Comments on: County Wants Casino, Poarch Creeks To Pay Up

By: Picaso

Picaso — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 17:45:37 +0000

Why doesn’t an indian opponent run for county commissioner place 4&5.It would be better representation than we have now and P.C.I. could be informed on the real issues on the TAX issue.I thought all issues were open to the public.I don’t want to cause problems!Freedom Of Speech/ones opinion of District 5 voter.

By: ndn

ndn — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:37:19 +0000

Time to cut bait….

By: Wawbash

Wawbash — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:16:48 +0000

GREED? Really? What’s greedier? Asking a billion dollar a year business to pay the same taxes as everybody else, or Running a billion dollar a year business and refusing to simply pay taxes? Seems like our perspective may be a little out of whack, here folks. The question is, if PCI is so darn sure they don’t legally owe taxes, why are they so worried?

By: NDNCHICK2012

NDNCHICK2012 — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:33:59 +0000

“If we ever owned the land we own it still, for we never sold it. In the treaty councils the commissioners have claimed that our country had been sold to the government. Suppose a white man should come to me and say, Joseph, I like your horses, and I want to buy them. Then he goes to my neighbor and says to him; Joseph’s horses. I want to buy them, but he refuses to sell. My neighbor answers, Pay me the money and I will sell you Joseph’s horses. The white man returns to me, and says, Joseph, I have bought your horses and you must let me have them. If we sold our lands to the government, this is the way they were bought.” –Chief Joseph-Nez Perce

By: PCIandproud

PCIandproud — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:28:42 +0000

“Despite the forced removal of Creek Indians from Georgia and Alabama in 1836, some Creeks in the Tensaw district of Alabama maintained a distinct community around the small town of Poarch. The federal government held a tract of land at Poarch in trust for the Indians until 1924. In the 1940s the community began to organize politically in its own interest, and from 1950 to 1970 tribal leader Calvin McGhee spearheaded a campaign for recognition of Creek land claims in the southeastern states”
Referring back to the original news headline, “An Alabama county is looking to FORCE the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to start paying property and other other taxes on TRIBALlands in Atmore, I’ve capitalized two KEY words!!
If only Chief Calvin was still living to tell the REAL story and if only some of our tribal elders could go to Washington and teach the U.S. Government how to handle/invest my tax dollars!
Our land was in a trust prior to 1934 (which in the end, the date of 1934 is nothing more than just a date). We, the PCIs, can’t help how long it took the Government to give us back OUR land!!

By: Marion

Marion — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:58:36 +0000

One thing they could be trying is getting gaming out of Alabama, which isn’t a good plan since the state would have to help families who have no job.

My opinion is when money is being made and someone who wants to get a part of that money they have two ways to go, robbery (then you go to jail) or go through the courts wanting the PCI be taxed which is stil robbery.

Leave things like they are and the county benefits from all the contributions the PCI help out with. Their land was stolen from the ones who came over and decided they wanted it, now the same type of people are wanting more. In my book it’s called GREED.

By: roll # 0455

roll # 0455 — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:54:54 +0000

If casinos close…..everybody looses……hundreds and hundreds of jobs gone….multiple thousands of dollars in “would be” taxes vanish…..Donations from PCI cease to exist .Would the commissioners consider this venture to be a success?….Would it be worth it in the end ? I think not .

By: james frm NC

james frm NC — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:00:37 +0000

To Whom it may concern ( the voting public)
Please read a book, titled ” A Century Of Dishonor”. written by Helen Jackson. Whether this is about RACE or GREED,( This Book is not in the History Class’s) it is about us (the voting Public) letting Elected officials make bad decesions and the voting public doing nothing.. whether it is low income area’s ( Black or White) or an Indian tribe( pushed onto uninhabital land at the time), big business comes in and wants the land/property ( for profit) and force us out. I ask all to stand up for what is right!!. Due to county comissioners I have a Relative that lives in a town in NC and if her house is destroyed beyound repair, she can not rebuild she will have to sell to the county( this is family land owned by deed since the 1870’s). knowledge is Wisdom. Native from NC.

By: CAB

CAB — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:35:51 +0000

@ JRD The comment “There aren’t no indians anymore just people who take advantage of our dumb government.” Do you live in a hole or something? And have you ever been to MY reservation? I think not!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:18:40 +0000

Wow! I guess I didn’t realize how much racism is still in this community and surrounding areas. I would love for my tribe to stop donating money for a couple of years just to let everyone see how much of a blessing the tribe is to this county!