BY JACK D. FORBES
NAFTA and Native Americans
NAFTA (*e North Amkm Pi*
v.e *11 nil Mi 1) rhis agreement
will gmGymme nST*
trade banian lata* the USA.
Canadaand Mexico lfnapiemenied
it ia highly likely that Chile and modi
ofCeattal AaMtka will aoca be added
Siace M of the ?U^r countries
would be addninuJ by NAFTA.'*!
sucb is act the case
The agreement specifically m
chides state, provincial and local gov
ernments but tails to recognize tribal
governments or reservations The
vnque legal status ofiadigeiious tribe*
is ignored.
NAFTA also presents a grave dani
gar to Native land rights, especially id
Mexico. Moat Native Americana ia
Mexico do not have specific reserve
tions but instead live on traditional
communal lands recognized for cen
turies by Spanish and Mexican lawi
and most recently by the "ejido"
system. The protections of the ejido
have now been removed by the gov
maldng it possible for indigenous lands
to benurchased by outsiders. Under
NAFTA investors from the U.S. with
wads of dollars will be able to buy up
the beat lands, the sources of water;
and river valleys. Many Native people;
unused to financial wheeling and deal
ing. are likely to be cheated of their
ancient land rights. As a result, mil
lions could become economic refu
gees in the cities and in the U.S. and
Canada.
Recent information received indi
cates that Maya people in the state of
Chiapas are already being forced off
of traditional lands by non-Native
speculators seeking to grab poten
tially valuable areas in anticipation of
butcertainlythe lwxhof
corporations may be affected
we must be eery cautious ( ertainly
all bait occupied by Native people
without a i ? agree n it hi tr><
all^S^riLlV^Xonrwr^Td
or 'CrownLands'' inCanndaiandall
privately heM l?diat> land will be
affected NAFTA will probably ad
versely affect the right of a tribe to
regulate the sale of privately held
lands withm reservation boundaries if
such regulation attempts to keep Ca
nadian or Mexican investors out. <
NAFTA also completely ignores <
the exitence of Native groups stead- i
dliag the borders, such as the
Mohawks, Salitb-Kootenai. Colville
Okanagan, Abenakis, Coco pas,
Kamias, O'odham, Kickapoos. etc A '
major agreement or mis son snouio
have recognized Native groups split
Shy the U.S. Mexican and U.S
dian borders and included provi
sions for free movement, unification
and indigenous local control over
governmental processes.
NAFTA is expected to have a dev
astating impact upon all USwoikeri
who are working in minimum wage
jobs or in sectors vulnerable to Mexi
can low wage competition, such as
manufacturing, tracking, agriculture
and heavy industry Native Ameri
cans seem especially vulnerable be
cause most are employed in such ar
eas. Industries which have located on
or near reservations are especially
likely candidates for moving to
Mexico where labor can be obtained
for 80 cents an hour with no benefits
provided.
Legislation protecting "Indian"
arts and crafts may also be wiped out.
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Kiwanis
Report
The monthly bu*ne* meeting wk
rtigtBTwi radCii?j till?
rant with President Lany Clwvis pre
"^wSas Tracy Locklear, Business
Manager of Ac Pumell Swett High
School Year Book was awraded the
?mount of $50.00 tar the Khsaaisad
Last week Scout Master Francis
Piachbeck of Troop 27 and Scouts
Steve Lowry and Natoma Locklear
presented the Scout Charter to the
Club
Coach Michael Oxendine of the
Little League Champs and Coach
Bruce Hunt presented th winner's
plaque to the Club. Elliot Lowry
appeared in the new uniform bought
by the chite Elliot played in the
outfield. Coach Oxendine described
the very good season with 20 players
and real good support from parents.
The 11 and 12 year olders did a fine
job.
Buddy Bell conducted a Prostrate
Cancer survey. Questions included
the location of the prostrate gland,
symtotns of cancer, the risk increases
with age. the most common method of
detecting the disease. etc. Albert Hunt
made the treasurer report with 2.500
in the account. Invocation, Garth
Locklear; Song leader, Vaidell Swett;
Reporter, Ken Johnson.
Cameron
CAN IT BE TRUE?
According to USA Today. Km
h?n? pad in Atlanta ranks 23rd
ssjsS^lsKS5sr,p*H?in
Perhaps Atlanta's ftnag squad of
pitmen an to blame for low numbers
Because Mice and McGrtlT are
holdian their own. Aad Pendleton is
usim August to play catchup
Despi le swecpmp the Giants at the
stick last week, I see Atlanta forced to
win 2-of-3 at the pad this week iust to
make the NFL West a real race
Summer's at an end. and so are
your chances for buying Carolinas
Panthers NFL tickets Tfos week is
the cut off Buy now. or you won't
have a right to whine later.
No matter how many times Jack
sonville re-enters the franchise sweep
stakes. don't hold your breath for a
thud NFL team in Honda. Bun has a
better chance of daring Low again
One thing the NFL has to do is
shorten the exhibition season Four
weeksofJV scrimmage is intolerable
Give them two games in the pre
season and add two to the regular
seasoo. I'd much rather wathc a game
that counts fix something more than
another tidy profit for the home team
I gotta my it-Class AAA baseball
has been great this summer
Watching the Knights and the other
international League Players make
their mark then get promoted to the
big show just brings the Major Leagues
a little closer to borne.
Even better for Charlotte fan. the
Knights are good enough for a pen
nant chase C'mon playoffs.
As our good buddy Dave Letterman
says, BurtReynolds-a former Florida
State Linebacker has lost the Orange
Juice and Quaker State commericau.
but be can always pick up work with
the Hair Club for Men. Paul Cameron
Comments WBTW, NewsChannel 3
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on experience in using high
performance, high speed computers
to work on complex math and science
problems as well as classes shared
over an audky video network linking
participants at MCNC and UNC
C'harlotte.
PSU'sDr Reissner called the UFE
program tough but "exhilarating".
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"You're looking for solutions to
problems that haven't been solved
yet"
Using mathematical models, he
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Then in terms of the computations
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workings of the system. It snot justs
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And that translates into a better
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Reissner says "My value as a teacher
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know yet. This is giving me a
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From the UFE program at MCNC.
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The Coach's Corner
by Dr. Ken Johnson
"Whose Business is It?"
It's really the tax payers business
The New PSU's Administration
Building. The Bond Issue comes up
to the voters on Nov. 11th. There is
one option to go along withS.7 million
dollar proposition It calls for removal
dfthe softball field, the tennis courts,
the baseball diamond and the soccer
field. Where to put the replacements?
Dr. Oxendine was very good in calling
me to show the future plans These
need to be published by the college
and 1 am sure every one will be behind
Dr. Oxendine 100%. So He has worked
hard on them and they are great.
Dr. Joe please get Gene wanen on
4he publications of these plans. They
should be the "Business of the tax
payers." Sincerely. K..J.
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