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It is little known that the Revolutionary War and the writing of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights were strongly influenced by Native American traditions. European philosophers of the Enlightenment such as Jean Jacques Rousseau had begun pressing for democratic reforms in Europe on the basis of glowing reports by early settlers about the New World and its native inhabitants. The founding fathers of the United States, in turn, were inspired to fight for independence and to create the great American documents of freedom through contact with Native American statesmen and exposure to American Indian societies based on individual freedom, representative government and the democratic union of tribes. Yet American Indians have never been acknowledged for their many contributions to the founding of the United States of America, and they have never been permitted to fully share the benefits of the freedoms they helped establish. Exiled in the Land of the Free is a dramatic recounting of early American history and an eloquent call for reform that will not be ignored. Written by eight prominent Native American leaders and scholars, each a specialist in his area of expertise, Exiled in the Land of the Free: Democracy, Indian Nations and the U. S. Constitution is a landmark volume, sure to be read by generations to come. An aspect of American history that has been ignored and denied for centuries is the extent to which we are indebted to Native Americans for the principles and practices on which our democratic institutions are based. This is the first work to recognize that legacy and trace our model of participatory democracy to its Native American roots. This book, which was written into the Congressional Record, has major implications for future relations between Indian tribes and the governments of the United States and other nations. It presents the strongest case ever made for Native American sovereignty. American history has finally been written--not from the European point of view--but from an Indian perspective. Exiled in the Land of the Free has been adopted for courses in twelve universities, to date.
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"It seems that we are living in a time of prophesies, a time of definitions and decisions. We are the generations with the responsibility and option to choose the path of life with a future for our children or the life and the path that defies the laws of regeneration". (Oren Lyons) "These eloquent speeches by 20 native leaders from throughout the world define the precipice upon which the world's indigenous people are teetering. Each speaker addresses survival issues confronting his/her country. In the words of Anderson Muutang Urud from Southeast Asia: 'The world is rushing towards a single culture. We should pause and reflect on the beauty of diversity.'... Recommended". (Library Journal) Inaugurating the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, leaders from 20 cultures of North, Central, and South America, the Pacific Rim, Eurasia, and the polar regions brought their message to the United Nations for the first time, speaking eloquently on issues affecting their own cultures and populations as well as the global disaster facing humanity. This book makes us keenly aware of the global nature of the disaster facing indigenous people and the human race as a whole: the disappearance of diversity and traditional ways of life, as well as the loss of the vital knowledge of how to sustain equilibrium with our planetary environment.
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conservationist Native American chieftain
Bachelor, Syracuse University, 1958. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Syracuse University.
Member Onondaga Council of Chiefs of Six Nations of Iroquois Confederacy. Faithkeeper Turtle Clan of Onondaga Nation, since 1970. Professor American Studies State University of New York, Buffalo, director Native American Studies Progressive.
Native American representative Corporation for Public Broadcasting, since 1974. Six Nations representative to sub-commission on prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities Commission on Human Rights, United Nations Economic and Social Council, Washington, 1976. Member Human Rights Division of United Nations.
Board directors Harvard Project on American Economic Development. Chairman board directors Honoring Contributions in Governance of America Indian Nations. Member executive committee World Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival, Oxford, England, 1998.
Honorary board directors, co-founder Native American Center for the Living Arts, Niagara Falls, New York. Member advisory board Native American Family Nurse Practitioner Progressive. Speaker, presenter in field.
(It is little known that the Revolutionary War and the wri...)
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Member of American Arbitration Association, Salt City Amateur Boxing Club (board directors), Onandaga Athletic Club (founding member).