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Quiet Act of Honor Award
alterNative Voices applauds individuals, groups and communities of
honor, courage and kindness. So to reward these quiet acts that make a
difference, that empower and honor Creator, alterNative Voices bestows
the "Quiet Act of Honor Award".
Here listed are our honorees
and their quiet acts of honor.
Dr.'s Janet and Jeff
Young of Planned Pethood Plus, 4170 Tennyson St.,
Denver, Co 80212 303-433-3291.
For their volunteer professional veterinary services
on reservations and third world countries'
tending suffering dogs and cats in those communities.
This
award presented 2003
(to nominate for either award, send news reports or your own report to
alterNative Voices, c/o KUVO-FM, P.O. Box 2040, Denver, CO 80201-2040)
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Inaccurate, Unresearched and Insensitive
Award
"inaccurate, unresearched and insensitive award"
for bad news that is just what the name of the award is about, alterNative Voices bestows
the "Bad News Award".
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Here listed are our honorees and their bad news:
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'Bad
News' I would like to nominate Dr. Dave Eicher for the Inaccurate, Unresearched and Insensitive Award. As reported by Anchorage Daily News 4/14/06.
This letter is in response to Dr. Eichlers' comments that clearly describe his perception of Americas' Indigenous peoples. His crass comments provided a harrowing view of the dark, empty twin spaces where his heart and brain should be.
Dr. Eichler is President of the Alaska Dental Society. The position of "President" in most organizations is one of respect. One could presume that a person in this position would be an advocate for promoting proactive views that exude both intelligence and knowledge.
He suggests that Natives are 'undignified' and 'dependant' on funded health care and eliminating the funding would further our assimilation and bestow us with dignity. Dr. Eichler, health care was paid for by my ancestor's lives and blood - it is a contract not welfare!
He further implies that if we 'disappear' it would be 'rightfully so'! Dr. Eichler, how can you ignorantly imply that an entire race of peoples deserves to disappear? Would you be more comfortable if we disappeared?!
So, Dr. Dave Eichler you have earned the award for inaccurate, unresearched, and insensitive comments about Native people.
Flossie Iqilan Spencer
Wasilla, AK
Read the article: Anchorage Daily News
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This
award presented 16 April
2004 |
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'Bad
News' award to Limbaugh calls Native Americans "injuns" -- again.
On the August 17 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio talk show, Rush Limbaugh referred to Native Americans as "injuns." After a caller suggested that legislation introduced by Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), which would grant limited rights of self-government to Native Hawaiians, was a first step toward establishing Native Hawaiian-owned casinos, Limbaugh responded, "So in your mind they're simply trying to duplicate the actions taken by the American injuns, and get themselves set up so they have casinos over there?"
. . . Media Matters has documented at least four separate instances of Limbaugh using this slur on his program during the past year. In addition to his use of the term on August 17, Limbaugh used the term on the January 26, 2005, September 22, 2004, and November 24, 2004, editions of his program. . . . and so on . . . |
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alterNative Voices is awarding our "Bad News award" to North
American
Indian Ministries based in Delta British Columbia Canada.
Our volunteer producer is so naive. She trusts most people and
expects
to be treated with the same respect she offers others. Boy is she
naive!
This is a first person editorial by that producer. It gets the
badest
of "bad news awards" for 'christian' culture crushers, closed minds,
closed doors and closed hearts.
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Last week-end alterNative Voices was thrown out of a Christian Youth
conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Also thrown out was our
sponsoring agency, good people of the United Methodist Church. We
were
in a public building on the campus of Colorado College in Colorado
Springs, Colorado, USA.
We were first accused of playing "peyote" music and were told to stop as
people were offended. We informed the lady that we were not
playing
"peyote" music. The artists we were playing were, Bill Miller,
Calvin
Standing Bear, Andrew Vasquez, all stage entertainers, none singing
"peyote" songs. The offended persons should know more about the
music
of Native performers before being 'offended' and telling us to stop.
The next morning the producer was confronted by an anglo man, Mr. Chuck
Harper, who said we would have to pack up and get out. We were
judged
pagan and false prophets because we had on our table Canyon Records
Vintage collections and one of them is "Peyote Ceremony". (note: these
were for sale and sealed) As well one CD was titled
'Sundance". These
were the offending items.
The producer invoked first amendment rights in this country and
self-appointed music police can not abridge our free speech
rights. Mr.
Harper said this is not a free speech question it is of a higher
authority and he was speaking directly - so it seemed - for Jesus
himself. This was about having pagan and false prophet music on
our
table. Seems that overnight the organizers went through our
inventory
to find the offending CDs. They judged that Jesus would not
approve.
Our staff wonders still when did Jesus give these arrogant 'holier than
thou' people the total authority to censor and sit in judgement of
traditional recordings. Mr. Harper kept asking if we know what
they do
in those ceremonies? This producer honestly said she does not know
personally because these are not her tribal traditions and will not
stand in judgement of other traditions. Jesus did not give us that
authority! And we think He actually said something about anyone
judging
others!
We tell you this story to encourage you to beware - beware for yourself
and your children. When someone tells you your traditions, your
culture, your ancestors, your history is wrong, pagan, false - no matter
who you are - BEWARE. You do not have to try to turn white to
have an
spiritual afterlife - or whatever your belief is. And we do not
believe
Jesus would approve of this either. He was a tribal man himself
you
know.
Knowing this organization has insulted alterNative Voices and the United
Methodist's and denied us our constitutional rights ---- what have they
done to our elders and traditional people in front of our children and
what will they do???
alterNative Voices was there to sell books and music that supports
Native radio production and give out scholarship information.
We are here to let the people know and tell the truth as we experience
it.
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Native American Indian Ministry contact information: www.naim.ca
(604)946-1227 e: office@naim.ca PO Box 39, Delta, BC,
Canada V4K 3NS
and in the USA: PO Box 151, Ft. Roberts, WA 98281
Chuck Harper, 505-792-9629, 888-295-hope E mail: harper@naim.ca and he
lists: www.nativeyouth.com and www.trailofhope.com
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This
award presented 9 August
2004 |
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'Bad
News' award to Colorado Senator John Andrews and to Colorado Rep. Tom
Tancredo for taking the same resolution to the federal
legislator.
for sponsoring a Senate
Joint resolution 04-017.
. . . that favors the
teaching of Western civilization from which our
country's history, form of government and constitution are rooted being
derived from anciently from Israel, Greece and Rome since 1215CE and
Great Britain . . . and so on . . . |
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This
award presented 7 March
2004 |
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'Bad
News' to Father William Loyens of the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese and
The Society of Jesus in Alaska
for blaming the victims of
alledged sexual abuse by a priest.
In his deposition, the
former leader of Jesuit
priests in several northwest states, including Alaska, appears to be
blaming the abuse on the Athabascan culture, calling it "fairly loose
on
sexual matters".
(nominated by Ms Iqilan Flossie Spencer of Wasilla, AK) |
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This
award presented 7 March
2004 |
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'Bad
News' award to Roger Williams University College Republicans, Bristol,
RI
to protest affirmative
action they are offering WHITE students only scholarships.
They write an essay "why
you are proud of your white heritage" and a photo to confirm skin color
"white-ness". |
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This
award presented 22 February
2004
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'Bad
News' award to the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences
and 'Outkast' for their performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards Ceremony. |
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This
award presented 15 February
2004 |
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(to nominate for either award, send news reports or your own
report to
alterNative Voices, c/o KUVO-FM, P.O. Box 2040, Denver, CO 80201-2040) |
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