Danielle Schenandoah - Oneida Nation
Speaker/Activist
Previously Aired On : Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - Listen to the Show!
Danielle Schenandoah was the first Native Woman, along with her then 10 year old daughter Jolene, to speak at the United Nations, addressing violations of Indigenous Peoples Rights, including Crimes Against Humanity. She is world-renown and highly respected.
Danielle is active with the following organizations: Founder of Kahnahiyo Seed Preservation, Oneidas For Democracy.org, Tribal Corruption.com
Collaberative work with: Sacred Lands.org Syracuse Peace Council
Presentations given at: United Nations Permanent Forum for Indigenous Peoples 2004 & 2005 5th Annual Algonquin Peoples Conference Al-Awada Palestine International Coalition Conference New York University Columbia University Yale University Hamilton College University of Massachusetts Trent University - Ontario Colgate University Tufts University - Boston Syracuse University Smithsonian Institute in NYC and Washington DC New York Foundation for the Arts - panelist Pacifica Radio Blue Stocking Cafe NYC
Because Danielle has spoken out against the Oneida Nation’s corrupt gambling casino enterprise, she had been illegally taken across state lines to a federal prison where her “crime” was listed as “native american indian”. She has also been harassed, denied healthcare, and at one point had her home bulldozed and her children taken away. Now she is on the verge of being left homeless yet again.
Tragedy in the form of a car accident has also left one of her children Clarisse with serious injuries requiring Danielle’s fulltime care which means that the mounting medical expenses and lack of income amount to a serious situation where they could lose their house.
http://danielleschenandoah.blogspot.com
I would like to see a new program interviewing Danielle Schenandoah and the other Fourteen Families who “lost their voices”, are denied tribal benefits from their own family member BIA/Self Appointed for Life CEO Oneida Indian Nation-Business, NY, “leader” Arthur Ray Halbritter. (Not recognized by other Six Nation’s Representatives) Please ask his illegal “Men’s Council” to also be interviewed. Maybe we can get some answers as to how he and the Non-Traditional Men’s Council eliminated the Traditional Oneida Clan Mother, Faith Keeper and others who only spoke against the Non-Traditional Casino, Turning Stone, and the other “activities”, including imprisoning Oneida Indians out of state in Cambria Prison, PA? Actually the violation of Federal Law of importing them into PA Prison is likely not something they could discuss, but OIN-Business could.
Would like some answers.
Kabespir (INMWC)
Comment by Kabespir | February 3, 2009