The first group removal of Narragansett tribal members occurred in 1993, where 91 members were removed. Among the removed was the future founder and
sachem of the Northern Narragansett, Otis Bliss. In 2006 another 119 were removed, including Yvette Champlain who was a tribal council member at the time. Champlain claims that the removals were based on greed, and were intended to prevent the removed from receiving tribal and federal money. Scholars and activists see this as a national trend among tribes, prompted by a variety of factors, including internal family rivalries and the issue of significant new revenues from Indian casinos. Those who had been removed in 1993 had been petitioning for re-enrollment for the last decade to no avail, and when the 2006 removal occurred, it served as a catalyst for a new tribe to be formed with these newly removed members, in order to attempt to reassert their recognized status as American Indians. The new tribe was formed in 2006 largely under the leadership of Sachem Bliss. The first tribal meeting was held on November 18, 2006, and the tribe was incorporated on February 15, 2007. The tribe has not been recognized by the federal nor any state government. == Government ==