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Research Needed / Re: Leah Yellowbird - Minnesota Artist
« Last post by Advanced Smite on February 03, 2025, 06:45:08 pm »
I too chased her ancestry back to about the early-mid 1800's (which sounds like you went back even further) paying a little more attention to her mother's Canadian side since there is the claim of Metis.  I got back to a Teresa/Thereza Hough who would be Leah's great-great-grandmother born in the late 1860's and the only item of interest I found was on the 1891 Canadian census, Teresa's family lived near some Anishinaabe people.  The family is listed as Catholic while the Indigenous folks are listed as "Pagan" but they are not in the same household or appear to live immediately next to each other.  I don't think this helps much but any art board should be demanding proof of her lineage.  I tried to pick out which aunt she is referring to but none of the aunts make sense with what she is claiming, her mother's sister is still alive from what I can tell but she refers to the aunt who taught her beadwork as having passed.

Thank you for looking at Leah Yellowbird’s genealogy, ojib22. It's nice to have another set of eyes on it. I traced the paternal and maternal sides of Leah's family. 3 of 4 grandparents have ancestors that passed through Canada (paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather, and maternal grandmother). I focused on researching those lines in an attempt to corroborate Leah's claims. 



PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: The Canadian lines of both paternal grandparents lead directly to Quebec. In my opinion, based on publicly available information, there isn't any Native American ancestry matching Leah’s claims on this side of her family. Could there be a line that traces back to someone recorded as "Indian Woman" in the late-1600's or early to mid-1700's? Possibly. That wouldn’t be consistent with Leah’s claims though.



MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER: As ojib22 mentioned, the maternal grandmother’s family did live near an Anishinaabe community in Ontario. In my opinion, based on publicly available records, Leah’s maternal grandmother's family isn't Anishinaabe though. Leah’s maternal ancestors came to Ontario from Quebec which can be confirmed through census, birth, and baptism records. The family was Quebecois/French Canadian...not Anishinaabe, Algonquin, and/or Metis.

RESEARCH NOTE: I spent additional time researching Leah’s 3x great-grandfather, Joseph Alexis Gagnon, due to his recorded occupation on one census. Joseph Alexis Gagnon’s occupation was documented as “moccasin maker” on the 1891 Census of Canada. Despite his occupation, the fields I bolded on the census below indicate Joseph Alexis Gagnon was French Canadian (White).

1891 Census of Canada
Name...............................Alexis Gagnon
Gender.............................Male
Marital Status...................Married
Age.................................50
Birth Year.........................abt 1841
Birth Place.....................Quebec
Residence Date.................1891
Residence Place................Quyon Village, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
Religion............................Roman Catholic
Occupation.......................Moccassin Keeper*
Can Read..........................Y
Can Write..........................Y
French Canadian.............Yes
Spouse............................Susan Gagnon
Father's Birth Place........Quebec
Mother's Birth Place........Quebec

*Transcription Error: I believe the record was transcribed incorrectly and actually reads “moccasin maker”.

I searched the 1891 Census of Canada for the keyword “moccasin” to compare demographics of anyone with a moccasin-related occupation. 8 people (not including Joseph Alexis Gagnon) came up in search results as having the word "moccasin" in their occupation title.  4 of 8 were clearly non-Native American as their parents were born in Europe. 3 of 8 had parents born in Ontario and, upon further research, listed their racial or tribal origins as Scottish, English, and Dutch. 1 of the 8 was denoted as being French Canadian. Clearly, having a moccasin-related occupation on the 1891 Census of Canada isn't indicative of Native American ancestry.

Susanna Sinclair - Moccasin Maker
Birthplace of Mother: Scotland
Birthplace of Father: Scotland

Jane McClure – Moccasin Maker
Birthplace of Mother: Ireland
Birthplace of Father: Ireland

Mina Black – Moccasin*
Birthplace of Mother: England
Birthplace of Father: England
*Occupation recorded only as “moccasin” on original census document

John Agnew – Moccasin Silker
Birthplace of Mother: Scotland
Birthplace of Father: Ireland

Maud Mason – Moccasin Tucke (sic)   
Birthplace of Mother: Ontario
Birthplace of Father: Ontario
Notes: On the 1921 Census of Canada, Maud’s racial or tribal origin is documented as “Dutch”

Warner Nicklin – Moccasin Finisher
Birthplace of Mother: Ontario
Birthplace of Father: Ontario
Notes: On the 1921 Census of Canada, Warner’s racial or tribal origin is documented as “English”

Elizabeth Werden – Moccasin Silker
Birthplace of Mother: Ontario
Birthplace of Father: Ontario
Notes: On the 1931 Census of Canada, Elizabeth’s racial origin is documented as “Scottish”

Clara Levins – Moccasin Maker
Birthplace of Mother: Not recorded
Birthplace of Father: Not recorded
French Canadian: Yes



I have no idea if Leah is aware of this census or if it's had any bearing on her claims. If there was any question about Leah Hanson AKA Leah Yellowbird being Native American due to her 3x great-grandfather being listed as a moccasin maker on the 1891 Census of Canada, hopefully this resolves it though.

