Reel Wamps

Let’s get this straight.  We have a tribal court without legal authority that has mislead tribal members concerning that authority for 3 years.  You have Tribal officers that use the court to harass tribal members, threatening and engaging in legal action and procedures that amount to absolutely nothing.

A Peace Maker Court would better serve the tribe

Two things are constant. The tribal judge gets a big check and the attorneys checks quadruple the judge’s.  The most outrageous abuse is that the judge tells tribal members they have access to ” pro bono ” attorneys to defend them against the big White firms working for the Council.  Sort of like public defenders don’t you know. Great.

As you know…..all the briefs and letters from Sockbasen and the attorneys ( that we have paid millions to) are proof that they are violating their oaths as ” officers of the court” because they are engaging in the worst kind of fraud. ….at the direction of the Council officers. They know it.  And all the letters of explanation about why they did this and that, does not erase the fact that they have violated that oath.

The Constitution set up a Peace Maker Court that would allow our own people to work out problems. Mediation if you will. All that money wasted on the phoney legal system would be put to better use if given to tribal members instead of  law firms milking us dry.

Our people are hurting.  And look at this madness.

Hopefully the BIA is paying attention to this gross exploitation.  Maybe they can find the damned 2009 election sign-in sheets that is if they still exist.

Here’s the letter Nellie sent to the tribal court about three weeks ago.  Like everyone else….she’s figured it out.

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Court

Marita Scott, Clerk

483 Great Neck Road South

P.O. Box 480

Mashpee, Ma. 02649

August 14, 2012

Dear Ms. Scott,

I will not  attend the upcoming hearing scheduled in the Tribal Court regarding my Election Complaint. Tribal Court Judge Robert Mills confirmed that he “could not compel the Tribal Council or the 2009 Election Chair Patricia Keliinui to produce the documents” requested in the complaint.  So It does not make much sense to seek resolution in a court that cannot help me get to the bottom of this mess.

Also in light of the recent ruling of the US District Court in Alaska; Koniag, Inc again Alaskan Corporation & Michael P. O’Connenel, Plaintiff, V Kurt Karian individually as tribal attorney for the Native of Karluk Tribal Court Judge for Karluk Tribal Court….etc , is identical to our situation because the Alaskan tribe does not have land in trust either.  Of course the Federal Court ruled against the tribe saying the tribal court did not have the authority to do anything.

I have requested materials that should be a matter of public record to all tribal members and have been denied. I therefore have no alternative but to seek relief in the Federal court on the matter.

Sincerely

Nellie Hicks Ramos

P.O. Box 118

Mashpee, Ma. 02649

So Nellie gets this long letter from Judge Henry Sockbasen basically calling her a liar. He  threw the case out…and you want to say ” Where’d he throw it ?”  He keeps ” holding court” and nobody shows up, but the tribal attorneys who get paid enough to feed a tribal family for years.

He said Nellie never wrote the letter to Patricia Keliinui on February 9, 2009 challenging the election.  Well Patricia Keliinui knows what happened and so does Mark Tillden and about 5 other witnesses…because they verbally denied Nellie’s request. That’s the problem.

Nellie and Patty Oakley heard Robert Mills say he can’t make the Council do anything ( no land in trust ).  And why would Mills walk away from the case beyond the fact that the issue can’t be resolved and the court has no authority to resolve it.

And lastly, the voter sign in sheets seem to be missing and just can’t be produced.

No matter. There is video of  people who were not on the roll standing in line to vote…..and lots of affidavits  and testimony  for a real court.

Besides if  the court were legit why aren’t Indian Child Welfare cases resolved in our Tribal Court?That’s how other tribes handle it.

Why isn’t anything resolved in our court ? And why do the lawyers keep billing knowing full well the court has no legal authority. That is problematic also.…for the lawyers.

Okay…

In a letter, Governor Deval Patrick pleaded with the Secretary of the Department of  Interior to approve his controversial  casino compact  forged with Aaron Tobey  who represented the tribe.  The compact is dubbed one of the worst ever in Indian Country and we all know why. In the letter, Patrick calls the compact “delicate ” and warns the Secretary,  that to reject it could cause a huge problem. In other words, the  Massachusetts legislature would be free to say, “Oh well we tried too bad.” And Patrick could say that too. So they give the license to someone else.  Many contend say that was the plan all along and the state walks away with clean hands.  Others say ya, but tribal leaders were so incompetent,  and desperate to serve themselves, there is no other explanation.

