Help Support our Native people California Valley Miwok Tribe

Help Support our Native people California Valley Miwok Tribe




Can you help forward to all Native people and Tribes! Thank you so much! Help stand with our Miwok Sisters and Brothers !





CVMT Press Release:



From: Administrator's Office californiavalleymiwoktribe@...



California Valley Miwok Tribe



Picket the Central California Agency-Bureau of Indian Affairs



The California Valley Miwok Tribe invites you to join us in our open protest against the local Bureau of Indian Affairs, Dept. of the Interior, Central California Agency



Our Tribe is a federally recognized Tribe that is listed in the Federal Register as an Indian Entity Recognized and Eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.



The Central California Agency — BIA is illegally trying to re-organize a federally recognized Tribe that has never been terminated, that has a Custom and Tradition Tribal Constitution ratified by the Tribe in March 2000.



The local BIA has been illegally withholding our Mature Status 638

Contract since 2008 and by refusing to confirm to the California Gambling Control Commission who our duly elected Chairperson is, BIA has caused the CGCC to illegally withhold the Tribe's Revenue Sharing Trust Fund Monies (RSTF) since 2005.



Our civil rights have been violated. The local BIA is also violating federal law.



We (the "Tribe") have no money to fund our Tribal Programs, all employees have been layed off since Dec 2007.



The Tribe cannot pay its bills, and the only Tribal Property (1% acres of land at 10601 Escondido Pl., Stockton, CA 95212) has been foreclosed on.



The Sheriff's Department is scheduled to evict the Tribe and its members off the Tribal Property on January 15, 2010.



We are demanding that our funding be released immediately so we can save our Tribal Property and not be homeless. We are demanding fair treatment by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. We are demanding that an investigation into the inappropriate actions and treatment of our Tribe, by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Dept of the Interior - BIA mission is to "protect and honor its trust responsibilities to American Indians, Alaskan Natives and Affiliated Island Communities", so why have they failed so miserably with protecting the California Valley Miwok Tribe?



Come join us, voice your concerns and issues.


Show strength in UNITY!!



Where: John Moss Building - Central Calif. Agency/Bureau of Indian Affairs 650 Capitol Mall,

Sacramento, Calif. 95814



When: Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 & Thursday, January 7 th, 2010

Time: 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. (each day)

followed by a 1 hour Press Conference (each day)



For

more info contact the California Valley Miwok Tribe at (209) 931 -4567
http://www.californiavalleymiwoktribe-nsn.gov
and http://californiavalleymiwoktribe.us

All are welcome to join us, voice your concerns and issues, Show strength in UNITY!!

Our Tribal funds are being illegally withheld,

Our civil rights and Federal Law is being violated.

Our Tribe is facing forced eviction on Jan 15 th, 2010

The Bureau of Indian Affairs must be held accountable.



The Public needs to know the truth about how American Indians rights are being abused!


Please join us! We need your support!