Bloodquantum
In the earlier years the debate over 'bloodquantum' was with Na Kanaka that had achieved general public status on the 'aina' with 20 plus acres. Next the politicians that sent in their revenue stealing squad with guns. That was nasty! And they are still around wreaking havoc in nearby native Hawaiian communities. The military sent in their lawyers to cover up their toxic waste by stages--in other words it still exist after clean up in our Hawaiian environment. Why? I think the bloodquantum debate is the color of your skin stuff which I have very little experience with. Why again? Native people always excepted all colors in their lives. Check out the Freedom of Religious Act of 1978. We didn't differentiate, or catagorize and label things like with what whitemen do in their culture. No better way to describe all the white skinned people out there that are trying to do the 'aina' work out of a potted plant. I could go to town on this one 'potted heads' is more like it--like our recent elected governor--my friend.
Academically, there were little or no scholarly publications in those years. And when it happened it was another round of white voices and their ideals on racisms. It is far more reaching to lock hands because the muddy waters are way over our heads. In time we will stop theorizing the red liquid in my veins locate what's in our hearts and chant to our ancestor’s aina.
Have been listening to the 'voices' of Leonard Peltier's case, maybe a little homework will help the understanding of how the 'blood spill' among native peoples of the world. And too, COP 16 would help to understand the relationship between you and the native people's work in climate changes within the Pacific Ocean. Military Hopper's is not the answer to the future or any 2050 sustainable planning.
The corporation’s socialism has been since the 70's playing with our lives especially our children in multi ways. Sadly it works!
According to AIM (American Indian Movement), we must do more than just holding street signs. Free Leonard Peltier Obama! If, disintegration of the people on DHHL happens a lot quicker in 2011--then what can I say. We just didn't do our homework and got beyond the bantering among ourselves by those that qualify and are not on the aina. Or, more prevalent the wannabees via the back door but now likening to the military front door as an entrance to becoming a resident on Department of Hawaiian Homelands.
Should they (power mongrels) not be a 'bloodquantum' like Kamehameha Schools, Alu Like, OHA, and the Reorganization Native Hawaiian Act (1934) we should see a rapid movement of poverty on Farrington Highway and along the Waianae Coast the dying breed of the the native Hawaiian people in a different setting than what we are used to. People sitting by the roadside in plastic chairs sitting by the roadsides just waiting for transportation to the spirit world.
Reading about native or indigenous movements will add some sense of how we came out of our comfort zones in the 70's and took to the streets, educational institutions, and pa'a on our aina and how we gathered to discuss issues relating to First People. We dumped the tourist and the military kill mode and looked at ourselves and families in our surrounding community--instead of the economic gain by way of corporate man. Yes, there is liability however that is not a reason to abandon our spirit and souls for a 3-D Avatar. I like Avatar's, but not as an escape route from real human work and responsibilities to our ancestral lands.
Pissing off my love so early in the morning!
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I checked to see if there was a said amount of people on the wait list and what popped up for the whole world to see especially the bankers, grant writiers, criminal minds was the whole 40,000 names of native Hawaiians with 50% plus bloodquanutm on the list. That is 40,000 families on the wait list, just suppose we mulitply this number by a conservative 3--there is a possible 120,000 people that are 50% more or less eligible for Hawaiian homes in less than 2o years.
I wonder how many 'abortionist' have wacked out their numbers today, tomorrow, and the future. What this means any native Hawaiian women that walks into a doctors office will receive an intent to do away with either her eggs, have low displasure (sp) therefore a hesterectomy (sp), too old therefore prolapse or incontinent etc.. the list of reasons are endless to destroy a native Hawaiian women's reproduction system. Funded non other by the Rockerfellar foundation and supported byall the native Hawaiian health agencies. Ugh! ugh!
I am very fussy about the use of adoption, in my opinion , when Keanu uses it or Free Hawaii promotes the adoption of...for this person on DHHL--it's degrading our people and especially the 3,000 children that was adopted out to families that are non Kanaka during the Lingle Administration.
Just came across this humuliating unbias academic piece of writting. Try living it!
Enrollment Procedures and Recourse
Tribal governments use a variety of methods to determine their membership, some with blood quantum requirements, others without. The decision of whether or not to use a blood quantum requirement is wholly at the discretion of the tribe as a part of their tribal sovereignty. The procedures tribes set up to regulate tribal membership, including the appeals process, are used to ensure the credibility of the enrollment process and to prevent fraudulent claims of tribal membership. In addition, an accurate blood quantum is extremely important for many legal reasons and correcting it ensures a greater level of services from both tribal and federal programs designed for tribal members and Native Americans as a whole.
For those tribes that do have a minimum blood quantum requirement, proper calculation of an individual's Indian blood may determine if that person is eligible for enrollment within the tribe. For those tribes that do not maintain a minimum blood quantum requirement, degree of Indian blood is still used for statistical purposes and may sometimes be a determining factor in the level of services an individual receives from the tribe.
Some federal programs designed for the benefit of Native Americans still require a minimum blood quantum in order to be considered for services. If an individual's blood quantum is incorrect, they may be denied program services to which they are legally entitled.
The personal and family satisfaction that results from having a corrected blood quantum should be motivation enough to obtain an accurate degree of Indian blood. While being a member of a Native American tribe is much more than a piece of paper with a blood degree on it, having a correct blood degree promotes pride in being Native American.
