Blackfeet/Pikunai Proclamation to Stop the Destructive Water Compact
- Target:
- Blackfeet Members
- Region:
- United States of America
It is of grave concern to all living in the present times to reflect on the destiny of the Blackfeet Nation and can we still maintain our sovereignty and jurisdiction as such. The government of the Blackfeet Nation has forsaken the constitution by which they swore to uphold and yet we find our land base diminishing, our water being negotiated away, our minerals are being literally taken from us and those who are our leaders focus on what the outside government’s want.
If we cannot place our trust in our government; then it becomes incumbent on us all to set the situation straight. Our government has developed a secret society, if you will, and those not included into that society are systematically silenced through various means. Elections are questionable and those within this secret society all have jobs along with their spouse. In a poverty stricken society, all jobs become precious. It remains within this society to set things straight but refuse to inflict hardship on fellow members or friends yet have no problem doing so to others of less importance. As a result ongoing corruption and greed are purposely ignored and defended, they fire many people and hire ones’ with a high wage proving their brotherhood allegiance, yet the people continue to suffer.
Therefore, in an effort to save what land, resources and water; the forgoing proclamation has been developed addressing serious issues needing to remain at the people’s discretion necessary in order that we may enjoy that which the Creator has given us and our grandchildren for generations until the sun no longer sets.
This proclamation is the voice of the people who are members of the Blackfeet tribe and speak on behalf of all likeminded members so we speak as one voice. Your signature is therefore very important in the preservation of the Blackfeet Nation and our future. Now is your time to put your name down and draw the line. This is your chance to stand up and be heard. A single voice is as a tinkling bell, but a multitude of voices is as a roaring thunder.
We, the undersigned Proclaim to the United States Congress that you cannot vote on the Montana Water Compact because the Members have not voted on it and the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council is an Illegal Council and even if it were legal, it cannot speak for us or represent us on our water rights or our water power sites nor can they dispose of our lands or water rights title to which resides in the Tribal members.
We have a Proclamation which we sent to Senator Tester because he and the Senate Indian Affairs Committee is in the process of submitting it to the full Senate and our people have not been advised or given a chance to comment.
Our Proclamation lays out our demands that must be met before there is any kind of efforts at settling our water rights. For Congress to do this now is to render our vote ineffective after the fact This is abuse, oppression, corruption, and genocide brought on by racism on all parties invovled.
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The Blackfeet/Pikunai Proclamation to Stop the Destructive Water Compact petition to Blackfeet Members was written by Blackfeet Pikunai for Justice and is in the category International Affairs at GoPetition.