June 3, 2010 Rally Michigan Capitol: Protest Ojibwa arrests at Eagle Rock by Kennecott Minerals

Attend June 3, 2010 Stand for the Land Rally at Michigan Capitol to protest Ojibwa arrests, destruction of Yellow Dog Plains by Kennecott Minerals sulfide mine

To protest the arrest of two Ojibwa at sacred Eagle Rock by international mining giant Kennecott Minerals, please attend the Stand for the Land peaceful rally on (this) Thursday, June 3, 2010 on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing.
To Michigan's Ojibwa Eagle Rock is known as Migi zii wa sin.
Ojibwa and many tribes and environment groups want to protect Eagle Rock and the yellow Dog Plains from a sulfide mine being built by Kennecot Eagle Minerals near Big Bay in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
On May 27, Kennecott ordered a huge raid by heavily armed police on the campers at eagle Rock arresting two members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.
Native American and non-native campers had spent a month protecting sacred Eagle Rock beginning April 23.

Eagle Rock (Song for the People)
By Drew Nelson

Sun breaks over the Yellow Dog
call the thunder down
feel the wind rush against my face
sound of the children
breaks the stillness of the morning
red tail rises not a mile from this place

all through the night
they kept the fire burning
all through the night they sang
call the directions, put tobacco down
prayers and smoke on the wind

Chorus:
Here at Eagle Rock we will take our stand
Here at Eagle Rock we will pray
for the healing of our people
and the healing of our land
there's a fire burning in our hearts
Ishkoday (Anishinaabe for sacred fire)
Ishkoday
Ishkoday

For a thousand years
this place has been sacred
it will be for a thousand more
all those who lover her
cry all my relations
see the old ones sing
see the young ones grow

Chorus repeats:

There is a law higher than any government
places more important than a mine
a love that is greater than any corporation
ask the Eagle, ask the Bear, Ask the Pines.

Chorus repeats

Three brave American Indian women from Baraga, MI started the encampment at sacred Eagle Rock at sunset on April 23, 2010.
They are KBIC members Charlotte Loonsfoot, 37, and Chalsea Smith, 20, and Georgenia Earring of the Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux tribe in South Dakota.
The camp was triggered by mine officials ordering the trespassing arrest three days earlier (April 20) of non-native environmentalist Cynthia Pryor of the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve
Over the next month campers would build lean-tos, start several campfires including the sacred Grandfather Fire, pitch dozens of tents, pray, plant the Eagle Rock Memorial Garden, host the KBIC Tribal Council meeting (May 10), hear from many healers and elders including popular Native American singer "Bobby Bullet" St. Germaine (Lac Du Flambeau Tribe) and Lee Sprague (Little River Band of Ottawa Indians), and create a kitchen to store tons of food and other supplies donated by supporters.
A massive police raid began about 9 a.m. on May 27 as dozens of heavily armed state and local law enforcement officers swopped down on the camp at the order of officials with Kennecott Eagle Minerals.
Two members of Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve arrived moments before the raid to warn four campers that police were on their way.
Arrested Keweenaw Bay Indian Community members Chris Chosa, 28, and Charlotte Loonsfoot, 37, both of Baraga, Mich.
The other two campers present for the raid were Kalvin Hartwig (Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa), and Catherine Parker of Marquette -- were ordered by police and mice security to leave with their vehicles.

Stand for the Land blog
http://www.standfortheland.com

Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve
http://www.yellowdogwatershed.org

Save the Wild UP
http://www.savethewildup.org

Cedar Tree Institute
http://www.CedarTreeInstitute.org

Song about Eagle Rock by Drew Nelson of Grand Rapids, MI, who loves the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) and has many ties to this sacred northern Michigan land along Lake Superior..
Nelson's grandfather was born in Marquette and his father-in-law has a camp in Trout Creek.
Tying his own flies, Nelson loves fly fishing for trout in the U.P. including in the Fox River also fished by Ernest Hemingway who renamed it the Big Two-Hearted River (a more poetic name) in his famous tale of a shell-shocked WW1 vet returning to his roots (the real Two-Hearted River is about 30 miles to the east).

Contact singer/songwriter Drew Nelson who wrote Eagle Rock (Song for the People)
http://www.drewnelson.net
http://www.drewnelson.net/boozhoo/shows/
http://www.drewnelson.net/boozhoo/2010/05/20/please-read-2/

Book Drew Nelson:
1-616-706-2539
drew@drewnelson.net
Two Hearted Music L.L.C.
1251 Penn Ave N.E.
Grand Rapids MI 49505

http://www.myspace.com/drewnelsonmusic
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Drew-Nelson-singersongwriter/45080254917
http://www.reverbnation.com/drewnelson
http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/artist/drewnelson.html

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Music

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• Eagle Rock
• Native American
• Ojibwa
• Indian Country Today
• American Indian
• Police Raid
• Kennecott Minerals
• mine
• Kennecott Eagle Minerals
• Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
• Michigan
• Upper Peninsula

[YOOPERNEWSMAN]

You are right Paul.

But many do not listen and many are greedy people who do not care if they pollute.

[KittyGotClaws18]

Lovely video. Don't worry about competition, yours is much better. I only made mine to post to my friends on facebook and whatnot. not that they even pay attention to me... No one ever does. BUT Drew appreciated his cousins effort. That's all that matters to me. =^o,.,o^=

[YOOPERNEWSMAN]

@KittyGotClaws18

I agree - I am sure Drew appreciates you help promoting his song - we need everyone to care.

Thanks for comment.

[paulsviplist]

All people in this America should wake up and see the value of the land & water.

That British BP OIL is back and they just dumped all that oil in the water around The State Of Flordia and KILLED and POISONED all the fish with that stuff. They are not going to even give me my money back for my fishing rod and fishing licence.

So the best way to protest is to first teach and sell everyone the value of having clean water, land to grow food on, and clean fish to eat.

[Enaawa]

Miziwe'imaa Migizi-Wasining bimatizwaad. Miziwe'imaa Magizi-Wasining anima'ewaad enzhi-Mazokomikwe. Miziwe'imaa Migizi-Wasining ...........

[MarkedBy19]

Wish I could be there! Thank you all for taking a stand!

[iamearthbornami]

more power to you dear good people of the earth heart~love and prayers go out to you

[KittyGotClaws18]

BTW I deleted that video because it was not correct. Google pics can be deceiving... I'm making a new one though.

[drewnelsonmusic]

I love it!!!

[Boucrate]

You are doing a fine and precious Job my friend! Such great support for a greater cause! Fantastic song, that make's me cry and remember how precious is our Mother Earth...You are Braves!