Moma_porcupine said
I have to wonder what privileges these people imagine they would have, if they were enrolled in the CNO, that an unenrolled descendent would be denied?
I'm not at all clear what it is they are demanding...?
These people are demanding recognition, but recognition as what, and by who?
The Fraudulent Indian Task Force, from what I hear has been putting pressure on Public Institutions that host Presentations and Cultural Events by some of these alleged “Cherokees” and Self Declared “Cherokee Tribes”. Some go to and have been going to places such as Public Schools, Public Libraries, State Parks, County Parks, Museums, etc, etc and doing all sorts of programs ranging from everything to musical performances and cultural presentations to reenactments, storytelling and dance exhibitions, etc, etc.
The Chief of this bogus Tribe ( James Billy Chance ) was doing different sorts of programs at some of the schools where they are located in Florida, ( I believe Elementary Schools, ) If you go to the Video that the Fraudulent Indian Task Force put out ( link below ), this Self Declared Chief appears there in the video. His the one doing the presentation with the War Bonnet on. In all likelyhood, that school district was contacted and he was exposed, and most likely won’t be doing presentations there again. That might be part of the reason he’s so ticked off. This has not only happened with him, put is happening across the country with these bogus groups. ( mainly in the South East). So in response to Moma_porcupine as to what they want, or what they can't do that an enrolled Cherokee could do, this is probably at least part of it. The Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band discourages individuals not enrolled with one of the 3 Federally Recognzied Cherokee Tribes to speak on behalf of the Cherokee people. Something that many individuals from these bogus groups are doing and do all the time.
It’s a lot more complicated then them just wanting the right to call themselves “Cherokees”. There’s a lot at stake here for some of them. These bogus groups are very active across the SE working within public institutions and some have been doing it under the radar for years now ( sometimes even decades ). As I said before, as the Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band starts to become more proactive in denouncing these frauds, we are going to see more and more conflict with these individuals and groups.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp7Z4eiEuaw
