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| Volume XXV, Number 13 | October 15, 2004 |
E-Mail to the EditorHello, I received my order from the marketplace, the Seminole scarf is beautiful. Thank you for you outstanding service! I really enjoyed wearing the scarf on September 21st, during the Seminole Tribe of Florida Native Nations procession in Washington, D.C. Sincerely, Catherine Tredinnick catherineamber@earthlink.net Dear Friends, The upcoming election of 2004 has been called the most important in our nation’s history. We are witness to an unprecedented mobilization effort in Indian Country to register new voters, engage them in the process, and get them to the polls in record numbers. National Voice, a nonprofit non-partisan civic participation organization, has been a key player in providing support to voter mobilization work in Indian Country along with the National Congress of American Indians. Together, both organizations are providing training, resources, and coordination for Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts. As part of National Voices’ GOTV plans, we have developed the November 2 campaign, an unprecedented national effort to turn out a combined total of four million new voters-including Native American voters-on election day, Nov. 2, by registering two million new voters and mobilizing two million infrequent voters. This campaign is not about electing any one candidate or pushing a particular political agenda. It's about the power of democracy and the wisdom of the American people. This unprecedented mobilization represents the work of non-partisan groups from every corner of the country, including Project Vote, ACORN, NAACP National Voter Fund, People for the American Way Foundation, USAction Education Fund, Clean Water Fund, Earth Day Network, and the Southwest Voter Education Registration Project. We are also working closely with tribes and Native American organizations throughout the country. Our goal is to harness the energy and enthusiasm of new voters, whose participation could reinvigorate the face of the American political landscape. We are inviting Native American media outlets to participate in this unprecedented effort by using native specific adverting in tribal newspapers, websites, and other publications. For more information about any or all of the November 2 strategies, goals, or budget, or to talk about how you can be involved, please contact Mark Ritchie, National Voice Coordinator, 2105 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404, (612) 879-7500, mark@nationalvoice.org. Sincerely, Crystal Wabnum Organizer Native American Voters crystal@nationalvoice.org www.nationalvoice.org www.november2.org Dear Editor, Hi! I will be traveling to Florida in October. My daughters are Girl Scouts, interested in earning a particular patch (re: Seminole culture). In the patch booklet, there is a list of places to visit, one of which is the “BCC Seminole Indian Festival” which purportedly takes place in October. However, I saw no mention of this on your Event Calendar on your website (which, by the way, seemed to be full of very interesting information; I plan to re-visit the site when I have the time to peruse it at my leisure). Is the Citrus Council of Girl Scouts misinformed, or is the festival just some hokey tourist trap, not worth including on your site? Thanks for whatever information you can provide, Anne Fuller Ms. Fuller, BCC Seminole Indian Festival was an event hosted by Brevard Community College in Cocoa Beach, Fla. and it was held every year in October. That event, however, is no longer around. During its prime it was a wonderful event that our tribe co-hosted. I do not know of any other festivals that would fit your needs other than our own on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation–we host two events, the first is the American Indian Arts Celebration (November 12–14) and the Kissimmee Slough Shootout (February 4–6, 2005). If you are in Florida and are eager for your girls to visit a local educational facility, you may wish to bring them to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum which is located on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation. We are open Tuesday–Sunday, 9–5 and would love to host your family for a fun-filled day. Sincerely, Tina Osceola Executive Director Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum |
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