![]() ![]() The protesters nailed shut the doors and windows of the building with boards and chicken wire, and also reportedly shredded the ballots. “We don’t condone violence,” she said, “so this was very disturbing.”ĭisenrollment votes had been cast by many of the tribe’s 358 members, and the ballots were inside the headquarters and set to be counted at 4 p.m. ![]() Their membership was questioned due to improper enrollment and lack of documentation proving tribal ties, Mix said. About half of those arrested were up for disenrollment from the tribe. The protest was an attempt to stop the permanent disenrollment of 58 Tyme Maidu tribe members of the Berry Creek Rancheria, said tribal representative and secretary Goody Mix. The headquarters is located next to the Gold Country Casino & Hotel, which is owned and operated by the tribe. Shortly before noon on Thursday, May 16, Butte County sheriff’s deputies ended an 11-hour standoff at the Berry Creek Rancheria tribal headquarters in Oroville when they threw a nonlethal “flash-bang” grenade, causing a diversionary blast and burst of light that allowed them to enter the building through boarded-up windows and arrest the 20 protesters inside.īutte County Undersheriff Kory Honea said a fight had been expected from the protesters, who ended up surrendering peacefully before they were handcuffed and arrested on charges of trespassing and interfering with peace officers in the performance of their duties.
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