Native Americans facing disenrollment fight to remain with tribe | ABCNL

After being disenrolled from the Nooksack tribe in 2016 after a former tribal chair questioned their ancestral lineage, the Rabang family fights to preserve their family history.
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[@chulafferty6695]

I can not even imagine being told something like you don't belong here after living so long as part of a community. I will pray for a happy coming together for all of you. ✌️🌈💜

[@foundtheone]

Prejudice and hate are sadly not absent in most communities.

[@GOne-vj6no]

Specially where Europeans forcebly stoled native other people's homes and lands. They're savage animals still.

[@hp2474]

I understand the situation is difficult with no easy solutions. But it’s not right to downplay the pain these unenrolled families are feeling. She says they have housing options like everyone else - just not the option to stay in their current homes. That’s not the point. They are being kicked out of their home and community through no fault of their own. Just because they don’t meet your technical requirements, they are part of the Native community there. They seem to care more about technicalities than their community.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

They except the white man's ways . The ways of the people who tried to destroy them mind body and spirit. They except the white $5 Indians but won't except their own people

[@ms.fravell7606]

The Great Treaty says Plains Nations not just a tribe .

[@scottsam6960]

Prayers up for all of us natives

[@hellnaw2159]

Native to wat cuz u look like her and she look like a 5 dollarfoot long do ya research and get out ya feelings

[@collinsfriend1]

The last native speaker and basket weaver was disenrolled locally. She was in her 80's. It was over family control and power over casino cash distribution. The fewer in the tribe, the more the power family gets. The tribal president was eventually removed, and the disenrollment reversed. Sadly after she died. She even had an original name, not an English or Hispanic name. It was horrible and tragic...

[@libiure]

this happened to my friend's family in 2016 because they didn't want to share casino money, but she just told me about - 900 people were disenrolled - we're going to sue to force a dna test to prove they belong to the tribe - my maternal grandfather was cherokee, so it broke my heart to find out that the indigenous were killing off their own for no other reason than the lust of money ..

[@aaron4wilkins]

​@@libiure DNA is not tribe specific,it can't show what tribe you are, it can show who your related to, but can't prove which specific tribe you are

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

@aaron4wilkins, It’s true that no current database can identify specific tribal markers, however, if you share genetic markers with a number of other tribal members it pretty well proves genetic lineage.

[@aaron4wilkins]

@@brawndothethirstmutilator9848 DNA can prove who you are related to, 'who's yer' Daddy' in other words, but your DNA alone cannot prove what Tribe you are,or in other words,it's not Tribal Specific

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

@aaron4wilkins, If you share genetic alleles with two or three dozen enrolled members of a tribe, it actually does prove beyond reasonable doubt from which specific tribe you have descent. Now whether or not a tribe’s leadership accepts that as evidence is another story completely.

[@montielh]

Very sad how few people abuse and wrongly use power no matter color, religion, etc

[@clarkabeast8136]

That tribe leaders deserve to be charged with hate crimes 😡😡😡 because those people don’t deserve to be treated like that!!! 😭😭💔

[@ShiraMakesVideos]

It's terrible yes but the problem is because tribes have their own governments the United States government doesn't get involved.. :/

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

@@ShiraMakesVideos They're just marching their culture to a faster extinction

[@georgiepongyesva8130]

Thank you @abcnews for covering these important Native American issues!

[@ChiefStonedBull]

I am from pechanga, from Temecula California. We have been diss enrolled for a long while now. Family wars for power and money is what creates these situations.....

[@stormy-le6pb]

why don't you people sue them like blacks did to the Cherokee?

[@twistedinnocence8617]

And the federal government giving tribes basically total control to do whatever they want doesn't help. Tribes are breaking laws and rights and federal government just stands by and does nothing claiming sovereignty and immunity. Tribes can sue but you cannot sue a tribe. That makes no sense.

[@thehulk1177]

Preservation seems more like Hitler and his crew to me. Your not pure enough, even if your a blood member. Just as bad as the white man that killed their ancestors😢

[@esalas_tataviam]

How did you become diss enrolled ? That’s pretty crazy and sucks ? Were they questioning your lineage?

[@b.a.d.2086]

So much for strength in numbers. These tribes are accomplishing exactly what what the anti Native people want. Quiet self destruction and disappearance. Deadly politics.

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

Yeah, “blood quantum” does the same thing. It was designed to place Native communities into numerical decline.

