Native Americans Challenge Their Invisibility in Society.

Some insightful wisdom in this video, about being invisible as an Indian. In light of the immature discussions this week on the Cleveland Chief Wahoo caricature issue and how some white sportscasters are now challenging Notre Dame's Fighting Irish mascot, as if the two compare.

From last year, but if you haven't watched it, haven't lived it.... At the 2:30 mark, watch what the outwardly African American woman says about, "one drop" of blood...
(h/t to my cousin Andrea for pointing this out to me)

“More Than a Word: A film about Native American-based mascots

We wrote about this film project two years ago, amid the REDSKINS controversy.  And now, the Little brothers have gotten it together and available for screening.  Why is it that Native American mascotry is flourishing decades after Sambo depictions were wiped off the face of advertising?  Chief Wahoo is on the way out, how about we end all Native American mascotry and inappropriate signage?

“More Than a Word: A film about Native American-based sports mascots and the Washington R*dskins” analyzes the controversy over the Washington football team and its contentious name. Using interviews from both those in favor of changing the name and those against, the film presents a deeper analysis of the many issues surrounding the matter.

Indian Country Disaster: Tribal Disenrollments, Moratorium & Corruption Bring 21st Century Bloodless Genocide

Over 11,000 Native Americans STRIPPED of citizenship
                                (Photo by Madeline Cuevas)

Learn about the corruption and abuses of civil rights of Native Americans by their OWN TRIBES.   Sitting on the sidelines is NOT a good tactic to win this struggle.  Copying ,Pasting, Sharing, Tweeting, Emailing, Faxing, Phoning  are all proper arrows in the quiver...

 This post has links to many stories that have ended with over 11,000 Indians, suffering harm from our tribes, coupled with the failure of the BIA/Federal Govts to handle their trust responsibilities.

Sharing each link means FEWER people can say "We didn't KNOW".  There is a search bar on the upper left of the blog.

Learn More on Disenrollment in Indian  Country at these Links:

Tribal disenrollment is paper Genocide
CA Tribal Cleansing
TRIBAL TERRORISM includes Moratoriums and Banishment

Disenrollment Stories by Tribe:

Redding Rancheria: Disenrolling Their First tribal Chair in 2002
Robert Foreman Redding Rancheria > 14 years disenrolled
Redding Rancheria Family Disenrolled after being forced to dig up ancestor

Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians: 60% of the tribe, exterminated.
Yes, 60 percent.  Including Chukchansi language speakers, 80 year old elders and children. UPDATE: 2022 brings MORE disenrollment

Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians
Picayune Rancheria  > So bad, even the NEW YORK TIMES got it
Chukchansi thuggery
Nancy Ayala > Native American Hall of Shame member
Chukchansi disenrollment
Chukchansi Council Dispute

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians
Disenroll Members in Two Waves: 2004 and 2006
Because this relates to my family, and the impetus for this blog, there are many stories here, on the disenrollment for POWER and Greed.

APISH Manuela Miranda Descendants 2004 
Their own cousins, got them out the tribe.

Manuela Miranda
Elder Abuse at Pechanga
How Moratorium People are affected
Moratorium People

HUNTER FAMILY  Disenrolled in 2006

Hunter family Out, Expert says Tribe is WRONG
Pechanga’s corrupt tribal council
READ Corruption Exposed…
Pechanga's Culture of corruption
Child molester's word is accepted
KCBS Does Article on Disenrollment at Pechanga
Pechanga’s Apartheid Reservation: Segregatin NOW and Forever

Saginaw Chippewa Disenrollment

Saginaw Chippewa Seeks Investigation over Recognition
Saginaw Chippewa JUDGES say Tribe CAN Ruin lives...
Disenroll Saginaw Chippewa to SAVE MONEY
Disrespecting the Saginaw Chippewa Ancestors
Spineless BIA is MIA in Michigan

PALA Tribe Disenrolls over 150 Members Britten Family Ousted

Pala Disenrollments from LA TIMES
Pala dispute leads to extermination of Indians
Pala Band of Mission Indians Terminates 154
Pala Disenrolls families
Pala disenrollments led to hardship
PALA WATCH

San Pasqual has two issues: Disenrollment & moratorium

San Pasqual Evictions
San Pasqual suffers wrath of BIA
BIA's Larry Echo Hawk SUED by San Pasqual disenrolled

and Theft of Heritage

San Pasqual Must Lose Right to Run Valley View
San Pasqual Members DENIED their Civil Rights says BIA
SIGN THIS PETITION to Give San PASQUAL DUE PROCESS

Robinson Rancheria

UPDATE: ROBINSON Rancheria RESTORES Members!
Robinson Rancheria Moves forward on Disenrollments
Robinson Rancheria Story
Tracey Avila

