NATIVE AMERICANS WARN HAWAIIANS AGAINST FED WRECK DANGERS
IC Magazine - December 7, 2015
In 2001, the late Russell Means of the Oglala Sioux nation visited Hawaiʻi where he shared his grandfather’s words regarding the impact federal recognition has had on indigenous peoples.
“Grandson, all of this land someday will not be yours. That’s the reality of federal recognition. Someday, none of this will be yours. Welcome to America.”
His prophetic words particularly ring true today.
In the summer of 2014, the U.S. Department of the Interior or DOI held a series of 15 public hearings throughout the Hawaiian islands to discuss the reestablishment of a “formal government-to-government relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian community.” By and large, the U.S. government is persuading the Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) to accept a process by which they will be federally recognized as Indigenous Peoples in the U.S.
Throughout the hearings, thousands of Native Hawaiian’s lamented the same cry; that they oppose the U.S. government being involved in Native Hawaiian nationhood.
“No, the DOI should not involve itself whatsoever in a reorganization of any sort of Hawaiian people's government”, declared Mana Movement organizer ʻIlima Long in her testimony to the DOI.
Each hearing saw a larger crowd than the previous, nearly all-sending a unified message that Hawaiʻi remains an independent nation under international law and federal recognition would undermine their sovereignty.
“The law of nations tells me that we are the Kanakas, the only people that have a legal right to conduct our affairs. No other entity, whether state or federal government has that authority”, explained Isaac Kaiu when addressing the department.
Mothers, fathers, grandparents and grandchildren expressed the pain that their families and ancestors have experienced since the U.S. overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom 122 years ago. This moment reignited a collective conversation around nationhood and independence....
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Showing posts with label Native American. Show all posts
Saturday, February 07, 2015
FIVE WAYS THE US GOVERNMENT KEEPS NATIVE AMERICANS IN POVERTY
Red Power Media - February 4, 2015
Imagine if the government were responsible for looking after your best interests. All of your assets must be managed by bureaucrats on your behalf. A special bureau is even set up to oversee your affairs. Every important decision you make requires approval, and every approval comes with a mountain of regulations.
How well would this work? Just ask Native Americans.
The federal government is responsible for managing Indian affairs for the benefit of all Indians. But by all accounts the government has failed to live up to this responsibility. As a result, Native American reservations are among the poorest communities in the United States. Here’s how the government keeps Native Americans in poverty.
Indian lands are owned and managed by the federal government.
Chief Justice John Marshall set Native Americans on the path to poverty in 1831 when he characterized the relationship between Indians and the government as “resembling that of a ward to his guardian.” With these words, Marshall established the federal trust doctrine, which assigns the government as the trustee of Indian affairs. That trusteeship continues today, but it has not served Indians well.
Underlying this doctrine is the notion that tribes are not capable of owning or managing their lands. The government is the legal owner of all land and assets in Indian Country and is required to manage them for the benefit of Indians.
But because Indians do not generally own their land or homes on reservations, they cannot mortgage their assets for loans like other Americans. This makes it incredibly difficult to start a business in Indian Country. Even tribes with valuable natural resources remain locked in poverty. Their resources amount to “dead capital”—unable to generate growth for tribal communities.
Nearly every aspect of economic development is controlled by federal agencies.
All development projects on Indian land must be reviewed and authorized by the government, a process that is notoriously slow and burdensome. On Indian lands, companies must go through at least four federal agencies and 49 steps to acquire a permit for energy development. Off reservation, it takes only four steps. This bureaucracy prevents tribes from capitalizing on their resources.
It’s not uncommon for years to pass before the necessary approvals are acquired to begin energy development on Indian lands—a process that takes only a few months on private lands. At any time, an agency may demand more information or shut down development. Simply completing a title search can cause delays. Indians have waited six years to receive title search reports that other Americans can get in just a few days.
The result is that many investors avoid Indian lands altogether. When development does occur, federal agencies are involved in every detail, even collecting payments on behalf of tribes. The royalties are then distributed back to Indians—that is, if the government doesn’t lose the money in the process.
Reservations have a complex legal framework that hinders economic growth.