[@norahkiereri4085]

The fact that's there's a law limiting the number of tribes by "officially recognizing" the ones that exist interrupts the natural/organic growth of other tribes. Families grow to clans which grow to tribes...this is organic growth of peoples and nations. The deregistered members should be able to start their own lineage...

[@TripDadLife]

That's the way it was designed my friend. You think they want Indians around?

[@Hey_its_Koda]

As Native American this is wrong. In our ways casting out your people is taboo.

[@blubird1102]

While I understand both side of this fight, this still messed up all around. Just sad.

[@madwisdom4929]

*She doesn't have open eyes. It appears to be simple greed.*

[@blacklover2561]

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[@farelhettinger3512]

DNA CAN PROVE THERE BLOOD LINE WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN DONE ????

[@originalpechanga2]

All the tests don't matter if the tribe doesn't accept the evidence and the truth.

[@farelhettinger3512]

@@originalpechanga2 Thats a damn shame That dented My respect for The indian nations in this Country They are last Of the true to your blood family And Not let hate politics or the evil of money Change that Damn shame

[@lewisc9959]

@@originalpechanga2 in this case, the whole sovereign immunity should be done with! This is a human rights violation, huge one! The states and federal government need to step in and stop this.

[@amicableenmity9820]

Some tribes are now tracing lineage instead, as it should be. Back then many tribes didn't care about skin color, they'd adopt others into their tribe and treat the more or less equal. The idea of blood quantum is racist.

[@libiure]

my friend's family was unenrolled from her tribe - so we're going to sue to force the entire tribe to take a dna test - it would be a precedent - i don't know why nobody has sued to force a dna test - maybe nobody thought about it a decade ago when the dienrollments were happening ...

[@dorothydickson232]

SHE CERTAINLY LOOKS NATIVE.

[@husshhhussh]

Native blood is dwindling the government wanted it to be this way with the blood quantum requirements eventually there will be no more Indian blood left. The tribes better do something. I’m native but I don’t have enough blood even though my father his mother sister nieces nephews uncles aunts are all tribal members. It hurts a bit.

[@Bootstataboots]

Traditionally, this is not the way many tribes determined how someone was a part of the tribe. These enrollments have to do with resources and are yet again a stain of colonialism. I'm sorry to see the pain this family has been going through this "enrollment" process.

[@kendrapayton5270]

Her identity we were stripped of our identity when their people stole ours

[@p3rspect1ve67]

Maybe nootsack should not be apart of tribal journeys for treating our own families like this should be ashamed of themselves the hole tribe

[@TheLeslieMichelle]

Regardless, they are natives to this country, these are their lands. Pieces of paper shouldn't determine that. It just isn't right. They should've let non natives make these laws for them.

[@mrsseasea]

6:25 …see how he said “all these people that were our friends when WE First came here”. Ya he was enrolled sometime in the 1995 , like most of them were . Rosemary I know here parents, and grandparents.

[@marymalyon454]

Crowd source DNA. They can't argue with that.

[@nativewave6586]

The short hair women talking like she won't be one of the people on the chopping block

[@corvusroberts5078]

It is important to remember that the Fed gov't "demanding" blood quantum from Indians had a lot to do w/ the gov't removing people THEY saw as Black from the Indian nations. How the Indians saw these people was superfluous to the gov't's perception

[@angelasalgado5069]

I know how that feels😢❤

[@Pbro1758]

So very sad. Money before relatives is not the indiginous way

[@inky-uo5xw]

What does she mean "we are nooksack in our eyes". She should elaborate more

[@sparklefairymanagement]

Yiu talking about european yt ppl decent? I hope

[@mikeheatherly7518]

I hope the woman talking gets dis-enrolled!

[@w.b.t.127]

Its a sad predicament but, I understand the importance of lineage. My tribe is slowly being polluted with mixed blood lines. What I saw growing up were people who stood out from the rest. I can recall many times when other tribal members would say, Oh you're from ********. After the 90s our tribe has totally transformed and is unrecognizable. Most are the result of women getting pregnant and bring back kids to the tribe without a father. We a patriarchal and this is where things get twisted. The cute facture of families accepting daughters and kids when they should be with their fathers/husbands. Worst of all are the women who bring men back to the reservation. I have no issue with native-to-native relations. But as I stated the mixture is based on many races. Our language is dissipating due to lack of fluent speakers. Most try to justify the issue in any way they can, and most will not like what I wrote.

