- July 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
By Lea Kopke
Staff Writer
GREEN BAY – Two tribal elders said they’re troubled by an emergency act the Oneida Nation Business Council (OBC) passed, which they said was crafted to take away the power of the General Tribal Council (GTC).
Yvonne Metivier, a tribal elder, said while she understood the purpose of the OBC’s emergency resolutions at the start of the pandemic, she believes they were eventually used as a way to circumvent the GTC.
Metivier said under Oneida law, the GTC is the supreme governing body over the OBC.
Typically the OBC crafts resolutions and presents them for approval by the GTC to become law.
However, since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, the GTC has not been allowed to meet due to health concerns, so the OBC has been the sole body in charge of passing amendments and resolutions.
Ed Delgado, former Oneida Nation chairman, said he understood the need…
