Take a look at what is happening
to the real Native Americans
throughout Indian country.
Remember.
This did not happen
back when
the east had
Shechaim's, Clan-Mothers and an Elders Counsel.
and
The west, north and
south had Chiefs and Elder Counsel.
Royal Families!
It has been
happening all over New England for over 20 years with no one seeming to care.
Will, now it is the
turn of Casino Indians!
The St. Croix Chippewa maintain a blood
quantum requirement of 50 percent.
It is one of fewer than 10 of 562 federally
recognized tribes in the United States to retain such a stringent standard.
Banished from the
tribe
By:
ED EMERSON and GARY
KING
Tony Ammann
is the
grandson of former longtime
St. Croix Chippewa chief and traditional
“midewiwin”
spiritual leader
Archie Mosay.
His mother, Archie’s
daughter,
has Department of
Interior papers certifying her blood quantum requirement
to be a member of the
tribe.
Despite Ammann’s
lineage and heritage,
the St. Croix
Chippewa Tribal Council is actively seeking to banish him from the tribe.
Ammann says the
attempt at disenrollment is an old vendetta that
underlines the need for reform
and
greater accountability within tribal governance.
“People have been
corrupted by all of this casino money,”
Tony Ammann said.
“It’s vindictiveness.
It’s greed. It’s an abuse of authority.
We need to put a stop to this system
where decisions are being made in secret.”
“They’ve taken this idea of sovereignty
to mean they can do whatever they want with no accountability,”
Dora Ammann
said.
“Let’s run our government by the rules and not personal vendettas.
I have
nothing against these people.
I try not to judge them.
But when they start to
become mean it becomes worse than a bully on the playground.”
A human and civil
rights issue The issue of tribal disenrollment has become a national human and
civil rights issue.
It is estimated that
70 tribes in the United States have
banished as many as 8,000 members from tribal rolls.
Tribal elders
receive per capita payments of approximately $10,000 per year - other members
approximately $4,800 per year. Banishment would mean losing that payment and
all hunting and fishing rights.
The St. Croix Chippewa maintain a blood quantum
requirement of 50 percent.
It is one of fewer than 10 of 562 federally
recognized tribes
in the United States to retain such a stringent standard.
Remember
This did not happen
back when the east had
Shechaim's, Clan-Mothers and an Elders Counsel.
And the west, north
and south
had Chiefs and Elder Counsels.
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