Post by Okwes on Jun 3, 2007 15:36:00 GMT -5
"When the Great Spirit Died" - the new Indian genocide
Posted by: "Glenn Welker" ghwelker3@comcast.net ghwelker
www.blog.myspace.com/paulinahunterofpechanga
<http://www.blog.myspace.com/paulinahunterofpechanga>
www.pechanga.info <http://www.pechanga.info/>
The purpose of this site is to provide information regarding tribal
disenrollments and violations of Indian peoples' civil rights. The
disenrollment of long-standing tribal members, as well as violations of
the Indian Civil Rights Act, are happening at an alarming rate. It
appears that those Indian tribes that have casinos or other gaming
establishments- especially California gaming tribes- have been most
likely to disenroll their own tribal members. This site will attempt to
shed light on the disenrollment issue and address the causes and effects
of the new Indian genocide.
"There are two basic methods by which man can feed his ego and make
himself seem important. One is by genuine accomplishment. The other is
by making a second party appear inferior... This is the root cause of
bigotry and can occur in the most learned of men, when circumstances are
sych that ethics can be conveniently shunted aside. Politics... can
create these circumstances. "
"... the Indians were ruthlessly destroyed in California. This was
accomplished, not only directly by the most brutal class..., but through
the acquiescence of all the 'decent' people who did not care enough to
be outraged about what was taking place..."
These passages are taken from the book, "When the Great Spirit Died: the
destruction of the California Indians 1850-1860" by William B. Secrest.
These passages were meant to describe the conditions that existed in
California during the 1850's. Conditions which led to the campaign to
exterminate California Indians by settlers and others who had "adopted"
California as their home.
These same passages could be applied today to the conditions that exist
in many places in Indian Country. The lone exception being that the
exterminators are no longer white settlers (or are they)...the
exterminators are other Indians.
Mari Sandoz, a late historian, is quoted as saying: "Properly
conditioned, any people will produce a good percent of men (including
women) who look upon the extermination of those who differ from them
(and have something they want) as the proper destruction of a predatory
animal. It is not only the Nazis that do these things, or the wool hat
boys of the South. We can all be led down this path if the approach is
insidous enough."
Does this sound like a place you know of or heard of? Does it make you
think of any number of gaming tribes who use methods such as
disenrollment or moritoriums to exterminate their own and take what is
not theirs?
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After months of preparation, KNBC 4 the local affiliate in Los Angeles
will be doing a story on those Native Americans who have been
disenfranchised by their tribes.
As you know, Temecula Band of Luiseno Indians, AKA Pechanga has
disenrolled 25% of their tribe in the last two years, in order to
increase their gambling per capita checks. This includes my family,
which Pechanga's own hired expert proved we were Pechanga, but they
chose to put their belief in an imprisoned child molester. Both
families have been waging court battles and having various levels of
success.
On Tuesday, February 20th, the 11 p.m. edition will have a segment,
tentatively titled, "A tribe without a tribe". I believe that the
report will include other tribes in California.
Can you please help those who were disenrolled from California gaming
tribes by spreading the word via your website and email list?
Thank you for your support.
Posted by: "Glenn Welker" ghwelker3@comcast.net ghwelker
www.blog.myspace.com/paulinahunterofpechanga
<http://www.blog.myspace.com/paulinahunterofpechanga>
www.pechanga.info <http://www.pechanga.info/>
The purpose of this site is to provide information regarding tribal
disenrollments and violations of Indian peoples' civil rights. The
disenrollment of long-standing tribal members, as well as violations of
the Indian Civil Rights Act, are happening at an alarming rate. It
appears that those Indian tribes that have casinos or other gaming
establishments- especially California gaming tribes- have been most
likely to disenroll their own tribal members. This site will attempt to
shed light on the disenrollment issue and address the causes and effects
of the new Indian genocide.
"There are two basic methods by which man can feed his ego and make
himself seem important. One is by genuine accomplishment. The other is
by making a second party appear inferior... This is the root cause of
bigotry and can occur in the most learned of men, when circumstances are
sych that ethics can be conveniently shunted aside. Politics... can
create these circumstances. "
"... the Indians were ruthlessly destroyed in California. This was
accomplished, not only directly by the most brutal class..., but through
the acquiescence of all the 'decent' people who did not care enough to
be outraged about what was taking place..."
These passages are taken from the book, "When the Great Spirit Died: the
destruction of the California Indians 1850-1860" by William B. Secrest.
These passages were meant to describe the conditions that existed in
California during the 1850's. Conditions which led to the campaign to
exterminate California Indians by settlers and others who had "adopted"
California as their home.
These same passages could be applied today to the conditions that exist
in many places in Indian Country. The lone exception being that the
exterminators are no longer white settlers (or are they)...the
exterminators are other Indians.
Mari Sandoz, a late historian, is quoted as saying: "Properly
conditioned, any people will produce a good percent of men (including
women) who look upon the extermination of those who differ from them
(and have something they want) as the proper destruction of a predatory
animal. It is not only the Nazis that do these things, or the wool hat
boys of the South. We can all be led down this path if the approach is
insidous enough."
Does this sound like a place you know of or heard of? Does it make you
think of any number of gaming tribes who use methods such as
disenrollment or moritoriums to exterminate their own and take what is
not theirs?
=========
After months of preparation, KNBC 4 the local affiliate in Los Angeles
will be doing a story on those Native Americans who have been
disenfranchised by their tribes.
As you know, Temecula Band of Luiseno Indians, AKA Pechanga has
disenrolled 25% of their tribe in the last two years, in order to
increase their gambling per capita checks. This includes my family,
which Pechanga's own hired expert proved we were Pechanga, but they
chose to put their belief in an imprisoned child molester. Both
families have been waging court battles and having various levels of
success.
On Tuesday, February 20th, the 11 p.m. edition will have a segment,
tentatively titled, "A tribe without a tribe". I believe that the
report will include other tribes in California.
Can you please help those who were disenrolled from California gaming
tribes by spreading the word via your website and email list?
Thank you for your support.