(Munising, Michigan) - Racism, poverty, teen suicide on reservations, the derogatory perversion of American Indian names on Minnesota rivers and other locations across the country, and learning respect for the environment from Earth-based cultures were among the topics discussed at a Native American Roundtable held Sept 13-15, 2007 in northern Michigan In part two. Tip co-founder Rev. Dr. George Cairns will look at Celtic spirituality - centering prayer - and fighting evil. TIP volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson has the first of a two part look at the roundtable and conference: Turtle Island Project & TV sites: Turtle Island Project main website: http://www.turtleislandproject.org Turtle Island TV (blipTV) http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv/ Turtle Island TV (youtube) http://www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse Turtle Island (myspace) http://www.myspace.com/TurtleIslandProject Turtle Island Project websites/Blogs: http://groups.msn.com/WhisperingTurtle http://turtleislandproject.wordpress.com/ email: TurtleIslandProject@charter.net ---- Contact info for people quoted in news release: Turtle Island Project founder/Director: Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard Eden on the Bay Evangelical Lutheran Church 1150 M-28 West Munising, MI. 49862 wk: 906-387-2520 cell: 906-202-0590 ---- Rev. Dr. George Cairns, TIP founder/board chairman 1-219-3959347 Research Professor of Practical Theology and Spirituality at Chicago Theological Seminary lives in Chesterton, Indiana ordained minister in the United Church of Christ --- The Iona Community - Worldwide: http://www.iona-nwf.org --- Rum River Name Change Organization Inc. Thomas Dahlheimer, director P.O. Box 24 Wahkon, Minnesota 56386 Call: 320-495-3874 http://www.towahkon.org/ Minnesota H.F. No. 2503 introduced 85th Legislative Session (2007-2008) on May 18, 2007 http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2503.0.html&session=ls85 Related information: TeePee & fliers at July 2007 Anoka County sesquicentennial: http://www.towahkon.org/tepee.html Combating White Racism Against Indigenous Peoples: http://www.towahkon.org/SEED.html Solving The Alcohol Abuse Epidemic: http://www.towahkon.org/sae.html http://www.aaanativearts.com/printout683.html Thomas Ivan Dahlheimer's articles/letters: http://www.towahkon.org/articles.html History of the Anoka Dakota Unity Alliance: http://www.towahkon.org/alliance.html http://www.dakotahomecoming.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5button=9294 Minnesota Apology to Native Americans: http://www.towahkon.org/apologyresolution.html Minnesota Indian Affairs Draft Resolution: http://www.towahkon.org/MIACdraftresolution.html http://www.astate.edu/mascot/NDNAIM_Fwd_Minnesota_Indian_Affairs_Council.pdf ---