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A Coup D'eta? BIA overturns Northern Cheyenne Constitutional Court.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Globa...?S=7553170
Northern Cheyenne Tribal leader elected
Posted: Dec 28, 2007 02:17 PM PST
Updated: March 16, 2008 08:08 PM PDT
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BIA Regional Director Ed Parisian
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The Northern Cheyenne Tribe has elected a Geri Small as their next president.
She was the Tribal President from 2000-2004 and tells us she is not sure when she'll take the oath for the presidency which she won in an election Thursday.
Small's previous presidency ended with her election defeat by Eugene Little Coyote, who the Tribal Council voted to remove from the presidency last year. Members also named his former Vice President, Rick Wolfname, as Interim President.
Back in October, the Northern Cheyenne Constitutional Court decided that the council meeting at which Little Coyote was removed was illegal.
But on December 27th, the Bureau of Indian Affairs forcefully removed Little Coyote from office and put him in jail overnight. After Little Coyote's removal, Wolfname served as the Interim President. He will now resume his position as vice president.
Geri Small must have been an interim President also.New elections have brought a Pro drilling President into power.
The Merry-go-Round of tribal politics......
:hmmmm:
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Globa...?S=7553170
Northern Cheyenne Tribal leader elected
Posted: Dec 28, 2007 02:17 PM PST
Updated: March 16, 2008 08:08 PM PDT
BIA Regional Director Ed ParisianThe Northern Cheyenne Tribe has elected a Geri Small as their next president.
She was the Tribal President from 2000-2004 and tells us she is not sure when she'll take the oath for the presidency which she won in an election Thursday.
Small's previous presidency ended with her election defeat by Eugene Little Coyote, who the Tribal Council voted to remove from the presidency last year. Members also named his former Vice President, Rick Wolfname, as Interim President.
Back in October, the Northern Cheyenne Constitutional Court decided that the council meeting at which Little Coyote was removed was illegal.
But on December 27th, the Bureau of Indian Affairs forcefully removed Little Coyote from office and put him in jail overnight. After Little Coyote's removal, Wolfname served as the Interim President. He will now resume his position as vice president.
Geri Small must have been an interim President also.New elections have brought a Pro drilling President into power.
The Merry-go-Round of tribal politics......
:hmmmm:
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