[@amicableenmity9820]

Back then tribes would sometimes adopt other tribe's members into their own. There are cases where white and black people were adopted in. They did not see race the same way in all cases. You're projecting a colonialist mindset. Culture matters not the blood, unless you want to go extinct.

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

Buddy, saying “polluted with mixed bloodlines” is some vile rhetoric. There was an Austrian painter with a funny mustache that used to talk like this. Native tribal identity was never traditionally based on blood quantum. This is an invention of the US federal government.

[@euniceransfer7873]

This is not right, to take away a person right to belong to a tribe, this is so wrong, and God is not please.

[@Tariacurie]

What would Tecumseh do?

[@tldcreate]

This is so wrong!!

[@franciscoosuna259]

This is a sad state of affairs. The disenrolled should ask for a definition of the standard that makes a person a member of that tribe. If the basis is blood, the tribe standard can be compared by DNA. Is the standard defined by history? Is the standard: how many battles the ancestor fought? Then the tribe needs to define when the tribe began. That way the disenrolled can be compared to a standard. Otherwise, it is an arbitrary definition.

[@kingdomtruth7773]

I just wanted to make a few comments of encouragement. First, I’m not a Native American. I wasn’t even born in this country. However, my family immigrated here from the beautiful Island of Jamaica, we are grateful for the freedom s and opportunity that we receive here, as we know not every country has that blessings. As it concerns this issue I wanted add the following: God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. He made all human beings, plants and animals and all natural things we see. The Scripture says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1). As human beings we are all one race - the human race. “Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us?” (Malachi 2:10 first half). “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;” (Acts 17:26). Sin has caused all this hatred, malice, division, fightings and wars of all kinds, between man and their fellow men, family against family and nation against nations. That’s the reason the Scripture ask, “why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?” (Malachi 2:10 last part). Yes, sad it is but true. Sin is the cause of all these troubles. The sure cause of it all. “ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” (Romans 3:23). “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” (Romans 3:10). “It continues to say, “there is none that doeth good… there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” (Psalm 53:1 & 3). However, the Lord loves us and didn’t leave us in this sinful condition without hope. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) Jesus took our place and paid the debt we owed when we became sinners. “He became our Substitute and Sacrifice. Since we cannot save ourselves, the Lord ask us to by faith in the merits of the shed blood of Christ to, “Behold, the Lamb of God who take the away the sin of the world.” John 1:29). “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)” (Ephesians 2:4) God “is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9). The Lord bids us “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” (Isaiah 55:6, 7). He is knocking for entrance as He wants our willing obedience, we need to surrender our lives to His and His service. “ Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” (Revelation 3:20). His Holy Spirit is also pleading, “Verse: 7 “Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Verse: 8 Harden not your hearts,..” (Hebrews 3:7, 8). We are living in the last days of earth’s history. Jesus is Coming again. He is preparing mansions for all His believing children, Verse: 1 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. Verse: 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. Verse: 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (John 14:1-3). The Lord tells us in His Word that He will create a new planet for those saved in Jesus Christ, “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away;” (Revelation 21:1). “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.” (Isaiah 65:17). He continues, Verse: 22 “They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. Verse: 23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.” (Isaiah 65:22, 22). Just put your trust in the Lord, endure until the end (Matthew 24:13) and you will not only get wealth imaginable , but most beautiful of all, you’ll get to spend eternity with the Lord forever in a beautiful, peaceful planet with all the saved as well. Finally, a reminder to all, “For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.” (1 Timothy 6:7). So, let God’s Love lead you all to, “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.” (Colossians 3:15). And, “If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.” (Romans). However, This will only be possible when we are changed into the Lord’s character. We are told, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13) Visit Reklamation Ministries for much more on these topics. May you receive these Words of life and be blessed. 😊

[@Cinjo6]

They need to find a way to build more housing rather than destroy their own tribe through disenrollment.

[@angelosuke832]

I agree but then I dont .. but at the same time its how the Tribe works and how the enrollment is process and taken .. all 500 tribes in USA isnt the same, some are and some dont .. tribes in Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico are based by blood quantum of past fathers and mothers in the tribe NOT other tribes dont count it's like water and oil, dont mix, but there are those who believe that you can be with someone who's NONE tribal of different ethnicities, white, black, brown(mexican) or yellow .. then those children goin to be hurt cause of the parents (mom) or (dad) AREN'T NATIVE AMERICANS, but just normal americans .. so that's where the blood quantum comes into play or enrollment, they ask who's your mom and dad .. basically saying I'm government words WHOS NATIVE AND WHO ISNT NATIVE .. 😔😔😔😔😔 can keep goin but no lol..

