ABOUT FANA

The Federation of Aboriginal Nations of America (FANA) was founded by FANA Superior
Chief Po Wauipi Neimpaug, Sagamore of the Pokanoket Nation & Sagamore of the Affiliated
Tribes of New England Indians, FANA Director General Neesu Wushuwunoag, Pomham
Sachem of the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe & Sunnadin Sachem of the NehantickNahaganset Nation, and Principal Chief Yonaguska Holloway of the Sand Hill Band of Lenape
and Cherokee Indians and through development in concert with the National Association for the
Advancement of Indigenous People (NAAIP).
FANA began in 2011 as a confederation of aboriginal Tribes and Nations from the New England
territories that were seeking to address ongoing violations of their inherent aboriginal rights. As
the confederation has grown in membership it now recognizes that the next normal progression
is to carry the primary issues it faces to the United Nations.
FANA assists its Member Nations in shedding light on the more than 600 years of ancestral
lineage its membership is comprised of, and in the initiation of international claims for genocide
and environmental racism.
FANA VISION
"To be the catalyst and foundational federation for the progression of global respect and
support for Aboriginal Nations and the important and necessary role they play in the
development of sustainable public policy, economic empowerment and civic engagement for
the world."
FANA MISSION
To provide leadership and serve as the collective voice for the development of the mass
unification of the Aboriginal Tribes and Nations of the Americas, through historical research &
validation, cultural education and implementation of economic and sustainable development
initiatives.
ABOUT THE FANA PRINCIPAL FOUNDING NATIONS
The Pokanoket Nation are North American aborigine tracing lineage back thousands of years
preceding colonial invasion of North America. The Pokanoket are the people of Massasoit
Ousamequin, Massasoit Wamsutta, and Massasoit Metacom (also known as King Phillip), and
Po Wauipi Neimpaug, current Sagamore of the Pokanoket Nation, is Direct Heir Apparent to the
royal line. The Pokanoket Nation are the people who celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the
Pilgrims in 1621, and entered into the First Treaty with King James on behalf of the settlers.
The Pokanoket are the holders of the First Treaty with the Pilgrims, dated April 1st, 1621, which
was the foundational authorization for all future treaties between the American Aborigine
Nations and the colonial powers that formed the United States. Prior to the time of the Pilgrim's
arrival at Plymouth, the realm of the Pokanoket Nation included portions of Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and New York, America.
Neesu Wushuwunoag - Director General, Federation of Aboriginal Nations of America
Email: [email protected] Phone: (401) 400-0623 www.fanaamerica.com

