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Living along the southern bank of the Savannah River the Yamassee Indians had maintained good relationships with the South Carolina settlers. One of the oldest known Southeastern tribes, the Yamassee controlled much of lower Savannah River inland to the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee. They were widespread but a relatively small group of Creek Indians. According to Ranjel, chronicler of deSoto's travels, the expedition visited the Yamassee town of Altamaha in 1540 |
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{{Otheruses4|the Nuwaubianist group|the historical Native American tribe|Yamasee}} |
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The '''Yamassee Native Americans''' is a [[Nuwaubianism|Nuwaubianist]] group led by Commander-in-Chief Derrick “Black-Hawk” Sanders (a.k.a. Dr. Derrick Sanders-El), who is attempting to fill the power vacuum left after the arrest and conviction of [[Dwight York]]. |
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As with most wars, the causes of the Yamassee War begin well before the start of the conflict. Shortly after the completion of Queen Anne's War, the Creek began to get agitated with the English traders on the border of their nation. These traders had made the Indians dependent upon the goods they supplied. Guns, for example, made it easier for the Indians to hunt, increasing the amount of goods they had to trade. The Creek were unhappy with traders who seemed to be supplementing their slave trade income by occasionally taking a Creek warrior. |
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While the name “[[Yamasee|Yamassee]]” comes from the name of a [[Creek (people)|Creek]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] group, Derrick Sanders's “Yamassee Native Americans” are ''not'' that group but are [[African American]]s who believe that they are descendants of "Native American Moors" who came to America from Africa over an ancient land bridge well before the transportation of captured Africans in the European slave trade. The group incorporates elements of [[patriot mythology]] to insist that they are a legally independent and sovereign nation and that the laws of the [[United States]] governments do not apply to them. They have a constitution and issue their own legal documents. However, the Yamassee are not recognized by the [[United States]], the [[United Nations]] or any foreign power and could be considered a [[micronation]] |
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Other business practices were questioned by the Creek as well. The English would get the Creek Indians intoxicated and then defraud them, cheat them in trade, and take liberties with Creek women (Rape was a concept introduced to Native Americans by the English, and later, the Americans). Members of the Creek tribe complained to South Carolina authorities, who tried to control the traders with a licensing system. The plan failed miserably, so the Creek decided to take matters into their own hands. |
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==Split with the United Nuwaubian Nation== |
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At the time of [[Dwight York]]’s trial, many members of the United Nuwaubian Nation (then called the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors), including York himself, considered themselves Yamassee Native American Moors and had filed a letter of intent for federal recognition with the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]].[http://www.unitednuwaubiannation.com/images/articles/bia2081999.jpg] |
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First, members of Creek tribes killed all the English traders. Then, on April 15, 1715, Yamassee Indians, supported by the Creek, Catawba, Appalachee, Governor of New France, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville in Mobile, and the Spanish regime in St. Augustine began to attack settlers on a broad front along the southern and western borders of South Carolina. Settlers began to flee. Some halted in Charles Town, South Carolina, but many kept going to Virginia and North Carolina. |
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Derrick Sanders and the Yamassee Native American Government, also known as the Mt. Arafat Embassy Clan, sent papers to government officials asserting [[patriot mythology]] sovereignty issues. While York himself was at the time telling the court that he was a Native American Moor who should be returned to the jurisdiction of his tribe, some now assert that Sanders was interfering with that defense through his own rogue legal filings of similar arguments.{{who}} As one news account reported: |
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As the Indians approached Port Royal, the entire town fled. In Charles Town, Governor Cravens, who was also a Colonel, began to establish a perimeter of irregulars and militia. The state was close to collapse; in August, 1715, South Carolina turned to the Cherokee for support. |
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:The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office… received a packet of documents ordering that York be released. Among the documents are papers claiming to be from the “Yamassee Native American Government” and the “Mt. Arafat Embassy” charging that “diplomats” of the government and embassy are "being inconvenienced by US Governmental and private employees.” A marking of an Egyptian-style hieroglyphic similar to a watermark is on many of the pages. |
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For many years the Cherokee and Creek had been enemies, so the Cherokee were only too happy to join the war on the side of the South Carolinians. Mush to the surprise of the Cherokee, however, shortly after agreeing to support the English settlers, Creek chiefs approached the Cherokee about joining the Creek in waging war. The Cherokee invited the Creek to a council where the Cherokee killed the Creek chiefs. Meanwhile, South Carolina forces had advanced from Charleston and met a large body of Indians at Salkehatchie, sometimes called "Saltcatchers." |
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:The last portion of the packet is a six-page document claiming to be an “Exparte Order for Release” in which “Dr. Derrick H. Sanders El, Elder, Grand Master Consul, for Mt. Arafat Embassy of The Yamasee Native American Government, Original Cherokee, Siminole, Creek, Shushuni, Washita Mound Builders” demands York’s release. |
