AZ Rep Paul Gosar Calls Capital Police to Apache's Rallying in DC
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Arizona Congressman P aul Gosar Or ders Apache Stronghold Visitors Removed by Capitol Police, Threatens Grandmothers With Arrest J uly 23. 2015 (W ashington D.C.) – Y esterday afternoon, following the successful completion of Apache Stronghold ( www.Apache-Stronghold.com ) “Carav an to D.C.” and their “Save the Oak Flat Act Rally” on the West Lawn of the U .S. Capitol Building, some Apache Stronghold members – mostly grandmothers and young women – went to visit their Arizona representatives in Congress and talk with them about the Apaches national stand in defense o f their sacred place known today as Oak Flat. Oak Flat was named earlier this ye ar as one of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in the United States by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Among those that the A pache Stronghold contingent visited was Rep . Paul Gosar (R-AZ, 4 th Dist.). The purpose of their visit was to address a “Dear Colleague” letter that R ep. Paul Gosar rec ently sent out to fellow House members regarding the “Save Oak Flat Act” introduced by Rep. Raul Grijalva, with 17 bi- partisan co-sponsors. In his letter , Rep . Gosar insulted the A paches and called them “liars.” Mrs. V onda Cassadore of Bylas, Arizona, requeste d that Rep . Gosar come out of his back office briefly so that Mrs. Cassadore could ask him some questions about his “Dear Colleague” letter. Rather than speak with Mrs. Cassadore and the other ladies and Apache Stronghold members with her, Rep. Gosar responded by hiding behind a locked door and calling the Capitol Police, threatening to have Mrs. Cassadore and her friends immedia tely arrested. Rep . Gosar had the police escort Mrs. Cassadore and her Apache Stronghold associates and fr iends entirely out of the Cannon Office Building . Mrs. Cassadore stated that, “we’ll remember this when Election Day comes around. Sacred land means mor e than money .” “R ep. Gosar has a record of intolerance and saying vicious things against Native Americans, but his behavior has now become stranger than ever,” said Apache Stronghold spokesperson Wendsler Nosie, Sr. “There is no excuse for his mistreatment of the Apache grandmothers and young ladies who came to his office. Cowering behind a l ocked door , refusing to come out, and then calling a squ ad of policemen to sweep those gentle ladies awa y is just terrible. Rep . Gosar should apologize fo r that, as well as for his strange and insulting ‘Dear Colleague’ letter.” CONTACT: Wendsler Nosie, Sr., Spokesperson, Apache Stronghold [email protected] _______ ____ “Grijalva’s Save Oak Flat Bill Boosted by Historic Preservation Listing” http:// indiancoun trytodaymedi anetwork. com/2015/07/20/grija lvas-sav e-oak-flat-bill-b oosted-historic - preservation-listing-161136 H.R. 2811 (“Save Oak Flat Act”) https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2811 Earlier, Gosar had called American Indians “wards of the federal government” in a roundtable discussion about the controversial Arizona land deal. See “Congressman’s Native American remark causes outcry ,” Associated Press (December 10, 2014) http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/ 2014/12/11/congre ssmans-nat ive-americ an-remar k-causes-outcry/20258 071/
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar Orders ApacheStronghold Visitors Removed by Capitol Police,
Threatens Grandmothers With Arrest
July 23. 2015 (Washington D.C.) – Yesterday afternoon, following the successful completion of ApacheStronghold ( www.Apache-Stronghold.com ) “Caravan to D.C.” and their “Save the Oak Flat Act Rally”on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, some Apache Stronghold members – mostlygrandmothers and young women – went to visit their Arizona representatives in Congress and talk withthem about the Apaches national stand in defense of their sacred place known today as Oak Flat. OakFlat was named earlier this year as one of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in the United States by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Among those that the Apache Stronghold contingent visited was Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ, 4th
Dist.). Thepurpose of their visit was to address a “Dear Colleague” letter that Rep. Paul Gosar recently sent out tofellow House members regarding the “Save Oak Flat Act” introduced by Rep. Raul Grijalva, with 17 bi-partisan co-sponsors. In his letter, Rep. Gosar insulted the Apaches and called them “liars.”
Mrs. Vonda Cassadore of Bylas, Arizona, requested that Rep. Gosar come out of his back office briefly sothat Mrs. Cassadore could ask him some questions about his “Dear Colleague” letter.Rather than speak with Mrs. Cassadore and the other ladies and Apache Stronghold members with her,Rep. Gosar responded by hiding behind a locked door and calling the Capitol Police, threatening to have
Mrs. Cassadore and her friends immediately arrested. Rep. Gosar had the police escort Mrs. Cassadoreand her Apache Stronghold associates and friends entirely out of the Cannon Office Building. Mrs.Cassadore stated that, “we’ll remember this when Election Day comes around. Sacred land means morethan money.”
“Rep. Gosar has a record of intolerance and saying vicious things against Native Americans, but hisbehavior has now become stranger than ever,” said Apache Stronghold spokesperson Wendsler Nosie, Sr.“There is no excuse for his mistreatment of the Apache grandmothers and young ladies who came to hisoffice. Cowering behind a locked door, refusing to come out, and then calling a squad of policemen tosweep those gentle ladies away is just terrible. Rep. Gosar should apologize for that, as well as for hisstrange and insulting ‘Dear Colleague’ letter.”
CONTACT:
Wendsler Nosie, Sr., Spokesperson, Apache Stronghold [email protected] __________________________ “Grijalva’s Save Oak Flat Bill Boosted by Historic Preservation Listing” http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/07/20/grijalvas-save-oak-flat-bill-boosted-historic-preservation-listing-161136 H.R. 2811 (“Save Oak Flat Act”) https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2811 Earlier, Gosar had called American Indians “wards of the federal government” in a roundtable discussionabout the controversial Arizona land deal. See “Congressman’s Native American remark causes outcry,”Associated Press (December 10, 2014) http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2014/12/11/congressmans-native-american-remark-causes-outcry/20258071/
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