Group stages protest at CNMC
A group of Native Americans and their supporters staged a protest Tuesday across the street from the east entrance to the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center. Members of the group said they were protesting because David Deer was not allowed to pray in a traditional fashion, by burning cedar, at the hospital. Deer said his father, Michael Deer, was hospitalized at the facility after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. "We're here today to stand up for Indian people," Deer said. "I was told we cannot pray over at the hospital across the street. My father was ...
Source: theadanews.com