September 1, 2009

To: Bureau Members,

I am writing this letter to inform you of the travesty of justice that was
perpetrated by our tribal council.

Our reclassification was totally illegal, violating our Constitution, Enrollment

Ordinance, and Election Ordinance by the members of our tribe who are of
less blood quantum than myself and the people they reclassified. The
reclassification recommended by a conspiracy of one family to gain
dictatorial control over the Maidu tribe which is called Mooretown Rancheria.

I am the granddaughter of Ina Jackson and I am 1/2 Concow Maidu my

cultural, temporal, connection to this area is lifelong. Growing up as a child I
lived from my birth 1948 to 1963 at Enterprise California which is a mere 12
miles from my grandmother's (grandparents) house on Lumpkin Road
(Parcel one of Mooretown Rancheria).

My mother (Cecilia Martin) Ina Jackson's daughter was 3/4 Concow Maidu.
Her step-father Robert (Bob Jack) Jackson married my grandmother after
my biological grandfather Frank Martin Sr. was killed in a mining accident
1913. Three years later (1916) Robert and Ina were married. They lived in
the Enterprise area from 1913-1928 when they are documented as living in
the Feather Falls area and by 1940 they resided on Mooretown Rancheria,
where my grandmother lived until her death in 1962.

A total of 62 years in Butte county in the vicinity of Mooretown Rancheria

and on Mooretown Rancheria for the last 22 years of her life. The Feather
Falls area by verified application May, 18, 1928 as California Indian, 12
years. Named by Federal termination in the Federal Register along with her
husband Robert Jackson and the final distribution plan of 1961.

So how can a genealogist say my grandmother had no connection as a

verified member of Mooretown Rancheria as a "distributee" which is the
technicality they used to discredit her descendants as having no entitlement
to Mooretown Rancheria, with Robert Jackson's and his children , when
Kate Arculeta also was a step-child of Fred Taylor claiming all entitlement to
Mooretown Rancheria.
Regulations governing Indian allotments on the Public Domain approved
April 15, 1918 and revised February 1, 1928 states on page 5 , a paragraph
on "Indian Wives" states that: In every case where an Indian woman files
applications for her minor children it must appear that she has not only
applied for herself under the fourth section but has used the land in her own
application in some beneficial manner, which my grandmother did do for
herself and her two minor children who were living with her on that date.

My step-grandfather, Robert Jackson did claim to be a father to his step-

children. Documented on federal roll, Census of the Digger Indians of
Greenville Agency California on June 2, 1916 taken by James Groves,
Census Taker.

I was an alternate council member from 1991 to 1997 and then asked to be
the Chairperson of the DNA Committee and also the Enrollment Chairperson
from 1991 to 2005 when I was told I was no longer a lineal member by tribal
council March 10th 2005. My signature is recorded on many enrollment
applications for members of Mooretown Rancheria. Lineal and adoptee.

My question to you is where is the justice in this government to government

relationship and where is the protection of the tribe and its tribal members?
Our Chairperson said by reclassifying the Martin descendants he was
protecting the integrity of the tribe, when his blood quantum is 3/16th.

What a laugh! Majority rule! I was told to dis-enroll and go help Enterprise
Rancheria because my father's Grandmother Emma Walters and mother
Lizzie Parker are from Enterprise.

When Mooretown needed blood quantum I suppose they secured

themselves with the Martin Family members, then when the tribe got started
and the Casino built they no longer needed us.

Sincerely Yours,

Lois J. Edwards 1/2 Concow Maidu

Reclassified Member of Mooretown Rancheria
March 10, 2005
I was enrolled as a lineal member to Mooretown Rancheria by Chairwoman
Darlene Cummings who helped organize our tribe in 1989.