Native Unity: 'Natives In The News'

Native Unity

NATIVE UNITY DIGEST: The Native American people need to find a way to pull together to become more visible to the rest of the world. This concept is being promoted in the Digest through news articles, features, OP/ED pieces and contributor submissions on all aspects of Native life and tribal cultures throughout the U.S.and Canada. Bobbie Hart O'Neill, editor.

Friday, May 07, 2004

'Natives In The News'

Miami Cat Man, Cherokee actor/model Michael Elan, his “It’s Meow Or Never Animal Sanctuary” project plus some members of the animal colony will be featured in the June issue of Cat Fancy magazine.

Elan and his volunteers are working to raise funds to complete the purchase of a land site where the stray cats of Dade County, Florida can be relocated. Michael reports that some $6,000 of the needed $15,000 has already been obtained through donations, raffles and sales at their Internet shop, http://cafeshops.com/itsmeowornever.

They are also collecting used printer cartridges and cell phones. Send yours to It’s Meow or Never, P.O. Box 833120, Miami. Fla. 33281.

For more information on the Sanctuary go to Michael’s website: http://www.itsmeowornever.org.

NATIVE UNITY - A place for Native American Peoples to solidify their tribes to make a positive impact on the cultural, social, economic and political fabric of American society and a place for non-Natives to better understand the ways of the American Indian.

NATIONAL VOICE, a coalition of non-profit and community groups working to maximize the impact of voter groups, has set up a Native Voter listserve to inform about Native voting projects, training opportunities, funding and breaking news throughout
the country.

To learn more about National Voice - http://nationalvoice.org.
To join -
http://www.nationalvoice.org/lists2.html.

Alyssa Burhans, Organizing Director for Native America and Young Voters at National Voice.

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