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NO LONGER A MATTER OF CONCERN: Dr. Melvin Brewster

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Durenda:
Website of the Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism

http://www.ipcb.org/

Durenda:
Have you heard of this person?

Melvin G. Brewster

NUMU VIEWS OF NUMU CULTURES AND HISTORY: CULTURAL STEWARDSHIP ISSUES AND A PUNOWN VIEW OF GOSIUTE AND
SHOSHONE ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE NORTHEAST GREAT BASIN
A DISSERTATION
Presented to the Department of Anthropology
and the Graduate School of the University of Oregon
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
December 2003

This is how he describes himself:

I am a Native Ph.D. Archaeologist, I am a HIRED GUN! As a Native with brown skin, it is important I have the credentials to fight theory and laws that hurt Native People.Without the paper and extensive experience, the Mianstream does not take OUR people serious. So I love being Dr. Mel because I have the ability to tell other Ph.D.'s they are full of crap. It does not make me popular on either side, but it is what the Creator has led me to do on my Red Road Path.

In my heart though: Some rocks told me one day "it is about peace & it is about love". I am trying to live that way the best I can....... I'm intellectual - into the outdoors and into Grandmother Earth and her connection to the Creator. I am not one to conform but always love to learn about peoples and cultures and the Spiritual Core provided to ALL People by the Creator........ I love to play and write music, I live rual but love to visit the city. Definitely not into Envy or Jealousy... or TRIXTERS  

Claims Walker River Paiute Rez is his hometown.

????

educatedindian:
Haven't heard of him before but his degree is legit.

http://www.usu.edu/tanner/presenters.php#Brewster
"Melvin G. Brewster is Northern Paiute and Chippewa-Cree and a Walker River Paiute Tribe of Nevada member. Brewster earned his Ph.D. in anthropology with a specialization in the archaeology of the arid desert west in December of 2003 from the University of Oregon, Eugene. Currently Brewster is the Tribal Historic Preservation Office Director for the Skull Valley Band of Gosiute Indians of Utah. Brewster also is the Principal Investigator for Internal Indian Affairs his own contract – applied anthropology/archeology contracting company."

For his own bio you quoted it sounds like he's making fun of Nuage ideas.

Potnetially this group sounds like it could do some very good work in badly needed fields. But some of the areas they research are frankly beyond me.

Linda, have you heard of them before? They might be of interest to you.

And some of what they do could potentially help us here. For example:
http://www.ipcb.org/resolutions/htmls/model_res_tribal.html

And while this is aimed at biopiracy, it could also apply to what we're fighting.
http://www.ipcb.org/resolutions/htmls/pf2004.html

What was it you were concerned about Durenda?

Durenda:
Not questioning, just checking. Thank you!

ravenhair:
Hey guys speaking from my side of things I am a meber of A.I.M this guy sounds like a modern day A.I.M it is good at least he is useing his education for the people and by the people we need more brothers like him my days of fighting are growing more dimmer after the occupation and lenord still in prison im tired its time for these young ones to start standing up i say keep doing doing it brother just dont grow out of your britches..we will  be watching

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