Sheriff Visits DQU; Elders, Students and Supporters Prepare for Possible Raid

I'm proud that Santa Cruz went out to DQU in support for the struggle there. These connections are vital to make and maintain in the face of government repression, as we disparate individuals fight everywhere for autonomy and radical social change. Glad to see some real acts of solidarity come out of Santa Cruz.

At DQ University, A New Leadership Emerges to Unite the Eagle and the Condor

Despite widespread attempts by the DQ University "Board of Trustees" and their supporters in the community to stop us, The People from all Four Directions went ahead yesterday with our meeting and the planting of the corn ceremony at Californias Only Tribal College.

We began gatheing at the front gate at 9:45 a.m. We were VERY surprised to see that there were no police vehicles in sight. As more and more supporters arrived in their own cars, TV so did news crews from KTXL CHannel 40 (Sacramento) and KCRA Channel 3 (Sacramento) and UNIVISION CHannel 19. Reporters from the Sacramento Bee and the Woodland Daily Democrat were present, also.

For almost hours The People gathered -and there was no trace of deputies from the Yolo County Shriffs Department. The school's board of trustees had announced earlier that it was planning to have a 'special emergency meeting' at DQ University yesterday (co-incidentally at the same time as our pow wow and People's Meeting was going to be held) but like the local police, the board of trustees was nowhere to be seen. The board's conspicuous absence marks the fifth time in a row that these people have failed to represent the school (DQ University) in who's name they claim to speak.

As things turned out, the police and the board never did come to DQ University yesterday.

At noon, we walked and drove into the campus to conduct the corn planting ceremony. By that time, our numbers had increased to about 50 to 60 people. The media that had gone in earlier remained there for the beginning of our prayers and deliberations.

Many people in the audience said later that it was the presence of the media that played a key role in keeping the police from sweeping in -once again- and arresting everyone in sight. For example, on March 31, the police smashed their way through the doors of the school's dormitory and arested eighteen students and supporters -some of them at gunpoint. Two of our students were arrested -once again at the end of police shotguns- at the school's Cereminial Gorunds on April 2nd.

All totalled, 23 people from our circle have been arrested, and faces charges of criminal trespassing in Yolo County Superior court.

In the end, we accomplished yesterday what we set out to do. Student leaders and community activists stepped forward from our circle and committed themselves to becoming the new Leadership of DQ University. By the time the talks and the corn planting ceremony was over, fifteen people had agreed to sign on as an interim board of trustees for the school.

Yesterday was a watershed event for DQ University. Despite the wishes of the board's followers who see no harm in keeping a tiny handful of rip-off artists and opportunists in power at the school, The People stood up as one, and selected their OWN leaders, in doing so we declared a Victory in the name of Unity, sustained struggle and Indigenous people everywhere.

As the day moved forward yesterday, above us and all around us, the Spirit People sang and danced in celebration. Now, at long last, we pray that all of the darkness and division of the past has been stripped away from the Great Iridescent Dream known as DQ University. The Iron Hand of True History will write about how DQ University rose like a great Shining bird from the rubble of it's still-smoking ashes.

This is all we have to share with you at this time. In parting, we leave you with this farewell: stay together; stay strong, and always tell the Truth. Take care of yourselves, and remember always: THE REAL DQ WILL NEVER DIE.

And having said all that we woould, we will be leaving you -for now.

Steve Jerome-Wyatt,
Acknowledged Spokesman,
The Affiliated Obsidian Nation,
Davis, California

DQU is going through a litagation. Can anyone provide me with any information to obtaining my school transcripts? Is there any students who also need their transcripts who would like to supena there records?

trumblenreno [at] netzero.com