Crow Creek Sioux Land is NOT For Sale
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On December 3, 2009 the Internal Revenue Service unlawfully auctioned off 7100 acres located on Crow Creek Sioux Tribal land.
The land is owned by Crow Creek Tribal Farms, Inc. a Tribal corporation and distinct legal entity from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
According to the recent motion for temporary restraining order, filed by the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, the IRS seized and auctioned the land to recover $3,123,789.73 dollars in unpaid employment taxes. The document states, Because of erroneous tax advice received from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe became delinquent in the payment of employment taxes collected by the IRS beginning in 2003. The BIA had informed the Tribe that, because it was a federally recognized Tribe, it was not necessary to pay federal employment taxes.
The Crow Creek Indian Reservation was created by the 1868 Treaty, Act of April 29, 1868, 15 Stat. 635, and by Section 6, Act of March 2, 1889, 25 Stat. 888.
The Crow Creek Sioux Reservation encompasses Buffalo County and portions of Hyde and Brule Counties. Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is consistently documented as one of the poorest Reservations in the Nation, with 78\% of their members living below the poverty line.
This despicable and irreparable action from the IRS, could ultimately eliminate 20\% of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribes Reservation lands.
This action taken by the IRS could ultimately set a precedence, allowing the continual land grab on Tribal Lands. We must ALL UNITE and take a stand on this issue, to voice Tribal Lands are NOT for Sale!
We the undersigned, hereby request the immediate return of the unlawfully auctioned Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Lands.
The land is owned by Crow Creek Tribal Farms, Inc. a Tribal corporation and distinct legal entity from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
According to the recent motion for temporary restraining order, filed by the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, the IRS seized and auctioned the land to recover $3,123,789.73 dollars in unpaid employment taxes. The document states, Because of erroneous tax advice received from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe became delinquent in the payment of employment taxes collected by the IRS beginning in 2003. The BIA had informed the Tribe that, because it was a federally recognized Tribe, it was not necessary to pay federal employment taxes.
The Crow Creek Indian Reservation was created by the 1868 Treaty, Act of April 29, 1868, 15 Stat. 635, and by Section 6, Act of March 2, 1889, 25 Stat. 888.
The Crow Creek Sioux Reservation encompasses Buffalo County and portions of Hyde and Brule Counties. Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is consistently documented as one of the poorest Reservations in the Nation, with 78\% of their members living below the poverty line.
This despicable and irreparable action from the IRS, could ultimately eliminate 20\% of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribes Reservation lands.
This action taken by the IRS could ultimately set a precedence, allowing the continual land grab on Tribal Lands. We must ALL UNITE and take a stand on this issue, to voice Tribal Lands are NOT for Sale!
We the undersigned, hereby request the immediate return of the unlawfully auctioned Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Lands.
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Tamra Brennan
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- Our Tribal Lands are NOT For Sale!
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Mark ThunderWolf
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- This needs to stop now!
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Sandra Kendrick
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Les Bogert
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- this is an outrage - should have irs siezures first be contested in court before going ahead - after all this is not a govt run nation/country and we should still have constitutional rights!
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Lilah Ramirez
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- Our lands are not for sale!
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Marcia Lane
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- How can the IRS collect taxes from a soveriegn nation and what right do they have to confiscate and sell tribal land. Just another rip off by the government and violation of treaty rights. Try doing that to Canada. They are their own nation too.What makes our federal tribes any different?
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Angel Bigstone
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- Any assault on my people is an assault on me - and all future generations!
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Wolfgang Schaefer
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Janice H. Presley
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- The theft of our land for hundreds of years has gone on long enough. Beautiful lands have been turned into cesspools by those not of our blood. Respect of rights are not even followed for their own. Hope the courts will kick them out.
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Ryan Mckay
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- HOMELAND IS NOT FOR SALE.
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Laurel Eckert
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Juanita Hutchinson
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- This is another awful thing done to the Native Americans. It must stop.
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Traci Rainbolt
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Victoria
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- The land belongs to the Crow Creek Sioux
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Jennifer McCarty
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Robert F W "Berd" Whitlock
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- No one deserves to profit from harmful economic activities.
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Maraget R. Sutter
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- The IRS did not have the right to take or cease the Crow Creek Sioux Land & auction that land off to settle any or all claims of lack of payment for Back Employee taxes. That land is protected under the recent settlement of the Codell Case & is held under Trust for the Tribes represented herewith not the Federal Governement, the Bureau Of Indian Affairs, nor the IRS. Perhaps the improper or wrong information was given so that the Tribal Land could be ceased erroneously. Just for the sake of Unfair, in bad faith policies in regards to this particular Tribal group where 78\% of the people poverty level. Did u think we would not notice the unfairness of your actions. The total untransparancy of your motives-the very cruelity of your taking what is sacred to sale for profit. May the Great Spirit bring fairness to these people & may all their rights to their land be restored. Good legal representation for clear consise Tax Law be given to this tribe so they can get back the land that was taken without hardship
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Marilyn Charging Crow
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Esther Scoumbourdis
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- This a clearly a big scam!Hands off of Crow Creek Sioux Land!!
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Jacqueline
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Roxanne Brakl
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Sandra Carter
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moriah
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turco
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- i do agree
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Gary richard wootton
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- Just let them have there land , they just want to live ! ! !
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Arja Putkonen
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Caroline Fielden
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- please, America must take care of it's own affairs if it wants to be taken seriously in international matters....
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Halyna Shepko
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Massimiliano Muoio
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Claudio Canova
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- Please save this land
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Bill Stubbs
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Debbie Clee
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Jackie Trotchie
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- This is just another example of how Indian Land is taken from the people and to allow it is to be an accessory to the fact and you will be breaking your own laws.
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Linda Seay
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- European invaders stole the whole continent - now claim Natives owe taxes on lands they still own. Insane and CRIMINAL.
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Philip de Sailles
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Teresa Turner
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- Honor your Treaty agreement, what little land that is given for Reservation Land is hardly anything and to have any land tax charges are rediculuous.
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Devamito Lцfgren
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- I agree totally
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Christine Voge
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M. SILVERHAWK BANNER
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lila j. peters
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- indigenous Lands and PPls' are and Never will Be 4 Sale..
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Diane Steele
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Joseph. B. Geia.
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- We,, the Aborigines have been fighting the Invasions for 200 years why shouldnt I support you fella's?
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Jerriann Burgess
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- what else do they think they can take away from natives?? what is next!
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marianne van boxtel
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- Find the one that made this mistake, and put things straight. But not let people suffer for that person.
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Tekoah
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Mario Castori
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Laurien
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- land is nOT for sale!!!
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Carola
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Daphne
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laurien
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