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Will
the REAL Shasta Nation Please Stand Up!
By
Gary Lake
Vice Chairman, Shasta Nation
Pioneer
Press
page
E28, column 1
After speaking with a Siskiyou County Supervisor over the phone
recently, it was stated that he, and implied everyone he knows, did not
care about who is the rightful governing body of the Shasta People.
A
few days ago I received an email that originated from another Siskiyou
County Supervisor. She stated that people were "upset that Mr. Lake
was speaking at the Grange and at the Republic Women as a representative
of the tribe." Said Supervisor forwarded damaging and false
information against the Shasta Nation. Said Supervisor passed on
information that claimed the Shasta Nation was a "faction
(Hall/Lake)," and that we had not come to terms with our
successors, the Macdoel Group, recently calling themselves the Shasta
Indian Nation. She continued to pass information stating that, "Mr.
Lake has no authority speaking for the tribe."
In closing, she says, "The problem raises its head one more time. I
feel like the old tv show- to tell the truth. Will the real Shasta
Nation please stand!"
Well, if these two Siskiyou County Supervisors are confused as to who is
the real Shasta Nation and which leadership has been standing up for
water and property rights that effect the well being of Siskiyou County
Citizens, I will allow both of them, as well as their bosses (the
Siskiyou County People), to decide who they want to work with eternally.
Shasta Indian Nation (Macdoel Group) History of Origin:
Many people think there is more than one official Shasta Nation. This is
false. The interloping Karuk and Alturas Rancheria tribes claim that
they are working with the Shasta People by communicating with the "Macdoel
Group." This is a group of people who are attempting to usurp and
use the Shasta Nation title as their moniker. Some of these people were
disenrolled from the Shasta Nation due to their ignoble actions against
the Shasta Nation and
At least one of their original leaders wrote letters on Shasta Nation
letterhead to several terrorist affiliated countries, including Iran,
Iraq (President Hussein) and Libya (Mohamar Kadafi), requesting
$300,000.00 to arm themselves and wage war against the United States.
You can imagine the confusion and horror that was created for our good
Shasta People... This is treason to the Shasta People and the U.S.
Government.
The current leader of the Macdoel Group (Shasta Indian Nation), was part
of the original Newkirk group.
The Shasta People have fought long, and have endured many hardships to
keep a legitimate and unbroken Tribal government from time immemorial.
Please be aware that the Shasta Indian Nation (Macdoel Group) is NOT the
bona-fide Shasta Nation. The Shasta Nation is petition #083 filed with
the B.I.A.. Also, the Macdoel Group is NOT the continuous Shasta Nation
government that signed our Treaty R on
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