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I feel like venting:
I want to form a new tribe of people that will be seperate from Native Americans:
Basis of forming an autonomous state:
The Panzacola “Indians” were the first inhabitants of the area now known as the Florida Panhandle. Unfortunately, they never made contact with European settlers, and so, were never recognised as a tribe native to North America. All records of their existence have vanished, and any evidence of their language and culture is gone forever.
I have decided that the Panzacolian people will be reborn. However, this (reborn) group of people will never be recognised as Native American. The US BIA (Boss Indians Around) government department has set “Mandatory” criteria for registering as a federally recognised tribe for the purposes of native services.
There are seven requirements for becoming a federal entity, each increasing in difficulty:
The first criteria is the requirement that the group exist before 1900. This obviously means it is impossible for a revival of the Panzacolian tribe to occur (even from scratch). What if a group of people decide to band together and declare themselves a community (like we are doing!)? This prohibits formation of new tribes after 1900! Due to this blatent form of communism, we must rethink the way we define ourselves. We can still call ourselves the Panzacola Mayoki Tribe, but due to the government not recognising us, I establish that we not refer to ourselves as “Indians” or “Natives” or anything related to the Native Americans.
The whole point is that a tribe is a GROUP OF PEOPLE united for a common cause.
The second criteria is that the group be recognised by the Government as “Indian”. What in the blazes is that supposed to mean!?
Another criteria is dealings with a county, parish, or other local government in a relationship based on the group's Indian identity.
(4) Identification as an Indian entity by anthropologists, historians, and/or other scholars. What if we decide to start from scratch? Is modern history not “old enough”?!
(5) Identification as an Indian entity in newspapers and books. Again, what if we decide to start from scratch? Are we supposed to advertise ourselves?
(6) Identification as an Indian entity in relationships with Indian tribes or with national, regional, or state Indian organizations. Again, how are we supposed to have relations when we are brand new?!
There are many, many more restrictions that I didn’t mention above. Therefore, I have decided that we (the Panzacola Mayoki), shall become an “Autonomous Federal Entity” not related to the United States of America. We shall NOT call ourselves Native American, because in the eyes of the Government, we are not. They don’t care about “new” tribes forming, only the ones that they like. The US is corrupt, and we will not listen to their propaganda!
We are not an “Indian tribe”! We are a WE ARE NOT “INDIAN”! WE ARE OUR OWN ENTITY! Since our name is Mayoki, call us “Native Mayoki”, but not “Native American”!
They call themselves native because they were the first ones here. What about us, the ones who wish to start a new tribe and were born here?
Anyone from Pensacola, Florida? Please reply!
BTW, you do not have to have any “blood quantum” to qualify. That is the whole point! Since we aren’t Indian, we can start our own state (nation), and then we can’t get griped at for “destroying culture”, because there isn’t any culture to destroy. We ARE the culture!
And no, this is not a scam. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY FINANCIAL BENEFITS by joining. Think of it as starting a new country. The people have to start somewhere, and this is how!
Sorry, if I sound like a crazy person!
I want to form a new tribe of people that will be seperate from Native Americans:
Basis of forming an autonomous state:
The Panzacola “Indians” were the first inhabitants of the area now known as the Florida Panhandle. Unfortunately, they never made contact with European settlers, and so, were never recognised as a tribe native to North America. All records of their existence have vanished, and any evidence of their language and culture is gone forever.
I have decided that the Panzacolian people will be reborn. However, this (reborn) group of people will never be recognised as Native American. The US BIA (Boss Indians Around) government department has set “Mandatory” criteria for registering as a federally recognised tribe for the purposes of native services.
There are seven requirements for becoming a federal entity, each increasing in difficulty:
The first criteria is the requirement that the group exist before 1900. This obviously means it is impossible for a revival of the Panzacolian tribe to occur (even from scratch). What if a group of people decide to band together and declare themselves a community (like we are doing!)? This prohibits formation of new tribes after 1900! Due to this blatent form of communism, we must rethink the way we define ourselves. We can still call ourselves the Panzacola Mayoki Tribe, but due to the government not recognising us, I establish that we not refer to ourselves as “Indians” or “Natives” or anything related to the Native Americans.
The whole point is that a tribe is a GROUP OF PEOPLE united for a common cause.
The second criteria is that the group be recognised by the Government as “Indian”. What in the blazes is that supposed to mean!?
Another criteria is dealings with a county, parish, or other local government in a relationship based on the group's Indian identity.
(4) Identification as an Indian entity by anthropologists, historians, and/or other scholars. What if we decide to start from scratch? Is modern history not “old enough”?!
(5) Identification as an Indian entity in newspapers and books. Again, what if we decide to start from scratch? Are we supposed to advertise ourselves?
(6) Identification as an Indian entity in relationships with Indian tribes or with national, regional, or state Indian organizations. Again, how are we supposed to have relations when we are brand new?!
There are many, many more restrictions that I didn’t mention above. Therefore, I have decided that we (the Panzacola Mayoki), shall become an “Autonomous Federal Entity” not related to the United States of America. We shall NOT call ourselves Native American, because in the eyes of the Government, we are not. They don’t care about “new” tribes forming, only the ones that they like. The US is corrupt, and we will not listen to their propaganda!
We are not an “Indian tribe”! We are a WE ARE NOT “INDIAN”! WE ARE OUR OWN ENTITY! Since our name is Mayoki, call us “Native Mayoki”, but not “Native American”!
They call themselves native because they were the first ones here. What about us, the ones who wish to start a new tribe and were born here?
Anyone from Pensacola, Florida? Please reply!
BTW, you do not have to have any “blood quantum” to qualify. That is the whole point! Since we aren’t Indian, we can start our own state (nation), and then we can’t get griped at for “destroying culture”, because there isn’t any culture to destroy. We ARE the culture!
And no, this is not a scam. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY FINANCIAL BENEFITS by joining. Think of it as starting a new country. The people have to start somewhere, and this is how!
Sorry, if I sound like a crazy person!
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