12-11-09_CrowCreekRezSD_Can-DoOrg_ EricKlein- RideForLightsCampaign__ChairmanSazueFastin_IRSlandgrab

Can-do.org: “ RIDE FOR LIGHTS Campaign - Founder Eric Klein & others want to raise awareness and funds to put an end to the abuses and human rights violations taking place today on the Crow Creek Reservation....From December 13th -26th he will be riding horseback alongside others in the "Mankato Reconciliation Ride"- to honor the 38 people killed in the largest mass execution in the history of USA on December 26, 1862 in Mankato, MN. "On that day, 38 Dakota men were marched in single file to a scaffold guarded by 1,400 troops in full battle dress. The pull of a single lever ended the lives of 38 Dakota men as a crowd of citizens witnessed the largest mass execution on US soil in the history of United States. In addition to the mass execution, 265 Dakota men were sent to prison near Davenport Iowa while 1,300 Dakota men, women, and children were exiled to a concentration camp known today as The Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota"....injustices to the descendants and tribal members of Crow Creek continue to cause great suffering. The goal of CAN-DO's "RIDE FOR LIGHTS" Campaign is to establish a fund to ensure that NO ONE on the Crow Creek Reservation goes without power this winter. Please, write to the Senators and government officials listed in the [Crow Creek Takes Their Voice D.C. video]. Get the word out via Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, emails and any press contacts you may have. We can make a difference and stop these violations. Help put an end to these abuses. Make Human Rights a priority here at home and please don't forget to tune in to www.VirtualVolunteer.tv and "join" us LIVE throughout our 13 day journey from Lower Brule, SD to Mankato, MN." From Chairman Sazue of Crow Creek: "Recently, the IRS has seized and auctioned 7100 acres of our prime development land on the Crow Creek Reservation." Chairman Suzue has started a fast & will also be our guest!