FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4-24-08: NAMAPAHH First People's Radio: Rebroadcast of Faith Spotted Eagle interview re: Long View Hogfarm & viewpt/ call in interview from LVHogfarm's attny: David Nadolski; Update from Tony P: The One Nation
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REBROADCAST of Faith Spotted Eagle interview re: Long View Hog Farm LLP-IOWA vs Yankton Tribe Protestors-SD
~TODAY'S SPECIAL GUESTS~( From 4-20-08)
Faith Spotted Eagle of the Yankton Tribe -Wagner, South Dakota.
will be calling into NAMAPAHH Sunday 4-5PM to talk about the Hog Farm -
Following this invitation to have you listen in today (Sunday) to NAMAPAHH FIRST PEOPLE'S RADIO is a repost from BlueJay who hooked me up with Faith Spotted Eagle of the Yankton Tribe -Wagner, South Dakota.
Faith Spotted Eagle will fill us in about the Longview Hog Farms of Iowa's project and why she and others are concerned about it.....
today (Sunday) 4-5PM PST
streaming online at : www.ksvr.org
Here is the latest from BlueJay about this issue-(4-20-08)
Hello everyone,
Just got off the phone with my friend there and she said that they had gotten the video, below, up on You Tube. Forward it on PLEASE!
Also, seems there is much more to this issue than just, as the mainstream media is saying, that the "smell" is what is upsetting the locals.
WRONG ANSWER! There is a fresh water stream that feeds directly into a beautiful WETLAND AREA! Yes indeed... great place to put a several thousand population hog farm.
Will keep you posted as to where this is headed. My sister said to tell all of you THANK YOU! They appreciate the prayers and support very much.
Robin Carneen at NAMAPAHH radio and I are trying to get this issue onto the radio tomorrow with a rep. from Yankton, so keep an eye out for that bulletin too.
Thanks everyone, for your prayers and support,
Bluejay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr8SM8-WQg8
Other links to this breaking news:
INDIANZ.COM (online news)
http://64.62.196.98/News/2008/008260.asp
Argus Leader(newspaper/online)
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080411/NEWS/804110303/1001/news
AP(newspaper/online)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h9wPgBXbS0aURytuu76EoI8zVciwD9048B7G0
Sioux City Journal (newspaper/online)
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/04/10/news/latest_news/43975350f07ae6e386257427004e1352.txt
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TONIGHT-
4-24-08
7:30-8PM PST
A new view....Time to hear from the Long View Hog Farm side of things:
My call in guest is:
David L. Nadolski
Firm: Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C.
Address: U.S. Bank Building
8th & 9th Floors
141 North Main Avenue
P.O. Box 2700
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-2700
Map & Directions
Phone: (605) 332-5999
Fax:
(605) 332-4249
NEWS STORY WITH THE ATTORNEY RESPONSE---
By KSFY News- attorney tells LongView to keep building!
Story Created: Apr 16, 2008 at 4:50 PM CDT
http://www.ksfy.com/news/local/17826439.html
KSFY News has obtained a statement from a lawyer representing the owner of the proposed hog farm that members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe are protesting near Wagner. Dave Nadolski, of Lynn, Jackson, Shultz and Lebrun, P.C., represents Longview Farms. The statement reads:
"Based on current information, we have advised our client, Longview Farms LLP to continue to build their CAFO on their land in Charles Mix County. Until our client is ordered to stop construction by a Court that has jurisdiction over our client, the land they are building on and the road they are traveling, construction of the facility will continue. At this time, we believe that only SD State Court and US Federal Court have that jurisdiction."
Protesters have been at the site since yesterday, and more participants continue to arrive. Tomorrow, a delegation of students from USD plan to protest at the site, and members of the South Dakota Peace and Justice Center are mobilizing as well
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FOLLOW UP-UPDATE-HEALING IS COMING FOR ALL!
To wrap up tonight's program:
8-8:30 PM PST
TORCH IS LIT AND DOOR IS OPEN: An update on The One Nation's efforts to mend the broken hoop:
Call in guest:
Anthony J. Pasquariello, Esq.
Anthony J. Pasquariello & Associates, P.C.
