Desperation takes over.

EXHIBIT A: Ellen Frye Sharp: TERO Officer/ Fryebal Council Cabal Leader

Notorious for always doing something she shouldn’t, for the last few days, Ellen has been running around the government center campaigning for the chairman’s slate of candidates and trying to get the tribal administrator fired. It reeks of desperation and audacity because everyone knows she’s violating employee

Ellen continues to remind us why she remains a flashing neon light on the “Do Not Hire List.”

policy. And she could end up getting herself fired for her annoying behavior. Employees say they can only hope. She’s trying to get signatures on a petition to remove the TA.  That’s ridiculous in light of the fact that that the TA has an 8-3 vote of confidence from Council.  That freed up the TA to fire Forked Tongue (Comptroller) hired a new Comptroller who knows what she is looking at and what she’s has found. The coverup uncovered and Resolution 33’s disastrous impact on Tribal finances.  Stay Tuned.

It also raises the desperation quotient because the chairman’s slate is not exactly inspirational. It is, however, the only group that can ensure the continued torture by the Fryebal Council. So here they are: Child King for Chairman, Biggest Looser for Vice Chairman, Talia Landry for Secretary, Fenton Soliz for Treasurer (yeah, not TAT), and Magpie for Council. Now, they just completely abandoned TAT for the guy who mans the “Citizens Bank Supermarket Branch” at Stop & Shop.

Yo Bobby, are you really the Treasurer or just play one on Tribal Council? Lovin’ the vest dude.

Now, Fryebal Council Cabal #1 consists of Joanne, her son Bobby the Treasurer, her brother Kevin, the Chief of Police, and sister Ellen, TERO Officer. Phew…. This is a lowball of around $350K annually for employees whose job descriptions are a complete mystery. Remember Kevin got a retroactive raise over 2 years. On top of that, Bobby drives back and forth to work in the Ford Explorer from his uncle’s police fleet. Cause you know, the Jaguar is permanently disabled. Oh yeah, we forgot. Joanne works for her brother in the Police Department. All in the family. And that’s only one section of the government center.

The Tribal Council has been busy this last week and the consequences of their actions represents a shift change that will likely reveal the wrongdoing in finance. It starts with the TA.  We were wrong when we said she resigned.  She did not.  Instead, she made a smart move, turned around and got a vote of confidence (CK did not want that for obvious reasons– Winnona, Winnie and Bobby voted no for their King). The TA teed up, turned around and fired the Comptroller.  Walked him out Wednesday. By the way, as we figured the Comptroller was not a CPA.

Joanne is not helping the embattled Child King. What you should do is get the tow truck. Get the tow truck Joanne.

So you could feel the ground shaking in finance because now they were completely exposed and leaking like a sieve. Not good for TAT, Winnona or CK. Meanwhile Joanne Frye is in a full-blown panic as she continues her smear campaign that tries to minimize CK’s abhorrent behavior. The attempt to distract is not working Joanne. Everyone knows Brian and what he does.  What you need to worry about is Bobby and the finance queens who can no longer coverup the mess they created. Yah.

With the election just weeks away, Child King is looking for some kind of achievement to claim. How about the Welcome Center in Taunton.  So instead of waiting for 50 slot machines to arrive next month he’s having a grand opening this weekend.  Right before the election. Surprise!!! Of course, he’s all over Facebook claiming credit for something he had nothing to do with. Shameless.

Oh Joanne, you really ought to get your son to move the Jaguar.  You had to know we were not serious about it being a landmark. It’s undermining the Fryebal Council’s good name.

The dynamics of the race for chairman changed dramatically when Aaron Tobey decided to withdraw from the race Thursday and run for treasurer. He pivoted masterfully, endorsing Nelson Andrews, who also pulled his qualifying papers Wednesday. The two pledged unity to bring about change for the beleaguered Tribe. And the government center was abuzz with excitement.

That leaves a head-to-head match-up between the embattled Brian Weeden and the popular Nelson Andrews a rising star in Indian country who’s become a “go to” on a wide range of subjects relating to

Tobey has remained active in tribal affairs. He definitely does not shy away from challenges or work.

management, tribal economic development partnerships and emergency services.
Tobey, meanwhile, has his own distinct profile. As a staunch constitutionalist, he’s credited with preserving the Tribe’s local control by challenging the use of mail-in ballots. He won that fight. So, unlike many other tribes, the Mashpee must vote in person to have a say in government. Tribes using mail-in ballots bemoan the fact that local members lose control to off-reservation members who don’t know the candidates or the issues impacting them.
Tobey has a record that reflects a long list of challenges to wasteful spending violations of ordinances and, of course, the Constitution. He served as the tribal vice chairman and on Council. His motto is “tribe first” reflecting a commitment that has been steady.
Andrews built a cachet of contacts and relationships with tribal leaders that can only help bolster future

Supporters of Andrews say he will get the Tribe on a positive path. His management skills will encourage officers, council members, and staff to work together for a common goal. Restoring confidence in the government will also be a plus.

economic development. His vision extends beyond grant dependence to sustainability based on tribal-run businesses. Apparently, his role as the FEMA liaison to the 10 tribes on the East Coast has helped with those economic development prospects and other beneficial efforts that have been conspicuously absent from the Weeden administration.

Weeden, just recently off probation for the Plymouth Plantation episode, will likely try to take credit for the Welcome Center that was unveiled in Taunton Friday. Let’s be clear, people; for the record, the Child King had nothing to do with any aspect of the slot machine phase of this casino effort. As a matter of fact he has had nothing to do with anything relating to the casino. He does get credit for sitting in the back of the room during meetings, like an observer, silent. We all know who does the work and who does the photo OPS.

On to Bobby, known as The Alleged Treasurer, is an amazing character. He offers the most extraordinary comic relief ever seen. His performance during the Wednesday Council meeting was so ridiculous you couldn’t follow it because you were cracking up. More craziness is the case of TAT’s Jaguar. For months, this car with a flat tire has been

Good Ole TAT has been appointed to chair the newly created Tribal Landmark Committee. “It is my honor to accept this role,“ he said through his tears of joy.

parked in front of the government Center. He probably

The Child King has never been serious. He doesn’t know how and doesn’t want to learn. He gets that big check, travels a lot, collects titles, does photo OPS, and bullies. Definitely not a service kinda guy.

can’t get the tire changed, and the tags are expired too. But his reputation as Repo Man has us thinking that it’s there because they can’t repossess the car on tribal land. It’s kinda like a landmark now, you know, Straight Outta Smoke Signals. Bobby uses tribal vehicles for personal use getting to and from the Wigwam to get to work. That’s your Treasurer.
We will officially know who has qualified on Sunday. It’s going to be interesting.
Hot and Poppin’ is more like it.

Just thought we would post this to give you a snapshot of what we’re up against after Trump is sworn in. We will not have the protection of the federal government. So remember people, years of CK’s incompetence at the helm, has us on the side of the road with a tin cup.

After Thursday’s federal ruling on land rights, one of the contested Shinnecock billboards displayed a defiant message to travelers along Sunrise Highway. The digital display, which shows temperatures of 43 degrees, remains active despite a state injunction against its operation. (Photo: Courtesy)

By Chez Oxendine, Levi Rickert

January 3, 2025

The U.S. Department of the Interior has confirmed the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s aboriginal rights to a contested property in Hampton Bays, New York, potentially derailing state and local efforts to regulate the tribe’s development projects there.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) designated the 104-acre parcel — referred to as “Westwoods” by the tribe — as restricted fee land, a classification that exempts it from state and local control while preserving tribal sovereignty. The BIA decision, communicated to the tribe in a letter from Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland, follows a three-year investigation into the property’s status.

The federal determination comes at a critical moment for Shinnecock Nation, which is facing legal challenges over two electronic billboards along Sunrise Highway and the construction of a new gas station and travel plaza in Hampton Bays, about 90 miles from Manhattan.

“This land is and has always been restricted fee land held by the Nation and is now recorded as such,” Newland wrote in a Jan. 2 letter to Shinnecock Nation Chairwoman Lisa Goree.

