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DOING SOMETHING FOR THE LIVING AND THE DEAD NOW!
Please add your prayers and support to issues that affect all of us
now and in the future. Join us in the struggle, join us in the victory,
however long it takes -- we will stand strong, together!
We are making a difference in the future now!
Tennessee has a significant Native American population at
approximately 10,000 people as well as numerous occupation and
burial sites, yet has no reservation. Rights issues and programs for
Native Americans are virtually NON-EXISTENT.
We are "in struggle" to establish:
* Health Services: The United South and Eastern Tribes' home office is
in Nashville but no Native American health clinic exists in Tennessee.
Our goal is to establish a facility easily accessible to all Native
Americans.
* Substance Abuse Services: None. We are striving to obtain a grant
to
begin such a program for Native Americans in need. Meanwhile our
group
continues to support sobriety and helps support individuals who come
for
assistance in any way we can.
* Food, Clothing and Toy drives: Throughout the year we conduct
drives
to collect not only survival type items, but also toys and educational
items for Native American children.
* Prison Programs: Tennessee has 23 institutions and few people to
administer any programs for the many Native American people's needs.
Most Native Americans imprisoned in our state do not have the same
religious rights as the other prisoners. Our goal is to establish a
network across the state and assist in implementing a workable program
of religious practice.
* S.E.A.L (South Eastern Anti-desecration League), our sister
organization, is working on the serious issue of grave desecration in
Tennessee as well as the southeastern states. This is something our
group has serious concern about for the heritage of this state and the
entire southeast region! We are lobbying to strengthen grave
desecration laws in Tennessee and monitoring sites being desecrated.
Our concern is about both commercial development and outright ghoulish
grave robbery.
Okay, how can I help?
So much to do, so few hands! We need Volunteers, Coordinators,
Lobbyists, Your prayers, yourself at the meetings and prayer circles
--
to learn more, find out specifically how you could do something to
make a difference!!!!!!! We are not funded by anyone. We have been a
group of concerned citizens operating a grassroots type of LETS GET IT DONE!
operation for years - this means our members (and leadership) funds
the "bills" out of their own pockets. It does take green money to operate
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phone bills, transportation and other forms of communication gets
people where they need to be and gets the message out promptly.
* Telephone campaigns, networking and/or Mailings (I can make phone
calls, fax campaigns, or other) please indicate ____________________.
* Help organize upcoming events, fund raising, grants, etc.________
* Transportation, Shipping, Driving, Hosting travelers ____________
* Other areas of expertise, tools or contacts ____________________
* I am enclosing $______ for TNAIM's continuing effort
* I will come to meetings to express my support (and I'll bring
friends)
Mail This form to:
AIMTN
1595 Skaggs Branch Rd.
Whitleyville, TN
38588