305 E. Main Street
Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
(973) 784-4515 (phone and fax)(201)410-8253(cell)
TonyPLaw@optonline.net
All: She:kon: I had to allow a few days to elapse before I was able to gather my thoughts sufficiently to relay what transpired at the historic signing of the Declaration on Sunday, April 20, 2008, on Camotose Hill, in Northern Quebec on the Algonquin traditional territory. I request that you please not read this until you are able to set aside a few minutes to read (and perhaps burn some tobacco first). First, to let everyone know that we received the blessings of many hundreds and thousands of humans across Mother Earth at the time of the signing. Although no human is greater or lesser than another, a few who specifically provided blessings included William Commanda, 92 year old well-respected Algonquin Elder and visionary, someone closely associated with The 13 Grandmothers, whom many of you will recognize, Arvol Lookinghorse, 19th Generation Sacred Pipe Carrier, Lakota, Russell Means, Lakota (of Longest Walk fame), sent an e-mail of blessings and expressing his desire to sign as well, as did someone closely associated with the Dalai Lama (i presume the Dalai Lama was aware also through this person, although I have not confirmed this). Of course, there were many others whom I will have forgotten in the aftermath of the incredible ceremony itself.
As for myself, I traveled 13 hours from New Jersey to get there, picking up a Mohawk Elder, Joe Thomson, along the way (from Akwesasne). I was told that it would be cold (not higher than 50 degrees Fahrenheit) and that it would be raining. Instead, we were met with temperatures in the 70's and beautiful sunny skies. The surrounding lakes were still frozen! The Algonquin worked hard to prepare the site for the ceremony, making a clearing on the top of Camotose Hill, shoveling 2 feet of snow from the clearing and constructing an amazing circular "lean to" configuration, with a sacred fire pit in the center and the perimeter surrounding the fire and extending under the "lean to" covered with soft fir branches, which seemed like a cloud, green, soft and fragrant and warm to the bare foot. The food preparation area was also amazing and the women who prepared the meals must be deeply acknowledged for their ability to feed the approximately 80 people who attended (there were more, but many came in and out as the days progressed), while still forming an integral part of the ceremony itself. There were many children of all ages, including babies, toddlers and older. I highly recommend the moose dishes, although everything was too delicious for words. The half mile walk up the hill was quite muddy given the "melt" from the sudden and inordinate warmth, but rubber boots were provided for those without.
Saturday evening was a happy time of meeting new old friends, watching the children laugh and play, eating around the cooking fire, drinking coffee, and discussing the spiritual traditional ways with and among the Elders there and sharing Knowledge freely with each other and those younger and curious with that young fire. On Sunday morning a sunrise ceremony was held (Jake allowed me to sleep through it because he must have understood how tired I was – although I would gladly have awoken to participate – Thank You Jake!). Then they forced me to eat a delicious breakfast, with more talk all around. A shaman from Mexico came to the ceremony, whose name is Francisco, along with his assistant, a beautiful woman whose name I am ashamed to say I do not remember at this time. They somehow learned of the auspicious occasion and traveled all the way there, which is why they reminded me of the 3 Wise Men who traveled to Bethlehem when they heard the Christ would be born there 2008 years ago. A number of rituals were performed that seemed to fit seamlessly into the ceremony itself.
On Sunday, as noon approached, the approximate time set aside for the signing, the question arose of who was to sign on behalf of the Algonquin. Should it be one Elder to be selected? Jake Wawatie alone? A woman Elder as well? 2 Elders together? 3 Elders? 4 Elders? It was decided that the Algonquin would hold a traditional governing circle to decide. 40 or so Algonquin sat around the sacred fire under the "lean-to" on the soft fir boughs, young and old, to decide in the traditional way. Jake, as ceremonial leader, spoke first, with words that brought tears to his eyes and to the eyes of all present, talking about many things, but mostly about how important the Declaration is to the future of the children and the children's children, how important it is to reconnect with Mother Earth, this being the only way to reconnect with the Creator, with the Great Reality, with The Great Mystery. He told of how all will be lost unless unification is realized now. Of course, this brief description cannot do honor to Jake's words, which will resonate into the distant future for all time to come.
