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S Craig Tucker and his Karuk Tribe, Call for
Summit to: “Solve
the problems on the Scott River”
An e-mail is copied to the bottom of
this report detailing the proposed summit meeting between the Karuk
Tribe and a host of governmental agencies. The goal of this
meeting is
to fix the problems on the Scott River.
Several problems arise immediately in
this grand plan. The Karuk Tribe has no jurisdiction over the Scott
River. The Karuk Tribe does not own property on the Scott River.
The Karuks do not own any water rights to the Scott River. The
Karuks have no jurisdiction in the affairs of the State of
California.
Congress regulates commerce with
“Indians who are not taxed”. Look at your Constitutions. Art I Sec
2, clause 3; Article
I Sec 8; 14th
Amendment Sec 2 govern Indian sovereignty and commerce.
Mr Tucker and his leadership, Leif
Hillman, the convicted criminal, who heads up the Karuk Department
of Natural Resources are attempting to gain control of property
rights and water rights which do not belong to them.
In most dictionaries, the word
theft would be used. In this case I prefer, fraud and swindle.
Much the same type of fraud that the Klamath Tribe is using to get a
92,000 acre property out of the dam removal agreements.
Not even a pretense of saving the environment there.
The Karuks obtained their treaty status
in 1979 by “borrowing “ an 1851 treaty which was signed by and for
the Shasta Tribe. Spurious origins at best and just
maybe criminal.
This, in some minds, makes the Tribe a
sovereign nation. The courts do not exactly agree with this.
Tribal nations have “dependent nation” status. Federal courts held
in the Blackfeet v United States case: “the blunt fact is that
Indian Tribes are sovereign to the extent the United States allows
them to be sovereign---neither more nor less”.
The Karuks assumption of jurisdiction or
expertise in Water issues on the Scott River comes, I believe,
directly as a result of their participation in the KBRA/KHSA
dam removal scam. The Tribe under Tuckers expert leadership feels
empowered to overstep their jurisdiction (none outside of tribal
land), their authority,( none what so ever in the civil matters of
the United States of America and the State of California).
Tucker would have us believe that the
Karuk Tribe is just out there trying to save the environment.
Some of the “stakeholders”. Who stand
to gain a lot of money from the fraud of dam removal feel like they
already govern the Scott and Shasta watershed.
Just concerned citizens, I do not think
so! We had better stand up and fight this increasing threat to
our existence in the Scott and Shasta Valleys.
All of the problems we are having with
State and Federal agencies are being funded, at least in part, by
dam removal money.
Where is our Board of Supervisors in all of this?
I have attached the e-mail S Craig
Tucker sent to federal and state agencies inviting them to this so
called summit meeting.
I ask each and everyone reading this to
take five minutes out of your day to e-mail and or call everyone on
this list.
Demand an explanation of the agencies
who are supposed to serve the Citizens of the United States of
America. Why would they cooperate with a “dependent nation”,
with no jurisdiction, criminal leadership, no fisheries or
environmental experience, no evidence of any problems on the river
which are not of their own fraudulent agenda.
Why would this tribe receive more
consideration than the people who live, own property, work, produce
food, and most importantly PAY TAXES on the Scott River.
This is important!!!! Take the Time to help fight
this non sense!!
Just a few minutes a day to write or
call every person or agency on this list. Demand accountability of
your government. Call or write Tucker as well. Ask why he
feels compelled to involve the Karuks in places which do not belong
to them.
The listing of the
Coho Salmon is a fraud and everyone knows it, so do not accept that
as an answer.
WE WILL NOT SUBMIT, WE WILL FIGHT TO
PROTECT OUR PROPERTY AND OUR LIBERTY TO USE THAT PROPERTY AS WE SEE
FIT. WE WILL DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WITH ALL OF THE
RESOURCES AT OUR COMMAND.
Mark Baird
Vice President,
Scott Valley Protect Our Water
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From: Craig
Tucker [mailto:ctucker@karuk.us] ;
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 2:24 PM
To: Gita Kapahi (gkapahi@waterboards.ca.gov); Amy Dutschke (amy.dutschke@bia.gov); Barbara Evoy (bevoy@waterboards.ca.gov); Caitlin Bean (cbean@dfg.ca.gov); Catherine Kuhlman; Nota, Christine; Crystal Bowman; dale.morris@bia.gov; Don Glaser (dglaser@usbr.gov); Irma Lagomarsino; Jim.Simondet@noaa.gov; Leaf Hillman; George, Merv; Neil Manji; Moore, Randy; Ren Lohoefener; Robert (Bob) Goodwin; Rivera, Patricia L; Ron Reed; Toz Soto
Subject: Karuk Summit on Scott River
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 2:24 PM
To: Gita Kapahi (gkapahi@waterboards.ca.gov); Amy Dutschke (amy.dutschke@bia.gov); Barbara Evoy (bevoy@waterboards.ca.gov); Caitlin Bean (cbean@dfg.ca.gov); Catherine Kuhlman; Nota, Christine; Crystal Bowman; dale.morris@bia.gov; Don Glaser (dglaser@usbr.gov); Irma Lagomarsino; Jim.Simondet@noaa.gov; Leaf Hillman; George, Merv; Neil Manji; Moore, Randy; Ren Lohoefener; Robert (Bob) Goodwin; Rivera, Patricia L; Ron Reed; Toz Soto
Subject: Karuk Summit on Scott River
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Christine Nota is the Forest Service Regional Foresters
representative to the Klamath Basin
Settlement process, worked on the Klamath
NF in the 80's.
Crystal Bowman was the Quartz Valley Resource Director at the
Reservation, now works for the Karuk Tribe in Orleans.
Irma Lagomarsino is the current NMFS Director for this
region.
Leaf Hillman you know.
Merv George is the Tribal Liaison for California to
the Regional Forester in the US Forest Service Office in Vallejo.
Randy Moore is the current Regional Forester for R-5 California.
Robert Goodwin is the current Karuk Tribal Chairman.
Ron Reed is the Karuk coordinator for fuels treatments working in
the resources department.
Toz Soto is a Fisheries Biologist who works for the Karuk Tribe
Department of Natural Resources.
I think Patricia Rivera is the Karuk Tribal Council Secretary
Neil Manji is DFG!
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Ayukii:
I
am writing to communicate details regarding Karuk Tribe’s Scott
River Summit.
Many of you have received by mail the attached letter inviting
you to attend a Karuk sponsored Scott River Summit.
After speaking with
many of you and looking into meeting space availability, we
have decided to change the date from Aug 25 to Aug 23 from 1 pm
to 5 pm.
Sorry for any confusion, but these seems to accommodate the
majority of attendees.
Please RSVP by replying to this email and let me know the
following:
1) who from you
agency will be attending
2) who I should
add to this email distribution list for future emails
I
will send out a proposed agenda in coming weeks.
We look forward to seeing you there and working together to
resolve Scott River issues.
Yootva,
S. Craig Tucker
Klamath Coordinator
Karuk Tribe
cell: 916-207-8294
home office: 707-839-1982