MORE TRIBAL DISENROLLMENT Stories

CHEROKEE FREEDMEN WIN THEIR RIGHTS!
Berry Creek Rancheria
Laytonville Rancheria
Nooksack Disenrollment
Hopland
Elem Attorney Decries Disenrollments
Cherokee Freedmen; Racism for Slave Descendants
Snoqualmie Tribe Oneida Tribe Disenroll, then EVICT
Grand Ronde Disenrollment: Loss of Identity and Belonging 

Tribal Orgs that IGNORE, or HELP Disenrolling Tribes

TRIBAL ALLIANCE OF SOVEREIGN INDIAN NATIONS
ACLU defends KKK, but not aggrieved Natives
Andrew Masiel Helps Native American Caucus Be Against Civil Rights
Native American Caucus
California Tribal Business Alliance

Other pertinent issues, ICRA and Articles

UCLA Professor's Disenrollment Article SMACKED DOWN
Are Native Americans Entitled to Civil RIGHTS?
Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez Fallback Position for Courts
Appeals Court Laughs at Congress.. 
ICRA Needs Teeth
Native American Bar Says Disenrollment Immoral
Tribal Sovereignty a disaster with Disenrollment
10 Things YOU can Do....

PRESSURE WORKS! CLEVELAND INDIANS to REMOVE RACIST CARICATURE CHIEF WAHOO FROM LOGOS

Yes, the PRESSURE on the Cleveland Indians to remove their racist caricature CHIEF WAHOO has yielded results:

The enlightened social mores of the mid-to-late 20th century have arrived with a vengeance in Cleveland, the New York Times reports:

The Cleveland Indians will stop using the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms beginning in 2019, according to Major League Baseball, which said the popular symbol was no longer appropriate for use on the field.

Trump Administration Keeping EYE on the CORRUPTION at NOOKSACK and BOB KELLY

Indianz.com has the story:

The Trump administration is continuing to assert oversight in a long-running and highly-charged leadership and disenrollment dispute within the Nooksack Tribe.

Some within the tribe expressed optimism after the Bureau of Indian Affairs reached an agreement last fall with Bob Kelly, the disputed chairman on the reservation in Washington state. The deal called for a new council election, one in which hundreds of people who were being kicked off the rolls were able to participate.

But hopes have been dashed since the December vote. The BIA has called more than 100 ballots into question, a number so large that it could sway the outcome of the results for the four council seats that were on the general election ballot.

"Our immediate reaction to the general election results was that the total vote count appeared to be about 100 votes too high," said Michelle Roberts, a tribal citizen who serves as a spokesperson for those who have clashed with Kelly and his faction. "It now appears to have been 126 votes too high. We have no doubt the election was a sham."

Separately, a former council member who opposed the disenrollment purge, has filed two lawsuits in connection with the struggle. In one, Carmen Tageant alleges she was "assaulted and battered" by the tribe's police chief earlier this month when she attempted to file as a candidate in an upcoming election. In the second, she says an unnamed individual has engaged in a "cyber-harassment" campaign against her by posting personal and threatening information about her online.

The lawsuit alleges the individual behind a Facebook profile is connected to Kelly and his faction. Some on the social media site believe the person controlling the "Keith Williams" account is actually Kelly, though there is little direct proof of that at this point.

According to the complaint, Tageant has "suffered severe emotional trauma. Ms. Tageant has been unable to sleep. Instead of focusing on her professional career, Ms. Tageant has had to worry about her safety and the safety of her seven children. She has had to work hard to repair her professional and personal reputations."

Darrell Issa Who Remained Serially IGNORANT of Civil Rights Abuses in his District To RETIRE

Buh-Bye Darrell. DLTDHYITAOTWO

Darrell Issa has never stood up for the civil and human rights of Native Americans who have been harmed by his rich tribal friends.   Today, he announced his retirement.   Sadly, it's NOT immediate.

We wrote about him here in 2008   Darrell Issa Screws Temecula Indians..  and other times throughout the disenrollment decade. He supported and sponsored a land grab by Mark Macarro's council which became a golf course built over the graves of our ancestors.

NO BIG LOSS, adios, au revoir, auf wiedersehen Darrell.  Don't Let the Door Hit You In the Ass On the Way Out.

The Fight AGAINST Unjust Tribal Disenrollment MUST Be Fought from Many Fronts

As we are nearing the next & possibly final STOP DISENROLLMENT DAY
Do we fight?  Do we hope? Do we pray for justice or SEEK JUSTICE for our ancestors?  Do we wait and see while our elders die without justice? 

What say YOU?  What have YOU done to raise awareness?

I've been writing this blog to expose the corruption of Tribal Disenrollment for Ten YEARS.  As most of my regular readers know, my ancestor, Paulina Hunter was an Original Pechanga Indian, disenrolled 106 years after she walked on in death.