One Nation United, a group opposed to tribal sovereignty, met with staff for Republican Sens. John McCain, Jon Kyl and Majority Leader Bill Frist, The Gallup Independent reports.

The discussion was the Native Hawaiian recognition bill, which One Nation opposes. A Kyl spokesperson claimed the bill "would have been an abuse of the tribal sovereignty doctrine" even though the National Congress of American Indians, the Alaska Federation of Natives and other tribes support it.

The spokesperson said the meeting doesn't mean Kyl supports anti-Indian groups. But Kyl senior staffer Joseph Matal is scheduled to speak at One Nation's upcoming conference in Washington, D.C.

Get the Story:
Kyl disputes claims he's anti-Native (The Gallup Independent 10/30)

Relevant Links:
One Nation - http://www.onenationok.com
United Property Owners - http://www.unitedpropertyowners.org

Related Stories:
Oklahoma tribal leaders press Istook on issues (09/01)
Recall targets county official linked to One Nation (08/28)
Tribal critic cites 'political terrorism' over recall (08/08)
Critic of Cow Creek Band connected to One Nation (08/04)
One Nation Leader: Close the tribal donation 'loophole' (03/07)
Opinion: Lawyer for anti-Indian group questions tribes (02/15)
Candidate refuses cash linked to anti-tribal group (01/31)
One Nation leader faces disenrollment from tribe (07/07)
Leader of anti-Indian group focuses on new fight (02/16)
Okla. governor says he doesn't support One Nation (06/05)
Okla. businesses attacking tribal compacts (05/09)
Okla. governor won't stop tribal compact talks (5/6 )