Wednesday, February 5, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three Wednesday, February 5, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY AIM representative speaks on campus By SUE WILHELM Regina Brave Dixon and Bob Yellowbird, Native Americans from the Pine Ridge reserva- tion, told an enthusiastic cam- pus crowd last night that stu- dent protest played a crucial role during the Wounded Knee occupation. "If it hadn't been for univer- sity students, we would have had a lot harder time of it - not that it wasn't bad enough as it was," said Dixon, an ac- tive member -in the American Indian Movement (AIM) since 1972. DIXON AND Yellowbird spoke as part of a continuing series of lectures on Native Ameri- cans and AIM sponsored by sev- eral University groups. Both speakers criticized the press for "one-sided coverage" of AIM, particularly during the Wounded Knee incident. "All they wanted were blood and guts stories," stated Yel- lowbird, "AIM has never gone into any area without a spe- cific invitation from the peo- ple there." Her voice breaking as she spoke, Dixon explained the role of women in the movement: "We saw what was happening to our men; we were tired of seeing them sent to jail or com- mitting suicide. We want to make the world recognize us for what we are - a sovereign nation, free to create our own destinies."! DIXON AND Yellowbird were' joined by Paul Johnson, a Na- tive American and University graduate, who is presently rep- resenting the children of the Chippewa, Ottawa and Potowa- tomi tribes in a class action suit filed against the Board of Re- gents. The suit charges the Univer- sity failed to disburse funds re- ceived from the sale and use of lands acquired from Native Americans through the Treaty of Fort Meigs. Johnson contends Article 16 of the treaty calls for the place- ment of funds received from the use or sale of these lands into a trust for Indian education. "We are not like other minori- ties. We do not ask for our civil rights but for our treaty and our human rights," said Johnson. AS A RESULT, several Uni- versity students have organized a "Committee to Uphold the Fort Meigs Treaty". As part of their effort to create campus- wide awareness of the case, this committee helped to sponsor last nights lecture. The University's official posi- tion on the matter is that the treaty does not create a trust as a matter of law, according to University General Counsel Roderick Daane. He claims that if any rights were created for the members of the three tribes, they have been nullified by sub- sequent treaties. Kevin Hart, University advo- cate for Native Americans, re- ports that Native American students are optimistic about the case. However he notes "the prevailing attitude among the students is that the University is cold and unresponsive to Na- tive Americans. It is geared specifically for white middle- class intellectuals. "ALTHOUGH there is disa- greement among individuals on how to go about getting the treaty rights upheld, everyone agrees that something must be done," said Hart. Harry Macomber, a local citi- zen, summed up the general at- titude of ,the Native Americans when he wrote; "I have thought that all Americans, Indian and non-Indian should be concern- ed with seeing that the White Man, after breaking 388 Indian Treaties, will at long last be required by the Washtenaw Cir- cuit Court to live up to at least one." Car sales rise in late January DETROIT YP) - New car to 34,543 in the sales strengthened in late Jan- attributed the g uary as cash rebate plans spur- bate plan, which red deliveries an estimated 36 "We are Very p per cent above mid-January lev- results," Vice P els, industry analysts said yes- Brown said. terday. But Chrysler' But the usual discounting liveries of 70,61 moves apparently failed to lift per cent from 1 the ailing industry out of its before, making worst slump since World War pany's worstJ Two, Chrysler Corp. figures in- years. dicated. THE FINAL J TOTAL January sales were are the first to expected to be the lowest for effect of $200 t the month since 1961 and mark the companies the 16th consecutive month that on some new n deliveries have lagged behind month to perk uj year - earlier levels. Some industry Import sales were expected to the sales gains be 80,000 to 90,000, a 29 to 37 per the rebate plar cent decline from 126,000 in March 1 at GM, January 1974. may be exagger, Chrysler Corp, the first auto1 the exceptional, maker to