The MCT, in a 10-0 vote Wednesday, denounced the U.S. Bureau of Indian
Affairs, which recognized chairman-elect Eugene "Bugger" McArthur.
Wadena and White Earth Secretary-Treasurer Jerry Rawley, who both were
convicted of corruption charges, were among the tribal officials who voted.
The Chippewa Tribe accused the BIA of "paternalism and oppression of tribal
governments" for refusing to recognize Wadena, Rawley and Tribal Council
Member Rick Clark, another convicted official.
McArther said of Wadena, "Chip called up his cronies on the Tribal
Executive Committee."
feather eaglerock, leech lake rez
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"Indian people are still here. We are not going away. It is
time that the newcomers to this country started paying proper
respect to the elder status of the first nations."
~ Otis Halfmoon, Nez Perce
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