Soni, Natalie and Vicki sport their shirts that say it all. In true Mashpee fashion, humor is the best medicine.

The headline should make you laugh when you think about the Tribal Court. The latest was the boondoggle or boondoggle x 2 with the case against Natalie’s granddaughter. It was so unnecessary.  But to compound the first overreach they clap a $200 bond on the young woman.  We all know a bond is set to guarantee a court appearance. Well she showed up, the court settled on what appears to be 2 years of probation. With all that, Vicki should have gotten the $200 back. That’s pretty standard. but not in the Tribal Court…..somekinda way they conjured up this stupid condition that she would not get her money back for the two years. The controversy has started a movement because of the absurdity of the disappearing $200 and the Romper Room Court. Herrin and Roe said they’d take up a collection but decided to just tell people to contribute to Natalie.

But, there’s more.  It’s not as if the court has a real docket or anything.  And since when does real work or rulings matter? Amazingly Nancy Frye Rose showed up at the last Council meeting talking about how the court deserved $180 K raise. Someone in the audience almost gaged. Right. The Tribes’ in financial straits and she’s talking about raises for people nobody ever sees and renders absurd rulings that hurt Elders.

Meanwhile Councilwoman Roxanne was endorsing the raise too. The ethics of

According to sources, CK chats with Roxanne before every Council meeting. A surprising alliance for many reasons.

her role as the Council Laison to the Tribal Court comes into question in that her brother is the chief judge of the Supreme Court. Roxanne is also the chair of the Elders Judiciary which should no longer exist.  It was established to substitute as mediators of sorts until the true court was up and running. Not a good look at all.

The parents of college bound students complain bitterly about the lack resources coming from the Roanne’s education department. The Rhode Island Indian Council has filled the void for years because our grants and other funding resources have not grown. Here we are at the start of another school year, and parents that can do it are forced to take out loans because our education department is outta gas. There’s more on where RIC resources designated for scholarships are going.  That’s not a good look either.

Accountability or the lack thereof is the ultimate deal breaker for elected officials.  There’s no way to survive politically because there’s always someone watching ready to rat you out.

The Child King has been on vacation for weeks. This is not news. He’s always on vacation.  When he’s here, he purposely runs out the clock in meetings because he’s afraid someone will challenge his disturbing behavior and call him out.  As a matter of fact, BP, “Big Perp” aka the Medicine Man Guy Cash was running around trying to get councilmen to bring Farmgate to the table. He was told “That’s your job, you’re the Medicine Man.” Pause,…..he slithers back to his corner. CK thinks he’s dodged the bullet again.

CK’s Cliff Walkers are wobbling on the edge. They actually believed the big lie. Just like Trumpsters.

But his erratic and disturbing behavior has pushed him to the brink of removal again. He’s so awful, pulling the relief valve is viewed as the ultimate prize. His refusal to do anything or to deal with serious issues is compounded by the Tribe’s financial crisis exacerbated by the budget coverup. Add to mess, are the most outrageous budget requests in the history of the MWT. Clearly, they were misguided by CK’s promises of huge sums of money, and they went for it.  We won’t mention names, but these people are not the sharpest knives in the draw.  Ya lie down with dogs ya come up with fleas …and other things.

Interestingly, CK’s Cliff Walkers, also now known as “Big Money Grips,” find themselves embroiled in a lawsuit that charges them individually for violating the Tribal Constitution.  Rather than have a special election and allow tribal members to decide, they voted to seat TBL (Winnie) in Rita Gonsalves’ seat. They knew Winnie had lost two previous elections and couldn’t survive another. So the deal was done… Roxanne, Winnona, David, Nitana, Big Perp and CK broke the tie.  And here we are again. More on that and CK the No Show on everything.

Meanwhile Wamp  Whistledance has some tea for you…… stay tuned.

Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Dec. 2023. (Photo/Levi Rickert for Native News Online)

BY MARLON WHITEEAGLE

JULY 23, 2024

Native Vote 2024. Just hours after President Biden ended his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, she has secured enough delegates to become the Democratic presidential nominee.

“When I announced my campaign for President, I said I intended to go out and earn this nomination,” Harris said. “Tonight, I am proud to have secured the broad support needed to become our party’s nominee.”

According to party rules, a candidate needs the support of more than 1,976 delegates to earn the nomination. Harris received unanimous support from California, her home state.