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The combination of these two events was the turning point of the war. The Creek/Yamassee thrust into South Carolina halted, and the Indians withdrew. Afraid of retaliation, Creek villages in the area relocated to the west and south and the Yemassee withdrew to the vicinity of St. Augustine, hoping for protection from their Spanish friends. Carolina raiders found the village, routed the residents and destroyed the homes. The remaining Yamassee were absorbed into the Seminole tribe. |
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:York, the order claims, “is not a legal ‘person’ born or naturalized in the federal 'United States’ not subject to the jurisdiction of the legislative democracy of the federal 'United States’ or any territory ‘within the United States.’ |
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The Yamassee War and Georgia |
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:“It is hereby ordered that all documents and all property taken from (York) be released to (him), and it is further ordered that (York) be released ‘instanter’ to the custody of Mt. Arafat Embassy to be secured by the Yamassee Native Americans.” |
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After the Creek withdrew the area south of the Savannah River remained free of Indians for a number of years. The Yamacraw tribe that greeted James Oglethorpe in 1733 had been nomadic, only recently settling near the trading post of John Musgrove and his Creek wife Mary. |
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:Also in the packet is a document purportedly signed by Gov. Sonny Perdue and bearing what appears to be a printed copy of the state seal. The document does not address York’s “release” but was the first document in the packet. |
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More importantly, the government realized how tenuous their position was. The Tuscarora War had just ended on February 11, 1715 and the Yamassee War began two months later. Having had to depend on the Cherokee to support their existence was abhorrent. Pleas went across the Atlantic for support, with little response. Attempts were made to fortify the coast, including building Ft. King George near the present-day town of Darien, but these attempts would have been ineffectual in the eyes of the South Carolina government. They became staunch supporters of a colony to the South of the Savannah River. |
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:Kimberly King, a spokeswoman for Perdue, said the document with his signature, at least, appears to be a forgery. ¶ “By all accounts, these documents appear to be fake,” King said. |
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:Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said the documents bear at least some resemblance to other documents sent to him by York's followers - documents that claim the sheriff and judges and others have violated “common law” and documents ordering the county coroner to arrest the sheriff.[http://www.religionnewsblog.com/html/3624-_Judge_rejects_York_s_plea_deal.html] |
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This technique made little headway in the court system, as the Yamassee Native Americans of the Creek Nation are not recognized by the U.S. Government’s [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]] and Native Americans are not immune from [[RICO]] and [[Mann Act]] prosecutions in any case. Jurisdiction was challenged by attorney Frank Rabino<!-- cite? --> based on the Native American argument, but the government successfully refuted it and this was denied by the Judge. York’s other attorneys were loath to risk the wrath of the court by putting forward such a defense: |
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:Ed Garland, the attorney representing York… asked the judge to indulge him while he read information apparently about York's sovereignty. Lawson asked if it was something Garland was asserting in York's defense. |
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:“It’s not a position that I am making a legal argument about, but I have a client who wants to put on the record his position on certain matters,” Garland said. |
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:Lawson also asked York’s other attorney, Manny Arora, if he believed there was any validity to the assertions York was making, and Lawson threatened Arora with “serious trouble” if he didn’t give a direct answer. |
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:“I don’t believe, at this point, there is any legal merit,” Arora answered.[http://www.rickross.com/reference/nuwaubians/nuwaubians68.html] |
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The court eventually responded: “There is no evidence that the group of followers defendant purports to lead are in any way a sovereign state worthy of recognition by the United States government or any other government.” |
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After York was convicted he adopted a similar though not particularly compatible tactic: claiming that he has long been a diplomat from and citizen of [[Liberia]] and that he therefore has diplomatic immunity and should be repatriated to his home country. |
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Now the Nuwaubian “nation” seems to be splitting up, with various of its sub-factions trying to set the agenda and take over for the leadership vacuum. |
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The [http://unitednuwaubiannation.com/ United Nuwaubian Nation] dropped the “of Moors” suffix from their name, purged most of the Yamassee Native American Moors information from their web site, and are trying to present a more law-abiding and less-[[patriot mythology]]-influenced public image. |
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They now report that the daughter of Yamassee “Commander-in-Chief” Derrick Sanders was working with the prosecution in the child molestation case against York, and also some claim that they only recently learned that the assumed legal sovereignty of that group was bogus. “Dr. Malachi Z. York & the United Nuwaubian Nation were blamed for the fanaticsm & crimes of those who came in under the guise of helping the Nuwaubians,” one Nuwaubianist wrote, who also claims that it was United Nuwaubian Nation members who turned Derrick Sanders in for promoting tax evasion.[http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/txdv05494.htm] |
