People of Lakota Launch Private Bank for Only Silver and Gold Currencies

I was hoping that we had heard the last of this group, but I feel I need to
put things in prospective.

I have a dear friend in Colorado who is a respected tribal lawyer and
licensed to practice in many tribal courts throughout the west and
mid-west. I spoke to him about the withdrawing from treaties and he knew
exactly who I was talking about.

Please read the link below and note that this claim was made by 3 people
NOT the Treaty Council, the traditional government of the Lakota.

Take note that one of these people is the contact for this Free Lakota
Bank, Canupa Gluha Mani.

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/‘No_treaty_withdrawal’,_says_Lakota_elder

Also, one of these 3 people is Russell Means. I have pasted below a portion
of a press release from AIM’s on Feb 20, 1999 about Russell means. This is
not anyone we need to associate ourselves with.

“What is especially egregious and outrageous about Russell Mean’s
violations of the laws of the Dine Nation is that he is charged with
assault and battery against his father-in-law, Mr. Leon Grant who is a
revered elder of both the Omaha and Dine Nation and is 80 years of age and
has an artificial arm. We, of the American Indian Movement Grand Governing
Council are no longer surprised by Russell’s clownish antics. He continues
to deceitfully mis-represent the American Indian Movement in order to
deceive those peoples and organizations worldwide, who due to their
goodwill, and support of the Indian cause may have already, or will
contribute to his appeal through his personal web page where he solicits
money for the Russell Means Philanthropy and AIM Club Membership in name of
the American Indian Movement, and an “Immersion Indian School” that never
existed, nor does it exist at this time.”

Please check this out and repost it. We don’t need any black marks on the
Campaign for Liberty.

Teresa
Myspace.com/ressurectingadream
Restore The Republic / The Velvet Revolution

I find it odd you don’t know where I got my information from when it was plainly laid out in the post. I gave one link and the quote about Russell Means came from an AIM’s report on Feb 20, 1999. Which if you goggled it you would find it.

I gave it so that people could start their own research. I also noticed that your reply came with a quote from Mr. Means web site. Which the AIM’s report has charged with giving false information, not on the vote, but other things. Such as the school that he’s raising money for. Again, read the report, these are not my words, but the words of others that have been involved longer then you or I.

All I want to do is get people to look beyond what they initially read. Just because it’s posted on the this web sight or any other forum doesn’t mean it’s gospel. We need to be more careful then ever about things such as this bank.

I am glad that you did see through that facade. However I will make one note, only because I saw it several times, not just your post but others, and that’s about the spelling of the name. Actually I will quote a friend that is Meskwaki, “It’s funny how people make such a deal out of the “proper” spelling, like the one guy said about Lakohta…a language which is spoken and does not have its own alphabet, therefore, any spelling using letters from the English language is purely phonetic.”
Anyway, I’m glad that it’s getting to the surface that this is a fraud. I would hate it for the Revolution, as well as for the Native American’s, they just don’t need anymore bad press nor do we.

Teresa

I happen to have friends in AIM & the Strong Heart Warrior Society as well as knowing the attorney general for the Lakota Nation @ Rosebud. I think rather than discussing this on an internet board and ‘googling’ websites for ‘facts’ you should go straight to the source. This would not be the first time the Lakota people have been misrepresented and frankly it pisses me off to see it happening again. I will give you contact information when I have more details.