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MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2002

"After covering a late-night community meeting where the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa tribal council and members were at odds, I was driving home and I wondered how many times I had witnessed that same scene. The conflicts between tribal governments and the memberships are not limited to North Dakota or Minnesota, and they involve large and small, rich and poor tribes. It seems many of our young and evolving tribal governments eventually run amuck. . ."

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COLUMNIST DORREEN YELLOW BIRD: Tribal governments should consider separation of powers (The Grand Forks Herald 6/17)