Here is the story all need to read?? BUSH IS A ------H------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 9:54 AM Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] RE: Government > I am sending this on to this list as it effects > us all. Some people still wonder why we don't > trust the government. > > Two Waters > > > > > > This article has been posted on the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Indians of > > > NJ site-under the "news section" (http://www.electrocities.com/nllic/) > > > > > > Everyone should read this --- It's no wonder we are still struggling > > > to know and honor who we are. > > > > > > > > > > > > "NOTICE > > > > > > This is circulating around the internet. Follow the hyperlink for > > > the original story. > > > > > > Mon, 3 Jul 2000 > > > http://www.spokane.net/news-story.asp?date=070300&ID=s821704 > > > > > > > > > > > > Resolution would end tribal sovereignty > > > If Indians don't like it, send in troops, GOP delegate says > > > > > > Julie Titone - Staff writer > > > > > > The Washington state Republican Party has passed a resolution calling > > > for the abolition of tribal governments. > > > > > > "We do not recognize them as sovereign nations, as governments," said > > > John Fleming, the Skagit County delegate who was a main author of the > > > resolution. It calls on the federal government to "immediately take > > > whatever steps necessary to terminate all such non-republican forms > > > of government on Indian reservations." > > > > > > "We think it can be done peacefully," Fleming said. But if tribes > > > were to fight the effort, "then the U.S. Army and the Air Force and > > > the > > > Marines and the National Guard are going to have to battle back." > > > > > > The action comes at a time of growing discontent over reservation > > > rules that affect non-Indians, ranging from hunting privileges to > > > liquor sales. The backlash against tribal governments has become so > > > strong that human-rights activists have labeled it "racist." > > > > > > Tribal leaders call the GOP resolution outrageous and an affront to > > > their rights under treaties signed by Congress. > > > > > > "It's absolutely the reverse of what Republican principles stand for_ > > > to protect all rights and to uphold the integrity and honor of this > > > nation and all of the commitments it makes," said Ron Allen, chairman > > > of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. > > > > > > Allen is vice president of the National Congress of American Indians. > > > A Republican, he was surprised to hear about the resolution approved > > > June 17 during the Republican state convention in Spokane. > > > > > > "The Republican Party nationally has been making some effort to > > > improve its image with regards to its relationship with the Indian > > > nations," Allen said. "This is polarizing. It's the opposite of what > > > they should be doing." > > > > > > Beth Jensen, chairwoman of the GOP platform committee, said she had > > > no idea how the writers of the resolution intend for termination to > > > be > > > carried out. > > > > > > Her committee sent seven resolutions to the 1,300 delegates with a > > > "do pass" recommendation. Among other resolutions were ones calling on > > > the federal government to preserve hydropower dams and to drop its > > > lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. > > > > > > Although some resolutions were heavily debated, the one dealing with > > > tribal governments was barely discussed, Jensen said. > > > > > > "I was so unfamiliar with the issue that I wasn't totally focused on > > > what the debate was. It seems like what was being said was, there > > > were acts by the tribal governments that weren't the way we do > > > government in America," she said. "A couple of people gave examples > > > to > > > people who didn't have a clue, and it passed." > > > > > > The committee considered 29 resolutions in two hours' time, she said. > > > "I wish we had the luxury, the time to discuss them." > > > > > > Fleming lives within the Swinomish Reservation. He refers to tribal > > > governments as "non-republican" because non-Indian reservation > > > residents can't vote in tribal election. That makes them illegal > > > under the U.S. and state constitutions, he contends. > > > > > > In 1994, Fleming began trying to persuade the Republican Party in > > > Skagit County to pass a resolution. This year he succeeded. > > > > > > "Out of 250 delegates, only two people said no. They were tribal > > > members or the mother of tribal members," he said. > > > > > > The Skagit delegates to the state convention championed the cause in > > > Spokane. Now, Fleming wants Washington's delegates to work the idea > > > into the national GOP platform. > > > > > > Supporters of the cause hope that a class action eventually will find > > > its way to the U.S. Supreme Court and that the court then would rule > > > tribal governments illegal. > > > > > > "The key to this is making people aware," Fleming said. > > > > > > Fleming has written many essays attacking tribal sovereignty. He is > > > active in regional and national organizations that oppose treaty > > > rights. Asked if he is anti-Indian, he replied: "Oh my God, no." > > > > > > The Northwest Coalition for Human Dignity has concluded that efforts > > > to abolish tribal government are racist. Coalition researcher Robert > > > Crawford called the GOP resolution "disturbing." > > > > > > "I wouldn't say it's a majority view. It's in line with the hard core > > > of anti-Indian folks within the party such as (Sen.) Slade Gorton and > > > (Rep.) Jack Metcalf," he said. > > > > > > Termination was the focus of the government's Indian policy in the > > > mid-20th century, he noted. > > > > > > "In the 1950s and '60s we rampantly violated the rights of tribes," > > > Crawford said. "We can do better than this." > > > > > > The resolution > > > > > > Terminate tribal councils > > > > > > Here is the resolution passed at the Washington state Republican > > > Party convention June 17: > > > > > > Whereas Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution guarantees > > > every state a republican form of government, and this guarantee to > > > each state is a warrantee to protect thecitizens of that state; and > > > > > > Whereas the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is currently aiding and > > > abetting Indian tribes to regulate and collect taxes, injure property > > > rights, withhold due process and grant unequal protection under the > > > laws to some citizens, for the benefit and advantage of other > > > citizens; > > > and > > > > > > Whereas these same Indian tribes, with the support and advice of the > > > Bureau of Indian Affairs, organize and operate tribal governments > > > that are not republican in form, and in > > > fact prohibit certain citizens from voting for the representatives > > > who enact such measures and laws and injure the citizens being denied > > > representation; > > > > > > Therefore be it resolved that the executive and legislative branches > > > of the federal government immediately take whatever steps necessary > > > to > > > terminate all such non-republican forms of government on Indian > > > reservations, and compensate those citizens who have wrongly suffered > > > loss due to denial of their constitutionally guaranteed rights to be > > > governed by a republican form of government. > > > > > > > > > > > > Send Faxes to Tribes in your areas of letter below and > > > letters of support > > > http://www.indians.org/Resource/FedTribes99/fedtribes99.html > > > http://ishgooda.nativeweb.org/racial/tribal.htm > > > http://www.dickshovel.com/trbindex.html > > > > > > Letters of protest for Washington State Republican Resolution > > > Republican National Committee > > > 310 First Street, SE > > > Washington, DC 20003 > > > Phone: 202.863.8500 > > > Fax: 202.863.8820 > > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > Republican National Committee Membership Washington > > > National Committeeman: Honorable Ron Carlson > > > National Committeewoman: Gretchen Horton > > > > > > State Chairman: Dale Foreman > > > Republican Party of Washington > > > Executive Director: Cary Evans > > > 16400 Southcenter Parkway > > > Suite 200 > > > Seattle, WA 98188 > > > V/ (206) 575-2900 > > > F/ (206) 575-1730 > > > [email protected] > > > Chairman Senator Don Benton > > > (206) 575-2900 [email protected] > > > Vice-chair Arlene Hilmer > > > (206) 575-2900 [email protected] > > > > > > John Flemming, Delegate > > > Skagit County > > > [email protected] > > > > > > Network Services, Online Services > > > Political Analysis > > > Phone: 202-863-8670 > > > May Your Waters Run Gentle. > Little Hawk. > > > ==== CREEK-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Visit the parent site for this list "Among The Creeks" > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cmamcrk4/ > > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >