For over five years I’ve done extensive research on the records created by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. During the last three years, when I started researching the families affected by tribal disenrollment, the BIA began to act in a spirit of non-cooperation and transparent under my Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) Requests. In 1995, … Continued
Stop Tribal Genocide What is tribal disenrollment? Tribal disenrollment is the stripping of Native American citizenship and it’s reaching epidemic proportions. Throughout Indian Country thousands of Native Americans are losing their tribal rights and having their citizenship terminated in their tribes. While some tribal councils assert disenrollment are meant to protect the “integrity of the … Continued
Stop Tribal Genocide is a movement dedicated to promote Native American civil rights I have been conducting extensive research in the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) for many years now. During my five years of research, I’ve located important historical records that relate to my personal ancestry and other members of my … Continued
Santa Rosa, California Michelle Hammock was one of the 74 disenrolled from the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria on January 15, 2016 without any due process according to the Tribe’s constitution. Hammock is the Co-Founder of Stop Tribal Genocide, a movement dedicated to protect American Indian human rights and the integrity … Continued