The most obvious place to begin when establishing or correcting one's blood quantum would be with the tribe itself. Typically, the tribe has copies of the base rolls from which the membership of the tribe is drawn. These rolls usually include the person's name (English and Indian, if known), their age, where they were from, and their blood quantum. If you suspect that your blood quantum is incorrect, the tribal enrollment office should be your first stop. Their job is to calculate and correct blood quantum for the tribe. The tribal enrollment office can often find the blood quantum mistake and correct it immediately. If the mistake is a simple miscalculation of blood degree, i.e., you should be 3/4 instead of ½, then the enrollment officer should have no problem correcting the degree. Proper documentation is necessary to get an incorrect blood quantum changed. State certified birth and death certificates are required by tribal enrollment offices. This establishes an applicant's lineage to the enrolled ancestor. It also establishes paternity for the applicant.
There are instances when the tribal enrollment office cannot change a blood quantum. If there is a question of blood degree on the base roll, then the Bureau of Indian Affairs must be consulted. The Bureau maintains control over the base rolls for tribes and is considered the final authority when it comes to corrections to said rolls. With proper documentation and Bureau approval, the blood quantum shown on the base roll can be changed and the enrollees descendants' blood quantum can be changed also. This is usually the only time the Bureau of Indian Affairs is involved in the process.
Other documentation that an applicant can use when attempting to correct their blood quantum are enrollment packets for the applicant's ancestor(s). With many tribes, the enrolling officers interviewed enrollees to establish their ancestry as well as their blood quantum. Many times the enrollment packets will include information as to the blood degree of the enrollee not found on their roll card. For instance, if a child was illegitimate, the enrollment packets may include the name of the father, whereas, the roll card would not. This information could then be used to establish paternity on the child and increase his/her blood quantum.
Probate proceedings can also be used to establish lineage and blood quantum for an applicant. Probate proceedings include the deceased's name, roll number, and may include blood quantum. Legal pleadings may also include the names of other family members, including children, brothers, and sisters. These names can then be cross-referenced with the deceased's family history to ensure accuracy. If there is a question of correct blood quantum, probate proceedings may lend credibility to the applicant's claim to the increased blood quantum.
Finally, adoption proceedings can be used to identify blood quantum. Under the Indian Child Welfare Act, an adopted Indian child's natural parents' names and many times, blood quantum, are included in the adoption decree. An individual who is attempting to enroll with a tribe and was adopted can legally ask to have his/her adoption records unsealed to view the material. This information may then be used to establish a correct blood quantum calculation with the tribal enrollment office.
-- Gregg L. Lewis
University of Oklahoma
Native American Studies Student
To Maoliworld:
The AR-15 shell casing ejection comes from the right side of the weapon, so how does a shell case end up in the trunk of a car if shot from the outside of the passengers side?
I am so OUTRAGED! My brother Leonard was severely beaten upon his arrival at the Canaan Federal Penitentiary. When he went into population after his transfer, some inmates assaulted him. The severity of his injuries is that he suffered numerous blows to his head and body, receiving a large bump on his head, possibly a concussion, and numerous bruises. Also, one of his fingers is swollen and discolored and he has pain in his chest and ribcage. There was blood everywhere from his injuries.
We feel that prison authorities at the prompting of the FBI orchestrated this attack and thus, we are greatly concerned about his safety. It may be that the attackers, whom Leonard did not even know, were offered reduced sentences for carrying out this heinous assault. Since Leonard is up for parole soon, this could be a conspiracy to discredit a model prisoner.
He was placed in solitary confinement and only given one meal, this is generally done when you wont name your attackers; incidentally being only given one meal seriously jeopardizes his health because of his diabetes. Prison officials refuse to release any info to the family, but they need to hear from his supporters to protect his safety, as does President Obama. His attorneys are trying to get calls into him now.
This attack on LP comes on the heels of the FBIs recent letter, prompting this attack by FBI supporters as an attempt to discredit LP as a model prisoner. Anyone who has been in the prison system knows well that if you refuse to name your attackers or file charges against them, then you lose your status as a victim and/or given points against your possible parole and labeled as a perpetrator.
It is not uncommon, in fact is quite common for the government to use Indian against Indian and they still operate under the old adage it takes an Indian to catch an Indian. In 1978, they made an attempt to assassinate him through another Indian man who was also at Marion prison with LP. But Standing Deer chose to reveal the plot to him instead of taking his life in exchange FOR A CHANCE AT FREEDOM. When Standing Deer was released in 2001, he joined the former Leonard Peltier Defense Committee as a board member. He also began to speak on Leonards behalf until his murder six years ago today. Prior to his murder, Standing Deer confided with close friends and associates that the same man who visited him in Marion to assassinate Peltier, had came to Houston, TX and told him that he had better stay away from Peltier and anything to do with him.
We are aware that currently, the FBI is actively seeking support for his continued imprisonment of Leonard Peltier and also also seeking support from Native People. So please be aware, and keep Leonard in your prayers. The FBI is apparently afraid of the impact we are having. If they will set him up to blemish his record just before a parole hearing, what will they do when it looks like his freedom will become a reality? We need to make sure that nothing happens to him again!
Please write the President, send it priority or registered mail. Email to Change.gov or email President Obama. Call your congressional representatives and write letters, not email, to them. Do what you can to get the word out to insure that LP is receiving adequate medical attention for his injuries.
I am asking you, supporters of Leonard and advocates of justice at this time to help. I dont know what else to do. Please Help!
Thank you.
Betty Ann Peltier-Solano
Executive Coordinator
Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee