https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7 en-us 2022-07-04 21:41:12 UTC 2022-07-04 23:01:43 UTC hello@padlet.com sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236719215 Ramapoughs were fined back in 2016 for not getting permits before constructing tepees, tents, totem poles, and a cooking pavilion. This was to protest the Pilgrim Pipeline in NJ and the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. ]]> 2022-07-04 22:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236719215 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236720624 Ramapough's hold praying ceremonies despite the fact that they have been warned for zoning. Township officials have alerted the chief of police about it and claim they are using the land for religious purposes without obtaining the proper permits first. ]]> 2022-07-04 22:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236720624 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236724530 Federal officials are said to be violating Indians and tribes of their rights protected by the federal religious land use and institutionalized persons act of 2000. This law protects religious communities to worship their land without having any burdens from the law. This is an on-going harassment that the Indians of Mahwah are fighting against. ]]> 2022-07-04 22:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236724530 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236725088 A Superior Court Judge ruled that the Ramapough's violated zoning laws and must pay fines. This being said, they can still continue to use the property for religious purposes and have tents set up. ]]> 2022-07-04 22:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236725088 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236725775 Residents complained that Ramapough's make a lot of noise on the property and take up a lot of parking spots. The Polo Club wants to prevents Ramapough's from parking on streets near the club. ]]> 2022-07-04 22:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236725775 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236726326 A judge denies the injuction that the Polo Club has brought up against the Ramapough's. It is considered a partial victory for the Indians and they strive to continue on. ]]> 2022-07-04 22:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236726326 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236727172 This sweet water prayer site is the last piece of sacred land they have. The land is considered their dignity, place of worship, and place they respect most. Placing the pipeline will destroy their land and their culture. ]]> 2022-07-04 22:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236727172 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236727801 People have been harrasing the Ramapough's. People are tee-peeing their camp sites and destroying their sacred structures. They are afraid this can get out of control and feel they are in danger from the people of Mahwah. ]]> 2022-07-04 22:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236727801 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236729216 Historian David Cohen wrote a book on the ancestry of the Ramapough tribe. His book suggests that they are not of Indian descent. This has hurt their case in trying to be recognized as a tribe by the state. ]]> 2022-07-04 22:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236729216 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236729684 The Ramapoughs need federal recognition in order to survive because they are being pushed out from their land. The state of New Jersey is reluctant to support the tribe in gaining recognition because they believe once they obtain it they will use it to build casinos. ]]> 2022-07-04 23:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236729684 sgaglias01_2 https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236730123 David Cohen focused on the geneology more than the anthropology. Evidence shows that bark has been ripped from countless trees in the Mahwah mountain range. Ramapough's are the only people who would have been responsible for that. ]]> 2022-07-04 23:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaglias01_2/tak9y5val2oning7/wish/2236730123