The Chinook Indian Nation is closer to regaining its status as a federally recognized tribe following a “landmark” legal decision, which reaffirmed that its tribal members as the rightful heirs of a settlement awarded to the Lower Chinook and Clatsop people in 1970, tribal leaders say.
Coffee with the Congressman included Chief John Glenn Creel of the Edisto Natchez Kusso Tribe of South Carolina (ENKTSC) at The Shelter Kitchen and Bar in Mt. Pleasant Friday.
A bill submitted by U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) would allow the Garielino/Tongva Nation to bypass a costly federal petition process.
(BCN) — For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a holiday for gathering around the table with loved ones for a delicious meal, oftentimes with a parade or football on the television. But for the country’s Native American population, it is often a reminder of a dark history — land theft, ethnic cleansing and a continued denial […]