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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2002

A final decision on the recognition of the Chinook Nation of Washington has again been delayed by the Bush administration.

Tribal chairman Gary Johnson and attorney Dennis Whittlesey criticized the four-month delay. Both said Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb isn't doing his job and failed to dedicate proper resources to the case.

Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Tuesday concurred with a memo written by McCaleb to delay a decision by four months.

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Chinook Tribe must wait for decision on their status (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 3/7)

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