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? *94 "■.“I • •?“■ M <br /><MI « fI-h\ — <br />9«tfiola DlckMy <br />4tS yiit Rsck K0i4 <br />.farljlm raH§, TX 79A^4 <br />Ttipphcnw <br />May 10, 1994 <br />Orono Clfy Council <br />Cvono, Minri*oota <br />4 ^ <br />Ciar M^yor and mcnljar* of cha Oron*i city Counr.il, <br />It r.aa con© to rcy attention that tliara aaoms to ao»n«r vcnfualvn i.nt <br />concarn ywuuardlng tha" Anciont Onaa" aita on our fcrr.ar warai *-uwr, <br />P.cad property as to it's propou%id uaa and availability tc the Nativs <br />American pacpla. <br />Tha " Anal one Or.«s»* site wsa primarily » gather Ir.iy plaoa for uuuiioii <br />tnd Ontainony eo it over looked laks Minnetonka in thuae tiny a« We 'were <br />also told by a r.adleina na.-i, Molvin Oreybaar , In a :3£cr«d uwcopii <br />uorationy, that there arc tvo leadara buried at the top oC ths »j-«. <br />As proviuua owners, and "keepers” of tha site, ve aaintsineci it as <br />part of ouv hcraa paoturs, hut would allow no buildings on it, mspe <br />wero (4w«at ledges at our l*arm also, however that prayor uaranony was <br />held as a result of our friendship and participation with the :;ative <br />community on a personal bsuis. They did arrive hov;«ver as a roeuit <br />of the epscial place on the farm. <br />7ho intention ol the Native Americans, through :ay aaeoclation with <br />Richard La Caard of the Whtto sarth Recovery project, is to waintaln <br />the coveroignty or the epaca end to slr.gle it our aa a sacred area tc <br />be left In a n«tur.\l condition with perhaps a small comweritive <br />r.arker. <br />Indian people do not "Ubs” Saored sites such as this except I or <br />occasional Individual prayers and snail ccwtieratlon cereinoniec. 'Die <br />raajor intont is to maintain the original state ujidisturhccl as a <br />honoring place onto itself. <br />native American people are tusy and Involved in .mAinatraam Abtivitiefi <br />much ao all of Ue. f*he elta would only be ufiied spacJnciiy und noc lor <br />large activitea such ao i*ow v/ow'c or Sun Dances, v.’e do"not h«lies/e <br />tliat It v^ill again be used aa awaat lodge spaev uniasa the people are <br />invitott to do flo. Again, the major intent is tc act ueide/ porserva <br />and be a piece of honor for ALL people. It is luy .^cnd hope t.het seme <br />day educational activities of a simple nature .may :0 hftld on the oite <br />to infor.m ond honor all people.