Then Jake asked me to speak. i did not originally expect to speak and certainly did not plan any words. i cannot describe how terrified i felt at that moment when i stood in front of all these courageous people, people with such collective wisdom, with my limited but unshakeable understanding of the role they were playing at this peculiar and truly Prophetic time in human history. i honestly cannot recall all my words, but there was such an energy in that circle at that time that it was impossible to not be overcome by emotion (as Jake had been – because I understood then what he was grappling with) and i recall having to pause several times to continue. The words that I do recall, the words that stand out in my mind, concerned comparing the Declaration to a door that will be opened once the decision is made to sign it as a Nation (and/or as an individual human) and that by signing the Declaration, one walks through that door, that on the other side is the world of spirit that the Prophesies foretell, but that no one can know what is on the other side until one walks through the door. As I stood in the center of that circle and I looked around, I became most focused on the young children there and when I saw a child, and especially the little girls, I saw the thousands of children that are within them, the thousands of humans to come. They were all there at that moment, listening to each word and watching every movement. Not 50 or 80 humans that day at that time, but 10s of thousands or 10s of millions. The human spirit has been beaten down by the few and the greedy and the powerful who seek to use us for their own selfish gains. They take a piece of our spirit by removing our connection to Mother Earth, by making us want more "stuff," making us want to be like them. They reach into our chest and rip out our spirit and do with it what they want and we allow them to. We allow them to out of fear, out of a forgetting of the traditional ways, out of a forgetting of our connection to our Mother the Earth. The worst part is that by allowing them to do this to us, we are allowing them to do this to the children also (and to all the generations that live within them right now). It is as though we are building a cage around ourselves with imaginary bars that we create ourselves. We build a cage around the children as well. The spirits want to be freed from that cage. The Creator wants us to be freed from that cage as was Promised long ago. Just walk through that door and the cage disappears. We do not have to allow them to confine our spirits any longer. The day is here. The door is open.
After I finished speaking, I was emotionally drained, but more alive than I have ever felt before. Many Elders spoke after me, including Francisco, and including Mary, one of the respected woman Elders. After the speaking was done, it was decided that all the Elders would sign and all lined up to sign on behalf of the Nation, to give birth to The One Nation, to light the torch. Then the most amazing thing happened. All the younger Algonquin lined up because they wanted to sign to, as individual humans, as Algonquin, as the first citizens of The One Nation, as examples to their children who looked on. Then others signed, Native and Non-Native, humans freeing their spirits and breaking their cages. Chuckie ran out of pages for signing.
Monday morning was another spiritual and emotional closing ceremony, actually and symbolically preparing a bundle representing Mother Earth and planting her anew in the soft dirt under the fir boughs not far from the Sacred Fire, which will now remain lit forever. What happens from here? The Creator knows. We cannot. I am guessing that we now must act as emissaries, as ambassadors for The One Nation, spreading the message to all Nations and people who will listen, to open the door for them, to pass the torch to them. Given my experience with this initial signing, I certainly want to be at each signing to witness once again the Creator at work and at play.
Peace and Love,
Tony P. (Onenkiwahi!)
Past show info:
Here is a past(March 30, 2008) & the initial Press release that I did a radio show with Tony about, a couple of times now- I will work to get those past programs into at least a podcast, that my podcast guru friend Michael Kickingbear Johnson helped me launch while we were in Atlanta- I will send PR about my podcast at a later date.
This is from: Anthony J. Pasquariello, Esq. 8-8:15 PM
Rockaway, New Jersey
Anthony J. Pasquariello, Esq. lives in New Jersey, raising 2 teenagers on his own, with instructions from his Elders to band with the Algonquin Nation and assist as best he can. He is a traditional Mohawk, with roots in Kahnawake (5 mis. SW of Montreal), where his Longhouse is and where his mother was born. He is a lawyer in the United States and somehow finds himself enmeshed in the birthing of the Nation foretold by our ancestors across Turtle Island (the World).
Peace. Onenkiwahi!
Anthony J. Pasquariello, Esq.
Anthony J. Pasquariello & Associates, P.C.
305 E. Main Street
Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
(973) 784-4515 (phone and fax)(201)410-8253(cell)
TonyPLaw@optonline.net
" I am of the Mohawk Nation, 1 of the 6 Nations of the Iroquois (Haudenausaunee) Confederacy in the Northeastern American Continent. I set forth below the Declaration we are soon to sign (about 50 Nations here are signing it so far - and growing)...."
