Friday, October 23, 2009

"Together, we must all ensure that Tribal councils now and in the future are held accountable for their actions."

How are Adrian, Jon, and Deron going to be held accountable for their actions? An apology in the form of a letter to the tribal members that goes something like this:

Tribal Members,
Today, we announce our resignation. We have tried to the best of our ability to make sound decisions for the Tribe without the input of the tribal members. We apologize for conducting tribal affairs with an air of elitism. We feel our presence on the tribal council could hinder the progress of the Tribe as it is on the mend. We are attempting to disentangle ourselves from being held accountable for blowing through the Tribe’s money and the tribal members' plight.(denied their rightful money and driven into poverty).

Signed,
Quack, Quack, Quack

Broken Tribe- Vow to avenge tribal members' years of suffering and deprivation.

How? By repairing and restoring the Tribe with goodness and decency. By discouraging individuals (who knowingly/unknowingly destroyed the Tribe) from anymore stints on the tribal council. Revenge, is a tired term thrown around to discredit other individuals’ sincere concern and ambitions to remedy the piss poor decisions of the past tribal councils. There were five seats open on the tribal council and many tribal members felt it was time to reclaim the Tribe, a determination to make the settlement a better place, and- above all- a fairer place.

I guess the sign; "Vote for Deron, Not Revenge" was more effective than my smear campaign because this guy got back on the tribal council, Deron Ward

*The sign indicates an individual(s) lack of desire to accept any responsibility for the mismanagement of the Tribe.

What has Deron done for the Tribe that secured him a place on the tribal council? Was it his sporadic attendance at tribal council meetings, his excessive use of comps at the casino, notorious drunken antics at the casino, or was it his history of being a yes man? I do not know if it is just a coincidence that every council he has been on has resulted in extreme losses for the Tribe or maybe it’s just him. Is this guy a jinx?

Quack, Quack, Quack

Deron Ward- lame duck
Adrian Pushetonequa- lame duck
Jon Papakee- lame duck

Why are these people still clinging to the tribal council? What more are they going to do the Tribe? (shudders with dread)

* Duck translation:
quack, quack, quack- means no good.

New Tribal Council

Judith Bender
Donald Wanatee Sr.
Tony Waseskuk
Dirk Whitebreast
Deron Ward
Adrian Pushetonequa
Jon Papakee

Monday, October 19, 2009

Open your eyes

This is not the future our ancestors wanted for the Meskwaki Tribe. Conflict. Distress. Debt. Corruption. The takeover hurt a lot of people and it brought many problems for the Tribe. Look around. Whose lives have been considerably altered for the better? Who came out victorious from the takeover? The leeches/lawyers/dispute profiteers. The Meskwaki Tribe lost.

Note to tribal members- please no more takeovers. "Ooh, they're too spensive." Soo spensive." *expensive

Ain't nothing I can do, ain't nothing I can say

Everyone could relate to money or lack thereof so that is why I chose to talk about money. It was my aim to put a spotlight on the tribal council and for the truth to come out. I know that it was a blow to everyone when the percap was cut and this probably attributed to an increase in the use of alcohol and drugs. I do not see how addressing the issues of alcohol and drugs would be beneficial to anyone. Would you like to see more alcohol and drug awareness programs?
Why try to dictate how you think other people ought to live their lives? You can rattle off all the pitfalls of alcohol and drugs, but it is ultimately an individual’s decision to drink or use drugs. It is also that individual’s decision to decide to get help for their problem. Individual’s desire to stop, the support of their family and utilizing the programs that are available to our tribal members can lead to a road of recovery.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

How wrong? Let me count the ways...

Criminal Charges (state and/or federal) against Appointed (Bear) council
1.Theft- Black Law’s definition: 1. The felonious taking and removing of another’s personal property with the intent of depriving the true owner of it; larceny. 2. Broadly, any act or instance of stealing, including larceny, burglary, embezzlement, and false pretenses.
2. Misappropriation- Black Law’s definition: the application of another’s property or money dishonestly to one’s own use.
3. Embezzlement- Black Law’s definition: The fraudulent taking of personal property with which one has been entrusted.
4. Criminal conspiracy- Black Law’s definition: In criminal law, conspiracy is a separate offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.
5. Criminal trespass- Black Law’s definition: A trespass in which the trespasser remains on the property after being ordered off by a person authorized to do so.
6. Assault- Black Law’s definition: The threat or use of force on another that causes that person to have a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact; the act of putting another person in reasonable fear or apprehension of an immediate battery by means of an act amounting to an attempt or threat to commit a battery.
Civil Litigation for damages against individual Appointed (Bear) council members
7. Conversion- Black Law’s definition: The wrongful possession or disposition of another’s property as if it were one’s own.
8. Conspiracy- Black Law’s definition: an agreement by two or more persons to commit an unlawful act.
9. Trespass- Black Law’s definition: An unlawful act committed against the person or property of another; especially wrongful entry on another’s real property.

Banks Receiving and Disbursing Appointed (Bear) Council Funds
10. Conversion of tribal funds
11. Conspiracy
12. Interference with business advantage
13. Breach of fiduciary duty
14. Breach of duty of due diligence in accepting and disbursing tribal funds, without elected council authority

Friday, October 16, 2009

Hey, my scanner is fixed.

What they did was wrong.

http://www.4shared.com/file/141422931/f900303a/fileshare.html

Please don't forget.

Give 'Em the Heave Ho

I was sort of hoping that Adrian and Jon would resign as soon as the new tribal council members were sworn in. Evidence of their wrongdoing will be revealed eventually, so they should leave the tribal council with some dignity and resign. Are they waiting to be kicked off the tribal council?

I'm glad they didn't get back on...

Homer Bear
Harvey Davenport

Special Election Nominees (2-year term)

Galene Johnson
DeronWard

General Election Nominees (4-year term)

Judith Bender
Donald Wanatee
Tony Waseskuk
Harvey Davenport
Dirk Whitebreast
Joann Youngbear
Homer Bear
Calvin Johnson

General and Special Election to be held Tuesday 20, 2009 8 a.m.- 8 p.m.