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The Yankton Sioux Tribal Headquarters is: 605 384-3641
We are planning a rally
at the Yankton Sioux Tribe
Protest Site for Wednesday April 30, 2008 in Marty, South
Dakota! We want everyone there!
The call was made to AIM and they are on their way.
We need people! Lots of People!
I am waiting on confirmation from Dennis Banks on
whether he will be coming.
He wants to be there!
I will keep you updated on any change in plans. Those of
us that went to jail have court on tuesday the 29th. We're
the few that are actually organizing things. When the
30th comes we may be in Jail if charges aren't dismissed.
That's close to 50 people that won't be able to rally
if we all end up in Jail! We need people! We need people!
SHOW UP!
Oitancan Zephier
Suit filed in federal court to stop work on hog farm
April 24, 2008 Daily Republic - Mitchell,SD,USA
The lawsuit alleges the hog farm has not met federal environmental
requirements, has failed to follow federal law requiring a search for
historic and ...
Owners of controversial hog farm to meet with protesters
April 24, 2008 Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux
Falls,SD,USA
AP • April 21, 2008 WAGNER – Supporters and opponents of a controversial
large-scale hog farm planned to exchange views Monday night in a public
meeting ...
Arrested Protester Speaks
April 24, 2008 KSFY - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
By Drew Sandholm 16 adults and one juvenile were arrested today for
disorderly conduct because they blocked traffic to construction site of a
large hog farm ...
Protesters file lawsuit to stop hog farm construction
April 23, 2008 Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux
Falls,SD,USA
The tribe has a Head Start facility for children ages 3 to 5 about two miles
from the planned hog farm, according to the complaint, and many tribal
members
Arrests made at protest of SD hog farm after road blocked
April 21, 2008
The Associated Press -
3 hours ago WAGNER, SD (AP) — Fifteen to 20 people
protesting a hog farm being built near Yankton Sioux Tribe land were
arrested Tuesday after they blocked the path of ...
Witness: Up to 18 people arrested at hog farm protest near
Wagner April 21, 2008
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD -
8 hours ago As many as 18 people have been arrested at the
planned hog farm near Wagner, according to a protester on the scene. Frances
Zephyr said 18 adults and teens ...
Hog farm opponents appeal to state Supreme Court
April 20, 2008
Springfield State Journal
Register, IL - ROCHESTER — Opponents of a hog farm between
Rochester and Buckhart have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to consider
their case. The group filed a petition
It's Mother Earth against Corporate America
Rabble.ca, Canada -
April 21, 2008 Yankton Sioux is currently
facing the attempted construction of a hog farm by Long View Valley Farms
from Hull, Iowa on their tribal land just yards away
Protest continue over hog farm April 18, 2008 Sioux City Journal -
Sioux City,IA,USA
Krebs told the Argus Leader the troopers had been requested to back up the
sheriff's office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the initial
construction ...
State pulls troopers from Wagner protest site April 18, 2008 Sioux Falls Argus Leader
- Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Krebs said Highway Patrol troopers were requested by the Charles Mix County
sheriff to “back up his office and the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) during
the ...
Hog Lot Prompts Protest In Southern South Dakota April 18, 2008 KTIV - Sioux City,IA,USA
Police presence was vastly reduced Thursday, consisting of just a handful of
Bureau of Indian Affairs officers. "We respected their wishes," said Gary
...
Protest continue over hog farm
April 17, 2008
Sioux City Journal, IA -
WAGNER, SD (AP) -- South Dakota Highway Patrol
troopers were not at the site of a protest over a planned hog farm on
Thursday, according to Mitch Krebs,
Ihanktonwan Prayer Ceremony at Hog
Farm protest site interrupted by
sheriff of Charles Mix county, Ray Wessendorf and Vice Chairman, John
Stone.
This Saturday 5:50 am April 19th 2008 when Francis Zephier (wife of
the man who was struck by the Earth-mover the other day along with a
State trooper) and an Elder arrived at the Ihanktonwan hog farm
protest site. There was no-one there. A sunrise prayer ceremony was
scheduled for 6:00 am that morning and soon after 6:00 a.m. the
Sisseton man who was to perform the ceremony arrived with his helper.
After prayers were said and the four prayer ties were made (two for
the North approach and two for the South approach) the Sisseton man
asked his son to place them on the posts on each side of the approaches.
The Elder and Francis decided that they should do it since they are
members of the Ihanktonwan tribe. They placed the prayer ties for the
North approach on the posts. At that time the sheriff Ray Wessendorf
and vice chairman John Stone rolled up in their vehicles. After the
first prayer ties of the Northern approach posts had been tied into
place,. sheriff Wessendorf hollered from his car , "Hey! Hey! What
are you doing?".
The Elder said, "We just placed these prayer ties here and have two
more." The sheriff then said,"Well you are trespassing! If you tie
the other two I'm going to arrest you and take you to jail!"
The Elder asked, "Are you stopping us from practicing our religious
rights?" The Sheriff said,"Yes I am! if you go down there to the other
approach I'm gonna arrest you!"
The Elder asked Francis," What about your children?" as he did not
want Francis to maybe go to jail and her children be left alone
without her. Francis said, "My husband is at home watching them. It's
OK. "
So the Elder asked tribal Vice Chairman John Stone what he was going
to do about it (since they were on tribal land). Stone said,"Well
you are on private property, so if you proceed you'll get arrested!"
So the Elder asked Francis what she wanted to do. Francis said, "I'll
do whatever you say,."
So the Elder did some quick thinking and asked if they could get
their own prayer poles and put them in the ditch outside the property
area where the Ihanktonwan maintain the ditches (ie tribal land) and
tie their Southern approach prayer ties to them.... The sheriff said
he would not arrest them for that. So that is what they did.
The same elder was out to the site this morning with Francis's husband
and there was no-one to be found, no workers nobody. All was quiet....
Monday April 21, 2008 ( today):
Francis Zephier is going to be on Michael Herzog's Radio Show "The
American Awakening" at 2:00 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time). The
organizer of the Hog Farm Protests, Allen Hare is going to be on the
show as well! Listen IN !!!
Click on "Listen Live" (near the upper left-hand corner of the page)
Then click on which format to use and you are listening live to the show!
Winamp, Quick Time, iTunes
Real Media Player or
Real Media Player
If you do not have any of these programs...type one in a search engine
and find a site that gives a free download! (be sure to do this
several minutes before the show-time so you will be able to hear the
broadcast)
