Please donate to the Lehman Brightman Healing Fund

p As many of you are aware, Indigenous Scholar, Korean War Veteran, Professional Football Player, Resistance Leader: Lehman L. span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="11"Brightman/span suffered a stroke this past July 22, 2011 and is currently recoverispan class="text_exposed_show"spanng in the hospital. /span/span/p p span class="text_exposed_show"spanDr. span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman's" data-scaytid="31"Brightman#39;s/span bio: Lehman L. span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="13"Brightman/span is a Sioux and Creek Indian who was born on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. Professor span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="15"Brightman/span is the founder and National President of United Native Americans, Inc. an Indian organization formed in 1968, to promote the progress and general welfare of American Indians. /span/span/p p span class="text_exposed_show"spanIn his capacity as President of span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="UNA" data-scaytid="33"UNA/span, Mr. span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="17"Brightman/span has testified in two span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="U.S" data-scaytid="1"U.S/span Senate Hearings on the deplorable conditions of Indian boarding schools and hospitals on reservations. He led investigations of seven Indian boarding schools and three Indian hospitals due to the poor service and abusive treatment of Indian people. He is a former football and track star at Oklahoma State University where he earned a span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="B.A" data-scaytid="3"B.A/span. degree, and he has an span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="M.A" data-scaytid="5"M.A/span. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="19"Brightman/span is an ex-Marine and served one year in the Korean conflict where he was wounded in action. /span/span/p p span class="text_exposed_show"spanProfessor span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="21"Brightman/span established and coordinated the first Native American Studies Program in the United States at span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="UC" data-scaytid="35"UC/span Berkeley in 1969, and has since taught at the University of California in San Diego, Sacramento State University, D-Q University, and Contra Costa College in San Pablo, California. span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="23"Brightman/span is the author of numerous articles on the history of Indian education and federal boarding schools. /span/span/p p span class="text_exposed_show"spanHe is the former editor of the first International Indian newspaper called Warpath, and was involved in the occupation of Alcatraz, and the takeover of Wounded Knee, and led the takeover and occupation of Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota in 1970. He was one of the national coordinators of the Longest Walk in 1978, and the Long Walk for Survival in 1980. /span/span/p p span class="text_exposed_show"spanAt the present time, Mr. span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="25"Brightman/span is writing a book on the history of the Indian Civil Rights Movement from the 1960#39;s to the present. Dr. span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="27"Brightman/span is in need of financial assistance in paying his medical expenses, back taxes, and his mortgage. Any monetary gift is generous and is greatly appreciated. Kindly mail your donation to: United Native Americans, Inc. 2434 span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Faria" data-scaytid="37"Faria/span Avenue span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Pinole" data-scaytid="39"Pinole/span, California 94564. /span/span/p p span class="text_exposed_show"spanThe entire span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="U.N.A" data-scaytid="7"U.N.A/span. family would like to personally thank you for assisting us in helping Lehman span class="scayt-misspell" data-scayt_word="Brightman" data-scaytid="29"Brightman/span during this difficult time. Your continued prayers for his health and welfare are greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact unitednativeamericansinc@gmail/spanwbr.com or (510)672-7187 Sincerely, United Native Americans, Inc.span _fck_bookmark="1" style="display: none"nbsp;/span/wbr/span/p