Thanks to the legacy of federal control, reservations have complicated legal and property systems that are detrimental to economic growth. Jurisdiction and land ownership can vary widely on reservations as a result of the government’s allotm
Energy regulations make it difficult for tribes to develop their resources.
Darrin Old Coyote, chairman of the Crow Tribe in Montana, puts it plainly: “The war on coal is a war on our families and our children.” Coal provides the greatest economic opportunity for the impoverished tribe, but regulations are making it hard for the tribe to capitalize on their natural resources. Some are even trying to prevent the tribe from exporting coal to Asia.
The federal government has repeatedly mismanaged Indian assets.
Tribes historically had little or no control over their energy resources. Royalties were set by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but the agency consistently undervalued Indian resources. A federal commission concluded in 1977 that leases negotiated on behalf of Indians were “among the poorest agreements ever made.”
Unfortunately, it hasn’t gotten much better. A recent class action suit alleged that the government mismanaged billions of dollars in Indian assets.
Reservations contain valuable natural resources worth nearly $1.5 trillion, according to a recent estimate. But the vast majority of these resources remain undeveloped because the federal government gets in the way. Ron Crossguns of the Blackfeet Tribe recently put it this way: “It’s our right. We say yes or no. I don’t think the outside world should come out here and dictate to us what we should do with our properties.”
As long as tribes are denied the right to control their own resources, they will remain locked in poverty and dependence. But if tribes are given the dignity they deserve, they will have the opportunity to unleash the tremendous wealth of Indian nations.
Red Power Media - February 4, 2015
Imagine if the government were responsible for looking after your best interests. All of your assets must be managed by bureaucrats on your behalf. A special bureau is even set up to oversee your affairs. Every important decision you make requires approval, and every approval comes with a mountain of regulations.
How well would this work? Just ask Native Americans.
The federal government is responsible for managing Indian affairs for the benefit of all Indians. But by all accounts the government has failed to live up to this responsibility. As a result, Native American reservations are among the poorest communities in the United States. Here’s how the government keeps Native Americans in poverty.
Indian lands are owned and managed by the federal government.
Chief Justice John Marshall set Native Americans on the path to poverty in 1831 when he characterized the relationship between Indians and the government as “resembling that of a ward to his guardian.” With these words, Marshall established the federal trust doctrine, which assigns the government as the trustee of Indian affairs. That trusteeship continues today, but it has not served Indians well.
Underlying this doctrine is the notion that tribes are not capable of owning or managing their lands. The government is the legal owner of all land and assets in Indian Country and is required to manage them for the benefit of Indians.
But because Indians do not generally own their land or homes on reservations, they cannot mortgage their assets for loans like other Americans. This makes it incredibly difficult to start a business in Indian Country. Even tribes with valuable natural resources remain locked in poverty. Their resources amount to “dead capital”—unable to generate growth for tribal communities.
Nearly every aspect of economic development is controlled by federal agencies.
All development projects on Indian land must be reviewed and authorized by the government, a process that is notoriously slow and burdensome. On Indian lands, companies must go through at least four federal agencies and 49 steps to acquire a permit for energy development. Off reservation, it takes only four steps. This bureaucracy prevents tribes from capitalizing on their resources.
It’s not uncommon for years to pass before the necessary approvals are acquired to begin energy development on Indian lands—a process that takes only a few months on private lands. At any time, an agency may demand more information or shut down development. Simply completing a title search can cause delays. Indians have waited six years to receive title search reports that other Americans can get in just a few days.
The result is that many investors avoid Indian lands altogether. When development does occur, federal agencies are involved in every detail, even collecting payments on behalf of tribes. The royalties are then distributed back to Indians—that is, if the government doesn’t lose the money in the process.
Reservations have a complex legal framework that hinders economic growth.
Thanks to the legacy of federal control, reservations have complicated legal and property systems that are detrimental to economic growth. Jurisdiction and land ownership can vary widely on reservations as a result of the government’s allotm
Energy regulations make it difficult for tribes to develop their resources.
Darrin Old Coyote, chairman of the Crow Tribe in Montana, puts it plainly: “The war on coal is a war on our families and our children.” Coal provides the greatest economic opportunity for the impoverished tribe, but regulations are making it hard for the tribe to capitalize on their natural resources. Some are even trying to prevent the tribe from exporting coal to Asia.
