Lisa Thompson Recall Charges

Pursuant to the Constitution of and for the Western Cherokee and reserving unto ourselves the "Traditional Principals or Tradition" clause of Section 6 to the Bill of Rights of and for the Western Cherokee,  we, the undersigned Cherokee Persons, do hereby demand the immediate suspension from tribal and corporate office, titles, duties and responsibilities, pending the timely recall and subsequent removal from office, the following persons, for cause:

Name                                                          Title

Lisa Thompson                    Council Member/Board of Directors

Generalities and Specifications in support of the demanded actions:

Lisa Thompson:  Thompson has continually and habitually shirked her tribal and corporate responsibilities. Furthermore, she has proven to be inattentive to the needs of this office and of the Western Cherokee people.  Overall, Thompson’s  inefficient and ineffective management style has proven to be a hindrance to tribal progress. Her  mismanagement of the Tribal Services Center has resulted in lost document(s and lost record(s), lost revenue, and has compromised the Tribe and Corporation legally.  This coupled with the indigenous communities' negative perception of the Tribal Services Center results in a less than positive public image of the Western Cherokee. 

Lisa Thompson

Specification 1; Thompson did, and continues to; willfully and knowingly violate both her oath of office and her constitutional duties as defined by Constitution for the Western Cherokee. She has refused help of tribal citizens claiming “We don’t need outsiders”.

Specification 2; She did willfully and knowingly violate the rights of all Western Cherokee Tribal Peoples, rights guaranteed in the BILL OF RIGHTS that is delineated in ARTICLE VIII of and in the Constitution for the Western Cherokee as is incontrovertibly evidenced by her allowing the executive order and/or direction requiring that tribal and corporate records be withheld from the Western Cherokee Peoples.

Specification 3; She did willfully and knowingly  use revenue inappropriately, did not oversee the timely payment, and brought the Western Cherokee to disgrace by allowing unpaid debts to accumulate to the point that debtors had no recourse but to file suit against the tribe.

Specification 4;  She did willfully and knowingly use aggressive language and body behavior to intimidate tribal members and a corporate officer.

Specification 5; She did willfully and knowingly allow James Ellis to interfere with a sanctioned election by inappropriate contact with the Election Board and Election Ballots.

Specification 6;  She willfully and knowingly fail to keep the Tribal Services Center open to Tribal Members and failed to keep communication lines open to Tribal Members.

Specification 7;  She did willfully and knowingly fail to keep the Western Cherokee Non Profit Corporation open to the public during normal working hours as required by Missouri Law.

Specification 8;  She did vote willfully and knowingly to allow  the Pow Wow Committee to be autonomous(of another government) from the Western Cherokee Tribe and the Western Cherokee Non-Profit Corporation.  That she did willingly and knowingly encourage and allow the Pow Wow Committee to create debts under the name of the Western Cherokee Non-Profit Corporation using the Tax Identification number assigned to the Western Cherokee Non Profit Corporation in contradiction to her own vote that the Tax Identification Number assigned to the Western Cherokee Non Profit Corporation no longer be used in any context. 

Specification 9;  She did willfully and knowingly ignore the debts created by members of the Pow Wow Committee allowing them to compile against the Western Cherokee Non Profit Corporation and the Western Cherokee Tribe.

Specification 10:  She has willfully and knowingly allowed the Tribal Service Center to fall into Disrepair:  She has failed to see to it that the roofs of the main building and cafeteria building are repaired.  She has ignored leaking faucets and failed to see that they were repaired.  She has failed to see to it that the upkeep of tribal grounds were taken care of, by not making sure it was mowed and not removing trash. 

Specification 11:   She has willfully and knowingly ignored her responsibility by allowing the Enrollment Department to fall into a state of chaos.  She has willfully and knowingly allowed the Secretary/Treasurer, not attend council meetings and to not provide adequate financial reporting.

Submitted for immediate Action and Removal,

Click here to download a copy of charges against Lisa Thompson of the charges and for those who wish to sign it so a fair hearing can be had. Click the name following to download a copy of charges against James Ellis, Neekisha Spencer and Shawna Ellis.
Mail petition to:
WC Petition, P.O.Box 1346, Salem Missouri 65560