Blood Tribe

Blood Tribe is a Nationalist Organization founded in 2021 by former marine and tattoo artist Christopher Pohlhaus, who goes by the nickname Hammer. It is one of the largest Nationalist Organizations in the United States and Canada. Blood Tribe is openly National Socialist and proudly flies the Swastika at their events. Religiously, they are predominantly Neo-Pagan, but have Christians and non-believers in their ranks. They adopt German language terminology, calling chapter heads ‘Jarls’, Pohlhaus ‘König’, and chanting Sieg Heil. The group’s colors are red and black. Unlike Patriot Front and tamer groups, Blood Tribe frequently engages in armed protests, where members openly carry firearms. The group is heavily censored on Social Media, and has been relegated to the far corners of the internet. Despite the censorship, many individual members of the group are active on X.

Members of Blood Tribe protest in front of the New Hampshire State House. August 2, 2025

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Maine Training Compound

In 2022, Hammer purchased over 120 acres of land in Springfield, Maine, in order to set up a compound for members of Blood Tribe. The land would provide a place for members to train physically, and with firearms, and network with one another. Hammer posted videos online showing the progress of the facility. Members who made it to the inner circle initiation would perform a blood ritual — piercing their hand with a Nordic spear, and wiping their blood on the handle of the spear, mingling it with other's blood.

Public Pressure

Hammer faced heavy resistance from the media and aggressive locals, making the project too dangerous to continue. Specifically, once the media (The Bangor Daily News) released the address of his compound, he had a number of individuals drive up to his property "snooping, getting very brazen, even driving up into the clearing." In October 2023, Hammer sold the property.

Aftermath

While Maine did not have any laws against paramilitary organizations — only militias — the incident led Maine to pass a law against paramilitary organizations in April 2024.

History of Activism

On July 29, 2023, Blood Tribe members demonstrated at a Pride in the Park event in Watertown, Wisconsin. On January 1, 2024, also in southeast Wisconsin, four Blood Tribe members projected a swastika onto the side of a dorm building and recited racist chants at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

By August 2023, some Maine officials were considering prohibiting militia training camps, which raised free speech issues. State senator Joe Baldacci drafted a bill to criminalize offering training in firearms, explosives or other tactics with the intent of causing a "civil disorder."

On September 2, 2023, members of the antisemitic hate group Goyim Defense League joined Blood Tribe members for a public demonstration in Altamonte Springs, Florida. A few dozen demonstrators participated in what they called the "March of the Redshirts," waving swastika flags, performing Nazi salutes and shouting "Heil Hitler."

On November 18, 2023, Blood Tribe held a rally in Madison, Wisconsin, marching up Madison's pedestrian thoroughfare, State Street, through the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the State Capitol Square. They remained outside the statehouse for about 30 minutes, delivering two speeches. The group chanted "They hate white men, Israel is not our friend," and "there will be blood," in addition to racial slurs targeted at bystanders, before marching off toward a nearby park, stopping in front of the local synagogue, Gates of Heaven, to pose with their swastika flags.

Blood Tribe held a rally in Nashville at the Tennessee State Capitol on February 17, 2024, after which participants marched down Broadway and past the City Hall, chanting "Deportation saves the nation," before departing in box trucks.

On June 8, 2024, Blood Tribe led protests at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre and in Deadwood, South Dakota. During the protest, the group unveiled a large Nazi flag on the capitol steps and marched around the Governor's mansion. The group did not have an official permit for the event, and immediately left the capitol steps once told to disperse by South Dakota Highway Patrol officers. Group leader Christopher Pohlhaus disputed the claim that they were escorted off the property, reportedly writing on X: "You didn’t escort (expletive) you big silly (emoji) (emoji) we occupied your steps for the entire time we intended to be there, then slowly swaggered off to chant an entire lap around your house." In Deadwood, the group marched in the downtown area, reportedly wearing similar clothing to those who protested at the capitol. During the Deadwood protest, two participants reportedly carried "a flag with apparent Nazi symbolism". Pohlhaus further noted on X that the protest was reportedly against South Dakota's recently adopted House Bill 1076, and that it had been scheduled "on 57th [sic] anniversary of Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty".

On August 10, 2024, approximately twelve individuals wearing masks and red shirts marched with rifles and swastika flags in Springfield, Ohio during the course of numerous downtown community events. The alleged leader of the group, Drake R. Berentz, attended the August 27, 2024 meeting of the Springfield City Commission. In his statement during the public comment period, he first challenged Mayor Rob Rue's claim that Rue had prior intelligence on the march. Next he gave a warning, "I've come to bring a word of warning. Stop what you're doing before it's too late. Crime and savagery will only increase with every Haitian you bring in, and with it public frustration and anger...". Mayor Rue interpreted the warning as a threat, canceled Berentz's remaining speaking time and asked him to leave the building. Berentz was then escorted from the building by police. In February 2025, the city sued the group for leading an intimidation campaign, including death threats, hate mail, and doxing, against residents and city officials who defended Haitian migrants.

On August 24, 2024, Blood Tribe led protests in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, marching with red shirts and black Nazi flags. The city claimed the group did not have a permit, but did not need one to walk down the street. The city of Harrisburg condemned the protest and said it had no prior knowledge of the march and that while the group did not break any laws, they were not welcome. Mayor Wanda Williams and Police Commissioner Tom Carter said the incident was "being investigated."

On June 28, 2025, Blood Tribe disrupted the Rainbow Pride Celebration in Johnson City, Tennessee, waving a Confederate flag with a Swastika in the middle of the gathering while shouting at attendees. After about 45 minutes, the group marched down Main Street toward King Commons before a van picked them up.

On August 2, 2025, roughly 20 members of the Blood Tribe demonstrated outside the New Hampshire state house while holding a banner reading "Trump loves Epstein" and waving black flags with white swastikas. After the demonstration, members of the group got into a physical altercation with a bystander.