Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:16AM You too can vote yourself Miwok
Yes, here's the document that proves the BIA doesn't check heritage, ancestry and even knowingly let's a random "group" take over a real tribe's name so they can set up a casino.
- Letters from the BIA, LAFCO and the Shingle Springs Rancheria Deed (page 2), with notations.
- Casino sues Historic Shingle Springs Miwok Tribe's Chief, to bar aboriginals from being who they are
- KCRA 3 video Casino sues Historic Shingle Springs Miwok Chief
Miwoks don't come from Hawaii. They're California Natives.
Oh, you mean we really don't know where this random group of people calling themselves Miwoks came from because they never had to prove their Indian ancestry? Then why do they have a casino...in California?
This is the Historic Shingle Springs Miwok Tribe petition. Signing this petition will automatically email your local representatives and President Obama. A fax will be sent to the Natural Resources Committee.
[Your Name Here]
"Created" tribes were not included as a voting tribe for the 1934 IRA. Since Carcieri the BIA knew they would have to report to Congress which are the "historic" tribes and which are the "created" tribes. "Created" tribes do not have sovereign immunity from lawsuits as do the "historic" tribes. As per Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution only Congress has the ability to ratify a treaty with a Native American group. All others the Secretary of Interior identified do not have the same rights and protections as the "historic" tribes because Congress hasn't ratified that tribe.
See the policy memo...the BIA knew since March 2009 that they'd have to answer Doc Hastings questions. Yet on Nov. 4 the Assistant Secretary still had no answers.
