I finally put up a website, with help from Dawn Amos. It is on the IYM's webpage http://iym.quaker.org/projectlakota/index.html.  Soon, I am going to add pictures and more features to the website, so check it out! 

The dates for the summer workcamp on Pine Ridge Reservation are July 20- August 16 and the cost is $35/day. To register or to get more information contact Mike at [email protected] or 520-907-6321.

In early May I will be moving to Morrisville, PA for the summer, so I am changing email addresses, you can reach me now at [email protected]. 
 

Associated Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs 
By Grayce H. Mesner 

I attended the Associated Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs (ACFIA) Meeting on April 5, 2003 at the Sycamore Friends Meetinghouse east of Kokomo, IN. I had last gone in 1995 when they met at Wilmington, OH.  Many of the same faces were there, plus new ones.  Some centers have the same directors (like Victor & Brenda White - 15 years in IA, and Brad & Christine Wood at Kickapoo) while others have more turn-over of directors/pastors.

The presiding clerk (Joyce Hollingsworth, who was director at Mowa Choctaw the 2nd year IYM sent a work group there) included in her written report, the basic purpose of ACFIA as listed in the Operating Manual. #1: to bear testimony to the Christian faith, principles, and teachings by word and deed. #2 to advocate integrity in all phases of the administration of Indian Affairs. #3 to encourage all Native American Indians to value their heritage. #4 to assist those with whom we work, to build a