Georgia Koneneshv Natchez Nation

[frederica]

A State Recognized tribe in Georgia scamming Hispanic Immigrants by selling phony insurance policies and trying to convince them they could become legal U.S. residents by joining her tribe.  http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=7133105                                      Cairo--Investigators say the victims of the scam are Hispanic Immigrants and the woman taking advantage of them claims to be the leader of a phony Indian tribe. Investigators think she sold the victims fraudulent insurance policies and tried to convince them they coulld become legal u.S. citizens by joining her tribe. Wednesday morning's raid on Annex, a legitimately licensed insurance agency came after reports trickled into Sheriff Harry Young of some not so legitimate activity. "I had some people come to me about a month ago complaining that they were getting charged outlandish fees for identification cards."  When the state insurance commissioners office was called in to help, they uncovered more complaints. "What is alleged is there has been some assistance to provide documentation that helps them either in some of the title issues on vehicles and the purchase of insurance," explains Steve Sprouse, Department of Insurance Chief Investigator.  Agents removed computers and boxes of files to aid in the investigation but say the biggest piece of the puzzle could be the bictims who've been defrauded that come forward. "We understand that they may not want to do this because they may not be in the country legally, but we're not after these folds. I'm not on the immigration side of it, but we do feel like some have been victimized as a result of what's gone on," assured Sprouse. Right not the investigation is centered around a woman who goes by the name of Chief Rachel Pashman. They say it seems she's been recruiting the immigrants for an organization called Georgia Kokeneshv Natchez Nation. "Apparently for a fee has been receiving funds from some of these immigrants that basically they're being told that once they purchase thesse items, they can not be deported," says Sprouse. While even the website for the group seems convincing, investigators have discovered the American Indian organization is not licensed in the State of Georgia. Investigators made no arrests Wednesday. They say it may take time to piece together the evidence. Georgia Insurance Investigators say every insurance applicatiion filed in someone else's name carries a seperate charge. So depending on how many immigrants were victims, there could be some stiff penalties.             http://onlinegnn.com/

[educatedindian]

This is their homepage. If you take a look, they have lots of classes that seem geared to back to nature people or survivalists. Notice all the Aztec and Mayan symbols and how to build your own sweatlodge. No idea why there's information on England during the Bronze Age.

http://www.onlinegnn.com/contact.html
Our email address is tribe@onlinegnn.com.
Georgia Kokeneshv Natchez Nation
Chief Rachel Pashman
PO Box 622
Cairo, GA 39828
1-229-377-7473


http://www.onlinegnn.com/culture.html
How to Make Fire
Information from the History and Primitive Technology Page

Primitive Living Skills 1
Information from the Earthwalk Northwest School of Primitive Living Skills, Edible and Medicinal Plants

Primitive Living Skills 2
Information from the Hollowtop Primitive Outdoor School

Housing Structures 1
Read about reconstructing an iron age roundhouse on the British Prehistory page of the BBC web site.

Housing Structures 2
See bronze age and iron age roundhouses at the Flag Fen web site, "Britain's Bronze Age Centre" in Peterborough, England.

Building a Sweat Lodge 1
Detailed instructions on building a sweat lodge from the Think-Aboutit.com web site, "A Place to Think."

Building a Sweat Lodge 2
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This article mentions their leader as a social worker.

http://www.nanews.org/archive/2002/nanews10.039
Rachel Pashman, a Nachez working with the state family services agency asked to speak to the group.  The story she told was chilling.  There are over fifty Indian children --
 acknowledged Indian, not just 'greatgrandma was an Indian princess' -- who are available for adoption in Georgia. The Georgia family services officials didn't have Indian families asking to adopt, so they are on the verge of making them available to non-Indian adoptive families. Fifty- some little ones will be assimilated this year alone if Indian families don't act.
    Ms. Pashman has been charged with the task of contacting and recruiting families from the 30,000 Indian families in Georgia to adopt an Indian child or sibling group.  She's taking the pow wow road as one of the routes to contacting us--and is the first to do this....
They are used to prospective parents coming to them and begging for a
 child.  Most are not going to come looking for you as Rachel Pashman has.
 If you're an Indian in Georgia and you'd like to consider adopting an
 Indian child -- contact Rachel at 229-377-7473.
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This paper mentions that the tribe got the state to recognize them by statutory authority. In other words, she likely talked someone in the state executive branch into thinking they had the authority in some obscure clause.
http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=alexa_koenig

