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Dear friends,
I had many hiccups and delays in putting Nancy's
bequeathment to full & good use, reservation elections
put some folks into office who were very lethargic in
providing the green light that I requested, but there
is a new and pro-active administration in office on
Pakuri now (2007) so I have begun once again to put
Nancy's gift to good use, unfortunately the VHS tapes
are now obsolete and I will have to replace all with
DVD's. Chief David Simon signed the 'Nancy Lewis
Cullity Act' see the bottom of the First Nations
Vacations homepage where you clicked on the link to
get here to the In memoriam page).
Here is the financial breakdown from US$2,000.00:
-US$150.00 ($1,850.00 left):
(including shipping to Barbados) was spent to obtain
the following VHS titles in the collection - but which
are now obsolete (the tapes got fungus & had to be
discarded):
1. Native American Indians (2 part series)
2. Apache - Geronimo on the warpath (2 part series)
3. At play in the fields of our lord (2 part series)
4. Son of the morning star (2 part series)
5. 1492 Conquest of Paradise (2 part series)
6. Mission
7. Geronimo
8. Dances with wolves
9. Spirit of the Jaguar
-US$150.00 ($1,700.00 left):
was spent by me at the Museum for the American Indian
in Washington DC in December 2006 to purchase Kevin
costners award winning 5 disc documentary '500
Nations' and 2 posters of Amerindian heroes (Sitting
Bull & Red Cloud) - which will be the first
replacement purchase for the now under construction
Amerindian DVD and Book Library on Pakuri - I hope to
be completed by May 25th 2008 (the 6th anniversary of
Nancy's death).
-$200.00 ($1,500.00 left):
50 titles for the Nancy Cullity Library (for books)
were transported to Guyana and are on Pakuri
Reservation (Brian Cullity can verify this as he was
shown the books in the storage suitcases), 40 of these
were donated by me representing my entire decade old
collection of post-columbian literature; and 10 were
new titles purchased at a cost of US$200.00 (including
shipping to Barbados).
-$100.00 ($1,400.00 left):
The galvanised sheets for the roof of the Nancy
Cullity book & DVD library was also purchased in December 2002
for only US$100.00.
-$100.00 ($1,300.00 left):
A Tortoise captive-breeding pen WAS created on Pakuri
to help save the 2 Tortoise species in Guyana which
are under severe pressure from overhunting for food &
the pet trade by Guyanese of all ethnic groups, but
NO-ONE besides Mark Johnson of Foster Parrots in the
USA (who donated $20.00) ever contributed, so the
project failed and thieves stole the tortoises which
were probably butchered for food - as the 'savages'
who kill them for food hack their shells open with
machetes as the poor defenceles animals are still
alive. I have seen one take 20 blows before the shell
was removed from it's still living body (must be like
someone peeling the skin off a human while the victim
is still alive) enough to start cutting his limbs off...he took
about 10 minutes to die.
-$400.00 ($900.00 left):
Was used to purchase a Sony Handy Cam DCR-DVD108 plus
the kit so documentaries can be made on Pakuri - as
for several years we have wanted to do this but not
had the apparatus needed, it will be used to promote
eco-tourism to Pakuri as well.
-$150.00 ($750.00 left):
Was used in August 2007 to build a Tarantula
captive-breeding shed on Pakuri Arawak Territory which
will captive-breed local species for the export pet
trade and will employ (both full & part time) several
local villagers once it gets going full capacity in
early 2008.
-$250.00 ($500.00 left):
Was used in October 2007 to commence work on the LONG
AWAITED Amerindian DVD & Book Library on Pakuri Arawak
Territory, and it will be officially opened to the
public on May 25th 2008 on the 6th anniversary of
Nancy Lewis Cullity's death. The remaining $500 will
be used to furnish the interior and paint the
exterior, made signage etc.
As more is done you will be notified via this page.
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