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==Relation to the Washitaw Nation== |
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The [[Washitaw Nation]], is lead by [[Verdiacee Turner|Empress Verdiacee Tiari Washitaw Turner Goston El-Bey]] of the Washitaw de Dutgdahmoundyah. Derrick Sanders is not the son of Empress Verdiacee and has not been in contact with the family. Derrick Sanders also has no rights or administrative power within the Washitaw Nation. The decision making power within the Washitaw nation is still within the hands of the Empress Verdiacee. The family has released a statement regarding the release of York, "The Washitaw Nation will not come to the aid of anyone who has harmed or has admitted to harming a child. Any indication that we would condone or forgive such an atrocious act is an insult to our nation and our people."{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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See also: '''[[Verdiacee Turner]]''', '''[[Republic of Texas (group)]]''', '''[[Washitaw Nation]]''' |
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See also: '''[[Commonwealth of Caledonia Australis]]''' for treaty signed July 9, 2005 with the Government of Nu Altamaha Yamassee Nation |
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==See also== |
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* [[Nuwaubianism]] |
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* [[Nuwaubic]] |
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* [[Creek (people)]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/txdv05494.htm Justice Dept. Sues to Stop GA Man from Promoting Alleged Tax-Fraud Scheme; Atlanta Man Allegedly Helps Customers Falsely Claim They Are Exempt from Fed. Taxes] |
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[[Category:Nuwaubianism]] |
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[[Category:Micronations in the United States]] |
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Revision as of 20:05, 4 February 2009
Living along the southern bank of the Savannah River the Yamassee Indians had maintained good relationships with the South Carolina settlers. One of the oldest known Southeastern tribes, the Yamassee controlled much of lower Savannah River inland to the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee. They were widespread but a relatively small group of Creek Indians. According to Ranjel, chronicler of deSoto's travels, the expedition visited the Yamassee town of Altamaha in 1540
As with most wars, the causes of the Yamassee War begin well before the start of the conflict. Shortly after the completion of Queen Anne's War, the Creek began to get agitated with the English traders on the border of their nation. These traders had made the Indians dependent upon the goods they supplied. Guns, for example, made it easier for the Indians to hunt, increasing the amount of goods they had to trade. The Creek were unhappy with traders who seemed to be supplementing their slave trade income by occasionally taking a Creek warrior.
Other business practices were questioned by the Creek as well. The English would get the Creek Indians intoxicated and then defraud them, cheat them in trade, and take liberties with Creek women (Rape was a concept introduced to Native Americans by the English, and later, the Americans). Members of the Creek tribe complained to South Carolina authorities, who tried to control the traders with a licensing system. The plan failed miserably, so the Creek decided to take matters into their own hands.
First, members of Creek tribes killed all the English traders. Then, on April 15, 1715, Yamassee Indians, supported by the Creek, Catawba, Appalachee, Governor of New France, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville in Mobile, and the Spanish regime in St. Augustine began to attack settlers on a broad front along the southern and western borders of South Carolina. Settlers began to flee. Some halted in Charles Town, South Carolina, but many kept going to Virginia and North Carolina.
As the Indians approached Port Royal, the entire town fled. In Charles Town, Governor Cravens, who was also a Colonel, began to establish a perimeter of irregulars and militia. The state was close to collapse; in August, 1715, South Carolina turned to the Cherokee for support.
For many years the Cherokee and Creek had been enemies, so the Cherokee were only too happy to join the war on the side of the South Carolinians. Mush to the surprise of the Cherokee, however, shortly after agreeing to support the English settlers, Creek chiefs approached the Cherokee about joining the Creek in waging war. The Cherokee invited the Creek to a council where the Cherokee killed the Creek chiefs. Meanwhile, South Carolina forces had advanced from Charleston and met a large body of Indians at Salkehatchie, sometimes called "Saltcatchers."
The combination of these two events was the turning point of the war. The Creek/Yamassee thrust into South Carolina halted, and the Indians withdrew. Afraid of retaliation, Creek villages in the area relocated to the west and south and the Yemassee withdrew to the vicinity of St. Augustine, hoping for protection from their Spanish friends. Carolina raiders found the village, routed the residents and destroyed the homes. The remaining Yamassee were absorbed into the Seminole tribe.
The Yamassee War and Georgia
After the Creek withdrew the area south of the Savannah River remained free of Indians for a number of years. The Yamacraw tribe that greeted James Oglethorpe in 1733 had been nomadic, only recently settling near the trading post of John Musgrove and his Creek wife Mary.
More importantly, the government realized how tenuous their position was. The Tuscarora War had just ended on February 11, 1715 and the Yamassee War began two months later. Having had to depend on the Cherokee to support their existence was abhorrent. Pleas went across the Atlantic for support, with little response. Attempts were made to fortify the coast, including building Ft. King George near the present-day town of Darien, but these attempts would have been ineffectual in the eyes of the South Carolina government. They became staunch supporters of a colony to the South of the Savannah River.