The Federation of Aboriginal Nations of the Americas (FANA) is continuing to expand both globally and internally. A few months ago, FANA began to appoint Tribal members from each of its member Tribes to its Nimoug (congress).
I am honored to announce the appointment of two members of the SandHill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians (SandHill) to the Federation’s Nimoug.
They are SandHIll members, Mr. Eric Majette and Mr. Obediah Fallou. I will do a summary of their backgrounds:
Mr. Majette has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. He is currently enrolled in the Masters of Science in Education program at Hunter College.
He has won numerous awards. He brings over 18 years of extensive knowledge in media
production, spanning both the film and television sectors. His journey through the entertainment sector has included positions such as Talent Coordinator and Executive Assistant to the President.
He will continue to pursue a career as a Producer.
Mr. Majette has now begun to embrace his Indigenous ancestry and has become an active Tribal member of the SandHill. Please see the attached document.
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Mr. Obediah Townes Bey Fallou is a prime example of Scheyichbi’s (New Jersey) homegrown talent. In 2019, a series of events unfolded that reignited his creativity as a lyricist. After taking his Shahada and Bayat with Cheikh Sufi Ba and becoming a Talibe of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, he soon met his long-lost cousin, Norris “War Turtle” Francis Branham*, who taught him about his family’s place in the Lenni-Lenape nation, according to his lineage.
Mr. Fallou has since sought to utilize his lyrical talents to educate, edify, and unite his people about the reality of who they truly are, as well as cultivate a bridge in the West for people of indigenous heritage…
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