To: Harvey Godwin, Chairman, Lumbee Tribe of NC, Greg Richardson, Executive Director, NCCIA, President Donald Trump, The North Carolina State House, The North Carolina State Senate, Governor Roy Cooper, The United States House of Representat...
#NoTrustInKeepseagle
Farmers were discriminated against and won the Keepseagle class action lawsuit. $380 Million in unpaid funds to class members is a result of lack of effective outreach to Non Federally Recognized Indians, ineffective counsel and poor representation of the class by Mr. Joe Sellers and Class Counsel. American Indian Farmers don't need a Trust Fund to educate them about farming/agriculture or an elected politician (NC State Representative Charles Graham) to disperse the monies to newly formed nonprofits, universities and tribes to build their assets and pay their salaries while farmers continue to lose land and go out of business trying to feed their families. Stop the proposed Keepseagle Settlement Agreement Amendment to create a Keepseagle Trust Fund and NC State Rep. Charles Graham from being a Board Trustee as he is an elected official and not a representative of Native American Farmers. Pay the Farmers and No Trust in Keepseagle! #NoTrustInKeepseagle #TellJoeNo #PayTheFarmers
Why is this important?
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. It should go directly to Native American Farmers and NOT indirectly through "newly formed" Nonprofits (not meeting the original Cy Pres requirements of having served class members prior to the settlement) and Universities for Agricultural Programs and Service workshops and seminars. Thousands of Native American Farmers were denied and continue to be 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 . Pay the Farmers NOT Nonprofits! #NoTrustInKeepseagle #TellJoeNo #PayTheFarmers
I have been contacted by Ms. Beverly Collins Hall (American Indian Mothers) who represents 30 prevailing claimants, as well as 1000's of denied claimants and potential claimants to provide advocacy and outreach to Native American Farmers in North Carolina and Nationwide 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 (as defined in the Keepseagle class action lawsuit who do not meant the eligibility criteria as established and defined as "Native American Farmers" according to the USDA Office of Tribal Relations thus the discrimination at USDA continues) who 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! We don't need Trustees!!!
I have been contacted by Ms. Beverly Collins Hall (American Indian Mothers) who represents 30 prevailing claimants, as well as 1000's of denied claimants and potential claimants to provide advocacy and outreach to Native American Farmers in North Carolina and Nationwide 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 (as defined in the Keepseagle class action lawsuit who do not meant the eligibility criteria as established and defined as "Native American Farmers" according to the USDA Office of Tribal Relations thus the discrimination at USDA continues) who 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! We don't need Trustees!!!