"If you want to know someone's true character, divide an inheritance
with them."
Nancy
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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
--Daniel Boone
On Mar 4, 2007, at 5:03 PM, Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe wrote:
> Phebe;
>
> Q.E.D. Families and businesses break up over large winfalls, why
> not American Indian nations?
>
> Harold S. Forsythe
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phebe" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 4:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Cherokee Election March 3rd Q&A
>
>
>> By chance, I was in RED CLAY TENN on February 23. For those that
>> do not know Red Clay is the last place the Cherokee had a standing
>> government after they had been forced out of Georgia and prior to
>> moving to Oklahoma. This was even prior to the Trail of Tears.
>>
>> Red Clay is run by the State of TN and has a museum and an
>> interpreter to answer questions about the Cherokee.
>>
>> To make a long story short.........she explained that in recent
>> weeks several ladies have been in and tried to prove their
>> Cherokee heritage. Membership in the tribe states...... If you (or
>> your ancestors) are not listed on the DAWES rolls in the 1920 then
>> you are not a member of the tribe. Even though, you may have
>> received money from the U.S. Court of Claims in 1906.
>>
>> I was still confused.........she explained
>> further............CASINO money. Seems that the casino money will
>> be divided between the enrolled members.
>>
>> The less folks that are on the rolls the bigger the pot of money.
>>
>> When things don't seem right, FOLLOW THE MONEY.
>>
>> Phebe Morgan
>> Sarasota, Florida
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