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SUBJECT: FORMAL CEASE AND DESIST – False Advertising, Consumer Deception, and Misappropriation of Indigenous Identity

TO:The Tribal Council & Executive LeadershipOperating DBA: "Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians" (Historically Sacramento-Verona Band)

FROM: [Your Name / Wopumnes Nisenan & Mewuk Representatives]

This correspondence serves as a formal CEASE AND DESIST demand regarding your recent public commercial advertisements, specifically your Facebook promotional posts marketing a Halloween event under the fabricated claim of being "Nisenan and Mewuk."

You are hereby directed to immediately remove all marketing, social media posts, and public-facing commercial materials that falsely designate your organization as Nisenan or Mewuk.

1. Notice of False Advertising and Consumer Deception Publishing commercial advertisements for public events using a hijacked indigenous identity is a direct violation of state and federal consumer protection laws, including False Designation of Origin (15 U.S.C. § 1125). You are willfully deceiving the California public by marketing yourselves under an aboriginal identity that does not historically belong to your organization.

2. The Evidentiary Record of Your True Identity You cannot legally claim to be the Nisenan or Mewuk of El Dorado County. The public, Congressional, and your own internal administrative records explicitly prove your origins:

• The 1990 "Heritage Swap" Vote: Your own 1990 internal tribal newsletter reveals that leadership actively considered an administrative vote to change your organizational name from the "Shingle Springs Band of Miwok" to the "Shingle Springs Band of Maidu." A true aboriginal tribe does not vote to change its ancestral bloodline to match a new geographical marketing strategy. Furthermore, that same document explicitly admits your membership relies on the 1916 Census of Sutter County and that your people originated in Maidu territory. You cannot internally classify yourselves as Sutter County Maidu while commercially marketing yourselves as El Dorado Nisenan and Mewuk.

• The Historic Census Absence: U.S. Census records confirm that individuals comprising your group did not reside in El Dorado County until after the 1970s. You were entirely absent from El Dorado County during the foundational 1905-1906 Kelsey Census and the 1928 California Indian Jurisdictional Act enrollment period.

• The 2013 Congressional Confession: Chairman Nicholas Fonseca testified before the U.S. House of Representatives and admitted that the 1920 Verona Tract was dedicated to the "Sacramento-Verona Band of Homeless Indians," confessing that this is the original name of your group.

• The 2025 Press Admission: Chairwoman Regina Cuellar issued a public press release confirming your group's true origins and ancestral lands are in the Sacramento/Feather River region—not El Dorado County.

3. Active Jurisdiction of the True Heirs On September 30, 2026, the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs provided formal confirmation that the authentic El Dorado County historic tribe—the true Wopumnes Nisenan and Mewuk—was never terminated. The true heirs of this identity legally exist today. Your continued unauthorized use of their tribal name and heritage for commercial promotion and financial gain is actionable fraud.

4. Public Evidentiary Notice The complete documentary evidence supporting this notice—including your 1990 internal newsletter debating a name change to "Maidu," the historic Census records, the 2013 Congressional testimony, the 2025 public confession, and the September 30 BIA confirmation—has been compiled and is publicly available for your legal counsel's immediate review in the Evidence Room at: www.sac-verona-band.info

DEMAND: You must immediately take down the fraudulent Facebook advertisements and cease all future commercial and promotional use of the "Nisenan" and "Mewuk" identities.

Be advised: If these posts are not immediately removed, timestamped captures of your fraudulent public advertising will be submitted directly to the California Attorney General's Office for consumer fraud, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for false advertising, and added to the active federal whistleblower dossier documenting your ongoing federal grant laundering scheme.

Govern yourselves accordingly.

Sincerely,

[Your Name / Title] [Contact Information]

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FALSE ADVERTISING & CONSUMER DECEPTION

The Commercial Exploitation of a Hijacked Identity The entity operating as the "Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians" (historically the Sacramento-Verona Band) is actively violating state and federal consumer protection laws, including False Designation of Origin (15 U.S.C. § 1125). By marketing public commercial events, ticket sales, and cultural promotions under the fabricated claim of being the "Nisenan and Mewuk" of El Dorado County, they are willfully deceiving the California public.

THE EVIDENCE OF CONSUMER FRAUD

This organization cannot legally claim to be the Nisenan or Mewuk of El Dorado County for commercial gain. Their own internal documents, census records, and Congressional testimonies explicitly contradict their public marketing.

1. The 1990 "Heritage Swap" Vote & Maidu Admission A true aboriginal tribe does not vote to change its ancestral bloodline to match a new geographical marketing strategy. However, their own 1990 internal tribal newsletter reveals that leadership actively considered an administrative vote to change their organizational name from the "Shingle Springs Band of Miwok" to the "Shingle Springs Band of Maidu." Furthermore, that same 1990 internal enrollment document explicitly states that membership requires descent from the 1916 Census of Sutter County/Sacramento, admitting: "The location from which the Tribe's people originated is Maidu territory."

