Disenrollment: an Overstep of Tribal Sovereignty by Keshia Talking Waters De Freece Lawrence and Zach Galehouse

Disenrollment functions as a tool of colonization when used for bilateral violence, considering the direct attack on a person’s identity, genealogy and spiritual relationship to kin and land.

Native Leaders, it's time to take a stand against Human Rights abuse in Indian Country #StopDisenrollment

We are at a crossroads in United States and Indigenous history. For the first time we have Indigenous people leading Departments of the Federal Government that were formed for the purpose of controlling and exterminating Indigenous peoples. I

FeaturedLast Real IndiansJanuary 26, 2022Disenrollment

22 Nooksack 306 Households Facing Illegal Eviction From HUD Homes

63 Nooksack tribal members comprising 22 HUD households are presently facing eviction by Nooksack politicians despite the BIA and HUD both requesting a pause to those proceedings.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansDecember 4, 2021Nooksack, Last Real Indians, Disenrollment

Grey Area: Pretendians, Disenrollment & Indigeneity by Gabe Galanda

So if we are going to debate Indigeneity or cancel Pretendians, let’s also call out tribal politicians who deny their peoples’ birthright for power and profit. That, however, requires courage that a great many of us lack.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansFebruary 3, 2021Last Real Indians, Gabe Galanda, Disenrollment, Pretendians, Indigeneity

National Congress of American Indians Passes Historic Tribal Citizenship Protection Measure

“The resolution powerfully affirms both sides of the tribal citizenship coin: The Indigenous human and civil right to belong and the inherent Tribal sovereign right to decide who belongs,” said Shannon O’Loughlin, a Choctaw Nation citizen and Director of the Association of American Indians Affairs (AAIA).

FeaturedLast Real IndiansNovember 16, 2020Disenrollment, Nooksack, Gabe Galanda, NCAI

Disenrollment is an Existential Threat

In order to stop annihilating ourselves with our own hands and our outdates laws we need to understand why all these regulations were created and where they came from. Current attorney for the Nooksack 306 disenrollees, Gabe Galanda emphasizes, “Disenrollment is an existential threat to Indian people throughout the country.”