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Pashman talks about her geneology here, no mention of if any were NDN.
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BARBER/2000-10/0972316655

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An article where she calls herself the clan mother and tribal judge too
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http://www.nanews.org/archive/2003/nanews11.008
  http://www.owlstar.com/dailyheadlines.htm
 http://www.unionrecorder.com/display/inn_news/news01.txt
 
 Natchez bring jobs, history - but no casino
 By Laura Lindenberger - The Union-Recorder February 14, 2003
   SPARTA - Rachel Pashman has been asked if she's bringing a casino to Hancock County more times than she can count. And, for the record, she has no casino-related plans.
   Pashman is the primary community clan mother and tribal judge of the Natchez tribe, a community of Native Americans that hopes to call Hancock County home soon.
   Unrelated to a tribal group from Oklahoma that tried to bring in a casino in 1999, Pashman says the Natchez simply want to return to their roots and work on not only restoring native culture and history to the area, but also help the local government improve health care, jobs and diversity.
   "We look forward to trying to work with leaders to establish a better sense of diversity," Pashman said. "(We will bring) education (about Native Americans), a restoration of our historical roots here and we hope to preserve some of our history and culture.
   "Our intent is to restore our ceremonial grounds," she added. "My feelings are that my people are from there. We are basically trying to preserve our culture and history.
   One of the tribe's plans, Pashman said, is to build a replica village in the area of Shoulderbone Creek. According to historical documentation, Pashman said, there was originally a Natchez village there.
   "We have burial grounds and ceremonial grounds that we are able to trace back for centuries," she said. "A chief from the 1540s that met with DeSoto is buried there. We just want to keep our community going there."
   Pashman says she has documents proving her ancestors were forced out of their homes in Hancock County in the 1830s.
   "In 1832, as part of the removal process, we were literally forced to walk out of the county," she said. "I have relatives that walked to Oklahoma in 1828 and returned (to Hancock) in 1830."
   Pashman said although her tribe was forced out during the removal process and ended up in different parts of Georgia, Alabama and even Oklahoma, people began to slowly trickle back to their home areas in the late 1830s. The return process, she said, was a much easier process.
   Although she was not sure how many Natchez are currently in Hancock County, there are approximately 7,000 registered Natchez in the state.
 Pashman said she thinks many people with Native ancestry are still unregistered because of the racial tensions of the south during the mid- 60s.
   "It was illegal to be Native American until 1962 and because of the racial climate of 1962, most people would not come forward out of fear," she said.
   Pashman, who said she comes from a long line of tribal chiefs, is in the process of moving to Hancock County from south Georgia.
   "We're gonna take (the moving back process) in phases," she said. "That depends on how well we do with different parts of development."
   One of the tribe's plans for developing in Hancock County is to restore the county's hospital, which was closed several years ago because of increasing costs for maintenance and operation.
   "We're trying to open the hospital as a Native American health facility with programs that will target the health needs of Native Americans, Hispanics and the locals from that area," she said. "We're trying to make a strong effort to assist the community in finding jobs and employing local people and our people."
   To begin the process of communication between the community and the Natchez, Pashman is planning a festival for the last week of April.
   Festival of the Little Green Corn, which will run April 28 through May 4,
 is a homecoming celebration, she said.
   "(The festival will) feature Native American vendors, craft displays, storytellers and food, so some of the native people can learn about our culture," she said.

