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[source: NativeNews; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:36:11]

>From: "Wild Horse" <wild.horse.list@mindspring.com>
>01-31-2000
>
>The latest Press Release from Pine Ridge is now on the Grass Roots Oyate
Web Site http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate
>
>Wild Horse
>
>[reproduced here]
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>  January 31, 2000
>
>  RED CLOUD BUILDING, PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION,
>  SOUTH DAKOTA:
>
>  OGLALA SIOUX TRIBAL TREASURER SUSPENDED WITHOUT
>  PAY!! At approximately 4:00 p.m. MST, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council did
>  vote to suspend the Oglala Sioux Tribal Treasurer, Wesley "Chuck" Jacobs
>  for 20 days without pay. Furthermore, the Tribal Council voted to begin
>  impeachment hearings against Jacobs.
>
>  Today marked the first day of the Oglala Sioux Tribe's general session
of the
>  Tribal Council. After several hours of bickering, the Council finally
voted on
>  the peoples' issues. A few members of the council did publicly denounce the
>  actions of the Grass Roots Oglala Lakota Oyate. The session is scheduled to
>  last until February 4th.
>
>  The Grass Roots Oglala Lakota Oyate have declared their sovereign immunity
>  under the guidelines of the 1868 Treaty at Fort Laramie. It is their
contention
>  that the current governmental system is an oppressive one that has plagued
>  the members of the Oglala Sioux Nation for 65 years. For years, the
tribe has
>  been overrun with corrupt politicians who have been in the business of
serving
>  themselves, not the members of the Tribe. Time and time again, the people
>  have attempted to follow "due process" to remove these corrupt officials.
>  They are repeatedly denied their privileges.
>
>  The Grass Roots Oyate took peaceful control of the Red Cloud Building on
>  January 16, 2000. The building remains on lockdown, with no tribal council
>  members or the tribal treasurer being allowed in the building. Their sole
>  purpose is to protect and maintain financial files, pending a full
forensic audit
>  of the indirect and general fund accounts that directly implicate the
tribal
>  officials. They are demanding the immediate, permanent removal of Wesley
>  "Chuck" Jacobs as treasurer and several Tribal Council members for
>  long-term corruption.
>
>  There was a collective sigh of relief in the Red Cloud Building upon
hearing
>  the vote to suspend Jacobs. The elders of the Grass Roots Oyate are being
>  commended for their strength and commitment to seeing a positive end to
this
>  situation. One grandmother that has been in the building since January 16th
>  stated, "We came this far on our own, with no lawyers. We exercised our
>  rights as grass roots people and proved that, united, we do have a voice!"
>
>  The Grass Roots Oyate have stated that they will continue to monitor the
>  building until:
>
>        1.Immediate, permanent removal of Wesley "Chuck" Jacobs as tribal
>          treasurer. Furthermore, we are demanding that he will never be
>          employed within the Oglala Sioux Tribe again.
>        2.Immediate, full forensic audit of all governmental fund types
>          conducted by an independent auditing firm.
>        3.Confiscation of all records, computer disks, computer equipment,
>          office keys, safety deposit keys, etc. from Mr. Jacobs' office
in the
>          Red Cloud Building, as well as any tribal property from his
>          home(s), pending a federal grand jury investigation.
>
>  For further information, please contact Floyd Hand or Media Coordinator,
>  Dale Looks Twice at (605) 867-5303.
>

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