offer discounts on rate in the ea some new cars, reported yester- the month, wh day its sales Jan 21-31 were up lowest for the pe 17 per cent from the middle ten "You have to days of the month, based on the you were startir daily selling rate. rifically low ba General Motors and Ameri- still end up belo can Motors were to report their els of last year figures late yesterday, and said. Ford Motor Co. will report to- THE ANALY day. gradual improve Chrysler, which saw its sales in the coming increase from 11,654 in early when the ret January and 23,608 in midmonth I close. final ten days, ains to its re- h ends Feb. 16. leased with the President R. K. s monthly de- 19 were off 30 00,150 the year it the com- January in 11 January figures reflect the full o $600 rebates began offering models in mid- p sagging sales. y analysts say attributed to ns, which end Ford and AMC, ated because of ly poor selling rly portion of en sales were eriod on record. remember that ng from a ter- ase, and you'll w the poor lev- r," one analyst STS expect a ement in sales months, even bate programs l &fe $250. ACTOR MARLON BRANDO, left, and civil rights advocate Rev. James Groppi walk hand in hand outside Shawano late Monday night, following the surrender of the Alexian broth- ers novitiate at nearby Gresham. Dail Official Buletin Indians Wedn esdav Februarv 5 r u w a , r ~y a- - " Day Calendar WUOM: Alien Lithman, "Auro- vile: An Evolving Alternative Fu- tr," 9:55 am. Ccs: M. Kochen, "Information y Storage and Retrieval," 2050 Frieze Bldg.. 10 am. ISMRRD: K. Wedell, "Perceptual, GRESHAM, Wis. UP) - Ar- Motor Disabilities and Research;" , raignment began yesterday in" M. Frostig, "Futures in Perceptual: g ntban forda de Training," 130 S. 1st St., 2:30-5 pm. nearby Shawano for Indian de- Natural Resources, Art: Ed Needle- Imronstrators who surrendered! man, Bob Chapin, "The Lawyers' Monday night to end a 34 day Eye view of Environmental Litiga- armed takeover of a backwoods tion," 1040 Nat. Resources, 3 pm. eIgiu sae Biotechnic Recentralization Lec- tures: Peter van Dresser, 2104 Art, The 39 Indian demonstrators, Arch. Bldg., N. C., 3:15-5 PM. taken into custody from the es- Botany Seminar: Dr. Harold S. Irwin, N Y Botanical Gardens, tate in national guard buses "Preparing for Tomorrow's Chal- and locked up in the Shawano lenges Today," Botanical Gardens, county jail, were booked on 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., 4 pm. misdemeanor and disorderly General Physics Colloquium: P. conduct counts. Nine were Hammerling & F. J. Mayer, KMStundoetouvil th- Fusion, Inc., Current State Experi- turned over to juvenile author- ment and Theory in Laser Fusion," ities. P&A Colloq. Rm., 4 pm. Statistics: Bruce Hill, "Exact Ba- T H E DEMONSTRATORS{ Iyesian Salution for Multivariate in- admissibility," had agreed to surrender as a pm. condition of a settlement under Cinema Guild: English; Amer. which the unused former Alex- Studies: Bergman's Passion of An- ian brothers novitiate they seiz- na; Gerald O'Grady, Spkr., Rack- ed at gunpoint Jan. 1 would be ham Amph, 7 pm. Computing Ctr.; CCS: B. Carna- deeded to the Menominee tribe.I han, "Fortran-IV Programming Lan- The court set March 7 for guage; 3," Nat. set. Aud., 7:30-9:301 pm. ,.the start of the trial, and spe- Music School: Alan Hawkins, bas cial prosecutor Daniel Ashen- soon doctoral, Recital Hall, 8 pm. brenner suggested a mass trial. Career Planning & Placement A February 26 hearing for pre- 3200 sA 6 4-7460a e trial motions was also slated. stay Movement to help Wisconsin Legal Services defend the In- dians said he was told other charges would include armed robbery, armed burglary, and endangering of safety. Bonds for the first two In- dians to appear, each charged with two misdemeanors, were set at $150 each. Stadelman said his office is in the proceeds of verifying the names, addresses and ages of the prisoners. The Indians, calling themselves the Menomi- nee Warrior Society were ju- bilant despite handcuffed wrists as they ended the seige Mon- day night, and counted it a coup for American Indians. SEVERAL mediators were allowed to leave the abbey un- der immunity from arrest, in- cluding Bryan, a nurse, and actor Marlon Brando. Brando, a supporter of In- dian causes nationally, said he came under fire for the first time in the three days he spent at the abbey. "We were up there on the roof and the bullets started to _ k;' G . ! I E I. L 4 i C r i 1 zi .a t! . i . { i' i OWEN" STUDENTS! DO Y O U WISH TO INFLUENCE POLICY DECISIONS ON HOUSING ISSUES? Housing Unit Committee needs non-residence h a I I student members to provide input. TO APPLY CALL WENDE BOWIE-764-6413 i i I I . Ethiopian city torn by guerrilla fightmg APPLICANTS WANTED FOR ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 1,200 CURRENT POSITIONS LISTED TO DATE COOPERATIVE COLLEGE REGISTRY Dept. G, Suite 10, One Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. 