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There was a site calling itself GeorgiaNatchezNation.org that's not in use.

Plus this strange link which sounds like it was written by a Deer Tribe member.
http://www.bigeye.com/sexeducation/natchez.html
Natchez
The Natchez spoke the Natchez Language isolate. The Natchez had matrilineal descent within classes of people. Women had complete sexual freedom before marriage. Adultery was common and normal and a couple rarely divorced. There was no punishment for adultery. Men would lend out their wives sexually to other men.

[frederica]

Apparently Chief Rachael Pashman is Leah Winslett, a person of dual citizenship, both U.S. and Israeli. A musician who recorded with a group in Israel and released a CD in the U.S.. Also a victim herself of a Nigerian Love Letter Scheme. Wonder how she became Chief of the Natchez Koneneshv. http://threeoaks.dakotablogs.com/

[educatedindian]

Interesting.

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http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/MIXED-BLOODS/2002-02/1014836370
From: RPashman@email.msn.com (R Pashman)

VMG Vandor Motion Pictures and records
Rising star Leah Winslett (Lumhece) works with Natchez Nation Chief Hutke
Fields to help ease the suffering of her Native people. As clan mother of
Natchez Nation she is meeting with Hunger Plus Representatives to solve
problems of hunger and housing. For her Nation and to extend additional
assistance to those Native people who need it. "Ms. Winslett says that she is
trusting that her creator will bless her that she may touch the hearts and
lives of many.

We have a great Chief and it is an honor to work with someone like him. His
vision for our people will restore pride and honor to us all. "Those wishing
to contribute to this project may contact Natchez Nation at <A
HREF="mailto:EMMH2445@MMIND.Net">EMMH2445@MMIND.Net</A>
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To: mikecherokee@aol.com (mikecherokee@aol.com)

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Great web sites, some new and members of UNA, check them out.
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Nest of EarthEagle****</A>
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<A
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?ns_3053">NATCHEZ NATION HOMEPAGE</A>
http://www.natcheznation.gq.nu/cgi-bin/b/726/64/dXNlcmJhbm5lcg==/is/940/?ns_30

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http://www.natcheznation.gq.nu/
WELCOME TO THE NATCHEZ NATION
Nvculke Walt Tvluen Mvna Pumpeyv
 
WELCOME TO THE NATCHEZ NATION
Nvculke Walt Tvluen Mvna Pumpeyv
 
TRIBAL COUNCIL AND EMMH BOARD MEETING THIS SATURDAY 1PM.  ITEMS OF DISCUSSION SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA.  CALL PRIMARY CLAN MOTHERS OR THE TRIBAL OFFICE.  MVKUP

Natchez Nation is a treaty tribe and confederate of the federally recognized Muscogee (Creek) Nation with a sovereign traditional government, probably the oldest on mother earth...YES REALLY.

Natchez, pronounced Notchie, is considered the Great Grandfather of most of the Southeast tribes. There are Natchez Communities and people within each of the "Five Civilized Tribes"...and bands, communities or citizens outside of Oklahoma (e.g. South Carolina Eastern Band Natchez).

Natchez is a "Four Mother Nation".  The central tribal council consists of 4 primary clan mothers and two principal chiefs. Usually community or "area" governments mirror the same governmental structure.  See Historical Overview at MSN Communities - Natchez Nation...or a brief description on this site.

Natchez Nation Citizenship

Natchez Citizenship is by decendancy, primarily documented from Dawes Commission rolls of the "Five Civilized Tribes", but with certain exceptions. Enrollment in the Natchez Nation, although not required, is encouraged.

It does not affect enrollment with another tribe, including Creek and Cherokee Nations.  Photo ID Natchez Enrollment Cards are currently available.

