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Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance’s Opening Day Protest March

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American Indian Education Center

PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON

Friday, April 4th, 2014; W. 25th and Detroit Avenue, Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance’s Opening Day Protest March: Philip Yenyo, Executive Director of the American Indian Movement of Ohio, speaks to Members of the Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance and their supporters as they begin their annual opening day march to Progressive Field to demonstrate against the Cleveland major league baseball team’s name and “racist caricature” in the team logo and team mascot.

 

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12 responses to “Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance’s Opening Day Protest March”

  1. Philip Yenyo Avatar
    Philip Yenyo

    That is not Robert Roche! That’s me. I consider that an insult.

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      plainpress

      Hi Philip Yenyo,
      We apologize for the misidentification in the Plain Press. We will make the correction where the photo appears on the website, and also print a correction in the upcoming issue of the Plain Press.
      Chuck Hoven
      Managing Editor
      Plain Press

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      1. Philip Yenyo Avatar
        Philip Yenyo

        Could you also add that I am the Executive Director of the American Indian Movement of Ohio?

      2. plainpress Avatar
        plainpress

        Hi Philip Yenyo,
        Yes. We will add your title.
        Chuck Hoven
        Plain Press

  2. Nancy S Eling Avatar
    Nancy S Eling

    That’s not Robert Roche.

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      plainpress

      Hi Nancy S. Eling,
      Thank you. We will make a correction on the website.
      Chuck Hoven
      Managing Editor
      Plain Press

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  3. lisa Harry Avatar
    lisa Harry

    This picture is an incorrect representation of Robert Roche

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      plainpress

      Hi Lisa Harry,
      Thank you. We will make corrections on the website, and print a correction in the upcoming issue of the Plain Press.
      Chuck Hoven
      Managing Editor

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  4. Nancy S Eling Avatar
    Nancy S Eling

    Go Philip!

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  5. Philip Yenyo Avatar
    Philip Yenyo

    Thanks everyone. I really don’t like being associated with a convicted embezzler. If people would do their research they would find that back in 1998 the Native community here in Cleveland and Ohio in general, sent out a press release denouncing Robert Roche as a community leader. And if they looked into his background via the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts website under Civil Cases, they would get a real education on Bob.

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      plainpress

      The Plain Press received a scan of a press release from Robert Roche and Philip Yenyo signed by both parties and dated 11/17/2016. The retyped letter appears below:

      Robert Roche and Philip Yenyo have resolved the claims each filed in Roche v Yenyo, Case No. 84607 in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, before Judge Michael Jackson. The following is a summary of the public terms of the agreement.

      A.) In amicably settling this case, Philip Yenyo retracts several fails statements made about Robert Roche to wit:

      I, Philip J. Yenyo, want to correct and retract several statements I previously made about or concerning Robert “Bob” Roche:
      1.) I wrongly believed and retract statements that Robert “Bob” Roche was legally known by names other than “Robert Roche”. I have seen his birth certificate and his legal name is Robert Roche.
      2.) I wrongly believed and retract any written and oral statements that I made that Robert Roche was a “convicted embezzler”. That statement is false. I have reviewed court records and Robert Roche is not and never has been a “convicted embezzler.”

      B.) Both Parties agree they will not personally challenge the Native American heritage of the other or personally disparate each other or the other’s family in the future.

      C. The Parties disagree concerning the authenticity of a letter dated August 27, 1997.

      Philip Yenyo Robert Roche
      Dated: 11.17/16 Dated: 11/17/2016

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    plainpress

    /Users/charleshoven/Documents/PPMay17/YenyoLetter6.pdf

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