Millions of $$$$ out the window

No one in their right mind would actually think the compact was the right thing to do for us, and that the US Government would approve such an ” onerous ” document that actually violates the law. Besides, the government is supposed to protect us, in this case from our own tribal government.  Who would pity us with our own selling us out for a pay check….

But wait a minute….the Compact approval or rejection is irrelevant if….. ( let’s all say it together ) 

WE DON’T HAVE LAND IN TRUST.

All of this media madness designed to demonstrate some level of progress, is entertaining but doesn’t eliminate  the big turds on the table that  keep rolling around.

• The tribe cannot prove any historic ancient ties to Taunton, because we don’t have any! (Unlike Middleboro right?)
• The LIT application is incomplete because of this and numerous other blanks in the document. They were left blank because to fill them in meant immediate rejection. It’s called buying time.
• The State Gaming Commission is not interested in holding up everything waiting for Cedric, Markie  and Aaron to finish the application and getting approval…………………..aaaaaaaaah that takes years and the state waits? Years and years ?

None of this is lost on the investors who are obviously tired of the clown show. For the “Boobalas ” (Cedric Aaron and Markie) it brought on a combo meal of Tums and Pepto Bismol.

Genting told them that  ”  We are not in the loan business. We’re in the gaming business.” And they gave the Boobalas a date to get LIT done.  It’s a short window people, or rather a closed window.

Ouch.  It’s whatcha call BBO.

Backers Backing Out.

The Governor had to fight his way into the place  because he does very few public  events with so many people.  Several Elders said there were a lot of people there, but few  that they knew.

Elders have not supported Administration for 3.5 years

Well sah…it was a Cape wide event.  What do you expect? We told ya….Tribal members stayed away and the fringe members who have become  paid actors  to drum and play Indian for the newspaper did their thing.  Some of them are not  even Indian. More on that later.

Forrestdale Post Master Bob Maxim was there.  Nobody has seen him since the  compact disaster in Boston…. he was there doing the bake  with four other Indians.  The White guys got  $5k to make steamers.Tribal men were sparse.  What does it matter.  No one knows a real Mashpee from a fraud.

And everyone else got nothing.  For the money that Cedric paid for this media extravaganza ….without Indians, he could have given each real Mashpee  Wampanoag tribal family that is struggling desperately, at least $3,000 a month for a year. 

It might also keep him  outta the emergency room. Being a Mashpee ain’t all that stressful if you’re doing your job as a leader.

But instead,  Cedric Cromwell had people bused in from around the  eastern seaboard because he had no tribal members  showing up for his  Indian  Deval Patrick media show. So the Cape Coders piled on. Lovely. Hug me Bro. Hug me harder. Yah.

It was a  sea of Blacks and Whites who came for a public campaign event at tribal member expense.

Oh goodness Cedric! Thanks so much! You’re  working  so hard in our best interest.

Any word on our allotments?

Can’t hear you?

They must not know about him and his constitutional violations.

Uncle Herrin’,

I have made  an incredible discovery. Mark Harding is  is a speaker at the Native America Finance Officers Association at the Hard Rock.They’re having a big meeting in San Diego on September 10. He’s talking on a panel  about Effective Negotiations: Vision and Success through Partnerships.

Here’s the list of topics he will be speaking on. We also got a hold of Harding’s  notes he made on each topic.

–Develop your strategy   ( Get paid,  keep getting paid)

–Inform and involve the community (Follow Rule # 1,  keep ’em in the dark, don’t give them a financial report or a budget, or any record of spending)

–Implement political partnerships built on trust, ethics, honesty and transparency ( Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha….This is for chumps, )

–Success from tribes  ( Just make something up, cause I don’t know….can’t tell the truth, ever)

How could he have the nerve uncle?  Who would have the nerve? Who should tell Bill Lomax? Please advise.

You’re speechless I know.

This is my report 6/22/12

Your Niece,

Minnie Ah Hah