Leah should be able to provide specifics about her claimed Native American ancestry. Who are her people?  What Anishinaabe community is her family from? What does she mean by “Algonquin-Metis”? It’s a huge red flag that she’s never specified a community or tribe.
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Etcetera / Re: lumbees and trump
« Last post by milehighsalute on February 03, 2025, 02:49:42 pm »
meanwhile didnt he want to terminate and/or "privatize" other legit tribes?

i dont think many people realize how important this is
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Etcetera / Re: lumbees and trump
« Last post by educatedindian on February 02, 2025, 12:14:12 am »
141 recognized tribes have come out against Lumbee recognition. There was a bill which also would have recognized the MOWA, who we have a thread on. The Lumbee are not really like the obvious fakes the MOWA. But it does show recognition is pretty broken.

There have only been a few tribes recognized recently even though there are plenty that deserve it, most of them applying in California and Alaska and any tribe that lost it in the 50s during Termination. Though they are legit, the Pequot were the first to sidestep the Office of Federal Acknowledgement. It can take 20 years and cost millions, and most of the ones that deserve it just don't have the means.

The Pequot obviously got approved because of money they made for so many. It's likely the same with Lumbee. Possible casinos or resources. As bad as Trump is, Harris favored recognition for them too.

DNA says the Lumbee are mostly Black and white mixed, with under 10% of them having Native ancestry. So what? There's plenty of others that are, most of the tribes here in Virginia, the Pequot, to a lesser extent the Seminole, and tribes in Latin America like the Garifuna. All of them are made up of multiple tribes shattered by invasion that had to join together to survive and adopted outsiders, esp Black slaves and sometimes whites running from the authorities.

Problem is the Lumbee have changed their stories of who they are several times. They've claimed to be Tuscarora, Cherokee, and Croatan before they were Lumbee. Those 141 tribes are mainly worried this will break the recognition process, let anyone in if there's money to be made or votes to help swing a politician's election. Plus Trump's people are openly challenging Native citizenship itself. They already argued before the courts the 14th Amendment doesn't or shouldn't protect either immigrants or enrolled Natives.
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Etcetera / Re: Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
« Last post by Sparks on February 01, 2025, 04:04:57 am »
I found some TV stations covering the subject, about a week ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx9mhJHgQ2A [WCNC — Trump pushing for federal recognition of Lumbee Tribe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djrptAPro6A [WRAL — Long wait almost over? Trump pushes for federal recognition of Lumbee Tribe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J7Oqt6KaUY [PBS NewsHour — North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe gets Trump's endorsement for federal recognition]

In the last one (5:16) we see Trump signing the papers (from 2:37) stating "I love the Lumbee Tribe. They were with me all the way. They were great." — Reporter Geoff Bennett discussed this and more more with Lumbee chairman John Lowery.
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Etcetera / Re: Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
« Last post by Sparks on February 01, 2025, 12:15:40 am »
Seems that federal recognition is coming up in the following months:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/01/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-directs-administration-to-advance-lumbee-tribe-recognition/

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On September 23, 2024, President Trump stated: “Today, I’m officially announcing that, if I am elected in November, I will sign legislation granting the great Lumbee Tribe federal recognition that it deserves.”

See also: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/federal-recognition-of-the-lumbee-tribe-of-north-carolina/

Why is Trump doing this? (I found several more links, but I have to wait and post at a later time.)
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Etcetera / lumbees and trump
« Last post by milehighsalute on January 31, 2025, 04:27:55 pm »
thoughts on their possible federal recognition?

i dont really have an opinion on them, seen evidence to suggest they are legit, and evidence to suggest they werent

if i remember right there may have been other tribes opposing their recognition for years.......and legit tribes usually have a good reason for doing so
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Frauds / Re: Mel Minitor Jr AKA Chief Mel Standing Eagle AKA Chief Male Standing Eagle
« Last post by Sandy S on January 30, 2025, 11:13:34 pm »
Keep this in mind regarding Strom Thurmond: http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=5706.msg49501#msg49501

So as seen earlier in thread, in Aiken County Register, January 11, 1984 :

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Minitor did the sound last month for Strom Thurmond's huge Christmas party near Columbia and has a long connection with the senator

I found in Aiken Standard  May 18, 2007 pg 1 & pg 12A the article "Concert honors Strom". This was a musical tribute concert "Salute to Strom Thurmond and The United States of America". Thurmond's widow attended. Here we see our white boy once again:

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Mel Minitor volunteered his services and recorded the entire performance.
'I was very glad to donate my time for them' he said.

He was born in 1952. In 1984, at 32 yrs old, he claims a "long connection" with Strom. Then in 2007, when he is 55, he is pleased to honor Strom, he records the entire concert (spirituals, marches, original work), and provides a commercial DVD of "Strom Thurmond's March" to the composers/performers so they can take it on the road.
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Frauds / Re: Mel Minitor Jr AKA Chief Mel Standing Eagle AKA Chief Male Standing Eagle
« Last post by Sandy S on January 30, 2025, 09:58:34 pm »
Uploaded attachments for police logs:

Aiken Standard  October 22, 1989, Page 8
Aiken Standard February 20, 1993 Page 9


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Frauds / Re: Mel Minitor Jr AKA Chief Mel Standing Eagle AKA Chief Male Standing Eagle
« Last post by Sandy S on January 30, 2025, 09:52:17 pm »
Uploaded here is a partial clip from Aiken County Register, January 11, 1984, Page 11, "Melvin Wants to Make You a Star".

Note the Strom Thurmond part.
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Moved to Archives. While Zephier has passed on, that does NOT mean the "Galactic Federation of Light" is any less dubious or less of a hoax. It is still based upon falsehoods and Zephier's association didn't make it legitimate.
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