DECLARATION OF SOVEREIGNTY OF THE CONFEDERATED NATIONS OF THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS AND DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE
RECOGNITION OF NATION-STATE STATUS
AND NOW, THE Indigenous Peoples desiring to re-assert their Creator- given rights to live, prosper and care for their ancestral lands, said rights arising from time immemorial; the Indigenous Peoples desiring to re-assert such Creator-given rights through their ancestral Nations; IT APPEARING that such Creator-given rights were never surrendered and could never be surrendered, voluntarily or otherwise; IT FURTHER APPEARING that such Creator-given Sovereignty may co-exist with the sovereignty asserted by other non-indigenous Nations, such mutual sovereignty able to exist in the same space and at the same time;
THEREFORE, The Indigenous Peoples hereby demand immediate recognition of such Creator-given Sovereignty and collectively and unanimously agree to take all steps deemed by all to be necessary and appropriate to obtain such recognition from all affected non-indigenous Nations, including the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, and any other Nation whose sovereignty currently infringes upon the Sovereignty of the Confederated Nations of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, said
Sovereignty, Rights, Demand and Steps arising under the following PRINCIPLES, hereby deemed to be immutable as having derived directly from the Creator:
FIRST, each and every Indigenous Person of the Confederated Nations of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, regardless of which Indigenous Nation that Indigenous Person was born into, is born endowed with Sovereign status because such Sovereignty is Creator-given and may not be modified, amended, taken away or destroyed by any human or any institution created by any human or any combination of humans, whether by force or by Treaty;
SECOND, each and every Indigenous Person of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, by and through their respective Nations, neither ceded, nor was ever able to cede, as set forth FIRST above, their Creator-given Sovereignty, either through Treaty or any other such document or device, whether Ordered by any Court of any Nation or otherwise;
THIRD, the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, by and through their respective Nations, are entitled to all accoutrements of Sovereignty, including the right to be recognized as nation-states by all other nation-states, whether existing or to be created, the right to enact laws for the benefit of their Peoples and to regulate commerce,from the determination of who shall constitute the Peoples, maintaining the status of the Peoples, from birth to passing, to the right to impose taxes, if any; that is, the
Confederated Nations of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas shall have all the rights and accoutrements of any internationally recognized nation-state under international law; and
FOURTH, each and every Indigenous Person of the Confederated Nations of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas is an individually Sovereign Human Being, having arisen from and being part of Mother Earth, born with inherent Sovereignty that may co-exist in the same space and at the same time with the sovereignty of other nation-states whose sovereignty currently infringes upon the Sovereignty of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, such that each and every Indigenous Person has the
inherent right to reside, be gainfully employed, travel, hunt, gather, or engage in any other activity enjoyed by Human Beings as such, anywhere in the Americas, without any interference or impediments from the infringing nation-states.
PRESS RELEASE
November 3, 2007:
Dozens of Indigenous Sovereign Nations throughout Canada and the United States have agreed to move forward with a Declaration of Sovereignty, by which these Indigenous Sovereign Nations will band together to re-assert their inherent sovereignty, inviting all Indigenous Sovereign Nations from all around the world to join. This newly con-federated Nation is appropriately named "The Turtle Island Confederacy." Those who know will understand that "Turtle Island" is another traditional name for "the World." This is truly a universal Declaration. The Hereditary Chiefs of these Indigenous Sovereign Nations will gather at a signing ceremony
to take place at a location and on a date soon to be decided by the Elders involved, at which time The Turtle Island Confederacy will be born.
Again, those who know will understand that the traditional governing systems and the traditional cultures of these Indigenous Sovereign Nations were and continue to be decimated by laws enacted by their "host" countries, including Canada and the United States, which laws, among other things, impose false (proxy)(foreign) governments on our people. This true Declaration of true Sovereignty has the blessing of the Creator and International Law.