[@mrsseasea]

The 306 have not “spent their entire life” here….no they were recently enrolled, most were adults and squirmed their way in…..no greed, no powers to have in Nooksack. This Michelle is unknown to me and I have spent my entire life here 60 years, enrolled since we were recognized in 1974 …..if she could please show us she has proof….i would love to see it.

[@yawbear]

I just saw a video on weaponized Blackness….this is weaponized genetics … gene o cide

[@duckman2480]

No its not. Its preventing genocide of Native Americans. They should be able to have their own people like everyone else.

[@yamosuki]

Those poor people. I hope they get access to government aid and casino money again. Prayers.

[@craftmom5302]

I wonder if DNA could prove that they were of nootsac lineage

[@blueridgemountain1256]

Most native groups know this but want nothing to do with DNA testing

[@carbon6951]

There's no DNA test that can tell an individual what indigenous American Nation they are from.

[@OloRishaCreole504]

@@carbon6951 while that is true but it should be able to match relatives or some type of relation within that tribe that takes the test

[@carbon6951]

@@OloRishaCreole504 Yes, but that's assuming their said relatives in the tribe have been DNA tested.

[@OloRishaCreole504]

@@carbon6951 facts..my point exactly..sorry I never got notifications

[@dorothydickson232]

CAN'T DO DNA?

[@sandrahart6195]

If she's at least 25% Native American, she's what's called an adoptive member of the tribe. [(When I was a child, I wasn't allowed to get tribal documents to prove my Cherokee heritage of 1/8th...government passed the law...I'm supposed to be white [or predominantly Polish]. Nowadays Their's DNA tests. What's interesting to me is that I'm born May 7th, the day the Haulacost ended, and the Native American College Fund asks me for money as if I'm rich and a bullet proof shield for something. I don't like it, but that association keeps me from getting my own money for my bachelors; and I'm 41 this year. I've always wanted to finish art college...I can't pay my college unless I get paid to draw.)]

[@shaneekabatty-cross]

Blood quantum doesn't matter, no matter 12% or 17%

[@Jo-oo1mx]

I guarantee there will be violence if the Colville Tribe has the audacity to start doing this..

[@glynnphillips9703]

So very, very sad 😔

[@indigenous31617]

How incredibly 😔 sad

[@warhound1161]

So native Americans are racist as well lol wow

[@ms.fravell7606]

No one could be as racist as BLM !!

[@boolovesyou143]

This is tragic. Power and greed at its core.

[@bluemoon-xoxo]

let's face it and let's get to a more deeper level of understanding here, how did our identity as a person lay in the power of somebody else's hands, our identity should not be dictated by our race and certainly not by a group of people. Sad thing here is that people have forgotten where they came from, they have forgotten God because we all came from God. so our identity is not in our race, our identity is in God. but if you're in the survival mode then your perspective is skewed and bad people will have power and control over you.

[@rickwalden7022]

Us can not be involved in un because of our open borders correct?

[@kemunapeace2441]

Wow. In these times... Smh

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

😥😥😥😥

[@IsatouSey2023]

This is just evil and wrong💔😢

[@AmandaLubani]

Sad

[@germanshepherd6638]

chief jackpot wants all the casino money for himself…smh

[@GOne-vj6no]

Should be internationally illegal to deny any native, their rights as descendants of the lands. & Cultural identity, specifically in a democracy. But this is nothing new.

[@aztlan_chicano_native_worl3168]

I'm Crow Native aka Apsáalooke, and can't enrolling to My own Tribe where great-grandmother my grandmother and Mom all are enrolled into the tribe with all my Family ony Mom side my aunt's my uncles. But me and must brothers and first cousins can't and roll because we're mixed with other latino Mexican, Puerto Rican. Buy was told there are many Caucasian Europeans that enroll into the tribes around the South Dakota North Dakota montana-wyoming areas from paying their way in and don't have no bloodline to any of the tribes, now that is wrong.

[@ab9840]

Puerto Rico! Puerto Rico! - Turn it up - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4SthoyLntGme7s

[@Niccole-oq8wo]

Paying into tribes has been going on for many, many years. So sad that it still goes on.

