Post by Okwes on Jan 28, 2006 11:52:26 GMT -5
American Indians standing up against Anti Indian Sovereignty groups
Mike Graham is a member of the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation. Founded
United Native America in 1993 to form a national group to take action
on American Indian issues. The groups main issue is to bring about a
federal national holiday for Native Americans.
Graham has been a guest speaker on national and international radio
talk shows to include television programs. He has traveled across the
country discussing issues with Indian nation leaders.
By Mike Graham
January 26, 2006
www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?
articleID=5166
The One Nation organization based in Oklahoma City is just another
fear mongering group focused on American Indian sovereignty, however
U.S. treaties made with Indian nations already cover that. One Nation
boasts of a large membership, so large that one has to think that
they are counting all people doing business with companies associated
with One Nation. Most people doing business with these companies have
not heard of One Nation and are not aware of what they stand for.
If they did you would see a lot of people leaving and doing business
with other companies not associated with One Nation. Indian groups
around the country are getting the word out to the public as to what
One Nation really stands for, and that is to do away with all Indian
governments and their land rights.
One Nation is basically made up of oil and gas companies, plus some
convenience stores owned by them as well as realty groups. State and
federal laws cover each of them; they have no say over Indian
business operations. One Nation wants people to think Indian nations
are ripping the taxpayers off and Indian nations are bringing about
the downfall of America due to the way they are allowed to conduct
business in our country.
What is really the case with One Nation is they want Indian nations
out of the way. Companies affiliated with this group would have
access to millions of acres of land held in federal trust for
Indians, thus they would have a free hand in getting access to more
land for their companies to develop for their profit. Eliminating
tribal sovereignty competition would bring in hundreds of billions of
dollars each year for companies associated with One Nation and their
stated goals.
Under federal law Indian nations are allowed to operate casinos
within a state. Federal law mandates that the two parties work
together bringing about a compact that would allow the state to
collect a tax from these tribal operations. Money made by tribal
businesses is used to support their programs within that state,
programs like education and care for the elderly. The point made here
is that their money stays in the state and helps other businesses and
creates new business in support of their operations. That brings
about a tax dollar gain for the state, not a loss for the state, as
One Nation would have you believe.
Now, on the other hand, oil and gas companies, national realty
companies, convenience stores chains, and insurance companies are
franchises, when they come into your state and neighborhood a large
part of their profits is sent out-of-state to their corporate office.
When a Wal-Mart opens in your community, small businesses cannot
compete and they have to close. You can almost hear the sucking sound
of money leaving your community and state.
State governments offer great tax breaks plus a ton of freebies to
national companies to locate within their state- is this fair to Mom
and Pop businesses in full support of their community and states well
being?
You do not have to read between the lines to see what One Nation is
all about. They're almost right when they say they do not hate
Indians- they just believe Native Americans are in the way of big
business getting bigger. Big businesses compete against each other
all the time, no big deal, they have the money to hang in there. But,
they also have no problem going after Mom and Pop small businesses in
a community by cutting their prices and driving them out. You see no
matter what your race is it's just about doing business and running
over anyone that gets in his or her way no matter what it cost a
community or state.
One Nation wants us to think they are being done wrong, stop the
Indians, they are being given special treatment, we cannot compete,
the sky is falling. I have never heard of any "big business" going
bust because of an Indian operated business, have you?
Now, lets not get into how Indians and their governments for decades
have been treated by federal and state governments and big business
in this great land we call America, one nation under God. One Nation
says its name comes from the American pledge of allegiance.
One Nation's new leader Barbara Lindsay tells us she wants Indian
leaders reigned in, that they are over-reaching. Groups like One
Nation are all about one thing: filing unnecessary litigation against
tribes in courts and bringing about legislation in governments that
will not stand up to any sort of judicial scrutiny. Tribal nations
have to spend millions of dollars each year in courts countering
these group's actions against them and that alone keeps attorney's
pockets full of money. Again, the state gets cash through the back
door through keeping tribes tied up in state court actions.
One issue you will not see groups like One Nation talking about or
taking on is big businesses ripping Americans off in the stock
market. Groups like One Nation are riding across America like the
1800's U.S. Army in trying to contain Indians, taking away their
chance at the American dream that they are close to having and that
dream is one of financial independence.
One Nation wraps itself in patriotism; it's plain to see their just
another group in support of corporate financial pigs looking for a
bigger feeding trough. One Nation must think American Indians live in
other countries and do not pay tax on goods they buy here in the good
old USA. As a member of the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation I pay taxes
everyday, what's up with this One Nation? Where's my tax break?
