Posted on 10/15/2013 1:00:40 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
The American Indian leader spearheading the campaign to change the name of the Washington Redskins is not a legitimate member of the tribe he leads, according to a New York State Assemblywoman, but rather an Obama crony who is raking in casino money and paying back only small stipends to his tribe members.
Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter, who is also the CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises, is not recognized in his position by the Grand Council of Chiefs governing the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. Halbritter is not a legitimate member of the Oneida tribe, Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney told The Daily Caller.
“He is not even technically an Oneida. There is not a drop of Oneida in him,” Tenney said.
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“He has no ancestry in the Six Nations but he has a lot of powerful friends in D.C.,” Tenney said.
Halbritter attended a January 27, 2012 fundraiser with President Obama in Washington, D.C. with 70 Indian leaders. The $15,000 to $35,800 fundraiser raised up to $2.5 million for Obama’s re-election campaign.
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Ah, yes, the “Fugowie”, probabally the original “Lost Tribe”. Disappeared somewhere around what is now New Jersey or lower New York, I believe. Such a shame.
Leni
Note: this topic is from 10/15/2013. Thanks Cincinatus' Wife....not a legitimate member of the tribe he leads...but rather an Obama crony who is raking in casino money and paying back only small stipends to his tribe members. Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter, who is also the CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises, is not recognized in his position by the Grand Council of Chiefs governing the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. Halbritter is not a legitimate member of the Oneida tribe, Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney told The Daily Caller... "He has no ancestry in the Six Nations but he has a lot of powerful friends in D.C.," Tenney said.
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