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Emergency;South Dakota,Pine Ridge- First People,Lakota Sioux, dying

13,February,2010 Everything in media seems to be about Haiti. Well not on Monday, 8, Februaru-MSNBC's Keith Olbermann show Countdown aired the worst person in the world award given to The United States Senate Cimmittee on Indian Affairs. for being AWOL--while this is great news for Indian Country, People, we are in emergency state. We need to MAKE The President stand up and pay attention,NOW. He gave a speech to Indian Country making many promises, never kept. Just like all treaties-BROKEN
I am travelling to Pine Ridge to bring supplies, my e-mails are listed at bottom of this. You can also go to can-do.org and donate any amount to Pine Ridge and/or Crow Creek, unlike the Red Cross and others you'll be able to track your donations.
Migwetch Sekon

http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2010/01/cnn-censors-emergency-in-dakotas.html
Greetings Friends at Current TV,
I am a Reverend located on the East Coast and advocate for those whose voice has not yet been heard.
Currently, S.Dakota,Lakota Sioux,at Pine Ridge is under assault from yet another blizzard. People of ages are starving and freezing to death. I am not being dramatic here. These are facts. Included please find a video, for which, if used by you, I want no fee, only a story to be broadcast.
An initiative took place last Friday,29,Jan.2010, where many called CNN, simutaneously, within 30 mins, a CNN helicopter was seen over the Pine Ridge Reservation, this led to a mere 20 sec. spot on HLN, after a sincere promise to The People of story.
I am dedicated viewer and would like to think Current TV is not afraid nor bullied by powers that be, for some, yet, unforseen, reason, we have not yet been able to get aid to the second poorest area in the Western Hemisphere, second only to Haiti.
The video I included, although, a bit dated, shows of meters being shut off to people with babies on nebulizers and US war vets dying of terminal illness. These are basic human rights being denied the people , in some instances, who fought for these freedoms.
I ask you, How can this be happening?
Won't you please assist, by sharing this story.
Please contact me at below info and I will put you in touch with the Tribe Elders and leaders to hear first hand of the travesty.
Light and Bright Blessings To All..
Reverend RavenHawk Ruan-Hasak
978-804-9633 cell
978-561-1756 land
unitedfirstnationskerri@gmail.com
kerriruane@gmail.com
p.s. To the good, decent, kind-hearted peoples of the WORLD, here this plea. This cannot go on and I ask you to assist in bringing this to light.13,February,2010 Everything in media seems to be about Haiti. Well not on Monday, 8,... more

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