The creation of The Turtle Island Confederacy will immediately free the Indigenous Sovereign Nations to re-assert their sovereignty, an inherent sovereignty that was never surrendered and never could have been surrendered. It has taken the Indigenous Sovereign Nations over 200 years to regroup and arrive at this crucial point in history to re-commence performing their sacred duties to care for Mother Earth and, hence, all people. It is no accident and no coincidence that the Creator has chosen this time to arrange the rebirth of this ancient Nation. The air, the water, the land and all living things are in danger now as never before. The Turtle Island Confederacy is born from all things positive, not from anger for past oppression and atrocities undeniably committed. These things are forgiven. When the colonizers arrived, we welcomed them and cared for them when they
could not care for themselves.
They were like children sitting at our feet in need of sustenance, which we gladly provided. The children grew up steadily over the course of several hundred years, only to rebel against their caregivers, reacting with greed and forgetfulness of all we did for them and all we tried to teach them. For this they are also forgiven. The time has come, however, when these now young adults must realize and admit the innocent error of their youthful and frivolous ways and turn once again to the wisdom and care of those who raised them. Unwittingly, they developed along the way the technological and linguistic means for all Indigenous Sovereign Nations to now join together with one good mind and one pure heart for the good of all humans.
In conclusion, The Turtle Island Confederacy extends an open invitation to all Indigenous Sovereign Nations to join us on this historic and epic peaceful path into the future and also to convey this all-important message to all colonizing states: "The Turtle Island Confederacy extends, once again, its open hand in friendship and in good faith as our gesture of our desire to continue to coexist for the benefit and respect of all people and our one true Mother, "Turtle Island."
Contact Information:
Anthony J. Pasquariello, Esq.
Anthony J. Pasquariello & Associates, P.C.
305 E. Main Street
Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
(973) 784-4515 (phone and fax)(201)410-8253(cell)
TonyPLaw@optonline.net
Here are some links that are relevant to this sharing around many, many people's efforts as well:
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
http://www.earthcycles.net
http://www.longestwalk.org
And here is the new message & request from Tony as I received it:
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:30 PM,
wrote:
All: She:kon: It was a very moving and historic conference call today. Chief Kapialano and Red Jacket were not there, but Darlene Kelly, Red Jacket's wife, was there on their behalf (with her sister as well). Jake Wawatie was there also. Darlene will talk to Kapialano and Red Jacket and get back to us. At an appropriate point along the way, the Creator was asked to express the direction to be taken at this time. Whether we wait for July at the Longest Walk or whether we sign on April 20 and move forward. The Creator spoke very loudly and very clearly that we must sign as many of us as possible on April 20 with or without funding. Jake spoke to this and spoke of climbing a mountain on April 20 if necessary by himself to sign in a private ceremony to light the torch for all Nations to see and follow. Doug Mabbett had spoken of passing a torch (figuratively) among the Nations in Australia and New Zealand and passing it around the world from indigenous Nation to indigenous Nation. The Algonquin will sign it on the mountain top alone if necessary to be the first to light the torch for everyone. It was clear at that point that all Nations would stand shoulder to shoulder with the Algonquins to light the torch with them, that we could not let them do this alone. The Creator truly spoke to us. It was an amazing thing. i wish each of you had been there and would not be surprised if your hair stood up at that moment. So, we must now make preparations for a signing on the East Coast on April 20 with the Algonquin, Mi'kmaq, Tobique, and others (please do not take insult if i left out your name). We will have to wait to see whether the Squamish and others will folllow this lead (i am confident that they will after Darlene speaks on the Creator's behalf) and sign either here with us or on the West Coast at the same time (or some other location that may be agreed). We must continue to seek all-important funding and will meet the Longest Walkers in PA in the beginning of July and perhaps sign with the Dalai Lama and others at that time. We will be ambassadors for the Creator and the Prophesies, keepers of the torch until it has been passed to everyone on this Mother our Earth. Truly amazing times. Let's get ready. Also, each day from now on, all of us will say prayers at 6:00 p.m. EST for the success of this movement toward sovereignty for everyone. It was agreed that this will provide the energy and power for the tasks yet to occur. Call me if you have any questions. Nothing can stop this now. Peace. Onenkiwahi! Tony P.
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RED ROAD COMMUNITY CALENDAR is available via emails- if you want to be on that list please send me an email- either to give or recieve announcements, etc
In the meantime, here is a fresh announcement & invitation:
Click on my name to hear my music! J D Nash music
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Press Release
Distribute Widely
April 23.2008
9th Oglala Commemoration
Oglala, SD
June 26th, 2008
A day of solidarity calling for Leonard Peltier's freedom.
