In Stupid Comments I Have Known, the following comments were included since it appeared that Gayle Andrews had an identity crisis --
From Cape Cod Times
Tribal council spokeswoman Gayle Andrews said in a statement that the tribe is deeply saddened. "For the past year-and-a-half, the tribal leadership has worked successfully to get the government up and running and will continue to work on behalf of its 1,600 members."
This is the same Gayle Andrews Peter Kenney wrote about who
seems to have difficulty with her heritage and ethnic identity unless
$$$$ is involved --
Gayle Andrews: Mashpee or Aquinnah?
While Andrews lived and worked in Florida she identified herself
as black -- African American -- and she traded on that racial
identity exclusively even though she was also a member of the
Mashpee Wampanoag tribe. At one point -- before the Mashpee
had gained federal recognition -- Andrews and her mother
applied for membership in the Aquinnah (Gay Head)
Wampanoag tribe and were accepted. (See 12/04/07
WampaGate link at the bottom) Andrews surrendered her
Mashpee membership. Suspicions arose within the Aquinnah
Wampanoag tribe over the Andrews' historical material and
genealogy submitted in support of their application. A year-long
investigation resulted in their expulsion from the tribe.
It should come as no surprise that Ms. Andrews is suing the Tribe - the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, that is, in Florida. Next, they'll announce that the Mashpee Wampanoag were the first snow birds, have ties to Florida and are going to claim land there as well. Watch out Florida!
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In other cases, such as those relating to "Shunned Members" of the Tribe, Sovereign Immunity has been claimed - exempting the Tribe from jurisdiction in US courts.
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Massachusetts courts have repeatedly dismissed cases involving the tribe because they lack jurisdiction since the Mashpee tribe gained federal recognition in 2007. Andrews argues that a former tribe chairman waived that sovereign immunity and gave Florida courts jurisdiction over the contract. .
Not to present the complex case law regarding SOVEREIGNTY, it does seem that you can't flip flop around sovereign sometimes, not sovereign other times. This case should prove interesting.
.Here's a Tribe with no money. The investors have cut the cash flow. REEL Wamps presents some interesting insight into the inner workings that seem to prove you can't follow Con Men with Casino Glitter in their eyes.
.Gayle's fees were among those itemized here -
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