The federal government has repeatedly mismanaged Indian assets.
Tribes historically had little or no control over their energy resources. Royalties were set by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but the agency consistently undervalued Indian resources. A federal commission concluded in 1977 that leases negotiated on behalf of Indians were “among the poorest agreements ever made.”
Unfortunately, it hasn’t gotten much better. A recent class action suit alleged that the government mismanaged billions of dollars in Indian assets.
Reservations contain valuable natural resources worth nearly $1.5 trillion, according to a recent estimate. But the vast majority of these resources remain undeveloped because the federal government gets in the way. Ron Crossguns of the Blackfeet Tribe recently put it this way: “It’s our right. We say yes or no. I don’t think the outside world should come out here and dictate to us what we should do with our properties.”
As long as tribes are denied the right to control their own resources, they will remain locked in poverty and dependence. But if tribes are given the dignity they deserve, they will have the opportunity to unleash the tremendous wealth of Indian nations.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
WOULD THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN ROLL MAKE YOU HOMELESS?
Disenrollment Leaves Natives 'Culturally Homeless'
But the Grand Ronde now wants to disenroll Prickett and 79 relatives, and possibly hundreds of other tribal members, because they no longer satisfy new enrollment requirements.
Prickett's family is fighting the effort, part of what some experts have dubbed the "disenrollment epidemic" — a rising number of dramatic clashes over tribal belonging that are sweeping through more than a dozen states, from California to Michigan.
"In my entire life, I have always known I was an Indian. I have always known my family's history, and I am so proud of that," Prickett said. She said her ancestor chief Tumulth was unjustly accused of participating in a revolt and was executed by the U.S. Army — and hence didn't make it onto the tribe's roll, which is now a membership requirement.
The prospect of losing her membership is "gut-wrenching," Prickett said.
"It's like coming home one day and having the keys taken from you," she said. "You're culturally homeless."
The enrollment battles come at a time when many tribes — long poverty-stricken and oppressed by government policies — are finally coming into their own, gaining wealth and building infrastructure with revenues from Indian casinos.
Critics of disenrollment say the rising tide of tribal expulsions is due to greed over increased gambling profits, along with political in-fighting and old family and personal feuds.
But at the core of the problem, tribes and experts agree, is a debate over identity — over who is "Indian enough" to be a tribal member.
"It ultimately comes down to the question of how we define what it means to be Native today," said David Wilkins, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota and a member of North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe. "As tribes who suffered genocidal policies, boarding school laws and now out-marriage try to recover their identity in the 20th century, some are more fractured, and they appear to lack the kind of common elements that lead to true cohesion."
Wilkins, who has tracked the recent increase in disenrollment across the nation, says tribes have kicked out thousands of people.
Historically, ceremonies and prayers — not disenrollment — were used to resolve conflicts because tribes essentially are family-based, and "you don't cast out your relatives," Wilkins said. Banishment was used in rare, egregious situations to cast out tribal members who committed crimes such as murder or incest.
Most tribes have based their membership criteria on blood quantum or on descent from someone named on a tribe's census rolls or treaty records — old documents that can be flawed.
There are 566 federally recognized tribes and determining membership has long been considered a hallmark of tribal sovereignty. A 1978 U.S. Supreme Court ruling reaffirmed that policy when it said the federal government should stay out of most tribal membership disputes.
Mass disenrollment battles started in the 1990s, just as Indian casinos were establishing a foothold. Since then, Indian gambling revenues have skyrocketed from $5.4 billion in 1995 to a record $27.9 billion in 2012, according to the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Tribes have used the money to build housing, schools and roads, and to fund tribal health care and scholarships. They also have distributed casino profits to individual tribal members.
Of the nearly 240 tribes that run more than 420 gambling establishments across 28 states, half distribute a regular per-capita payout to their members. The payout amounts vary from tribe to tribe. And membership reductions lead to increases in the payments — though tribes deny money is a factor in disenrollment and say they're simply trying to strengthen the integrity of their membership.
Disputes over money come on top of other issues for tribes. American Indians have one of the highest rates of interracial marriage in the U.S. — leading some tribes in recent years to eliminate or reduce their blood quantum requirements. Also, many Native Americans don't live on reservations, speak Native languages or "look" Indian, making others question their bloodline claims.
