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The largest and FREE Native American Prison Pen-Pals Website
       
News
from Toja
19. August 2007
I have added a new design and about 80 new adds (and some address
changes, re-adds). We got requests of about 50 new prisoners to whom
we will send our form. And I had to refuse about 20 requests because
the prisoners are not Native Americans and no females. As you know,
this service is only for Native Americans and female prisoners.
Urgent - your support is needed!!!
Please sign the petition UN Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples: Please speak out!
1. August 2007
It is time to tell you a little bit about me and also to apologize
for the delay with new ads nd news in general.
I am sorry I could not ad new people to this side for a long time.
Since a longer time I had a bad burn out and was only coming slowly
out of this black hole. I needed the energy that was left at that
time to work my 3 jobs (2 during the day and 1 at night, no weekends,
and no holidays) to feed my family and to do the most important things
to survive. There was no energy, time and money left to do all the
volunteer work as in the past. I also needed to start slowly to do
something for myself and not only for others. Otherwise my balance
would be completly disappeared.
The black hole is gone (thanks to the spirits) and I decided to spend
more time for myself, my family, my friends and my animals. But I
also will go on with my free services for Native American People.
This website, the www.indigenoustourism.com
website and the www.lakotawaldorfschool.org
project and perhaps some new ideas I have.
I have only 1 fulltime job now and not 3 different ones. But this
also means that there are not as many hours left in a day as I would
need to update this website on a regular basic.
I am glad I have Antoinette by my side. She was and is a great supporter
- many thanks Antoinette.
21. November 2006
I am working on around 70 letters I got with different requests:
For a new ad, for changes of an ad, for informations, etc. This are
only the letters I got myself, the letters Antoinette got are not
counted in this 70 letters. Every letter we get means work for us
- and we work for free as well we are paying the costs out from our
pockets. We read it, we type it for the website, we answer it, we
pay for the stamps, the paper, the envelope, we scan the photos, we
send it back, we make researches if needed, we send emails, sometimes
we even call.
Please take a look how you can support our work >>>
and take a look at our sale for Native American Craft-/Artwork >>>
22. October 2006
News from Chief Arvol Looking Horse >>>
16. September 2006
I went through the most of the letters and put many new prisoners
on the website. Also more then 20 interested prisoners will get their
application soon from Antoinette.
- I made some address changes,
changed some pictures and contents.
- One prisoner wondered why he
had not found a penpal in 2 months - smile - it needs patience
and we cannot guarantee a penpal.
- One prisoner wanted a photo
of me. He found the love of his life through my website and makes
a love story photo album. Because all started with my website,
he asked for my photo to have the story from the beginning. I
am happy for him and his girl. What a blessing.
- On the 30. September I will
go to a market near my home (I will go there right after my nightshift....)
and make advertisement for our free service for Native American
prisoners. And I will try to sell some prisoner artwork.
- Soon we will have a sale in
our ArtShop.
- Soon I will offer you a direct
link to Amazon (you can order there books for prisoners) and ebay,
where we can make some money when you go from our website to them
and order something.
- Soon I will offer you more informations
about inmate locators, etc.
- And - I have alot more ideas,
the only border is my limited time.
5. September 2006
Since July 2006, I got around 100 letters from prisoners. Either to
make a new ad, to change an address, to be removed because they found
somebody special, to ask for help.
I am still working on it and hope to have all updated soon.
Antoinette in USA and me pay all the costs out of our pockets.
And we work for free too.
If you want to help with stamps, office supplies, etc. please make
a donation to us - thx very much!
18. June 2006
I will be in the USA from the 27. June - 2. August. The office in
Switzerland is closed then.
17. June 2006
I hooked up many new ads and made some updates.
9. April 2006
I am sorry to say that I have not the money (for the 1.-3.
price winners) to make an Art-Contest 2006.
30. March 2006
I made a new design to this website. The reason was that the navigation
could not be opened by some people, because they don't allow Java
Script. So I made a really simple one for everybody. I hope it works
and you enjoy it.
The Teepee's in the background were by the Little Bighorn Trading
Post, in the near of the Little Bighorn Battlefield, when I was there
in 2004.
September 2005
I am happy to welcome Antoinette Christaldi as the new director of
our new office in USA >>>
22. August 2005
I removed the "Love Stories" page.
People wanted to be on it, and people wanted to be removed because
the love was
gone, nobody should know it, the man had more than one girlfriend,
etc.
I think it is better not to have a love stories page online, even
I thought in the past it is a
nice idea.
26. July 2005
New ads
Please vote in your Art-Contest
13. June 2005
New ads.
Art-Contest 2005, new Artists with their great ArtWork.
25. May 2005
Hau Koda
I would first introduce myself, I am Garfield Feather, the younger
brother (1 year) of Faralyn Feather.
As you may be already aware of, my younger brother ended his walk
March 22, 2005.
I would like to extend my belated "Thank You" for your generosity,
concern, and caring for not only my brother but for his family as
well.
Your heart has touched mine and that of our family. I know that from
the Spirit World my brother sees the goodness, strength, and light
of your heart and spirit.
So know it is from my heart that I say "Pidamaya yedo mi koda",
Thank You my friend.
A Ihanktawan Dakota, Garfield Feather
27. April 2005
New ads
24. April 2005
New Volunteer - Miriam
Translations German - English - German
I am happy to tell you that she will make
the translations of important papers, flyers, etc.
Everything she translated will have her name on it.
Smile, but I think you can see the difference immediately between
her English
and my Tourist slang ;-)
Thank you very much Miriam!
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