UConn administration offered the space of the third floor Student Ballroom in the South Campus Building. N.A.C.S. did not have. N.A.C.S. was able to continue to sponsoring and organizing the powwow only through an admission fee to the previous years powwow, and through the generous volunteer support of local Native American drum groups and dancers. The general trend of action and apathetic reaction by UConn has been to make it harder and harder for N.A.C.S. to survive as an organization and to reach the student population. Several times over the years, unknown members of the UConn community have destroyed N.A.C.S. posters, flyers, announcements and artwork across campus and on the N.A.C.S. office door but UConn failed to respond to or act on N.A.C.S. complaints.
Broken promises are like broken treaties.
It is worth noting that there is an insidious move on the part of certain fringe organizations to quietly pull apart the structure of the Native American movement by whatever means possible. This is manifested within the governmental organizations, on the senate floor and other areas. To the degree that this meets no resistance, it will continue. Recognizing that there are small acorns sprouting, they should be rooted out before they become a tree blocking our path. Click here to read a summary and comments of the meeting.