In meeting with the staff of members of the House and Senate over the last three months, we have run across a devious and illegal line of questioning which we must make public at this time. We have been asked about going into the 25 USC Part 83 process for Federal Recognition. We will make sure this is made public so not other person decides to violate our Civil Rights in asking such profoundly absurd and illegal questions in the future.
First, to ask a Federally Recognized Tribe to go through the indignity of being re-Federally Recognized is in violation of the Part 83 code itself in that the code specifically states it is for the purpose of determining if a tribe is Federally Recognized. Especially if that tribe is The Chickamauga Nation because not only was this code created by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Inc, Lee Fleming, the Cherokee are one of the tribes who scouted for the US military and Militias who all committed genocide and ethnic cleansing against the Chickamauga in the Lower Town Villages. Not only are the United States and the Cherokee guilty of committing genocide against the Chickamauga, they are continuing with acts of ethnic cleansing against The Chickamauga Nation people to this very day by denying them placement on the List.
Second, In 1883, the United States established the Indian Religious Crimes Codes which established the Code of Indian Offenses which outlawed our religion. Certain questions were asked concerning Part 83 which are a violation of the Constitution in that it violates the religious test clause. The religious test is in the questions concerning whether The Chickamauga Nation had a continuous government from 1883 to 1978. The religious test is that the government of The Chickamauga Nation is intertwined within the religion of a religious practice from our Mound Culture called the Southeast Ceremonial Religious Cult which dates back to 600 - 800 CE. The Therefore asking whether our government existed is a trap, if we answer yes, then we are in violation of federal law, if we answer no, then we do not comply with Part 83.
Third, 25 USC Part 83 is a further violation of the United States Constitution in that it is Retrospective or ex-post-facto in that the rights of the Citizens of The Chickamauga Nation are already established as Federally Recognized and are being asked to go into the Part 83 Process.
We want to make sure all staffers, and Members understand, we are already Federally Recognized and it is your responsibility to place The Chickamauga Nation on the List.
(C) This document was produced at the request of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 18, 2019, to document the History, Anthropology, Culture, Religion, and Archaeology of The Chickamauga Nation.