Please contact us through this email address:
rtshawnee@gmail.com (Primary)
DUE TO THE LACK OF STAFF EMAILS MAY GO UNANSWERED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
Tribal Management
Acting Principal Chief - Jeffrey R. Morgan Esq
- Vice Chief and Chief of the Blackwolf Clan Warriors Society - William Shackleford
- Tribal Council Seats 3, 4 and 5 (OPEN)
At the time of ratification of a proper constitution a true Elders Council will be formed, NOT BEFORE. The intention of the Elders Council will be rooted in tradition. All religious aspects of the Tribe will be defined in the Constitution and will represent Protestant Christian moral values. These Christian values and order of religious doctrine cannot and will not be altered by an Elders Council.
As of 2025 reorganization efforts are underway and an enrollment drive has commenced. Once a decent population of Ridgetop Shawnee members start holding regular meetings and gatherings, a proper Tribal Constitution will be developed, ratified and established.
NEWS:
(TRIBAL COUNCIL DISSOLVED AS OF 11-17-2024)
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS: Due to the lack of activity of this current Tribal Council, and the inability to fill the last remaining tribal council position, the Acting Principal Chief has decided to dissolve this current tribal council as of 11-17-2024. As of this date there are no current Tribal activities or projects ongoing. Tribal management will be conducted via the LLC legal agreement and Ridgetop Shawnee Tribe of Indians LLC operating documents, All tribal matters will be managed by its managers, The Blackwolf Clan Warriors Society will be operated in the same manner.
At this time the Tribal Council is selected by appointment by the Principal Chief and Vice Chief until further notice and will serve on seats 1 and 2 of the Tribal Council. At the time when all seats are filled ALL Tribal Councilpersons will serve a 3 year term starting from the ratification date of a proper constitution. At the time that a proper constitution is ratified by the population of the Tribe ALL positions will be selected via elections. At that time the corporate registration will be changed from "managed by managers" to "managed by members" thus the PEOPLE will truly control every aspect of the Tribe, as it should be.
At this time we have NO plans to regulate the tribe via a Clan System. The regulation of the Tribe will be conducted as a group to avoid the possibility of certain Clans becoming more powerful than other Clans. This is a very common problem with trying to maintain a so-called traditional system. The traditional system that so many tribes attempt to emulate may or may not be rooted in historical fact. The Ridgetop Shawnee Tribe of Indians have no desire to follow, to the letter, any fashionable, or misguided, tradition simply because that's what everyone else does. We are not followers we are leaders. In 2025 the Tribal management decided to appoint an acting Principal Chief and Vice Chief, and discontinued the use of the Tribal Executive and Vice Manager positions.
At this time the Tribal Council is selected by appointment by the Principal Chief and Vice Chief until further notice and will serve on seats 1 and 2 of the Tribal Council. At the time when all seats are filled ALL Tribal Councilpersons will serve a 3 year term starting from the ratification date of a proper constitution. At the time that a proper constitution is ratified by the population of the Tribe ALL positions will be selected via elections. At that time the corporate registration will be changed from "managed by managers" to "managed by members" thus the PEOPLE will truly control every aspect of the Tribe, as it should be.
At this time we have NO plans to regulate the tribe via a Clan System. The regulation of the Tribe will be conducted as a group to avoid the possibility of certain Clans becoming more powerful than other Clans. This is a very common problem with trying to maintain a so-called traditional system. The traditional system that so many tribes attempt to emulate may or may not be rooted in historical fact. The Ridgetop Shawnee Tribe of Indians have no desire to follow, to the letter, any fashionable, or misguided, tradition simply because that's what everyone else does. We are not followers we are leaders. In 2025 the Tribal management decided to appoint an acting Principal Chief and Vice Chief, and discontinued the use of the Tribal Executive and Vice Manager positions.
At the time of ratification of a proper constitution a true Elders Council will be formed, NOT BEFORE. The intention of the Elders Council will be rooted in tradition. All religious aspects of the Tribe will be defined in the Constitution and will represent Protestant Christian moral values. These Christian values and order of religious doctrine cannot and will not be altered by an Elders Council.
As of 2025 reorganization efforts are underway and an enrollment drive has commenced. Once a decent population of Ridgetop Shawnee members start holding regular meetings and gatherings, a proper Tribal Constitution will be developed, ratified and established.