Across the nation, disenrollment has played out in dramatic, emotional ways that left communities reeling and cast-out members stripped of their payouts, health benefits, fishing rights, pensions and scholarships.
In Central California, the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians has disenrolled hundreds. Last year, the dispute over banishments became so heated that sheriff's deputies were called to break up a violent skirmish between two tribal factions that left several people injured.
In Washington, after the Nooksack Tribal Council voted to disenroll 306 members citing documentation errors, those affected sued in tribal and federal courts. They say the tribe, which has two casinos but gives no member payouts, was racially motivated because the families being cast out are part Filipino. This week, the Nooksack Court of Appeals declined to stop the disenrollments.
And in Michigan, where Saginaw Chippewa membership grew once the tribe started giving out yearly per-capita casino payments that peaked at $100,000, a recent decline in gambling profits led to disenrollment battles targeting hundreds.
The Grand Ronde, which runs Oregon's most profitable Indian gambling operation, also saw a membership boost after the casino was built in 1995, from about 3,400 members to more than 5,000 today. The tribe has since tightened membership requirements twice, and annual per-capita payments decreased from about $5,000 to just over $3,000.
Some members recently were cast out for being enrolled in two tribes, officials said, which is prohibited. But for Prickett's relatives, who were tribal members before the casino was built, the reasons were unclear.
Prickett and most of her relatives do not live on the reservation. In fact, only about 10 percent of Grand Ronde members do. Rather, they live on ancestral lands. The tribe has even used the family's ties to the river to fight another tribe's casino there.
Grand Ronde spokeswoman Siobhan Taylor said the tribe's membership pushed for an enrollment audit, with the goal of strengthening its "family tree." She declined to say how many people were tabbed for disenrollment.
But Prickett's family says it has been told that up to 1,000 could be cast out, and has filed an ethics complaint before the tribal court. They say the process has been devastating for a family active in tribal arts and events, and in teaching the language Chinuk Wawa.
"I have made a commitment to both our language and our tribe," said Eric Bernardo, one of only seven Chinuk Wawa teachers who also faces disenrollment. "And no matter what some people in the tribe decide, I will continue to honor that commitment."
Disenrollment Leaves Natives 'Culturally Homeless'
msn.com
Mia Prickett's ancestor was a leader of the Cascade Indians along the Columbia River and was one of the chiefs who signed an 1855 treaty that helped establish the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde in Oregon.But the Grand Ronde now wants to disenroll Prickett and 79 relatives, and possibly hundreds of other tribal members, because they no longer satisfy new enrollment requirements.
Prickett's family is fighting the effort, part of what some experts have dubbed the "disenrollment epidemic" — a rising number of dramatic clashes over tribal belonging that are sweeping through more than a dozen states, from California to Michigan.
"In my entire life, I have always known I was an Indian. I have always known my family's history, and I am so proud of that," Prickett said. She said her ancestor chief Tumulth was unjustly accused of participating in a revolt and was executed by the U.S. Army — and hence didn't make it onto the tribe's roll, which is now a membership requirement.
The prospect of losing her membership is "gut-wrenching," Prickett said.
"It's like coming home one day and having the keys taken from you," she said. "You're culturally homeless."
The enrollment battles come at a time when many tribes — long poverty-stricken and oppressed by government policies — are finally coming into their own, gaining wealth and building infrastructure with revenues from Indian casinos.
Critics of disenrollment say the rising tide of tribal expulsions is due to greed over increased gambling profits, along with political in-fighting and old family and personal feuds.
But at the core of the problem, tribes and experts agree, is a debate over identity — over who is "Indian enough" to be a tribal member.
"It ultimately comes down to the question of how we define what it means to be Native today," said David Wilkins, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota and a member of North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe. "As tribes who suffered genocidal policies, boarding school laws and now out-marriage try to recover their identity in the 20th century, some are more fractured, and they appear to lack the kind of common elements that lead to true cohesion."
Wilkins, who has tracked the recent increase in disenrollment across the nation, says tribes have kicked out thousands of people.
