China Tells U.S. to Quit as Human Rights Judge: Look in Indian Country for Rights Abuses

Mirroring some portions of the UN Human Rights Council Review on US Human rights with a focus on Indigenous People, China is fighting back.  We've discussed the abuses of tribes such as Pechanga, which is practicing Apartheid on their reservation in Temecula, and the Picayune Rancheria which terminated 50% of their tribal population.  Recall that the Redding Rancheria terminated the Foreman family, the descendents of a woman whose DNA proved their right to be in the tribe and whose first chairman brought Indian Health to Northern CA.

The United States is beset by violence, racism and torture and has no authority to condemn other governments' human rights problems, China said on Sunday, countering U.S. criticism of Beijing's crackdown.

The row between Beijing and Washington over human rights has intensified since China's ruling Communist Party extended its clampdown on dissidents and rights activists, a move which has sparked an outcry from Washington and other Western governments.

Recall when AIRRO held listening sessions on the human rights abuses?   “The UN is going to look at the United States record of enforcing and protecting the basic rights of people within its borders, especially indigenous people,” Gomez said. “I think this will be the first time it will be shown not only to the State Department but to the UN that there really is a problem in Indian Country.”

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is the most prominent of the activists to be detained by police or held in secretive custody in the latest crackdown.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday she was "deeply concerned" about it, and cited "negative trends" including Ai's detention.   We in Indian country wish Secretary Clinton would be as "deeply concerned" about the issues of disenrollment, banishments and apartheid on CA's Indian Reservations

A U.S. State Department report on global human rights released on Friday said Beijing had stepped up restrictions on lawyers, activists, bloggers and journalists, and tightened controls on civil society.

It has also increased its efforts to control the press, Internet and Internet access, the report said.

But China has shown no sign of bowing to foreign pressure.

Its Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed the U.S. report as meddling, and its own annual report about U.S. human rights stressed Beijing's dismissive view.

"Stop the domineering behavior of exploiting human rights to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries," it said, according to excerpts published by the official Xinhua news agency.

"The United States ignores its own severe human rights problems, ardently promoting its so-called 'human rights diplomacy', treating human rights as a political tool to vilify other countries and to advance its own strategic interests," said a passage from the Chinese report

Produced by the State Council Information Office, the government's public relations arm, the report dwelled on what it said were severe deprivations and threats facing many Americans, as well as Washington's invasion of Iraq.

It also cited the United States' refusal to ratify a number of international human rights pacts, and listed poverty, hunger and homelessness as stains on the country's rights record.

"The United States is the world's worst country for violent crimes," said the report. "Citizens' lives, property and personal safety do not receive the protection they should."

"Racial discrimination is deeply rooted in the United States, permeating every aspect of social life," it said.

A Remembrance: Robert Edward Foreman Redding Rancheria's First Chairman

Today marks the second year of the passing of Robert Edward Foreman, of the Redding Rancheria.   Mr. Foreman should be regarded as a hero to the Redding Rancheria, as he was responsible for bringing health care services to Native Americans in the north counties.   In 1971, Rural Indian Health Care was opened in Anderson, CA.

Sadly, the Redding Rancheria, led by Tracy Edwards, who is in Original Pechanga's Blog's HALL OF SHAME, disenrolled their FIRST chairman, even after DNA evidence proved their rightful place in the tribe.  

Carla Maslin, Mr. Foreman's daughter told us:   The betrayal of our community is the most unforgettable. It is a crime for them to commit fraud, injustice, & lies to the public about my family's bloodline & heritage. As it would be for any human being whose roots, blood ties and connections to their ancestors is an unwritten and sacred law. It is an outrage.

Please check the link for more on Mr. Foreman.

Redding Rancheria, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, Enterprise Rancheria, Picayune Rancheria are all guilty of paper genocide AND Apartheid of Native Americans.

Letter To Department of Justice in Opposition to Glenda Nelson and Jack Potter Jr. for Tribal Nations Leadership Council

Department of Justice Via USPS and email: Tracy.Toulou@usdoj.gov

Office of Tribal Justice
Tracy Toulou, Director
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington , DC 20530


Re: Candidates to the Tribal Nations Leadership Council


Dear Director Toulou:

As a United States citizen, a registered voter, and a person concerned about the growing problem of civil rights violations in Indian Country, I am submitting this letter regarding several tribal leaders nominated to sit on the Tribal Nations Leadership Council.

I am especially outraged that Glenda Nelson of Enterprise and Jack Potter Jr. of Redding Rancheria have been nominated to the Tribal Nations Leadership Council, and I urge you to refuse to sit them as members of the Council.

Throughout California Indian Country, tribal officials such as Ms. Nelson and Mr. Potter have taken actions which have denied and/or stripped thousands of California Indians of the basic rights guaranteed by tribal and federal laws. These very same tribal leaders have escaped prosecution for their gross violations by invoking tribal sovereignty.

If it is the intent of the Department to gain perspective and develop policy regarding tribal justice issues such as civil rights, the Department would be better served by meeting with those who have been victims of the arbitrary and capricious acts of tribal officials.

Moreover, it would be the height of hypocrisy to allow either Ms. Nelson or Mr. Potter to sit on the Council and influence Department policy regarding tribal justice issues when they themselves continue to prosper or retain power as a direct result of actions which have victimized the citizens of Enterprise and Redding Rancheria.

I urge you to deny Ms. Nelson and Mr. Potter’s nomination to the Council and respectfully request that you revise the manner in which the Department will interact with Indian Country to include consultations with those who have had their rights violated and/or stripped by tribal leaders.



Respectfully submitted:







Cc: Gaye.Tenoso Gaye.Tenoso2@usdoj.gov