as a sham. The heart of the film, is a detailed painstaking account of Peltier's harrowing odyssey through the American justice system.

The film series was established to provide quality documentaries by and about Indigenous cultures of the Americas, and bring together a central gathering place where discussion and awareness of issues can be shared with the Native community and its supporters.

The film series is hosted by Lorin Morgan-Richards and is sponsored by the following organizations:The Japanese American National MuseumAmerican Indian Community CouncilHecho de ManoNahui OhlinSCIC-InterTribal EntertainmentDepartment of Cultural Affairs--------------------

Once again, we are being threatened with a forced eviction due to the Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs ineptness of actions to do anything to assist or protect our Tribe. The governments’ failure or intentional lagging to correctand leave us homeless and without any recourse to defend ourselves.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Column of the AmericasDec 15, 2009Blessed are the WarmakersBy Roberto Rodriguez

They will speak of peace and wage warThey will wage war and call it peaceThey will mercilessly wage warand be hailed as peacemakers

Never in history anywhere in the world have leaders waged war notbelieving it to be a noble cause. And of course, wars are usuallywaged against infidels and against evil in the name of God. Now,President Barack Obama appears to have joined those ranks. Truthfully,he has not joined the brutes of history, i.e., Ghengis Khan orCaligula. Instead, in maters of war, he has become quintessentiallyAmerican. He has followed in the footsteps of James Polk, TeddyRoosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and mostremarkably, his