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Anthony Olszewski
A group of Marion and Greenville area residents publicly stated that they
are directly descended
from Native Americans. Specifically, they trace their lineage to a
branch of the Lene Lenape tribe
long thought to have been wiped out by Dutch settlers.
Chief Abraham "Fox-that-walks" Petz, owner of "Honest Abe's
Pawnshop and Cell Phone Service," says that the tribe has kept its existence secret
to this day due to a fear of
violence from "colonists and other newcomers." His brother, Martin Samuel Petz, notorious for his role in the Robert Vesco LSD for Alaskan Land deal, attended the press conference, but declined comment.
Tribal Medicine Man,
Leroy "Bear-that-stares" Smith would only say that Martin Samuel Petz is
no longer a member of the tribe.
Leader of the Tribal Council, Salvatore "Crab-that-swims"
Serrate, retired Business Agent
of Teamster's Local 560, elaborated on the group's application to open a
casino. "Given all the
hardship and privation that we was forced to suffer, it's only right that
some allowance be made."
Salvatore Serrate is featured in another story today. (See
below.) The tribe believes that their
casino will eventually become "the crown jewel" in a massive recreational
complex on the Jersey
City waterfront. In their opinion, "this means prosperity for
all residents of Jersey City."
Chief Petz, pointed to a boulder jutting out from the sidewalk in front
of his shop. "That
stone has been sacred to our tribe from time immemorial." An elderly
neighborhood resident wondered
aloud, "But Abe, I remember when your grand-daddy told the contractor
that, since he wasn't
going to pay no extra to get it tugged out, that rock was just having
have to go set there."
Copyright 2008
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