“As a daughter of California, I am proud that my home state’s delegation helped put our campaign over the top,” Harris said.

Harris previously served as California’s Attorney General from 2011 to 2017, and as U.S. Senator from 2017 to 2021. Pundits named several former state attorneys general, now governors of key swing states, as potential running mate choices.

Harris traveled to the Harris for President campaign headquarters, formerly Biden-Harris campaign headquarters, in Wilmington, Delaware to meet with her team. Their goal remains the same: defeat Donald Trump.

“This election will present a clear choice between two different visions. Donald Trump wants to take our country back to a time before many of us had full freedoms and equal rights,” Harris said. “I believe in a future that strengthens our democracy, protects reproductive freedom and ensures every person has the opportunity to not just get by, but to get ahead.”

Earlier in the day, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), a tribal citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation, endorsed Harris for president in a social media statement.

She wrote: “The choice in this presidential election is clear. Kamala Harris will fight MAGA extremism, protect our reproductive rights, and defend our democracy. Most importantly, uniting behind her gives us the best chance to prevent another term for Donald Trump.”

The Harris campaign received record-setting contributions, with more than $100 million raissed from Sunday afternoon to Monday evening.

With just 105 days left until Election Day, Harris has a lot of work to do.

“Over the next few months, I will be traveling across the country talking to Americans about everything that is on the line,” Harris said. “I fully intend to unite our party, unite our nation, and defeat Donald Trump in November.”

Lightning fast production of the TV ad for the new nominee…check it out. Because Massachusetts is not a battleground state, this ad will not air in the Bay State.

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My Dear Drumbeaters,

The sad legacy of our Child King continues to devolve into an abject legacy of depravity.  The

The Whistledance contributors are our female GenZers who keep a watchful eye on the good and bad stuff. Offering an honest, behind the scenes perspective.

humiliation of the Tribe is of no concern to him and that was on full display Pow Wow weekend. He was unphased by a Tribal child injury and a stabbing. Partying at the They Not like Us party was where he was in his grind mode, never wanting it to end.  They were jammin’ hard at the Cape Codder in Hyannis. CK ended up  inviting hundreds of revelers to his after party at the Tribal farm.

Yes, my dears he did ….and they came drinking and d—- on tribal land. Nearly 200 people showed up. Witnesses say his sister Sassamin was driving through the crowd with a man hanging off the car. When Tribal police arrived to break it up, CK was very busy sneering and repeatedly giving

It’s not like Tribal members feel sorry for Kevin when he gets fat checks from the Tribe and the town. But when the so-called chairman breaks the law and tells you to f*** off —that’s bodacious.

Police Chief Kevin Frye the finger, while nontribal members shouted at Frye to “get the f*** outta here!” Is that how a Tribal chairman behaves? And who invites people to tribal land to break the law? We are very lucky someone wasn’t hurt.

Why do we allow CK’s degenerate behavior to continue?  It’s like we’re forced to bathe in it weekly. His immaturity, destructiveness, administrative and leadership failures are astounding.  And yet he is still at the helm aching for the next opportunity to show us his natural a– .(Winking now)

Council attempted to discuss what they heard about the episode, but CK ran out the clock, with the help of Lovely Winnona. So now that they know more, it would be interesting to see what kind of police report Kevin filed.

An investigation would be in order. if it were anyone else, there would be serious consequences.  But you forget, The Child King is above the law.

Constant violations of tribal law brought the lawsuit against him and the 5 Council members who restored TBL to the council. All told in tomorrow’s installment of Reel Wamps.

Until then let’s stay in touch.

H & R called a special meeting to address the State of Emergency created by CK & his Cliff Walkers.

So, Herrin’ and Roe called a Special Meeting.  Being Elders, they invited GenZ youth, Weetamoo and Quahog Pie. Of course, they asked Minnie Ah Hah to attend. Since she refuses to update her photo or tell her true age, H & R created the “Timeless” category for her. They met on the river to avoid the spies. The problem, the disfunction and inoperable tribal government.

Herrin’: “Alright, it’s quite a mess ova there with CK and his CW’s. We are at a complete standstill. No budget. We don’t have department heads. And the Chairman’s still runnin’ all over the country, posting salacious topics on social media and collecting almost $3k a week. All we get is his whining and personal grievances. ”

Quahog Pie: “Uncle who is CK and the CW’s?”

