Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Inane drivel from the tribe that's not a tribe
As George W. said to Michael Moore: "Find honest work."
BOSTON -- Saying they were "humiliated" by the federal government, members of Nipmuc Nation announced Wednesday that they would appeal the Bureau of Indian Affairs' rejection of their bid for federal recognition.
Based in Sutton, the tribe -- labeled as the Hassanamisco band by the BIA -- is one of two groups of Massachusetts-based Nipmuc Indians who saw its applications rejected in mid-June. If its bid for recognition had been approved, the band planned to build a casino.
"It's almost like the British have returned and dismantled us again," said tribe treasurer Ken Hamilton. "They didn't just deny us. They beat us up. They humiliated us."
BOSTON -- Saying they were "humiliated" by the federal government, members of Nipmuc Nation announced Wednesday that they would appeal the Bureau of Indian Affairs' rejection of their bid for federal recognition.
Based in Sutton, the tribe -- labeled as the Hassanamisco band by the BIA -- is one of two groups of Massachusetts-based Nipmuc Indians who saw its applications rejected in mid-June. If its bid for recognition had been approved, the band planned to build a casino.
"It's almost like the British have returned and dismantled us again," said tribe treasurer Ken Hamilton. "They didn't just deny us. They beat us up. They humiliated us."