20036-(202) 223-2807 ADDIS ABABA, (Reuter) - Asmara wore the look ofna ghost town yesterday as an uneasy calm settled on Eritrean capital after four days of heavy fight- ing between secessionist guer- rillas and Ethiopian troops. The city of 180,000 people was virtually cut off and relia- ble sources said that an Ethio- pian armored convoy was stuck 55 miles to the south after guer- rillas blew up the Cascasse road bridge. THE CONVOY of 52 tanks, 20 armored vehicles and sev- eral troop carriers was on its way from Addis Ababa, 550 miles south of Asmara, to bol- ster Ethiopian forces in their battles with guerrillas seeking the secession of Eritrea from Ethiopia. The guerrillas launched a 15- minute attack on three targets in Asmara shortly after mid- night, according to reliable sources, but no further fight- ing was reported in the city during the day. The sources said military ac- tivity had also subsided on the outskirts of the city. Earlier today a huge column of smoke hung over the northern sub- urbs following fighting yester- day in which the city's power station, already damaged, was put out of action and its diesel fuel storage tanks were set on: fire. THE CITY'S streets were de- serted today with shops, gov- ernment offices and industrial enterprises closed. Electricity and water supplies were cut off for the fourth successive day and food supplies were expect- ed to last no more than four days. Britain and the United States meanwhile began the evacua- tion of their nationals from As- mara, chartering a DC-6 air- craft from Ethiopian airlines to fly out 60 Americans and 20 Britons. The French Embassy in Ad- dis Ababa was planning to use military aircraft from Dji- bouti, in France's enclave on the Red Sea, to fly French na- tional out of Asmara tomorrow. THE GUERRILLAS, using r. hand grenades and machine guns, attacked three targets in simultaneous hit-and-run raids just after midnight. The targets were Asmara's exhibition grounds, which are used as army quarters, the headquarters o fthe Ethiopian second army division and tele- c o m m u n i c a t i o n s fa- cilities. There were no details of casualties or damage. The attacks came shortly af- ter the ruling military council issued a statement in Addis Ababa -the first since fight- ing started on Friday - saying that peace had been restored in Asmara and civilians had returned to work. THE FIGHTING, the heav- iest since guerrilla operations began in 1962, has killed at least 70 people and the military state- ment laid the blame for the bloodshed squarely on the guer- rillas. The statement reiterated that the Ethiopian military govern- ment would continue to seek a peaceful solution to the Erit- rean problem. Guerrilla activity in the pro- vince started when Eritrea - formerly a federal state with a large degree of autonomy - was incorporated into Ethiopia in 1962. IN ANOTHER announcement released today, the military government granted full am- nesty to what it termed those who fled from towns and from the country because they com- mitted murder, felonies, and robberies. The announcement set an Ap- ril 8 deadline for such people to return to their jobs. It was not immediately clear who was affected by the decision. I I f I I Harvard University Graduate School of Bus. Admin. has an- nounced openings for Course As- sistants. Job description & applica- tions aailable at CP&P. Read and Use Daily Classifieds District Attorney Richard Stadelman said felony chargesI against some persons would be: Graduate Assistantships in Math added. fly all around us, then there at Adelphi U, LI, $2858-3056 plus ROBERT BRYAN, a lawyer was a certain kind of unreal- tuition waiver. U. of Sao Paulo offers research hired by the American Indian ity," he said. scholarships for BA's with a re- search plan in any field. Write t' o G tG t ~ ~ ~ ~ r^t Brazilian Embassy, Cultural Section,{ Massachusetts Ave., N.W., wash. 3006 Massachusetts Ave., NmW., Wash., D. 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