• [ Button: View the 1990 Internal Maidu/Heritage Swap Admission ]

2. The Historic Census Absence U.S. Census records confirm that the individuals comprising this group did not reside in El Dorado County until after the 1970s. They were entirely absent from El Dorado County during the foundational 1905-1906 Kelsey Census and the 1928 California Indian Jurisdictional Act enrollment period.

3. The Congressional Confession (2013) In a July 23, 2013 testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman Nicholas Fonseca explicitly confessed that the 1920 Verona Tract was dedicated to the "Sacramento-Verona Band of Homeless Indians," and admitted on the Congressional record that this is the original name of their group.

• [ Button: View the 2013 Congressional Confession ]

4. The 2026 Facebook Deception Despite internally acknowledging their origins in Sutter/Sacramento Maidu territory and debating a name change to "Maidu" in 1990, this group actively runs commercial advertisements on Facebook (such as 2026 Halloween event promotions) falsely claiming to be the local El Dorado "Nisenan and Mewuk" to generate revenue and public sympathy.

PUBLIC NOTICE: CEASE AND DESIST

A formal Cease and Desist has been issued to the Tribal Council & Executive Leadership regarding their ongoing commercial false advertising and consumer deception.

REPORT CONSUMER DECEPTION

If you have purchased tickets, paid vendor fees, or donated to events hosted by this organization under the false impression that they are the historic Nisenan or Mewuk of El Dorado County, you have been the victim of false advertising.

You can report this commercial deception directly to regulatory agencies:

• California Attorney General (Consumer Fraud): [Link to oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company]

• Federal Trade Commission (Truth in Advertising): [Link to ReportFraud.ftc.gov]

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) REPORT OF CONSUMER FRAUD & FALSE ADVERTISING

COMPLAINANT INFORMATION: Name: [Your Name] Organization: Wopumnes Nisenan & Mewuk Representatives Contact: [Your Phone/Email]

OFFENDING ENTITY INFORMATION: Company/Organization: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (Historically Sacramento-Verona Band) Address: 5281 Honpie Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Platform of Offense: Facebook (Meta), Public Event Marketing, Commercial Websites

NATURE OF COMPLAINT: Deceptive Commercial Practices, False Advertising, and False Designation of Origin (15 U.S.C. § 1125).

1. SUMMARY OF DECEPTIVE PRACTICES The offending entity is actively executing a deceptive commercial marketing campaign targeting California consumers. Operating under the DBA "Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians," the organization is running public advertisements on Facebook to sell tickets and promote commercial events (such as a recent public Halloween event) by falsely claiming to be the indigenous "Nisenan and Mewuk" of El Dorado County.

This is a fabricated cultural identity used strictly for commercial gain, consumer deception, and public relations manipulation. The organization's own internal corporate records and federal testimonies explicitly contradict the aboriginal identity they are using to market their events and solicit consumer spending.

2. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF FALSE ADVERTISING The entity is willfully misrepresenting its origins to consumers. The documentary record proves they do not possess the El Dorado County heritage they are commercially advertising:

• The 1990 Internal "Heritage Swap" Admission: While publicly marketing themselves to consumers as El Dorado "Nisenan and Mewuk," the organization's own 1990 internal tribal enrollment documents confirm their membership is actually based on the 1916 Census of Sutter County/Sacramento. Furthermore, their 1990 internal newsletter admits that "The location from which the Tribe's people originated is Maidu territory," and leadership actively debated an administrative vote to change their organizational name from "Miwok" to "Maidu." A corporation cannot internally identify as Sutter County Maidu while commercially marketing itself to consumers as El Dorado Nisenan.

• Congressional Confession of True DBA (2013): In a July 23, 2013 testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, the organization's Chairman, Nicholas Fonseca, explicitly confessed that their foundational 1920 Verona Tract was dedicated to the "Sacramento-Verona Band of Homeless Indians," and admitted on the Congressional record that this is the original name of the group.

• Historic Census Absence: U.S. Census records confirm the individuals comprising this group did not reside in El Dorado County until after the 1970s. They were entirely absent from El Dorado County during the foundational 1905-1906 Kelsey Census and the 1928 California Indian Jurisdictional Act enrollment period.

3. CONSUMER HARM & FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION California consumers are being financially exploited by a fabricated cultural narrative. When members of the public purchase tickets, pay vendor fees, or donate to events marketed by this entity, they do so under the deceptive premise that they are supporting the authentic, historic Nisenan and Mewuk tribes of El Dorado County.

The true heirs of the El Dorado County Wopumnes Nisenan and Mewuk legally exist today, and their un-terminated status was formally confirmed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on September 30, 2026. The offending entity is misappropriating a legally distinct indigenous identity to generate illicit commercial revenue and defraud the public.

4. REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION We request the Federal Trade Commission immediately investigate the offending entity for violations of the FTC Act regarding "Truth in Advertising" and consumer deception. We demand an injunction against their continued use of the "Nisenan" and "Mewuk" identities in all commercial, promotional, and event marketing materials.

EVIDENTIARY EXHIBITS SUBMITTED: A complete, publicly accessible dossier of the offending entity's internal 1990 enrollment records, 2013 Congressional testimony, and census data proving this consumer fraud is available for immediate federal review at: www.sac-verona-band.info/false-advertising