[@WhoIsthetrueAmerican]

Documentation 🤔📃

[@ShiningNoctowls]

🔥🌧🌈🌊🌬⛵

[@stevenotero2627]

DIVIDE AND CONQUER. TRIESTE. 😎🎭✌

[@dannmarceau]

WTF?

[@larrymoremckenzie3029]

KWAH TSI ,IO'NIKONHRAKSEN!

[@shaneekabatty-cross]

Blood quantum shouldnt be a thing.

[@jeannetruitt7176]

Well, the Native Americans are the leaders and will now handle any obstacles they confront. So, Rome wasn't built in a day. I suppose now, we're just hearing concession speeches

[@kendrapayton5270]

She said does it prove that you are nook sack she said in our eyes yes but like I said she said in her eyes they are that but in reality they are not from this land these are Eskimos check it out all of them are Eskimos they're from the other side of Canada

[@bboohhmmaann]

No offense but she looks asian asian and not native 🤷

[@carbon6951]

BINGO !!!!!

[@amicableenmity9820]

Uh....really? Hope you realize that both Asians and Native Americans actually do share ancient DNA. Also screw you for saying that. Color or appearances doesn't matter, the DNA tells the truth.

[@carbon6951]

@@amicableenmity9820 Asian Slave Trade into the Americas.. Manila Galleon ships.

[@carbon6951]

@@amicableenmity9820 Pacific Slave Trade into the Americas.. Manilla Galleon ships.

[@carbon6951]

@@amicableenmity9820 Are you suggesting that Asians from the Pacific Slave Trade wasn't adopted into indigenous Nations ???

[@mykelgreene911]

Very sad !

[@willybrisbois5926]

To many hippies want to be a skin

[@rubymckinley4909]

So sad

[@HLJlovejoy]

This is horrible and wrong on every level.

[@duckman2480]

If your facing disenrollment then you aren't native womp womp

[@Poshgardenherbs]

$ 5 Indians

[@chicanoazteca8614]

Says the african import.

[@wm3277]

Take a dna

[@sequoiaredwoods4365]

@Hey There Correct.

[@ronedward-griffith]

Always first nation inside the box signing treaties reifying of the family tree. Oh relevant, not throw it away the documents, all family all related reservation or Spiritual with pray ask and believe amen with ancestors

[@MissAnkh_ah]

Real Indians were black, indigenous means black genius. Indi means black. Black people are the originators of every advanced civilization on every continent including Amaruka and Europe and China, South Amaruka, Australia… everywhere, even Siberia. The whole earth was taken over and their identities replaced by the newcomers. Black Amarukans are the Niiji of Turtle Island, it was the Biblical “first Egypt”…. The sun always decides who stays here in each apocalypse, that’s why we honour it’s light and we also honour our melanin… something the other races do not do… all while they adopt our spirituality and identity and wear it like a costume.

[@EternalEmperorofZakuul]

Yeah, until you begin to burn and say massa i want water

[@LonerStonER217]

You're not native you are African be proud of who you are

[@rustydogrustydog9191]

B.S wabo. Just because you’re to ashamed of your African heritage doesn’t mean you get to steal native peoples heritage. We wuz natives😂

[@carbon6951]

​@@LonerStonER217 Doesn't everyone's lineage originate in Africa? Unless you're suggesting Homosapiens originated in the Americas?

[@craigr6842]

​@LonerStonER217 you are not very bright.

[@BobbiSkankanos]

Hey Cox, keep on working on it buddy you might even figure out "what life is" by the time we all die and in the environmental Apocalypse of our own making and you can tell us the answer with your dying breath.

[@blacklover2561]

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[@JL0ndon]

Wtf are you on about?

[@f.n.schlub]

See ! Inbreeding is bad.

[@Fyyt]

Yeah just ask the royal family!!!

[@ms.fravell7606]

But you can't go out of the tribe to get married to a non tribal person who truely isn't related to you because you've broken blood lineage , even if it's another native from another tribe !! If you all stay you become all related .!!!! So yes you get forced to go or stay unmarried !!

[@Jah_AP]

🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

Sometimes I am so deeply ashamed to be a white American, I cannot breathe. This is all our fault.

[@richardazhocar676]

Greed and power are often detrimental to many people.

[@Tripp74]

$5 Indians

[@timwarcloud]

Do you even know what that is. Your definitely NOT Native, los negra!

[@shaneekabatty-cross]

Shut up