{"id":27600,"date":"2022-08-29T12:08:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T16:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=27600"},"modified":"2022-08-29T12:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T16:17:58","slug":"chinook-nation-rallies-in-support-of-federal-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/08\/29\/chinook-nation-rallies-in-support-of-federal-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinook Nation rallies in support of federal recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"
Posted by Chinook Indian Nation<\/a> on Friday, June 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n
Chinook Nation rallies in support of federal recognition<\/div>\r\n
Monday, August 29, 2022<\/div>\r\n
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<\/p>\r\nThe Chinook Nation<\/a> is supporting its push for federal recognition with a rally and social media campaign aimed at securing action through the U.S. Congress.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nThe tribe, whose ancestors greeted the explorers Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Northwest more than two centuries ago, went through the federal acknowledgment process at the Bureau of Indian Affairs<\/a>. The celebrated in the nation’s capital after receiving a favorable decision in the final days of the Democratic administration<\/a> of then-president Bill Clinton in January 2001.\r\n

<\/P>\r\n“Today, we have the opportunity to address directly a historical injustice lasting many years,” then-Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Gover, with the tribe at his side in Washington, D.C., said on his last day in office. “The Chinook rejoin the family of tribal nations acknowledged by the United States.”\r\n

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<\/P>\r\nThe victory was short-lived. After George W. Bush came on board as president a couple of weeks later, the decision was among dozens put on hold by new political leaders at the Department of the Interior<\/a>.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nA year later, the Republican administration delivered defeat. In July 2002, then-Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb, while acknowledging a “deep appreciation” for the tribe’s legacy, denied recognition to the Chinooks<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe tribe has since been unable to reverse the negative decision<\/a>, despite going through the federal courts<\/a> to force the BIA to reconsider. The #ChinookJustice campaign<\/a> seeks to bolster support for a legislative recognition bill in Congress.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n“This is a critical moment in our fight for recognition,” the Chinook Nation said in a post on social media<\/a>.\r\n

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