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TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2002

A woman who claims to be the leader of a 3-member California tribe is challenging a Bureau of Indain Affairs ruling.

Donnamarie Potts wants control of the Buena Vista Me-Wuk Tribe. The tribe is recognized but apparently its only last remaining blood descendant is Rhonda L. Morningstar Pope.

Pope's connection to the tribe was affirmed by the BIA. Potts, who wants to build a casino on the tribe's rancheria, is challenging the decision.

Potts is represented by the Washington, D.C., law firm of Monteau & Peebles. Michael Anderson, the BIA's deputy during the final years of the Clinton administration joined the firm after leaving his government post.

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