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Longtime leader of Ponca Tribe resigns post amid conflicts with council
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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Larry Wright Jr. -– a fixture in Indian Country politics for more than a decade –- resigned his position as chairman of the Ponca Tribe on Tuesday after accepting a job offer with a new unnamed employer, he told Indianz.Com on Wednesday.
“I’m looking at this as an opportunity for growth for me,” he said. “It was an opportunity that I felt was too good to pass up. At the end of the day, I still want what’s best for our Ponca people.”
Wright has served as his tribe’s chairman since being re-elected to the position in 2014. He had earlier served as chairman from 2006 to 2010. His most recent term was scheduled to end in 2023.
He said he doesn’t know what the tribal council will do to replace him, though he said he expects Vice Chairwoman Rebecca Sullivan will replace him until the end of next year.
Wright cited conflicts with members of the current tribal council, though he didn’t specify what those conflicts were.
“I want to do what’s best for our people, but it’s just clear the majority of this council and I have different ideas,” he said.
A Message from Tribal Council: On Tuesday, November second, Larry Wright Jr. officially stepped down as Chairman of the…
Posted by Ponca Tribe of Nebraska on Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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