This website stands watch over One Nation
www.onenationoklies.com
Mike Graham, member Oklahoma Cherokee Nation
Founder: United Native America
www.UnitedNativeAmerica
Email: mikecherokee@aol.com
Mike Graham is a member of the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation. Founded
United Native America in 1993 to form a national group to take action
on American Indian issues. The groups main issue is to bring about a
federal national holiday for Native Americans.
Graham has been a guest speaker on national and international radio
talk shows to include television programs. He has traveled across the
country discussing issues with Indian nation leaders.
By Mike Graham
January 26, 2006
www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?
articleID=5166
The One Nation organization based in Oklahoma City is just another
fear mongering group focused on American Indian sovereignty, however
U.S. treaties made with Indian nations already cover that. One Nation
boasts of a large membership, so large that one has to think that
they are counting all people doing business with companies associated
with One Nation. Most people doing business with these companies have
not heard of One Nation and are not aware of what they stand for.
If they did you would see a lot of people leaving and doing business
with other companies not associated with One Nation. Indian groups
around the country are getting the word out to the public as to what
One Nation really stands for, and that is to do away with all Indian
governments and their land rights.
One Nation is basically made up of oil and gas companies, plus some
convenience stores owned by them as well as realty groups. State and
federal laws cover each of them; they have no say over Indian
business operations. One Nation wants people to think Indian nations
are ripping the taxpayers off and Indian nations are bringing about
the downfall of America due to the way they are allowed to conduct
business in our country.
What is really the case with One Nation is they want Indian nations
out of the way. Companies affiliated with this group would have
access to millions of acres of land held in federal trust for
Indians, thus they would have a free hand in getting access to more
land for their companies to develop for their profit. Eliminating
tribal sovereignty competition would bring in hundreds of billions of
dollars each year for companies associated with One Nation and their
stated goals.
Under federal law Indian nations are allowed to operate casinos
within a state. Federal law mandates that the two parties work
together bringing about a compact that would allow the state to
collect a tax from these tribal operations. Money made by tribal
businesses is used to support their programs within that state,
programs like education and care for the elderly. The point made here
is that their money stays in the state and helps other businesses and
creates new business in support of their operations. That brings
about a tax dollar gain for the state, not a loss for the state, as
One Nation would have you believe.
Now, on the other hand, oil and gas companies, national realty
companies, convenience stores chains, and insurance companies are
franchises, when they come into your state and neighborhood a large
part of their profits is sent out-of-state to their corporate office.
When a Wal-Mart opens in your community, small businesses cannot
compete and they have to close. You can almost hear the sucking sound
of money leaving your community and state.
State governments offer great tax breaks plus a ton of freebies to
national companies to locate within their state- is this fair to Mom
and Pop businesses in full support of their community and states well
being?
You do not have to read between the lines to see what One Nation is
all about. They're almost right when they say they do not hate
Indians- they just believe Native Americans are in the way of big
business getting bigger. Big businesses compete against each other
all the time, no big deal, they have the money to hang in there. But,
they also have no problem going after Mom and Pop small businesses in
a community by cutting their prices and driving them out. You see no
matter what your race is it's just about doing business and running
over anyone that gets in his or her way no matter what it cost a
community or state.
One Nation wants us to think they are being done wrong, stop the
Indians, they are being given special treatment, we cannot compete,
the sky is falling. I have never heard of any "big business" going
bust because of an Indian operated business, have you?
Now, lets not get into how Indians and their governments for decades
have been treated by federal and state governments and big business
in this great land we call America, one nation under God. One Nation
says its name comes from the American pledge of allegiance.
One Nation's new leader Barbara Lindsay tells us she wants Indian
leaders reigned in, that they are over-reaching. Groups like One
Nation are all about one thing: filing unnecessary litigation against
tribes in courts and bringing about legislation in governments that
will not stand up to any sort of judicial scrutiny. Tribal nations
have to spend millions of dollars each year in courts countering
these group's actions against them and that alone keeps attorney's
pockets full of money. Again, the state gets cash through the back
door through keeping tribes tied up in state court actions.
One issue you will not see groups like One Nation talking about or
taking on is big businesses ripping Americans off in the stock
market. Groups like One Nation are riding across America like the
1800's U.S. Army in trying to contain Indians, taking away their
chance at the American dream that they are close to having and that
dream is one of financial independence.
One Nation wraps itself in patriotism; it's plain to see their just
another group in support of corporate financial pigs looking for a
bigger feeding trough. One Nation must think American Indians live in
other countries and do not pay tax on goods they buy here in the good
old USA. As a member of the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation I pay taxes
everyday, what's up with this One Nation? Where's my tax break?
This website stands watch over One Nation
www.onenationoklies.com
Mike Graham, member Oklahoma Cherokee Nation
Founder: United Native America
www.UnitedNativeAmerica
Email: mikecherokee@aol.com