tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post8392127040437862153..comments2024-03-28T06:01:57.947-04:00Comments on <center>Original Pechanga Blog</center>: Tribal Disenrollment is PAPER GENOCIDE. Bloodless Destruction of It's Tribal People Is Still HarmfulOPechangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687743661360604165noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-80354902969380127712012-05-23T14:04:19.942-04:002012-05-23T14:04:19.942-04:00I totally agree, DISENROLLING elders is not not, f...I totally agree, DISENROLLING elders is not not, for they are the TRIBE! They taught the laugauge, songs, gathering of foods, they are the BACK BONE OF THE TRIBE. Chukchansi's are WRONG for all they stand for!! Look at Reggie Lewis, for all the WRONG he is doing. He CAN'T EVEN STAND UP OR WALK!!! It's coming back to HIM!! and who's next!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-50937066220240639242012-05-19T03:27:38.800-04:002012-05-19T03:27:38.800-04:00Disenrolled Elders are no longer eligible for thei...Disenrolled Elders are no longer eligible for their Elders lunches. Do they care if that was their only meal? Obviously not, I hope those greedy ones get what is coming to them soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-88372351319119643432012-05-18T19:47:14.268-04:002012-05-18T19:47:14.268-04:00Wow... clearly put...Wow... clearly put...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-42602865287485513052012-05-18T11:51:34.022-04:002012-05-18T11:51:34.022-04:00I think this was the similar point made about Chai...I think this was the similar point made about Chairman Robert Smith's lineage, or even that of Vice Chairman Leroy Miranda over at Pala. They do in fact hold ties to the tribes moved to Pala, but do they meet the 1/16th requirement that they as a tribe set out in the tribal constitution and by-laws? Do their children? I do not know. <br /><br />The BIA has plenty of paperwork and on any family member of any reservation in California but some records were poorly kept. The trick is to look at the documentation objectively.<br /><br />Now the corrupt use past corruptions to disenroll. They see an opportunity and take it, all in an effort to profit themselves. <br /><br />When I see the t.v. interview all I think is that is is obvious that the tribal government is not interested in protecting the integrity of the tribe, it's dishonorable to disenroll tribal members, more so without due process of law. <br /><br />I believe that if Robert Smith at Pala signed the documentation agreeing that the Margarita Brittain descendents were accepted as directed by the Acting Assistant Secretary of the interior in 1989, that he should not renege on his own approval or agreement with that ruling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-48561711272876741382012-05-18T11:04:32.694-04:002012-05-18T11:04:32.694-04:00"So Ed Burbe, Laura Miranda and Little John p..."So Ed Burbe, Laura Miranda and Little John put together the reasons to disenroll the Hunter Family. The 3 old lady blind mice on the enrollment committee can't even read let alone write. Thanks Bobby Lemere for turning the Hunter docs over to the the legal dept. Well they could have thought of a better reason to disenroll the Hunters..."an 18 yr old grandson of Paulina Hunter said: San Luis Rey"...Come on...well, well, just look at Burbe's and Miranda and Macarro's and etc...1/2 the Pechanga Tribe's 1928 apps say San Luis Rey. Good job guys you just set yourselves up to be disenrolled in the future when phony adopted members want more $$$$$$$$."<br /><br />And another thing, because of the John Johnson report on the ancestry of Paulina Hunter, commissioned by the enrollment committee, we found out from a section in the report about the Hunters connection to other Pechanga families that Mark Macarro's ancestor Juan Macarro was not Pechanga but was from Pauma, another local Luiseno tribe. <br /><br />Macarros connection to the Pechanga tribe is actually through Juan's second wife who he married while living at Pechanga in the 1890s. That second wife, Isabel Tapia, just so happens to be a member of the same clan as Paulina Hunter so Macarro is actually a member of our, the Hunters, clan so if we don't belong, then neither does he! <br /><br />I do believe that Macarro is legitimately Pechanga so of course it follows that we are also legitimately Pechanga.<br /><br />Could it be that the people who wanted us out know that Macarro has connections to the Hunters and that he does their bidding because he has been told that he and his family could be next?'aamokatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-63614378829841621512012-04-02T02:17:55.701-04:002012-04-02T02:17:55.701-04:00There are numerous issues that evolve with disenro...There are numerous issues that evolve with disenrollment or not being enrolled in a tribe. Individuals who are not enrolled in his/her tribe or have been disenrolled deal with many setbacks in the development of Native American rights. Some of the current issues are:<br /><br />1. Lack of Rights<br />The individual who is not recognized by his/her tribe face little to no representation under their tribal law or federal government (i.e. Indian Child Welfare Act) so they do not have fair representation under the law. This can range from social, economic, and political issues.<br /><br />2. College seat opportunities<br />Affirmative Action does not apply to those Native American individuals who are not enrolled in his/her tribe. So, when a Native American applicant is applying for his/her degree program, they are most likely competing in a much larger pool of applicants than as the minority applicant. <br /><br />3. College Scholarship <br />For a minority scholarship, a Native American applicant must either be enrolled in his/her tribe or have a certain blood quantum. If his/her tribe does not recognize the Native American individual, then the Native American applicant will not be eligible for the scholarship. If there is a certain blood quantum requirement, then they must meet those guidelines. <br /><br />4. Employment<br />A Native American applicant who is not enrolled in his/her tribe does not fall under the “Indian Preference Act” for the job position. Statistically, Native Americans have a higher unemployment rate among the national average. <br /><br />5. Tribal Recognition & Loss of Ancestry <br />Disenrollment or no enrollment in a tribe is a huge set back for the tribe and the Native American. This dwindles the tribe’s unity as well as future of sustainability of that tribe. <br /><br />If there are any more current issues, then it would beneficial to hear the other points, and debates in order to get a fuller perspective on the issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-78308661845802006772012-02-05T08:47:07.002-05:002012-02-05T08:47:07.002-05:00So Ed Burbe, Laura Miranda and Little John put tog...So Ed Burbe, Laura Miranda and Little John put together the reasons to disenroll the Hunter Family. The 3 old lady blind mice on the enrollment committee can't even read let alone write. Thanks Bobby Lemere for turning the Hunter docs over to the the legal dept. Well they could have thought of a better reason to disenroll the Hunters..."an 18 yr old grandson of Paulina Hunter said: San Luis Rey"...Come on...well, well, just look at Burbe's and Miranda and Macarro's and etc...1/2 the Pechanga Tribe's 1928 apps say San Luis Rey. Good job guys you just set yourselves up to be disenrolled in the future when phony adopted members want more $$$$$$$$.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-14814078285012704482012-02-02T22:39:41.923-05:002012-02-02T22:39:41.923-05:00You mention Ed Burbe in #4. He constantly said he ...You mention Ed Burbe in #4. He constantly said he would not be happy till he get's more money even if he has to get another family disenrolled. So his CPP Club funded a trip for him to D.C National Archives to dig up dirt on the Hunter family to have them removed from the Tribe and get their share of Casino per capita! But all he was able to find was Certified Documents verifying that Paulina Hunter was a Full Blooded Temecula/Pechanga Alloted Indian!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-69011385232768575682012-02-02T18:50:23.894-05:002012-02-02T18:50:23.894-05:00I'm surprised no one has commented on this yet...I'm surprised no one has commented on this yet. Great article! I like how you break down and analyze each stage in the process - like analyzing the elements of a tort!<br /><br />A lot of people still don't realize what it means to be disenrolled. It's not just a loss of tangible or pecuniary benefits. It's a loss of political and racial identity. The fact that Congress has turned a blind eye to Indian Country for so long is reprehensible.Erick Rhoanhttp://erickregalado.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com