Chinook Nation hopes Congress will restore status

MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2003

The Chinook Nation of Washington, whose ancestors greeted the Lewis and Clark expedition on the final leg to the Pacific Northwest, is hoping Congress will do what the Bush administration will not.

Former assistant secretary Neal McCaleb revoked the tribe's federal status last summer. He reversed a final decision made by Kevin Gover, who ran the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the last three years of the Clinton administration.

Rep. Brian Baird is finalizing legislation to recognize the tribe, whose leaders see it as their last hope.

Get the Story:
Tribe that aided Lewis and Clark now seeks help (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 6/2)

Relevant Links:
Chinook Nation - http://www.chinooknation.org

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