It is perhaps appropriate to have a look at the organisation to see what they are about.
According to this document, there are five names linked to IPUN:
David Kam
Luigi (Louis) Coretti,
Marian Dawn SkyWeaver Hartsfield
Charles (Chucky) T. Ratt
Shore Charnoe
http://www.indigenouspeoplesunitednations.org/documents/IPUN_IntentionalCharterDraft_Watermark.pdfDavid Kam, Luigi (Louis) Coretti, Marian Dawn SkyWeaver (Hartsfield), and Charles (Chucky) T. Ratt, are the current directors of, and Shore Charnoe is currently a representative of, the Indigenous Peoples United Nations.
The directors, officers, and representatives of the Indigenous Peoples United Nations undertake and affirm to be bound by the amended regulations of Indigenous Peoples United Nations. As noted above the Indigenous Peoples United Nations Declaration (or Charter), by – laws, logo, constitution, and governance policy or any other founding documents for the Indigenous Peoples United Nations will be discussed, co-created, and agreed upon by the intended members and respective councils of the Indigenous Peoples United Nations (currently these are the Provisional Elders’ Council, the Provisional Grandmothers’ and Supporting Women’s Council, the Provisional Grandfathers’ and Supporting Men’s Council, and the Provisional Youth and Youth Supporters’ Council) in our forward collective progression to realize, together, this grand unity among all peoples and harmony for our precious mother earth and all future generations. All Indigenous Peoples United Nations Directors, Representatives, and Officers commit to facilitating all necessary legal processes and documentation that has been agreed upon by the intended members of the Indigenous Peoples United Nations.
David Kam is also listed as IPUN media contact.
Googling his name, there are several rather strange and alarming sites, articles etc coming up. So e.g. Kam prefers to go by the label of „Ambassador“. He seems to be cooperating with Jhyoti aka Jeneane Prevatt's fake 13 grandmothers outfit, as in 2012 Kam placed a fundraising request for a trip to Nepal for the 13 grandmothers. Although $ 90,000 were mentioned as their aim, they did manage to raise $ 17,000 from 246 persons in two months.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/12th-grandmothers-gathering-for-peace#/storySupport the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers' Prayer for Peace in the Land of the Buddha - Kathmandu, Nepal, November 13-20, 2012.Extended Journey Now
The fundraising ad also carries a text signed „Jhyoti (Jeneane Prevatt)“.
His own website provides much in the way of claims and little fact:
http://davidkam.com/home/about/david-kam/He is a Ambassador for the world’s newest sovereign nation of IMAGINE NATION. He is also an environmental advocate, artist, visionary and think tank. He is a dreamer with a big heart who hopes to bring world peace in his lifetime. He is also the founder of Our Mother Earth Constitution, The Earth Dollar, The World Youth Summit, International Children’s Month, The Earth Prince/Princess program and The Imagine Peace Flame Torch Relay.
He became an art pioneer on September 12, 2001, the day after 9/11; David became an artist by founding the Thinkism Art Movement, thus creating the first fine art movement of the 21st century (“known as the socially conscious art movement”). He became a green visionary in 2001, producing the world’s first painting about climate change, almost 7 years before Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth film, called Polar Bear Extinction, shown above in his Extinction Style (“the main subject is left blank on canvas”).
Previously in the 1990s, he was an energy drink pioneer with the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group. In the late 1990s he became an Internet pioneer, creating the world’s first Internet ordering system by linking his online website to a customized accounting software that was built by a couple of friends.
Artist David Kam is said to be able to use both his right brain and left brain at the same time, perfectly mastering the masculine and the feminine aspect of humanity, which allows him to pursue both creative projects and logical (technological) solutions in harmony with one another.
All these claims thrown together do not quite give the impression of a person quite sound and stable.
Additionally, there are also articles reporting Kam was in legal trouble in Canada and had to delete some of his websites. Other articles mention Kam badly failed in organising a concert which he before seems to have been trumpeting with much fanfare.
http://torontoist.com/2010/08/how_the_imagine_dream_went_wrong/http://www.wnd.com/2013/09/thought-police-artist-charged-with-pre-crime/Kam intends to go all the way with the alternative stuff and is the process of establishing “Imagine Nation,” a small, alternative nation inside of Canada with its own real estate. “Ambassador” Kam amuses himself with superlative titles. Currently he is “The Most Nobel David Kam” or “His Grace the Duke David Kam” or occasionally just “The David.” But the sovereign nation business isn’t causing him problems – money is.
Did I read „sovereign nation business“? And money problems once again?
Seeing all this „most noble“ and „ambassador“ and „duke“ stuff, one feels like recommending professional help. On the other hand - „Duke David“? As in …. David Duke?
There is nothing I saw regarding any claim of being a member of an indigenous nation, or of descent. Furthermore, the self-styled artist perhaps is better characterised as a con-artist. As a matter of fact, this happens to be no unique feature in the sovereign citizen movement.
But a person like this, a non-native con-artist, sovereign citizen, hot on titles – and a media contact for some „Indigenous Peoples United Nations“ ? ? ?
Well, if IPUN were reputable - and if they meant at least to keep up as much as a hint of an air of respectability, they'd show Mr Kam the way out and make sure the door does not hit him in the behind. Which is exactly what they did
not do.
So out of two persons with IPUN we so far had a closer look at, we got two definite hits: one con-artist, poser, sovereign citizen & supporter of a plastic shame-on's scam, one convicted rapist defaming his victims (see the thread on Robin Paul Denton ).
