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Door Brenda Norrell
Censored News : www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
De United
Urban Warrior Society zegt dat de Rapid
City Journal, nabij Pine Ridge een lange geschiedenis heeft van het
publiceren van foute en opruiende artikels tegen Native Amerikanen.
De resolutie van de Warrior Society wijst op
wat er gebeurd in vele kranten doorheen het land en vooral kranten in de
grenssteden, waar de media een middel geworden is voor de voortdurende genocide
en blanke overheersing in de US ,door haat misdaden en onrechtvaardigheden aan
te wakkeren.
Racisten plaatsen hun commentaar in de reactiesectie
onder artikels over Native Amerikanen ,met aanvallen van haat, opruiende taal,
foute informatie, en in sommige gevallen geven zij zelfs persoonlijke
informatie over specifieke Natives om hen tot doelwit te gebruiken en hun leven
te bedreigen.
De commentaren worden in vele kranten niet
gecontroleerd.
De commentaar sectie is niet het enige
probleem in grensstad kranten zoals de Rapid
City Journal in South Dakota en Arizona
Daily Sun in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Een onderzoek van de inhoud en geschiedenis
van deze kranten tonen duidelijk een anti-Indiaanse instelling zoals, het
steeds voorstellen van Native Amerikanen als misdadigers, voorrecht geven aan
niet -Indianen in conflict situaties, en het weghouden van verslaggevers op de
belangrijkste indiaanse gebeurtenissen.
In vele gevallen is het standpunt van de media
dat van de blanke overheersing over native Amerikaanse rechten.....
....
De Warrior Society zegt: Wanneer wij willen
verdergaan als een gemeenschap en de historische wonden die toegebracht werden
door vijandschap en haat willen genezen ,dan moet deze krant opstaan en ons uit
die haatcirkel halen .
PROCLAMATION OF UNITED
URBAN WARRIOR SOCIETY
Whereas, United Urban Warrior Society on behalf of the local
native community in South Dakota, recognizes that the Rapid City Journal has a
long history of writing false and damaging newspaper stories about the Native
American community of South Dakota.
Whereas, since the creation of the Rapid City Journal in
1878, they have been known as agitators creating division between the Native
American and non-Native American citizens, in many cases promoting and encouraging
genocide against the Native Americans, as per public historic documentation.
Whereas, United Urban Warrior Society has made an attempt to
speak in a private meeting ( 12 March, 2012) with the Editor of Rapid City
Journal, and was promised certain provisions would be made in support of the
Native American population, then failed to materialize. Requests will be
made that the comment section pertaining to any Native American issues either
be turned off or deleted entirely for all stories. It is further
requested that they include in their community profiling a Native American
section pertaining to Native American issues, events and advertising.
Whereas, the Rapid City Journal is the voice of our community
and sets precedence over what the community will believe, what they read and/or
are influenced by. Rapid City Journal must be vigilant at all times to
the Influence that they posses within the community...If we are going to move
forward as a community and heal the historical wounds, caused by animosities
and hate, we will need this paper to step up and lead us out of this circle of
hate and stop tearing this ugly scab off our community for the sake of just
news and selling a paper... We need to promote our community and the diversity
of its people in a positive way or a balanced way for all of us.
Therefore, be it known that it is the intention of United Urban
Warrior Society to file a formal complaint with the State of South Dakota
Governor, Rapid City Government Officials, all Tribal Chairmen, and all news
media across the state and nation, if there has been no satisfactory solution
obtained within 90 days of receiving this proclamation.
Now, Therefore, United Urban Warrior Society, do hereby proclaim
that beginning on (date to be determined) there will be continued protests in
front of the Rapid City Journal Offices until changes be made, promises be
kept, and a public apology be issued to the Native American citizens of South
Dakota for the false and damaging newspaper stories of the Rapid City Journal.
James Swan, Founder
United Urban Warrior Society
17 April, 2013 P.O. Box 14
Rapid City, S.D. 57709-0014
unitedurbanwarriorsociety@yahoo.com
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