Recall and Election Facts (aka Biggest Losers)
Opponents of Full Circle held a press conference September 20th and told the News Tribune they had enough signatures to hold a recall vote against James Miles and David Bean. Someone must have mis-counted, because, according to the Puyallup Tribal Election Committee, there weren’t enough signatures collected to trigger a recall.
Undeterred by their failure, Sylvia and Roleen are trying to sue everyone in Tribal Council and on the election committee. Listed here in this Official Court Document are the names of the plaintiffs and defendants. A full six months after the election, they can’t accept their loss and continue to with their false accusations.
Tactics used by signature gatherers for the recall include bullying, threatening, buying alcohol, and lying. They have shown up at members’ homes and refused to leave until they sign. Many letters have been written complaining about the tactics used.
The recall was triggered by Sylvia Miller’s loss in the June election. Sylvia and her supporters came forward with 14 allegations - all proven to be false. Here is the response to the ad they took out in the Tribal Newspaper: response-to-election-protest.pdf
When they couldn’t overturn the election, they resorted to starting a recall petition against David and James. Many of the petitioners work for the tribe and it is believed that names and addresses of tribal members were unethically acquired for the recall.
Recall supporters took out an ad in the Puyallup Tribal Newspaper with many unsubstantiated accusations. Petition circulators misrepresented the purpose of the recall: “Sign this for the betterment of the Tribe”, “Sign this or you’ll loose your percapita” are some of the claims reported by members.
Full Circle’s platform is for fair and open government, tribal unity, and continued strong percapitas. James and David have broken the government stalemate of the last 20 years. In order to undo some of the past, they intend to make council minutes available to tribal members, and reduce tribal council’s extremely high salary. Groundbreaking and construction has already begun on a new Elder’s Center.
Undeterred by their failure, Sylvia and Roleen are trying to sue everyone in Tribal Council and on the election committee. Listed here in this Official Court Document are the names of the plaintiffs and defendants. A full six months after the election, they can’t accept their loss and continue to with their false accusations.
Tactics used by signature gatherers for the recall include bullying, threatening, buying alcohol, and lying. They have shown up at members’ homes and refused to leave until they sign. Many letters have been written complaining about the tactics used.
The recall was triggered by Sylvia Miller’s loss in the June election. Sylvia and her supporters came forward with 14 allegations - all proven to be false. Here is the response to the ad they took out in the Tribal Newspaper: response-to-election-protest.pdf
When they couldn’t overturn the election, they resorted to starting a recall petition against David and James. Many of the petitioners work for the tribe and it is believed that names and addresses of tribal members were unethically acquired for the recall.
Recall supporters took out an ad in the Puyallup Tribal Newspaper with many unsubstantiated accusations. Petition circulators misrepresented the purpose of the recall: “Sign this for the betterment of the Tribe”, “Sign this or you’ll loose your percapita” are some of the claims reported by members.
Full Circle’s platform is for fair and open government, tribal unity, and continued strong percapitas. James and David have broken the government stalemate of the last 20 years. In order to undo some of the past, they intend to make council minutes available to tribal members, and reduce tribal council’s extremely high salary. Groundbreaking and construction has already begun on a new Elder’s Center.
Well, call it like you see for your own eyes. Sometime you just got to know when to move forward in your life. God has made plans for each of us, are you on track? how do you know.
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The group that filed the recall,
WHAT A JOKE!" I have never seen such hateful evil people in my life. The lies they've told! Marian Smith standing up at the membership meeting accusing full circle of SLANDER! Isn't that what she has done? If I recall, her article in the Tribal News was all slanderous! How can she walk around with in Tribal functions or in the Tribal entities and not feel the hatred people have towards her? She screams and yells and threatens people to get what she wants. She said her Dad taught her how to respect elders!? I witnessed her literally screaming at Lena Landry. WHAT RESPECT! Sylvia Miller must also feel that she's not liked as much. I don't see many people talking to her except her recall buddies. I know a lot of Tribal members who have lost a lot of respect for her. Her true colors have shown through! Oh and Rolleen, People are commenting how she's always at funerals acting like she cares so much. If her elder's are so dear to her then how could she turn on her friend Lena and take her to court? What a slap in the face! Her true colors have emerged as well!
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Greetings to Our people
It's been along time. I've been really busy and have been traveling to different meetings to represent the tribes interest especially in Natural Resource, educational updates with whats been going on within the tribal council,budget and working on different issues that come up on a daily basis. I won by three votes and many of us including the election committee felt it was fair but apparently the losers didn't. So what is the problem, well I can tell you a few and if you read the minutes you can usually figure it out for yourselves. We have job opportunities that are Suppose to be for all tribal members, yet they are already selected before the interview take place, some of our employees do not work they may be there but they don't do their jobs and refuse to work for this tribal council. I REMIND OUR TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP these employees work for you. we still have conflicts in the office building the gossip, rumors and innuendos but yet non of these people will come and talk to us directly instead they keep spreading the stories until someone will finally ask and by then it's all out of context. so, who decides these our administration.
David,James have done a good job they are consistent with the policies and enact them they do not WAIVE any policies - like the old council did - I brought up an issue about personal contracts for people who work at HOME and I believe this might be a violation on our constitution where it states 'ALL TRIBAL MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO THE SAME EQUAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS." Well with these personal contracts they are not sent out for bid nor are they advertised, so only CERTAIN tribal members are entitled to this benefit.. So who decides these issues?
But the reason the recalls came out on David&James is because they are accountable,professional, upholding the CONSTITUTION OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBE and do not waive any policies or procedures the previous council enacted, and that they voted to validate the election--so I am grateful to them for the strength they have and the tolerance for what they have been through and are still going through it today.
I was shocked walking into David's office one day and the person who tried to recall them saying all those rumors, was actually in his office talking to him & James about helping her with her home in Nisqually---And when they couldn't help her because of Nisqually housing authority the papers were once again filed in court. WOW that was something,
Anyway, we keep going with our agenda, to protect, preserve and fulfilling the obligations that are mandated such as a elders & youth facility, acquire more land and build our casino, to protect the constitution of the puyallup tribe and uphold your civil rights and as you can see we do have FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
my time is running out so HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY AND stop by and visit us anytime our doors are always opened,if youhave questions/concerns call thank you all my prayers R with you
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You go girl. Three votes have taken you a long ways but you have a long road ahead of you. Be strong (Ha, like you weren't already strong). Remeber that there a lot us who believe in you and three votes do count. VMB
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