Tools for Columbus Day from Native Americas Journal

Native Americas Journal c/o Akwe:kon Press, American Indian Program, 450 Caldwell Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853; 800/9-NATIVE; nativeamericas@cornell.edu; www.nativeamericas.com. "Nowhere else will you be able to get such powerful, knowledge-filled writing." --Wilma Mankiller, Former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation

View from the Shore: American Indian Perspectives on the Quincentenary

Articles, interviews, and essays examine the effects of Columbus's arrival on Indigenous peoples--the "other set of eyes" looking out from the New World shores on the eve of contact. NAJ 7:3 Fall 1990, 96 pp., $10

Indian Roots of American Democracy

When Europeans arrived on this continent, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) helped them find their way in the new land, taught them to raise food, and introduced them to the Iroquois rule of law, the Great Law of Peace. This book explores Iroquois influences on the formation of American government in the eighteenth century and on the development of women's rights movements in the early nineteenth century. John Mohawk, Oren Lyons, Audrey Shenandoah, Richard Hill, Donald Grinde, and Sally Roesch Wagner are among the featured authors. Paper, 1992, 209 pp., $12

Indigenous Economics: Toward a Natural World Order

Indigenous Nations throughout the hemisphere share common values and face similar challenges in developing sustainable economies. This issue focuses on analysis of environmental and developmental issues from indigenous perspectives and includes articles prepared for the Rio Summit (UNCED '92). Rebecca Adamson, Winona LaDuke, Martha Johnson, Garnet Joseph, Simon Brascoupé, Jorge Quintana, and others incorporate traditional knowledge into the discussion of potential solutions for environmental and economic problems. NAJ 9:2 Summer 1992, 112 pp., $10

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Now More than Ever -- International Day of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space, October 13

From Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space:

I've heard from several folks who wonder if our plans for October 13 are still on. The answer is yes, yes, yes. Now more than ever.

Bush and Congress are moving money in truckloads to the Pentagon and aerospace industry for Star Wars research and development. Just last night Congress voted to give Bush $40 billion to handle this new crisis.

It is my feeling that our October 13 International Day of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space needs to be broadened to include the coming reality of war preparation.

For information on events in your area, contact the Global Network (see contact information below) or visit www.space4peace.org.

Teach-In on the Militarization of Space, 10/10, 7 pm; Franciscan Retreat Center, 459 River Rd., Andover MA; with Joseph Gainza, Co-founder of Vermont Campaign Against Star Wars; sponsored by Raytheon Peacemakers, 52 Mason St., Worcester MA 01610; 508/753-3588

Festival, Teach-In, and Nonviolent Protest at Raytheon; 10/12, 6:30-8:30 am; Raytheon Company, Lowell Street, Andover MA; followed by leafletting in Lawrence & Andover; sponsored by Raytheon Peacemakers; join us for our final planning meeting 9/20, 7 pm, at St. Francis & Therese Catholic Worker, 52 Mason St., Worcester MA 01610; Raytheon Peacemakers 508/753-3588

Protest on Cape Cod, 10/13, 10 am; gather at the Cape Cod Air Station, opposite the Sagamore Outlet Mall on the access road to Rt. 6, the Mid Cape Highway; the station is the location of PAVE PAWS, an early warning station proposed as a "critical" part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System; rally followed by a "Celebration of Peace in Space," 11 am, Keith Baseball Field, Rt. 6A in Sagamore; speakers, music, food; sponsored by Cape Cod Coalition for Peace in Space; contact Diane Turco, 508/432-1744

Keep Space for Peace: Preventing a New Arms Race 10/12-14; Cleveland State University, OH; sponsored by Cleveland Peace Action & Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space; registration $30; Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, POB 90083, Gainesville FL 32607; 352/337-9274;globalnet@mindspring.com; www.space4peace.org

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