Historically, ceremonies and prayers — not disenrollment — were used to resolve conflicts because tribes essentially are family-based, and "you don't cast out your relatives," Wilkins said. Banishment was used in rare, egregious situations to cast out tribal members who committed crimes such as murder or incest.
Most tribes have based their membership criteria on blood quantum or on descent from someone named on a tribe's census rolls or treaty records — old documents that can be flawed.
There are 566 federally recognized tribes and determining membership has long been considered a hallmark of tribal sovereignty. A 1978 U.S. Supreme Court ruling reaffirmed that policy when it said the federal government should stay out of most tribal membership disputes.
Mass disenrollment battles started in the 1990s, just as Indian casinos were establishing a foothold. Since then, Indian gambling revenues have skyrocketed from $5.4 billion in 1995 to a record $27.9 billion in 2012, according to the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Tribes have used the money to build housing, schools and roads, and to fund tribal health care and scholarships. They also have distributed casino profits to individual tribal members.
Of the nearly 240 tribes that run more than 420 gambling establishments across 28 states, half distribute a regular per-capita payout to their members. The payout amounts vary from tribe to tribe. And membership reductions lead to increases in the payments — though tribes deny money is a factor in disenrollment and say they're simply trying to strengthen the integrity of their membership.
Disputes over money come on top of other issues for tribes. American Indians have one of the highest rates of interracial marriage in the U.S. — leading some tribes in recent years to eliminate or reduce their blood quantum requirements. Also, many Native Americans don't live on reservations, speak Native languages or "look" Indian, making others question their bloodline claims.
Across the nation, disenrollment has played out in dramatic, emotional ways that left communities reeling and cast-out members stripped of their payouts, health benefits, fishing rights, pensions and scholarships.
In Central California, the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians has disenrolled hundreds. Last year, the dispute over banishments became so heated that sheriff's deputies were called to break up a violent skirmish between two tribal factions that left several people injured.
In Washington, after the Nooksack Tribal Council voted to disenroll 306 members citing documentation errors, those affected sued in tribal and federal courts. They say the tribe, which has two casinos but gives no member payouts, was racially motivated because the families being cast out are part Filipino. This week, the Nooksack Court of Appeals declined to stop the disenrollments.
And in Michigan, where Saginaw Chippewa membership grew once the tribe started giving out yearly per-capita casino payments that peaked at $100,000, a recent decline in gambling profits led to disenrollment battles targeting hundreds.
The Grand Ronde, which runs Oregon's most profitable Indian gambling operation, also saw a membership boost after the casino was built in 1995, from about 3,400 members to more than 5,000 today. The tribe has since tightened membership requirements twice, and annual per-capita payments decreased from about $5,000 to just over $3,000.
Some members recently were cast out for being enrolled in two tribes, officials said, which is prohibited. But for Prickett's relatives, who were tribal members before the casino was built, the reasons were unclear.
Prickett and most of her relatives do not live on the reservation. In fact, only about 10 percent of Grand Ronde members do. Rather, they live on ancestral lands. The tribe has even used the family's ties to the river to fight another tribe's casino there.
Grand Ronde spokeswoman Siobhan Taylor said the tribe's membership pushed for an enrollment audit, with the goal of strengthening its "family tree." She declined to say how many people were tabbed for disenrollment.
But Prickett's family says it has been told that up to 1,000 could be cast out, and has filed an ethics complaint before the tribal court. They say the process has been devastating for a family active in tribal arts and events, and in teaching the language Chinuk Wawa.
"I have made a commitment to both our language and our tribe," said Eric Bernardo, one of only seven Chinuk Wawa teachers who also faces disenrollment. "And no matter what some people in the tribe decide, I will continue to honor that commitment."
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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"ROLL OF CONTROL"
Those In Another State Say Itʻs Anything But Great.
A Sensation On A Reservation, Because They Enrolled & Now Theyʻre Left In The Cold.
Families Kicked Out & Left With No Clout.
Watch This As We Describe Whatʻs Happening To This Tribe, & If You Support The Fake State Akaka Bill, This Should Give You A Real Chill.
Then Share This Video With One Other Person Today.
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"ROLL OF CONTROL"
Those In Another State Say Itʻs Anything But Great.