Herrin’:  “Brian, the Child King and his minions are The Cliff Walkers.”

Weetamoo: “I thought the chairman was “PP” Peter Pan.”

Minnie Ah Hah, a stickler for decency and accountability, has given up on the Child King.

Roe: “No, he graduated to Child King as the chairman. His loyalists and BP will walk off a cliff for him. It’s really somethin’ to see.”

Minnie Ah Hah: “That is foolishness. Who follows a petulant child?”

Roe: ” Numbskulls.”

Minnie Ah Hah: “Must be so because we’ve been on the road to nowhere since he took over Operations.”

Quahog Pie thought TAT was “make believe.” But he’s very real and always present when there’s money involved, and not so mysteriously disappears.

Such a shame. Blaming it on the other officers, which is another violation the Constitution. The old timers would not stand for this. This is happening because we have no spiritual guidance.”

Herrin’: “Come on, we got BP! ”

Minnie Ah Hah: “BP?”

That would be “Big Perp.” Guy Cash. The man perpetrating a fraud as the Medicine Man.

Roe: “He’s perpetrating alright. Title only. And the man has no mirrors in his house.”

Quahog Pie: “So he’s a Vampire?”

Herrin’: “Worse than that. He can’t stand to look at himself cause the reflection is of the ancestors kickin’ his ass. Callin’ him “a fake and a fraud.”

Minnie Ah Hah: ” Language young man!”

Roe: ” A fake ana fraud.”

Minnie Ah Hah: “A fake and a fraud.”

Weetamoo is so worried about the Cliff Walkers and the Child King, she vowed to mobilize Tribal youth.

Weetamoo: “Well who did his naming ceremony?

Herrin’: “We’re not allowed to tell. But it wasn’t The Cliff Walkers.

Quahog Pie: “Do they really walk off Cliffs for The Child King uncle?”

Roe: ” Yaah.. right into the inferno of old smoldering seaweed, hot rocks, rotten clams and broken quahog shells…. not exactly a redeeming sweat lodge.”

Herrin’: “Awful. That’s their penance apparently.”

Weetamoo;” What’s penance uncle?”

Herrin’: Look it up girl. They’re quite a crew. The leader is TBL, Winnie, The Biggest Looser, LW Winnona, Lovely Winnona… ahem, MP David Weeden MagPie and the infamous TAT, Bobby, The Alleged Treasurer.”

Roe: “That TAT has staying power, I’ll say that.”

Minnie Ah Hah: “His reputation for skullduggery has rewarded him with more nick names than anyone in the Tribe.

Herrin’: “Yaaas Yas. The Floater, Repo Man, No GED for Me, Foreclosed Forever, and now The

TAT continues to prove that his audacity and mendacity is immeasurable. During work hours he’s chillin’.  It’s certification for membership in the Cliff Walkers.

Alleged Treasurer. Who would have the nerve to take the job with that kind of past?

ALL: “TAT”

Quahog Pie: “Is he really the Treasurer? Cause when I ask people they just start laughing.

Roe: “Is CK the chairman? Course he is.”

Quahog Pie:” But I thought it was make-believe, you know?”

Herrin’: It’s no fantasy. It’s a nightmare.  He slipped in just like Winnie did.  CK violated the Constitution twice to gain political power. Now CK has made TAT the liaison to the Emergency Management Department. Revenge against Nelson Andrews’ success and service. TAT will begin his “Disappearing Act.” Watch the equipment….poof.”

Weetamoo: “This is awful. And what about the Pow Wow? Are we going to have it? Did the TAT man finds the money?”

Herrin’: “Yet another mystery in the hands of TAT.”

Why would that even come out of his mouth. A budget item for a deer farm? Oooooh CK!!!!

Quahog Pie: ” Uncle, we ask permission to leave.  This whole thing is a lot for us.  We want to go to the deer farm. ”

Roe; ” Go where you want, but there ain’t  no deer farm. So stunneded. The most ridiculous idea ever made by CK. You kids go on home.

Minnie: Ah Hah: ” Well the ancestors apparently have spoken to The Child King. He’s taking down all his mirrors.”

Herrin’: “Too late for the Cliff Walkers though. Following this kid is like booking passage on the Titanic.

No refund no return.

Herrin’ & Roe: “SMDH”

(Translation: Shaking My Damn Head)