Blackfeet Resolution #224-2001

Blackfeet NationP.O. Box 850 Browning, Montana 59417(406) 338-7521 Fax 338-7530 Executive Committee Blackfeet Tribal Business CouncilEarl Old Person – Chairman Earl Old PersonDarrell “Gordo” Horn – Secretary Darrell “Gordo” Horn Gordon Monroe – Secretary Gordon MonroeLeo M. Kennerly, III – Acting Secretary Leo M. Kennerly, III Joe A. Gervais – Treasurer Titius “Titus” UphamClifford Tailfeathers Jimmy St. Goddard Hugh Monroe Ervin C. Carlson R E S O L U T I O NNUMBER: 224-2001WHEREAS: The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council is the Duly Constituted Governing body within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Indian Nation, and WHEREAS: The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has been organized to represent, develop, protect, and advance the views, interests, education, and resources of the Blackfeet Indian Nation, and WHEREAS: The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has completed a study on Blackfeet allotted lands, minerals, forced patents, state, county incorporation on the Blackfeet reservation, and WHEREAS: The Blackfeet forced patents are a result of a criminal conspiracy of Indian bureau employees and local whites documented by a United States Senate investigation in 1929, and WHEREAS: The creation of county governments on the Blackfeet reservation by the State of Montana violates the disclaimers contained in the 1889 and 1972 state constitutions, andWHEREAS: These actions by the Indian Bureau [BIA] and State of Montana violate the Blackfeet Treaty with the United States of America, andWHEREAS: The Blackfeet Allottees and the Blackfeet Indian Nation have suffered epic poverty and diminished tribal sovereignty as a result of these actions, and WHEREAS: The Blackfeet Indian Nation enjoys as government to government relationship with the United States, andWHEREAS: The involvement [complicity] of the Federal Trustee and the State of Montana violates the mandate of Congress, nowTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the repatriation of allotted Blackfeet lands and reparations be made to affected Blackfeet Allottees, and that the tribal sovereignty be re-established upon the Blackfeet Indian Nation, and that all of the tax monies illegally collected by the State of Montana and Glacier and Pondera Counties be refunded to the Blackfeet Tribal Government, andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council hereby requests that the Senate Indian Affairs Committee of the United States Senate investigate the Blackfeet allottee complaints.ATTEST: THE BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATIONGORDON MONROE, SECRETARY EARL OLD PERSON, CHAIRMANCERTIFICATION I, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council during a duly called, noticed, and convened special session assembled for business the 8th day of August, 2001, with six (6) members present to constitute a quorum, and by a unanimous vote to approve said Resolution. GORDON MONROE, SECRETARYBLACKFEET TRIBAL BUSINESS COUNCILNOTE TO TRIBAL MEMBERS: It took us nine months to convince the tribal council to pass tribal resolution no. 224-2001, calling for a senate investigation of the Blackfeet land frauds, and with the help of council man Jim St. Goddard, it was passed but chairman Old Person was mad at us for bringing up the claims against the BIA and he refused to bring this tribal resolution to the senate Indian committee. He told the senate Indian committee lawyer the Blackfeet Tribe was not interested in pursuing the claims and the claims died there in 2001. We brought up the forced patents [pre-1966] Indian claims during the state-tribal water compact negotiations but we were thrown out of the meetings by Old Person and his goon squad [tribal security]. By my estimation he is a traitor and must be removed from chief, because our old time chiefs brought our claims to Washington D.C. not to the BIA or Governor of Montana-he don’t know anything. Chairman Old Person killed the Blackfeet claims in 1980, 2001, 2008. This will be our fourth assault in 2010 on his beloved BIA masters and white people he loves so much. I hope the new tribal leaders are not brainwashed like Earl Old Person. The governor has a saddle on him. You can get a copy of this Resolution at the Blackfeet Tribal Office in Blackfeet Documents.