A Sensation On A Reservation, Because They Enrolled & Now Theyʻre Left In The Cold.
Families Kicked Out & Left With No Clout.
Watch This As We Describe Whatʻs Happening To This Tribe, & If You Support The Fake State Akaka Bill, This Should Give You A Real Chill.
Then Share This Video With One Other Person Today.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
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"HIDDEN & FORBIDDEN"
Many Are Mad & Feel Had Because Inouye Snuck Words In A Bill On Capitol Hill.
It Would Force Hawaiians Into A Tribe To Which No One Subscribes.
So, Want To Know How To Use Your Clout To Get That Paragraph Out?
Watch This Today To Discover How You Can Have Some Say.
Then Share This Video With One Other Person Today.
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"HIDDEN & FORBIDDEN"
Many Are Mad & Feel Had Because Inouye Snuck Words In A Bill On Capitol Hill.
It Would Force Hawaiians Into A Tribe To Which No One Subscribes.
So, Want To Know How To Use Your Clout To Get That Paragraph Out?
Watch This Today To Discover How You Can Have Some Say.
Then Share This Video With One Other Person Today.
Friday, November 05, 2010
ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AKAKA BILL
Have You Read It?
Have You Had Input On It?
Have You Been Educated On It & Been Given A Clear Explanation On The Pros & Cons?
Were You Ever Asked If You Want It Or Not?
Do You Even Know What The Current Version Is & How It Differs From Other Versions?
Do You Identify Yourself As "Native American?"
VISIT StopAkakaBill.com
Have You Read It?
Have You Had Input On It?
Have You Been Educated On It & Been Given A Clear Explanation On The Pros & Cons?
Were You Ever Asked If You Want It Or Not?
Do You Even Know What The Current Version Is & How It Differs From Other Versions?
Do You Identify Yourself As "Native American?"
VISIT StopAkakaBill.com
Monday, July 26, 2010
ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AKAKA BILL
Have You Read It?
Have You Had Input On It?
Have You Been Educated On It & Been Given A Clear Explanation On The Pros & Cons?
Were You Ever Asked If You Want It Or Not?
Do You Even Know What The Current Version Is & How It Differs From Other Versions?
Do You Identify Yourself As "Native American?"
VISIT StopAkakaBill.com
Have You Read It?
Have You Had Input On It?
Have You Been Educated On It & Been Given A Clear Explanation On The Pros & Cons?
Were You Ever Asked If You Want It Or Not?
Do You Even Know What The Current Version Is & How It Differs From Other Versions?
Do You Identify Yourself As "Native American?"
VISIT StopAkakaBill.com
Friday, July 16, 2010
WHAT WILL THE AKAKA BILL DO FOR HAWAIIANS?
What Has Federal Recognition Done For Native Americans?
Find Out HERE
What Has Federal Recognition Done For Native Americans?
Find Out HERE
Thursday, January 21, 2010
ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AKAKA BILL
Have You Read It?
Have You Had Input On It?
Have You Been Educated On It & Been Given A Clear Explanation On The Pros & Cons?
Were You Ever Asked If You Want It Or Not?
Do You Even Know What The Current Version Is & How It Differs From Other Versions?
Do You Identify Yourself As "Native American?"
VISIT StopAkakaBill.com
Have You Read It?
Have You Had Input On It?
Have You Been Educated On It & Been Given A Clear Explanation On The Pros & Cons?
Were You Ever Asked If You Want It Or Not?
Do You Even Know What The Current Version Is & How It Differs From Other Versions?
Do You Identify Yourself As "Native American?"
VISIT StopAkakaBill.com
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
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"DO YOU QUALIFY?"
The Akaka Bill Contains A New Term Against Which To Stand Firm.
It Defines Blood Percent - Clearly A Breach Of Trust With Fraudulent Intent.
It'll Leave Most Hawaiians Out Beyond Any Doubt.
What To Do So It Doesn't Happen To You?
Watch & Find Out.
Then Send This Video To One Other Person Today.
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THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"DO YOU QUALIFY?"
The Akaka Bill Contains A New Term Against Which To Stand Firm.
It Defines Blood Percent - Clearly A Breach Of Trust With Fraudulent Intent.