Join us for a day of prayer, remembrance.
Honoring those who lost their lives
During the conflict on Pine Ridge in the 70's
Which lead to Leonard's injustices.
"Honoring our Warriors"
Past and Present
A day of national healing, with ceremony,
Memorial, give-away's , community feast, and Youth Concert.
This year's Memorial
"Embracing the Memory of our Relatives"
Vernon Bellecourt and Floyd "Redcrow" Westerman
Prayer Gathering
Little Family Cemetery - Noon
Hwy 18
Oglala
Followed by the Justice Walk to the Jumping Bull Property
Memorials begin.
Youth Concert
Br. Rene Hall
Oglala, SD
(Our Lady of the Sioux Parish Hall)
4:00 - 9:30 PM
Featuring:
Skylar Wolf - Blues -Navajo Nation
SpyderZback - rock - Oglala Nation - Pine Ridge's own.
Scenes from the Play
"My Life Is My Sundance"
In Peace Productions.
Tom Poor Bear - Camp Justice - Oglala -Guest Speaker
More to be announced as confirmations come in.
Our Annual School Supply give-away, plans are still underway
If attending please bring school supplies for a donation.
This is a free event and we are seeking donations
to pull this major event together.
All committee members, speakers, musicians donate
their time and talents. All proceeds go directly
to producing this event and the projects around it,
give-aways, the Leonard Peltier Honorary Scholarship,
School supply drive etc.
Please consider a donation, rather it be cash or
an auction item. We run a small online auction
page to raise funds. All donated items such as
artwork, pottery, beadwork, autographed CDs,
crafts, shawls etc, are really useful.
This auction raises about 90% of our fund so
either a donation or a bid will help. Paypal is welcomed.
www.oglalacommemoration.com
oglala_commemoration@yahoo.com
The Oglala Commemoration Committee
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ITS JOURNEY TIME!
http://tribaljourneys.wordpress.com/tribal-journeys-of-the-nw/
SUNDAYS SHOW: 4-27-08:
4-5PM PST
Live in studio guest: Jeremy Miller of Upriza records
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jeremy Miller
Tel: 253-208-8201
Email: nativewarparty@netscape.net
FIRST ANNUAL WEST COAST AMERICAN INDIAN MUSIC AWARDS
For Decades Unheard And Suppressed By The Multi-billion Dollar Mainstream Entertainment Industry, West Coast Contemporary Native American Artists Now Get Ready For An Event All Their Own – And Invite The World To Participate.
For many contemporary Native American Artists, it is a mystery who or how one gets a Nammy, the Native American version of the Grammy's. Many Native American artists, especially on the West Coast, feel left out of an industry that profits off of our cultures and even more so, the stereotypes of our cultures. Some artists being told, they are "just not Indian enough" are frustrated with the continued oppression of their art, work, and very being and there is a growing trend of people taking matters into their own hands. From artists who record in their house and beat the streets with cd's in their trunks to artists who are international cyber-celebs with sites like myspace and youtube.
Native American-owned local record label, Upriza Records based out of Puyallup Wa., is hosting the First Annual West Coast American Indian Music Awards at Chief Leschi Auditorium in Puyallup, WA on May 3rd. The Expected attendance is 2,500 to 4,000 people. CEO/Producer, Jeremy Miller is the brain behind this event and, while their have been some neigh Sayers and mysterious phone calls and emails, submissions for awards continue to come in along with feedback about excitement for such an event.
Bringing together the Pacific Islanders and the Coastal peoples of the West Coast in a open form of music will rekindle the spirit of the ring of fire " the Pacific Rim ".
The event will be emceed by Actor Robert Guthrie a seasoned actor who has stared in major films such as Expiration date the movie filmed in Seattle Wa. and boasts a mega lineup of about 30 performers coming from over 10 different states and brings a variety of genres including traditional drum groups, hiphop, blues, jazz, dance theater,spoken word,classical,punk and new styles. There will also be a free dinner " traditional salmon bake " and a few other "special treats" for those that attend.
If you'd like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with a representative of Upriza Records, please contact Jeremy Miller at 253-208-8201 or e-mail nativewarparty@netscape.net .
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