I will be on Native America Calling discussing tribal disenrolment tomorrow. The latest embarrassment to tribal history is coming from the Nooksack Tribe. But locally, Pechanga and Pala have destroyed a large portion of their tribe.
The Nooksack Tribe of Washington is currently involved in a bitter battle over the disenrollment of 306 tribal members. The lawyers for the potential disenrollees claim it is an act of “cultural genocide.”
Disenrollment from a tribe is not just about identity. It can mean the loss of healthcare, jobs, and family land. But determining tribal membership is the sovereign right of each tribe. Is disenrollment a question of cultural genocide or correcting mistakes of past enrollment?
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Learn more on Pechanga and Pala's Cultural Genocide.
http://www.originalpechanga.com/2010/09/pechangas-tribal-disenrollments-is.html
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http://www.nativeamericacalling.com/
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