To: Joe Sellers, Keepseagle Class Counsel, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, U.S. District Judge, President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Keepseagle For Farmers Not NONPROFITS
Keepseagle Class Action Lawsuit was a discrimination case against the US Department of Agriculture settled for $760 Million for Native American Farmers. $380 Million remains unpaid out that should go directly to Native American Farmers and NOT indirectly through Nonprofits and Universities for Agricultural Programs and Service workshops and seminars. Thousands of Native American Farmers were denied an opportunity to participate due to lack of/poor outreach and Federal policies which fail to fully recognize and provide programs & services to State Recognized and Non-Federally Recognized Tribes such as the Lumbee Tribe of NC due to the Lumbee Act of 1956. Pay the Farmers NOT Nonprofits!
Why is this important?
I am the Co-Founder and President of the Association of American Indian Farmers. I have been contacted by prevailing claimants, denied claimants and potential claimants to provide advocacy and outreach to Native American Farmers because they have been done a great disservice by the US Department of Agriculture and Keepeagle Class Counsel. Too many (thousands) of Native American Farmers have been left behind and left out of the Keepseagle Settlement process. It took an Act of Congress for Black Farmers who were denied an opportunity to participate in the Black Farmers case hence there was a Black Farmers Late Filers (2nd round) claims process which compensated over 17,000 additional Black Farmers . Unlike the Black Farmers case, Keepseagle has $380 million leftover so funds remain available and there should be a Keepseagle II not requiring an Act of Congress or additional funding. Native American Farmers are still losing land/farms and struggling to be competitive. Please help us tell Keepeagle Class Counsel Joe Sellers and U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan - Keepseagle for Farmers NOT Nonprofits!