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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:57:29 -0600
From: Zoltan Grossman <mtn@igc.org>
To: wisc-eco@igc.apc.org
Subject: Midwest Treaty Network site wins Britannica award

***For immediate release***

MIDWEST TREATY NETWORK WEB SITE
WWW.TREATYLAND.COM
WINS BRITANNICA INTERNET GUIDE SITE AWARD

The Midwest Treaty Network web site in Wisconsin, USA
(http://www.treatyland.com) has been chosen by Britannica
on-line editors (http://www.britannica.com) as one of the
best Internet sites, and designated a "Britannica Internet Guide" site.
The Britannica notification states that the site was judged
on "quality, accuracy of content, presentation, and
useability," in order to receive the award displayed on the
site. The site is coordinated by the Midwest Treaty Network
(MTN) in Madison (at mtn@igc.org ) and produced by the Alpha
Institute in Colorado.
The www.treatyland.com home page is hosted by the EarthWINS
GROW Project in Shawano, Wis.

The Midwest Treaty Network was founded in 1989 as a
grassroots alliance of Native and non-Native groups
supporting treaty rights, sovereignty, and cultural respect.
It was founded in the context of the Wisconsin spearfishing
crisis, which pitted the Ojibwe (Chippewa) against white
sportfishers.  MTN member groups coordinated the Witness for
Nonviolence that stood with Ojibwe families at northern
boat landings to deter and monitor anti-Indian harassment
and violence.

As the anti-Indian movement declined in 1992, the MTN turned
its attention to what it saw as the real threat to the
fishery: proposed metallic sulfide mines in Ojibwe ceded
territory.  It worked with the tribes against the Ladysmith,
Lynne, and Crandon mines.  In 1995, it founded the Wolf
Watershed Educational Project, which has become a statewide
interracial alliance of local grassroots environmentalists,
Native American nations, and even sportfishing groups
opposing the proposed Crandon mine.  The MTN also deals with
issues affecting other Native nations in the western Great
Lakes region, at the request of tribal governments and
organizations.

The web site's Contents page begins with the history of MTN,
links to readings on the environment and cultural respect,
links to action alerts, and a tribute to MTN co-founder Walt
Bresette.
*The extensive Crandon mine section deals with the
environmental, economic and cultural impacts of the proposed
metallic sulfide mine, resistance by local tribes and
townships, the state moratorium law, a proposed transmission
line to the mine (partly using hydroelectricity from
destroyed Manitoba Cree lands), and the planned April 29
students/youth rally at the State Capitol.
*A section on Ojibwe fishing rights highlights the recent
court victory in Minnesota, anti-Indian groups, and the
Witness for Nonviolence.
*A section on Lake Superior news highlights Ojibwe efforts
to protect the lake from mine and toxic wastes, and (soon) a
planned walk around the lake.

Other sections deal with issues affecting other nations in
the region:
*The Ho-Chunk (formerly Winnebago) effort against the
Hardwood Bombing Range, and for the return of the
Kickapoo Valley and Badger Munitions.
*The Menominee treaty court battle.
*The Dakota (Sioux) fights against the
Prairie Island nuclear plant and Highway 55 expansion,
and the Lakota movements against the Mitigation
Act, White Clay murders, and Pine Ridge corruption.
*Gaming issues in the western Great Lakes.
*Protection of sacred sites and burials, such as Strawberry Island.
*Racist mascots/logos and team names.

Finally, other sections deal with national or
international concerns:
*Political prisoner Leonard Peltier
*Colombia Indigenous peoples
*Chiapas conflict in Mexico
*Numerous maps on Native reservations and treaty lands,
and environmental and cultural threats to Native lands.
*Books, videos, CDs, and t-shirts dealing with
regional Native issues, such as the important books
Walleye Warriors, and New Resource Wars.
*The Alpha Institute's vast Indigenous and environmental links.

The MTN web site is a resource for activists, students,
scholars, journalists, supporters, and others who
want a deeper understanding and updates of Indigenous
treaties, sovereignty, environmental protection,
and cultural respect.

MIDWEST TREATY NETWORK
731 State Street
Madison WI 53703 USA
Toll-free hotline: (800) 445-8615
Tel./Fax (608) 246-2256
E-mail: mtn@igc.org
Web: http://www.treatyland.com
 

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