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HERE is a letter YOU can and SHOULD send to Attorney General Merrick Garland It's a request for a policy statement, which could be as simple as "we won't defend the civil and human rights of Native American people harmed by their own Tribes." And may be far too likely.
Should a tribe that cheated over 10 percent of their tribe, be trusted? If they cheat their own, won't they cheat the people of Redding?
The estimable Cecily Hilleary has an excellent article up in Voice of America. You can read the full article here ...Paper Genocide.. We have used the term paper genocide to describe disenrollment. It also applies here.
Excerpt
Colonial construct
For thousands of years, Native tribes understood “belonging” in terms of social kinship. Settler colonialism, however, introduced notions of race to determine social status, eligibility to marry, hold office or own land.
By the 19th century, terms such as “mixed-blood” and “half-breed” crept into treaties such as that with the Osage in 1825, by which the United States set aside a separate reservation for “half-breeds.”
Gradually, BQ became the standard test for deciding who was eligible for land and treaty benefits.
PLEASE read the full article at the link above
(2) GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’
MOTION TO STRIKE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD, (Doc.
No. 139)
Excellent news from our friend Rhonda Grayson of the Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen.
The Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band Inc. is Thrilled to announce that H.R. 4637 was introduced by Congressman Danny Davis on July 22, 2021. We have worked tirelessly with Congressman Danny Davis staff to ensure that HR 1514, introduced in the 116th Congress, was reintroduced in the 117th congress, now H.R.4637.
The intro to that bill reads:
H.R.1514 - To sever United States Government relations with the Creek Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Creek Nation of Oklahoma restores full Tribal citizenship to the Creek Freedmen disenfranchised in the October 6, 1979, Creek Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.
The express purpose of H.R. 4637 introduced on behalf of Creek Freedmen is To sever United States Government relations with the Creek Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Creek Nation of Oklahoma restores full Tribal citizenship to the Creek Freedmen disenfranchised in the October 6, 1979, Creek Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.
WHAT can YOU DO? ASK your representative to SUPPORT this action.
Years ago, the #stopdisenrollment visual advocacy campaign was started by Indigenous Attorney Gabe Galanda and others. There was no event this year and we wanted to remind our readers that the webpage is STILL UP. Please take a look
