Vote NO On Recalls

An Election Notice from the Kiowa Election Board was released yesterday announcing a special election scheduled for Saturday, October 16.  Issues to be decided by Kiowa voters are: the 2011 Budget, 1 Committeeman position, and the recall of 6 Committeemen.  Those being recalled are Dr. Ted Lonewolf, Sharon Pena, Tommie Doyebi, Dave Geimausaddle, Ernest Redbird, and myself.

Recall charges were filed on us by Tomacina Tsoodle Leader and they have been advanced thru the Kiowa Hearing Board and the Kiowa Election Board without due process and without affording us the Constitutionally required hearings to answer the charges.  As another Committeeman stated, we (the Kiowa Tribe) are once again the laughing stock of Indian Country due to the continued recalls and the instability that results from that flawed process.

There is much to address on the current and sad state of affairs within our tribal government and I will cover some of that soon in follow-up postings.  There were a great many votes cast to bring us six committeemen into office and I hope  that all of your votes will keep us there.  So please, vote NO on the recalls.

More to come soon on this situation and please forward this on to other Khoy Goo.  Ah ho!

  The above document with numerous supporting attachments was hand delivered by Mr. Tofpi to Mr. Deerinwater, Director of the Southern Plains Regional Office, on Monday, August 30th.
  Mr. Tofpi is entitled to appeal the decision released by the Superintendent of the Anadarko Area Office, Robin Phillips, wherein she issued a directive of recognition of certain members of the the Kiowa Business Committee following the controversial recall election of Mr. Tofpi, and the controversial annual elections for new officers of the Business Committee.
  The filing of Tofpi's appeal will most likely proceed to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals which is located in Arlington, VA.  The IBIA is an appellate review body and it's administrative judges decide appeals from a wide array of decisions rendered by the BIA including tribal government disputes.  IBIA decisions are final for the Department but even their decisions can be further appealed to U.S. district courts.
  Mr. Tofpi expressed his determination to advance his appeal as far as necessary to seek redress for the numerous violations perpetrated against him by the Kiowa Hearing Board and the Kiowa Election Board in his recalll, and also for the highly questionable decisions rendered in the matter by the BIA. 
  The appeal process dictates that the controverted elections are not a done deal and that Tofpi could be reinstated as Kiowa Tribal Chairman sometime in the near future.
  Click on the above document images for easier viewing and, stay tuned.