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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2003

The Osage Nation of Oklahoma plans to ask Congress to pass legislation that would reaffirm the tribe's powers of self-government, chief Jim Gray says.

The tribe falls under a 1906 federal law that essentially determines who is a tribal member and defines the tribe's government In an article published in The Native American Times, Gray says a bill could be introduced this summer.

All we are asking is for the Osage Tribe to have the same sovereign rights every other tribe in the U.S. already enjoys - the right to self determination," he writes.

Get the Story:
Chief Jim Gray: Osage Tribe rushes to beat the clock (The Native American Times 6/20)

Relevant Links:
Osage Nation - http://www.osagetribe.com