The federal ruling could invalidate recent litigation against the Shinnecock Nation. In December, the New York State Department of Transportation won an injunction against the billboards, though the tribe hasn’t shut them off. Just before Christmas, the village of Southampton filed a lawsuit intended to stop development of the gas station.

“The sad part is New York State has acknowledged it — state maps list our land as an Indian reservation. That land has never been taxed, we’ve never paid tax on it,” Lance Gumbs, Shinnecock vice chairman, said. “This was another frivolous lawsuit to try and bankrupt our tribe and have us acquiesce to things we’ve put up with in the past.”

Both the state and town had argued Westwoods was fee simple land outside the tribe’s reservation, requiring state and municipal permits for development. The BIA’s affirmation that the Nation holds this parcel as restricted fee land, which confirms tribal control over their lands, contradicts the state and town positions, Gumbs said.

The Shinnecock Nation’s control of Westwoods was most recently contested by the state starting in 2019, when the New York State Department of Transportation filed to stop development and use of the electronic billboards. The state asserted that the tribe required permits for the signs, while the Shinnecock insisted the land was sovereign, and not subject to state law on the matter. Ironically, during the Covid-19 pandemic, local officials used the tribe’s billboards to share health updates with New Yorkers who had fled the city for the less-populated Hamptons.

A legal expert familiar with the case, speaking on background, said the designation of Westwoods as restricted fee land undercut the state’s entire argument against the billboards’ construction. Importantly, the BIA confirmed that the restricted fee status was “uninterrupted since time immemorial,” meaning the Shinnecock never ceded control of the lands in question.

“When the federal government recognized the Shinnecock Nation in 2010, they didn’t create the tribe — they recognized that, oh, hey, there’s a tribe there,” the legal expert said. Before colonization, the legal expert explained, the Nation had thousands of acres affected by various transactions — many of them fraudulent. “The lands the Nation retained always belonged to them, and [Newland’s letter] confirms that.”

“This was a Christmas gift and a New Years gift all wrapped in one,” Gumbs said. “This is tremendous for our nation and reinforces that our land is what we’ve always said it is — ours.”

Despite the pending lawsuits, the Shinnecock Nation plans to proceed with both the electronic billboard operation and the travel plaza construction. On Thursday after, the billboards displayed a message to travelers:  Welcome to the Shinnecock Indian Nation Restricted Fee Aboriginal Territory 18 U.S.C. § 1151 Indian Country. 

“We’re not turning the signs off. We’re not going to acknowledge the jurisdiction of New York over our sovereign lands,” Gumbs said. “Our contention is that we don’t need a State permit to put up signs on our land.”

Tribal Business News reached out to both the New York State Department of Transportation and the town of Southampton for comment. Neither had responded as this story went live.

There he is, in all his glory, with the children. Even a Child King has a Bully Pulpit to do good. He used it in all the wrong ways. He made a lot of promises when he took office and well, you know what happened.

The Child King wanted to run the Tribal government operations, illegally, and under Resolution 33. He did it alright.  He ran it right into the ground. Within the last four weeks we’ve had 3 department heads quit.  All of them brand new hires. So new, we only knew the name of one of the women. The Housing Director, the Human Relations Director and today the Tribal Administrator quit.

There’s one common thread….CK.  None of these women would go along with the coverup of financial mismanagement or overlook employee incompetence. Every time the TA tried to find out what was happening in finance, and God forbid present a budget, she was stone walled with lies and excuses from Forked Tongue who pointed to the Frye’s incompetence. Even a Tribal member consultant with major auditing and management skills couldn’t break through.  As for the Housing Director, well she had loads of trouble trying to figure out where the security money went and never got an answer from Kevin Frye about when it’s coming back. Course Joann Peters couldn’t do her job because the culprit in trouble (you can guess which family) would whine to CK who would undermine the managers action or proposed firing and so on.

The abrupt departures all circle back to finance and someone knowing too much choosing to walk away from corruption.  But it’s one hell of a thing to run off three important people in management within a month. Roughly a month before an election. It’s a desperate pattern.

The refusal to produce a budget year after year under CK’s regime is so outrageous we’re exhausted from talking about it. But one thing is certain it must be pretty bad because the cover up involves a dozen bulldozers and as many dump trucks.