 ABOVE: Educational Presentation to Help with Natchez Language Project - Fort Smith Indian Programs

Our Sites and Internet Addresses
In order to learn more about the Natchez, we suggest the MSN Natchez Nation Community online... http://groups.msn.com/NatchezNation. The site offers chats, message boards with historical data, news, current events, and notice of or minutes from scheduled tribal meetings of one sort or another. There is also an MSN "group" site for our multitribal 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation, Este Mvskokulke Momen Hopuetvke, Inc. (EMMH). EsteMvskokulkeMomenHopuetvkeInc-EMMHInc-@groups.msn.com

Please feel free to email us at:
natcheznation@hotmail.com 

It is important that council members and board members attend the meetings this weekend in person. There are some important issues. Please call the Notchietown tribal office.

We have come to know that our federal charter will only be approved if we request congressional action or file a federal lawsuit.  Contact the tribal office to help raise the, approximately, $30,000 necessary.

NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS FIRST SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER; 1 PM AT THE NOTCHIETOWN OFFICE

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Winslett/Pashman's photo is here:
http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/counterfeit_check_fraud/nigerian_threats.htm
Leah Winslett is no stranger to fraud.  In her battles against child slavery and crimes perpetrated against Native Americans, she has encountered every lie and form of degradation that one person can inflict on another.  She feels stupid that she did not see the scam right from the start.

"I feel like such an idiot," Winslett told us, "You'd think I'd have picked up on the scam somewhere along the line."

No need to feel stupid, Leah.  These people are pros.  Unfortunately, this pro became obsessed with her, calling her "Wife" and calling himself "Your Husband."  See excerpts from sample letters.

Under her given name, Winslett posted on a web site for religious singles.  She was looking for a pen pal and romance in what she felt was a safe environment.

"I have several friends who met and married successfully from this site," said Winslett, "so I posted my profile without even thinking about bad guys."

A man calling himself Powell Willson answered Winslett's post, claiming to be a computer engineer designing Hard Disk Programs with clients all over the world.

After several months of increasingly romantic communication, Willson proposed.

"He stated that he loved me [and] sent many very persuasive and touching letters to me," Winslett wrote in her first letter to us asking for help.

Having completed his setup, Willson said that he wanted to fly to the United States for the wedding.  He told Winslett that he needed her to cash checks from some of his clients and send him money for the trip and for medical expenses because he was sick.  Emergency and urgency are always included in the message.

The claim of ill health, personal injury, death of a relative, and a relative needing an operation are common denominators in Nigerian-style scams. 

Willson struck quickly and with a vengeance.  Over the period of about a week and a half, he sent her  3 counterfeit checks, 2 counterfeit money orders, and a counterfeit foreign bank draft adding up to total of $20,000.  She dutifully cashed the first two checks at a check cashing store and wired the funds by Western Union to Lagos, Nigeria.  Part of the money went to his alleged travel agent, and the balance back to him.  Willson tricked Winslett into sending him over $21,000, some of which was her own money.

Granted, the threats to Winslett and her family are probably idle threats.  Unless and until there is evidence of attack or intrusion, there is little local law enforcement can do.  Our tax dollars do not stretch law enforcement budgets far enough to allow for the cost of surveillance that may lead nowhere, based on threats from foreign residents.

Yet, although email tracking and telephone number tracking show that the person calling himself Powell Willson is in Nigeria, from Winlsett's report it appears that someone local may be feeding him information.  Willson's attempts to contact her continue to this day.

One of Winslett's business associates isn't taking any chances and is providing her a bodyguard.  She has been advised of measures she can take to protect herself and her family from attack.  The children are under constant supervision.  The question remains - at what point will she let her children out of her sight without worry?  At what point will she feel she no longer needs to look over her shoulder?

Winslett, at extremely high risk of Identity Theft, is following instructions from Senior Volunteer Karyn Solochek to ensure that the worst never occurs.  Unfortunately, because of the amount of personal information the scammer gathered, Winslett will have to be vigilant about her ID for the rest of her life.