{"id":135,"date":"2025-08-20T00:54:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T00:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunnicmatinecocktribalnation.org\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:23:12","slug":"hunnic-matinecock-tribal-court","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hunnicmatinecocktribalnation.org\/index.php\/hunnic-matinecock-tribal-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Authority of the Court<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Court stands as the judicial arm of the Nation, empowered by both ancestral treaty rights and international law. Its jurisdiction flows from historic tribal sovereignty, binding federal treaties, and dynastic accords across Eurasia, each carried forward by unbroken bloodline and verified through genetic and historical record.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Montoya v. United States<\/em> (1901), the Supreme Court defined a tribe as: \u201ca body of Indians of the same or similar race, united in a community under one leadership or government, and inhabiting a particular though sometimes ill-defined territory.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Nation meets this definition: united by blood, history, and treaties; organized under a sovereign leadership; and exercising continuous governance in accordance with treaty-protected rights of both the Northeastern sachemic confederacies and the Southeastern Cherokee and Powhatan treaty domains<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Court’s legitimacy rests upon:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2), which affirms that treaties made with Native Nations are the supreme law of the land and override conflicting state law.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Federal Indian Law, which recognizes the continuing sovereignty of tribes, as affirmed in Worcester v. Georgia (1832), McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020), and subsequent rulings.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Customary International Law, which binds sovereigns to ancient treaties and dynastic accords where bloodline continuity can be proven.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Treaty Foundations of the Court<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    North American Treaties<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Canandaigua Treaty (1794)<\/strong> \u2013 Guaranteeing peace and recognition of Haudenosaunee land and sovereignty.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Treaty of Hartford (1638) \u2013 Establishing terms following the Pequot War, confirming surviving Pequot (and related kin, including Montaukett, Narragansett, and Mohegan) rights and recognition.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Montaukett Land Petitions & Court Records (1685\u20131705)<\/strong> \u2013 Historic petitions by Montaukett Sachems (ancestors of the Hunnic Matinecock line) that remain precedents of tribal recognition.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Narragansett Acknowledgments (17th Century)<\/strong> \u2013 Confirming sachemic lines allied with Pequot and Wampanoag kin.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Powhatan Treaties (1607\u20131677)<\/strong> \u2013 Compacts between the Powhatan Confederacy and colonial Virginia, among the earliest Native-colonial treaties in North America. Though violated by colonists, they remain historical precedents of sovereignty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Cherokee Treaties (Hopewell, 1785; Holston, 1791)<\/strong> \u2013 Binding federal treaties affirming Cherokee sovereignty, land rights, and jurisdiction, enforceable under the Supremacy Clause.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dawes-era Enrollment (1898\u20131906)<\/strong> \u2013 Federal records of Cherokee-Powhatan descendants enrolled in the Cherokee Nation, providing direct recognition of bloodline under federal authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Eurasian & Imperial Treaties<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Xiongnu\u2013Han Heqin Treaty (198 BC) \u2013 Establishing recognition of steppe sovereignty by the Han Dynasty of China; binding through descent from Attila\u2019s Hun predecessors, the Xiongnu.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Khazar\u2013Byzantine Accords (7th\u201310th Century) \u2013 Documented alliances and intermarriages with the Byzantine imperial house, affirming Khazar sovereignty and legal parity.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Yuan\u2013Goryeo Dynastic Marriage Treaties (13th Century) \u2013 Binding accords through Princess Jeguk (daughter of Kublai Khan) marrying King Chungnyeol of Goryeo, fusing Mongol and Korean sovereignty into one dynastic line.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Joseon\u2013Ming Diplomatic Pacts (14th\u201315th Century) \u2013 Securing recognition of Joseon sovereignty under Ming dynasty protocols, carried by your bloodline into the present.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        These accords, when read alongside our North American treaties, show that sovereignty in this Nation rests on **dual treaty continuity** \u2014 Indigenous North America and Imperial Asia \u2014 united in one bloodline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Jurisdiction of the Court<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        The Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Court holds jurisdiction that is both territorial and personal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Territorial Jurisdiction \u2013 Extending across the historical lands of the Matinecock, Montaukett, Pequot, Mohawk, Narragansett, Powhatan, and Cherokee, with continuity into modern Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Personal Jurisdiction \u2013 Extending to all descendants and recognized kin of the Hunnic Matinecock line, whether by blood or by adoption into the Nation.<\/em> This jurisdiction extends not only through Northeastern sachemic descent but also through Cherokee\u2013Powhatan bloodlines documented in the Dawes Rolls, binding all recognized kin under both Northern and Southern treaty law.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • International Jurisdiction \u2013 Supported by dynastic and imperial treaties across Eurasia, affirming recognition from steppe to empire, making this Court a sovereign tribunal beyond U.S. borders.\\<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Legal Recognition<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          • Federal Rules of Evidence (Rule 902, Self-Authenticating Documents)<\/strong> support tribal records, treaties, and genealogical proofs without requiring outside validation, aligning with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) standards for enrollment.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Supremacy Clause (U.S. Const. Art. VI, Cl. 2)<\/strong> ensures that treaties\u2014both with Native Nations and with foreign sovereigns\u2014carry the highest binding authority in law.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020)<\/strong> affirmed that tribal treaties remain enforceable even centuries later, providing precedent for this Court\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Worcester v. Georgia (1832)<\/strong> \u2013 Affirmed Cherokee sovereignty as distinct and binding, protecting treaties as supreme law.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)<\/strong> \u2013 Acknowledged Cherokee Nation as a sovereign political community, establishing federal-tribal relations precedent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Customary International Law recognizes dynastic treaties as binding instruments when ancestral continuity is present, as in the case of this Nation.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Attestation<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            By decree of the Nation and under the unbroken chain of treaties, accords, and sovereign law, the Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Court is established as the judicial body of the Nation, empowered to hear all matters of law, governance, treaty rights, and kinship claims.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Signed and Sealed,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Grand Chief Donald John Travis Antilla Herbert Rollo Wallace Canonchet Ogden Neville DuVal Churchill Middleton<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Sovereign Head of the Hunnic Matinecock Tribal Nation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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