It'll Leave Most Hawaiians Out Beyond Any Doubt.
What To Do So It Doesn't Happen To You?
Watch & Find Out.
Then Send This Video To One Other Person Today.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
AKAKA BILL PREVIEW -
Indians Settle Claims Against US For Cent & 1/2 On The Dollar
American Indians have agreed to take $3.4 billion of some $200 billion that tribes have said the federal government owes them for mismanagement of trust lands.
That's more than a cent and a half on the dollar.
That's Hawaiian's future under the Akaka bill.
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Indians Settle Claims Against US For Cent & 1/2 On The Dollar
American Indians have agreed to take $3.4 billion of some $200 billion that tribes have said the federal government owes them for mismanagement of trust lands.
That's more than a cent and a half on the dollar.
That's Hawaiian's future under the Akaka bill.
Read The Entire Story Here
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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"DON'T STAND FOR THE SECRET PLAN"
It's A Connection That Brings Strong Objections.
Robin Danner's An Akaka Bill Planner Who By & Large Would End Up In Charge.
What Did She Espouse While At The White House?
Is It Hearings In Hawai`i They're Fearing?
What Can You Do To Help Kill This Bill? Watch & Find Out.
Then Send This Video To One Other Person Today.
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"DON'T STAND FOR THE SECRET PLAN"
It's A Connection That Brings Strong Objections.
Robin Danner's An Akaka Bill Planner Who By & Large Would End Up In Charge.
What Did She Espouse While At The White House?
Is It Hearings In Hawai`i They're Fearing?
What Can You Do To Help Kill This Bill? Watch & Find Out.
Then Send This Video To One Other Person Today.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER"
The Akaka Bill Protest Revealed What Inouye Had Concealed.
All His Excuses Now Point To Abuses.
What Went On Behind The Scenes & What Does It Mean?
Watch As We Explain The History & Solve This Mystery.
Then Send This Video To One Other Person Today.
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER"
The Akaka Bill Protest Revealed What Inouye Had Concealed.
All His Excuses Now Point To Abuses.
What Went On Behind The Scenes & What Does It Mean?
Watch As We Explain The History & Solve This Mystery.
Then Send This Video To One Other Person Today.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"AKAKA BILL SNEAK ATTACK"
It Was The Sneak This Week That Inouye Schemed To Employ.
Into Other Legislation Put The Akaka Bill, But Someone Let The Plan Spill.
People Took To The Streets Fast To Make Sure It Didn't Pass.
Were They Able To Beat Back The Sneak Attack?
Is The Bill Still Alive? Will It Survive?
Watch & Find Out.
Then Send This Video To One Other Person Today.
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"AKAKA BILL SNEAK ATTACK"
It Was The Sneak This Week That Inouye Schemed To Employ.
Into Other Legislation Put The Akaka Bill, But Someone Let The Plan Spill.
People Took To The Streets Fast To Make Sure It Didn't Pass.
Were They Able To Beat Back The Sneak Attack?
Is The Bill Still Alive? Will It Survive?
Watch & Find Out.
Then Send This Video To One Other Person Today.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
AKAKA BILL = HAWAIIAN LAND GRAB
American Indian Land Sold Off By IRS To Pay Off Taxes
The Telegraph - December 4, 2009
US tax officials have sold off thousands of acres of an impoverished Indian reservation in what the tribe claims is a "shameful" and unprecedented breach of laws protecting Native Americans.
The 7,112 acres - or 11 square miles - of Crow Creek Sioux ancestral land in central South Dakota was auctioned off on Thursday by the US Internal Revenue Service to help pay off more than $3.1 million (£1.9 million) in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.
The land, part of the tribe's original reservation established in an 1868 treaty, was originally held by the federal government in a trust for the tribe....
..."Members died and were buried on the land. Indeed, the lands were considered so important to the Crow Creek Sioux tribe that the tribe went into debt to acquire the land as part of its land consolidation effort to enlarge the Crow Creek Indian Reservation," the lawsuit argues.
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American Indian Land Sold Off By IRS To Pay Off Taxes
The Telegraph - December 4, 2009
US tax officials have sold off thousands of acres of an impoverished Indian reservation in what the tribe claims is a "shameful" and unprecedented breach of laws protecting Native Americans.
