There was one child there who just happened to be at the site that
night.
>I heard that children's services were called and the child taken into
>protection.
>
>3. It was bad enough that they tortured people with pepper spray and tear
gas,
>destroyed sacred things like the sweat lodge etc, but why did they have to
>destroy the beautiful tipi's that were there? People asked if they could take
>the tipis down properly and take them away. This was refused and the owners
>had to watch as the tipi poles were snapped and the tipis thrown on the
trucks
>they had there.
>
>4. To add insult to injury, they recently awarded medals of honor to the main
>policemen who spearheaded what they call " the 55 sting operation coldsnap"
>This was a feature on the news.
>
>5. Mndot is so worried, they produced a pamphlet that was distributed door to
>door to Minneapolis residents full of their propaganda, painting the
>resistance to the 55 re-route as a bunch of neer do wells who are misguided
>and are in the way of progress.
>
>The world has got to know that this is going on! It is unbelievable! It feels
>to me like a 60s civil rights flashback. I think it is dangerous that this
>whole thing is so cleverly concealed and misconstrued in the media. Help us
>let the people know what is going on . If this can happen in one of the most
>liberal, forward thinking States in the Union
>imagine what else is going on in this Country! It is time to let people know
>what is going on. If you are insulted by the police handing out honor badges
>for this kind of violent behavior against a small group of non violent
>protestors,, let people know!

>Write to the Star Tribune. There is a page for letters to the editor.
Here is
>the address. http://www.startribune.com/stonline/html/userguide/letform.html
>Also, check our site for addresses.  
><A HREF="http://members.aol.com//dmkerr9/Mendota_Sacred_Sites.html">Mendota
>Sacred Sites</A>  Folks, can you tell I have reached my boiling point? The
>medals of honor mess took me over the top! This injustice has got to stop! I
>thank all of you so deeply for all of the help and support that you have
>already given and I really believe that we can overcome if we stick together
>and dont give up. I also want you to know that my thoughts and prayers are
>there for all of you out there who are struggling with your own battles. Our
>beautiful Mother Earth is under seige and it has to stop! I share all of your
>stories with the folks here and they send their love.
>In service,
>Diane Kerr
> 

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