Why the Sand Hill Indians Went to the UN

by: carolh

Tue Jun 22, 2010 at 08:11:10 AM PDT

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On February 17, 2009, the oldest indigenous Native American tribe in New Jersey filed a lawsuit against the State of New Jersey, the Governor of New Jersey, the NJ Secretary of State and the NJ Attorney General for, but not limited to, genocide, treaty, and civil rights violations. That lawsuit is still in Federal Court at this moment. Because of new evidence, the lawsuit has now increased in scope. The territory involved now includes the Island of Manhattan, the state of Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey. Holloway's tribe has now appealed to the UN for assistance, and the case appears as if it may actually move to the World Court.

Unfortunately, in the State Bar Foundation quarterly newsletter Respect, published Spring 2010, the cover story about NJ's Native Americans repeats the omissions and inaccuracies in the NJ Indian Commission's Committee report that prompted the lawsuit in the first place. It would appear unethical to have a State Bar Association-funded publication, unwittingly or not, publicly take sides in a currently ongoing litigation case and to quote the defendants' side of the story exclusively.

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Sand Hill Indians now Claim Manhattan

by: carolh

Sun Jun 20, 2010 at 16:33:06 PM PDT

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On February 17, 2009, the oldest indigenous Native American tribe in NJ filed a lawsuit against the State of NJ, Governor Corzine, and his Administration, as well as the NJ Commission on American Indian Affairs. That lawsuit is still in Federal Court at this moment and has NOT been dismissed.

In fact, the scope of the case has expanded exponentially. As of a new filing on June 16, 2010, the territory now includes the Island of Manhattan & Hudson areas, the State of Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey.

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