Posted on Sep 1, 2022
Chinook Indian Nation members rally for federal recognition
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Members of the Chinook Indian Nation rallied Monday on the steps of a federal building in Seattle to raise awareness for their long fight to get federal recognition.
Chairman Tony Johnson, whose tribal name is Naschio, said his great-great-grandfather and other leaders first hired lawyers to sue for their lands back in the 1890s.
Federal recognition would mean access to federal dollars for healthcare and housing for this group of tribes, which are based in Southwestern Washington, particularly Pacific County. The rally was the start of a campaign by Chinook leadership, they said, to pressure Washington Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell to use their influence in Congress to get the Chinook recognized.
Chairman Tony Johnson, whose tribal name is Naschio, said his great-great-grandfather and other leaders first hired lawyers to sue for their lands back in the 1890s.
Federal recognition would mean access to federal dollars for healthcare and housing for this group of tribes, which are based in Southwestern Washington, particularly Pacific County. The rally was the start of a campaign by Chinook leadership, they said, to pressure Washington Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell to use their influence in Congress to get the Chinook recognized.
Chinook Indian Nation members rally for federal recognition
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We have a college baseball team in the Northwoods League out of Concordia University in Mequon, WI that is called the Chinooks. No need to worry though, they are politically correct. The symbol of the team is a fish
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Will Chinook Indian Nation get federal recognition?
Members of the Chinook Indian Nation rallied Monday on the steps of a federal building in Seattle to raise awareness for their long fight to get federal recognition."
"Will Chinook Indian Nation get federal recognition?
Members of the Chinook Indian Nation rallied Monday on the steps of a federal building in Seattle to raise awareness for their long fight to get federal recognition."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT (Join to see) I've Always Thought it was BS! that an Ancient Scottish American "Dawes" My Kin decided "Who is" and "Who Isn't" Native American! F^^k the "Dawes Roll".
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