Over the past several weeks there have been a number of original NNALEA members and other Native law enforcement officers, including John Hensley (Retired Associate Commissioner US Customs and NNALEA Past President), Dorothy Summerfield (Retired FBI special agent and NNALEA Past President), Ted Quasula (Retired Director of BIA Law Enforcement and NNALEA Past President) who have been in routine communication and have unanimously expressed their disappointment that the NNALEA board of directors have not issued a statement distancing the organization and membership from the Redskins name issue. Their disappointment also extends to a real concern regarding the revenues generated in NNALEA’s name. Also questioned is how the NNALEA board has allowed Gary Edwards to use NNALEA’s name and credibility as he represents OAF.

Joseph Rosen sums it up best: “As a founding member of NNALEA and a former director, it saddens me that the NNALEA CEO has chosen to head Dan Snyder's organization that is meant to legitimize the racial slur of a team name. It reflects poorly on NNALEA to have the NNALEA CEO associated with Snyder's efforts. If he is being paid to do so, it should even be more troublesome for NNALEA.”

As a concerned group of founding NNALEA members we urge a formal investigation by the Internal Revenue Service regarding the NNALEA and Native American Consulting Group, LLC, business relationship to determine if there was a violation of IRS 501 (c) (6) regulation or statue; further we strongly encourage the NNALEA board of directors to take swift action to publically distance the organization from OAF and remove Gary Edwards as NNALEA CEO. It's time to get NNALEA back on track for Indian Country.