The Nehantick-Nahaganset Nation are the descendants of the aboriginal people of the U.S.
States of Rhode Island and Connecticut. Archaeological evidence and the oral history of the
Nehantick-Nahaganset Nation establish their existence in this region more than 30,000 years
ago. This history transcends all written documentaries and is present upon the faces of rock
formations and through oral history. The first documented contact with the NehantickNahaganset Nation took place in 1524. Giovanni de Verrazano visited Narragansett Bay and
described a large Indian population living by agriculture and hunting, and organized under
powerful "kings." The Nehantick-Nahaganset Nation were considered warriors within the region
and customarily offered protection to smaller area tribes who paid tribute to the NehantickNahaganset Nation. These tribes and their descendants still inhabit the areas of Rhode Island
and Connecticut today. Sunnadin Sachem Neesu Wushuwunoag is a direct descendant of
Nehantick-Nahaganset Sachems Canonicus (precolonial Sachem of the Nehantick-Nahaganset
Nation), and Brister Michael (Chief of the Nehantick-Nahaganset Nation in 1881 when the State
of Rhode Island illegally detribalized the Nation), and is Direct Heir Apparent to these royal
lines.
The Sand Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians are an American Aborigine Nation
descending from the Delaware, Raritan, and Unami Indians. From time immemorial the Sand
Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians have inhabited the lands constituting the presentday State of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Principal Chief Yonaguska Holloway of the Sand
Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians is a descendant from the original inhabitants, and
Heir Apparent to this royal line. In the 1700s, the Sand Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee
Indians entered into a series of treaties with the British government that conferred upon the
Nation the right to possess its land, unless purchased by the United States. In 1758, the Sand
Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians entered into the Treaty of Easton in which they
ceded to the British government some one million acres of land (which passed to the United
States at the conclusion of the American Revolution), but retained their aboriginal rights to hunt
and fish on and use the land. The Sand Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians claims right
to a natural habitat of 3,044 acres of land, formerly inhabiting 2,000,000 acres before forced
assimilation and apartheid constraints in continuum.
FANA GOALS & PROGRESS
FANA facilitates and administers private and group support and assistance for FANA Member
Tribes and Nations. Areas of consultation include tribal & international commerce development
platforms & initiatives, sustainable technology development initiatives, international law &
education initiatives and tribal network information sharing.
FANA recognizes supports and defends the economic human rights of all American Aborigine
Nations, as expressed within the framework of the United Nations sustainable development
agenda. Providing opportunities for sustainable economic development and self-sufficiency to
and for tribal people, communities and businesses is a primary focus of FANA's overall agenda.
As such, FANA seeks the advisement and support of the United Nations to 1) develop a proper
framework for developing equitable economic development policy for aboriginal nations and 2)
to engage in proper security based communications regarding the natural habitats and human
rights protections of the aborigine inhabitants, tribes and nations of North America.
With this pretext, 2016 has been a very productive year for FANA thus far. In January of 2016
FANA facilitated and supported the filing of 3 separate Alien Tort Statute claims for
Neesu Wushuwunoag - Director General, Federation of Aboriginal Nations of America
Email: [email protected] Phone: (401) 400-0623 www.fanaamerica.com

Environmental Racism under Jus Cogens in the District Court of the United States for
Washington, DC, filed by principals of the federation. The claims were filed to resolve issues of
environmental racism, genocide and slavery against the tribal and individual rights of the
Plaintiffs in their natural ancestral habitat. The District Court in the District of Columbia,
Washington, United States is currently delaying the cases. FANA is now coming to the United
Nations to both raise awareness about these matters and to request support from the
international community to ensure justice for more than 30 Member Clans and Tribes of FANA.
FANA recently facilitated the organization of the 1st Annual International Indigenous Peoples
Cultural Conference (2IP2C), which took place on April 9th, 2016 in Providence, Rhode Island.
In partnership with Roger Williams University, the Conference highlighted the tribal culture of
the Taino Nation of Boriken (Puerto Rico), the first American Aborigines to be impacted by
European colonialism. The Conference also presented informative workshops in the areas of
indigenous health & lifestyle and commerce & development, and was financially sponsored by
the State of Rhode Island Department of Health and the City of Providence.
FANA currently seeks international support and investment for the acquisition of the Cranston
Street Armory, located in Providence, Rhode Island, to serve as (1) a FANA International
Embassy and Consulate, (2) an International Aborigine Policy & Cultural Research Institution,
and (3) an America Aborigine Museum informing and educating the general public about the
culture, history and heritage of the pre-colonial American Aborigine inhabitants, tribes and
nations that have ancestrally inhabited the northeastern United States. FANA has also
facilitated the creation and development of ten (10) American Aborigine Chambers of
Commerce in nine states in America, with intent to expand this network throughout 2016, and is
seeking international financial supports and resources to support these initiatives. FANA is also
actively pursuing opportunities to establish, promote and cultivate cultural economic
development initiatives within the ancestral lands of its Member Tribes and Nations.
CONCLUSION
In closing, on behalf of the Federation of Aboriginal Nations of America, we thank you in
advance for your review of our presentation. FANA is actively soliciting international assistance
in bringing remedy and closure to the ongoing human rights violations that FANA Member
Tribes and Nations are subject to, and support for establishing and cultivating diverse policy for
sustainable development for the indigenous, aboriginal inhabitants of America.

Neesu Wushuwunoag - Director General, Federation of Aboriginal Nations of America