The 7,112 acres - or 11 square miles - of Crow Creek Sioux ancestral land in central South Dakota was auctioned off on Thursday by the US Internal Revenue Service to help pay off more than $3.1 million (£1.9 million) in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.
The land, part of the tribe's original reservation established in an 1868 treaty, was originally held by the federal government in a trust for the tribe....
..."Members died and were buried on the land. Indeed, the lands were considered so important to the Crow Creek Sioux tribe that the tribe went into debt to acquire the land as part of its land consolidation effort to enlarge the Crow Creek Indian Reservation," the lawsuit argues.
Read The Full Story Here
Friday, June 12, 2009
NATIVE AMERICAN CHIEF OPPOSES AKAKA BILL
Chief Tecumseh Brown Eagle of The Erie Indian Moundbuilders Tribal Nation today issued his Tribe's opposition to the proposed Akaka Bill now before the US Congress.
"Native Hawaiians are not American Indians!
To label Native Hawaiians as American Indians flies in the face of historical fact, truth, and the rule of law.
It also undermines the inherent right of all to retain their national identity.
If the national identity of Native Hawaiians can be wiped away with the stroke of a pen then all people everywhere may face the same fate....
...To enact the Akaka Bill would continue this abuse of the US Constitution and support the unconscionable illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai`i in 1893....
...I urge everyone to contact their US Senator and oppose this legislation."
Chief Tecumseh Brown Eagle of The Erie Indian Moundbuilders Tribal Nation today issued his Tribe's opposition to the proposed Akaka Bill now before the US Congress.
"Native Hawaiians are not American Indians!
To label Native Hawaiians as American Indians flies in the face of historical fact, truth, and the rule of law.
It also undermines the inherent right of all to retain their national identity.
If the national identity of Native Hawaiians can be wiped away with the stroke of a pen then all people everywhere may face the same fate....
...To enact the Akaka Bill would continue this abuse of the US Constitution and support the unconscionable illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai`i in 1893....
...I urge everyone to contact their US Senator and oppose this legislation."
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
LIFE UNDER THE AKAKA BILL -
INDIANS ASK APPEALS COURT FOR JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, May 11 - A federal appeals court was told today that it should offer 500,000 Native Americans some form of "rough justice" as a result of the federal government's acknowledged mismanagement of their trust accounts.
Attorney Dennis M. Gingold, who represents the Indians in a 13-year-old class action lawsuit, said justice for the Native American trust account beneficiaries cannot be complete because so many records of what happened to their trust lands and funds are missing.
That means some form of "rough justice" is required, Gingold said, adding that any resolution of the case must be fair.
"If not, we'll all be here another 13 years," Gingold told a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Government lawyers said they want the case declared at an end and the Indians given nothing at all.
Full Details Here - http://www.indiantrust.com
INDIANS ASK APPEALS COURT FOR JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, May 11 - A federal appeals court was told today that it should offer 500,000 Native Americans some form of "rough justice" as a result of the federal government's acknowledged mismanagement of their trust accounts.
Attorney Dennis M. Gingold, who represents the Indians in a 13-year-old class action lawsuit, said justice for the Native American trust account beneficiaries cannot be complete because so many records of what happened to their trust lands and funds are missing.
That means some form of "rough justice" is required, Gingold said, adding that any resolution of the case must be fair.
"If not, we'll all be here another 13 years," Gingold told a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Government lawyers said they want the case declared at an end and the Indians given nothing at all.
Full Details Here - http://www.indiantrust.com
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AKAKA BILL
Have You Read It?
Have You Had Input On It?
Have You Been Educated On It & Been Given A Clear Explanation On The Pros & Cons?
Were You Ever Asked If You Want It Or Not?
Do You Even Know What The Current Version Is & How It Differs From Other Versions?
Do You Identify Yourself As "Native American?"
Have You Read It?
Have You Had Input On It?
Have You Been Educated On It & Been Given A Clear Explanation On The Pros & Cons?
Were You Ever Asked If You Want It Or Not?
Do You Even Know What The Current Version Is & How It Differs From Other Versions?
Do You Identify Yourself As "Native American?"
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