THE LONG WALK FOR BIG MOUNTAIN
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 15:56:32 +0900
From: Tomonori Yoshida tomonori@cyborg.ne.jp
To: SENAA International senaa1@netscape.net
Hi, this is info about walk action for Big
Mountain. Please read this and if you could forward to other supporters it would be
appreciated.
Walk in Beauty Project.
Contact
mailto:bigmountain@mail7.dddd.ne.jp
http://bigmountain.hypermart.net
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THE LONG WALK FOR BIG MOUNTAIN
FOR BROTHERS, SISTERS & OUR RELATIONS
From Japan to Big Mountain: the
walk begins. It starts January 1st 2000 from Kurai-yama of Hida Takayama, as we
greet the sunrise from the mountain. The new year "on the road".
In this coldest of the seasons, the walk will go over many mountains. But this walk shall
be filled with joy.
When we feel the despair of Dineh & Cherokee people at the time of their walk, when
their land was taken away from them.
We walk towards hope. Step by step, we walk with prayers for our mother earth. For the
life of Big Mountain, for the life of our very selves.
Let the walk begin in the light of hope as the year 2000 greets its dawn.
In beauty we walk. In beauty we walk. In beauty we walk.
Mitakuye oyasin. Hokka hey!
THE PURPOSE OF THE WALK
This is for the grand mothers of Big
Mountain, who subjected to surrender to the ultimate annihilation by Feb. 1st, 2000.
Sending our thoughts in order to let them know that they have never been alone; instead,
there are many people come over the differences of races, learning from them their
traditional way of living, praying to the Earth.
Also, this aims to stop the ileagal
activities of BIA, and of the tribal government by drawing mass attention world widely to
Big Mountain.
We [do not] have any particular words for
prayer nor any magic power to perform; but out humbleness and out each step, the walk
turns into the prayers to the people and to the Earth.
On the 22nd Jan. (Sat) 2000,
the Japanese "Walk" finishes at the point of handing out the piles of Signature
to U.S. Embassy. Then, how about we call this day "THE BIG MOUNTAIN SUPPORT
DAY," so that we can appeal to the worldwide supporters, ecologists and human rights
activists to assemble worldwide, simultaneously presenting problems similar to the Big
Mountain situation.
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On November 21, 1999, we
reunited with Dineh Bahe Kateney in 12 years. The battle of Big Mountain now only left the
elders of Dineh; but the last days of the great circulation has't arrived, since it has
been postponed for 12 years. Yet, the government has declared that February 1st 2000 is to
be the date of the final evacuation.
What can we do towards the last days of the great circulation?
"Let's express our respect and prayers for the Dineh 's remaining elders with
action!"
This simple idea turned us into voyagers. "Let's walk!" somebody said,
"Yes, let's walk!" everybody cried out. Then Bahe said "If you walk, you
start from Kurai-yama."
We went to Kurai-yama on December 5th, before it was covered w/snow, and prayed for the
success of our Big Mountain walk and the reunion at the goal. As we prayed for the plan,
we cherished the words of the sage of Hopi, the late David Manyangi.
Great Spirit told me. "It may be a difficult thing to do, but you shall do it with
courage."
We feel now is the time of our final road
plan, as said by the Great Spirit. "We shall unite our souls as one, never give up,
because to carry out our mission is the only road left to us".
IN THE SPIRIT OF SUKUNA
Kai Yamada from Kuraiyama, Japan
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This is a message for supporters
in Japan:
The Long Walk for BIG MOUNTAIN
--------No Alcohol , No Drugs , No
Violence----------
Walking Plan from Hida-Takayama,
Japan to BIG MOUNTAIN
Sat.1.1.2000. 7:00AM:
Start from Mt.Kurai-Yama,Hida-Takayama.
In 1987, Bahi climbed up Mt.Kurai-yama with Ekashi Toyokawa, an ainu, and a ko-shinto
woman. Bahe was inspired that Mt.Kurai-yama was an equally holy mountain to the Big
mountain.
Mt. Kurai-yama is the point where the water is devided into Pacific Ocean and the sea of
Japan.
The walk will go to Tokyo in 22 days, then to the United States.
Would you like to join the Long Walk?
Call Kazu at 81-265-39-2814 or e-mail at kazukiyo@mb.i-chubu.ne.jp
Participate at your own risk,and own
cost.
Participants may need to pay for
accomodations.
Participants will walk in any weather,
may encamp. Winter jackets, rain gears, cold-proofed sleeping bags are necessary.
Alcoholic drinks or drugs are strictly
prohibited during the walk, even in accomodations.
Since alcoholism has been a severe problem in the American Indian society, their leaders
are total abstainer and they encourage dry campaign and rehabilitation alcoholics to
recover Indian society and culture. Participants in sweatlodge ceremony are required to
have no alcoholic drinks 4 days before the ceremony.
Would you like to support the walk? or send
a contribuion? send to:
Post office account 14110-91393801 Haruyasu Yamaguchi Walk in Beauty Project JIM
We need support such as food and
accomodations, too!
Please contact by mail to:
Haruyasu Yamaguchi Walk in Beauty Project JIM 66 Kamei Teratsu-cho, Nisio,Aichi 444-0324
or contact to Sakino at 0423-61-1871, sakino@tky3.3web.ne.jp
Big Mountain Support Group In Japan.
bigmountain@mail7.dddd.ne.jp
Walk in Beauty Project
bigmountain@mail7.dddd.ne.jp
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