' ? In IV70.1 was fortunate enough K? t.S -be admitted to Stanford Umversm * (Right afrerleotto Stanford, the mutual rankingsoftbe universities mi the l i tame ma? with Staahmi at the top Harvard didn't like it. and still does nut. but there it is Harvard is now number two. which is still high, but nut the top Sum about that. Harold I was a seoiur at the I niversitv ot i alifutnia at the time I was admitted \1y friends there-LaNadaBovet. Bill achaal. Jo Ally* Archantbauh-teased me for several weeks about going to Stanford. ' "Sovoure going to be a Stanford Indian, eh ' ' they would sas Ha ha. ha They thought it was vine I didn't Most of us had been pan of the Alcatraz occupation the vear he tote and were pretty sensitive to racial issues I took the teasing light I \ I thought But late in the Spnng. mv wife Torn and I drove down to The Farm 'what we call Stanfordi to look tor bousing On the way down. I told her about all the teasing, and tlie tact that the Stanford team was called the Indians I remember betne a little irate as we drove down the Bay shore Freeway , ' 'They have to change the thing, she remembers me saving We learned that the Stan fold Indian symbol was more demeaning that it seemed Tim Williams, who was Ronald Reagan s token Indian tut his two terms as governor of (. alitonua. spent his Saturdays each Fall in a dime store Plains Indian costume replete with headdress, dancing around the in fie Id and side 11 lies ot the loot ball field Also, a reallv uglv stereotyped Indian with a huge nose tesiooncd book bags, book covers, glasses, tlie ' newspaper, and hundreds ol oilier "items Once I gut to the campus and f I V saw ah this. I was reallc >lumav?l I was slightlv depressed thai whole Fall fhetr ?ctr three .?i u> cradualt HrtilH? 'hat fall aaU *2 uiMleiui uluaio We immedtaielc turn led the Maiitord American Indian Organu.uio students had i er\ earfv ut Hie first titv null decided to ash the student co>crnment and the administration to change the svmbol. since it ua.- Jemeamnt to litduit people Ihr adntnustratKHi *oukl not address the issue Despite tack of attention from the administration the undergraduate students ^an ted the issue totlie student cocernmeni. torcefulK I cuged them on In the noddle of the IT I-72 vear. the student cot eminent voted to drop the Indian svmbul and replace it with a culm, cardinal tretf) At the same time. Dartmouth went through its own review, and dropped its Indian ssinbul Then for almost 20 vcars. nothing happened In the past tew tears however, the Cleveland Indians, the VC ash i net on Redskins, rite Milwaukee Bucks, the Kansas (. tt\ Chiefs, and hundreds of high schools and college teams have been confronted b\ Indian people directlx on using racist Indian svmbols A few hate dropped the use of svmbols But the bic timers liace done nothing Tltec would not call a team the Sew Ictsc'- fews. ih the Miami Kikes, or tlte san Diego Clunks. or the San Francisco Spicks or the Los Angeles Niggers so wht do thee want to call their teams Buck*. squaws. W arriors. and Chiefs Do tltev know squaw is a woman . private parts ' Thc\ need to Juuigc til tltese racist names, and give u> >ndtan> some respect Musicians Provide Soundtroct f Cornerstone ofTumer Broadcasting s Native American Initiative TBS Svperaurioa and Capitol Records have announced thai accomplished musician Robbie Roheitsdb and an ensemble of Native American performers will provide ilie soundtrack for THE NATIVE AMERICANS, a su boor TBi Original production premtermg October 10. II and 13. l<^4 exclusively on TBS Supersiation Kutiriwm. who is of Mohawk descent, hat written and produced much ol the soundtrack to be released nattonu ide October 4 under the title The Native Americans featuring Robbie Robertson and the Red Read Ensemble Best known aa a member of the landmark rock group The Band Robertson s soundtrack experience dsles back to 1976. when he,. "Otaoftte Blue 'for The Last Vlalu the concert film on The Band s last live performance, directed b> Martin Scorsese. Jonathan Taplm The Band > first road manager, produced The Last Waltz and is executive producer of The Native Americans Robertson released his first solo album in 1987 and. as a resut. enjoyed a Grammy nomination, several Juno A wards i The Canadian Grammy I and a gold album in the United States His love of music and interest in his Native American heritage dates back even further to his childhood visits to the Mohawk Six Nations Reservation It was there that Robertson learned how to play the gun tar and an appreciation fur Mohawk tradition Of his latest protect. Roberta says. "The Native .Americans na? given me an opportunity to do something that's been lurking under the surface for a long time, to make a record with other people with Native American connections Because Native Americans were involved in all levels of production on the IBS documentary. 1 felt it wasreailv from the heart and something I w anted to be a part of.'' Pat Mitchell, senior vice president of TBS Productions, notes. Because l I he is such a recognized and respected INMKMH. must. -ntlj i lewtll undoobicdtv draw j new cudieine 10 dus landmark sene? Hi? must. i> ootstandim. and leads a whole new dimension toour a \ hour doc umeMarv senti The Native AmencanswiU include 12 track*. some instrumental and some with lyrics. performed by such anists n sisters Rita and Pnscilta C ootidge alone atth their niece Laura satterfield kashttn. The sliverClood singer*. Douglas Spoued Lagk I lau and Jim Wilson Robertson s son sebastian also lends his taieni on dtunts. and daughter Delphmc pros ides background \ ocals ' Malik Jchi (The Heartbeat Dram Sony*, a sony written and performed by Ulali. aka Pura Fe. oom and Jen. is used tor the opetung sequence For The Native Americans Other tracks used in tlie documentarv include Covute Dance and W ords of Fire. Deed? of Blood TBS Superstition's The Native Americans isthe cornerstone ofTurner Broadcasting. Im. s company wide Nan ve American initiative The Nan ve Americans Behind the Legends Beyond the Myths. The initiative includes TNT s Lakota W oman and CNN special Reports The Invisible People, both airing this fall, as well .is the atieadv successful Turner Publishing hook The Native Americans, which has sold over 400.000 copies since lis debut lasi vear Tlie documentary. airing in three two hour segments, is being executive produced by Jonathan Taplin with sam Hut si as supervising producer Oren Lyons tOnondaeai. John Mohawk i Seneca i .uid Alfonso Ortiz ? Tewa of San Puebfoi are three of tlie several key Native American advisors who have contributed to the overall development >r Tlie Name Americans John Borden. George Burdeau (Blackteen and Phil Lucas (Choctaw* i serve as directors of each segment, with Hanay Geiogainah (Kjowaiand Michael Grant as wrtiets Joy Hano iCreek i narrates the series FOR SNUFF THATS SWEET AS HONEY, GIVE HONEY BE m Helme Ibbauo I (,om[idn> ^ The i nkljlmiina? wua held s.'Sut I -flu????? - VanteaSwe?*hopt*se?edDr Bruoe System Dr Walters u a graduate of 1 Pembroke Stare University He I reotived hie doctors** (Km South 11 v aroiinA Uftivwwy ^ ^ reboot mmi of Robssoa Couaty was Dr iittm* pmeeataboo "The lyhMta will S add an estimated S2.7 bulioa to fee state s economy by 2003 laaddfctoa it om b^MMdbi ^Woo^ig j Sow til of beiretudeafc n* fee system 1 libraries all over fee flobe, as well aa highway will be able to enable -Ml tresis of scan x-rays of pntienU ratios sway. The coats will be up la the m . rni^.lhamwl^ihemaemdta be aMela aetpfceas they normally 1 1 would not be able lo eo I The lafcmatigjj^bwey will be *****" I Report United Methodist News ? . 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