In Day 4 of its investigation, The Denver Rocky Mountain News says controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill mischaracterized the General Allotment Act of 1877 and the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990.

In published essays, Churchill charged that both laws contained a blood-quantum requirement in an attempt to legally exterminate Indian people. But the paper says race is not mentioned in the plain language of the statutes.

Indian law scholars have long disagreed with Churchill's interpretation of the laws. They say tribes, not the federal government, set their own membership.

The paper's investigation concludes tomorrow with a story on Churchill's alleged Indian heritage. The paper will say Churchill's claim cannot be documented.

Get the Story:
The charge: Mischaracterization (The Denver Rocky Mountain News 6/8)
Racist plot also seen in Arts and Crafts Act (The Denver Rocky Mountain News 6/8)

Churchill Investigation:
Shadows of doubt (The Denver Rocky Mountain News June 2005)

Churchill's 9/11 Essay:
"Some People Push Back" On the Justice of Roosting Chickens (Pockets of Resistance September 2001)

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