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Chinook Nation rallies for restored federal recognition

Tribe calls out federal 'bullshit' of briefly granting -- then removing -- acknowledgement, asks U.S. Congress to pass legislation. Pressure on for Sens. Cantwell and Murray.

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Rob Capriccioso
Aug 29, 2022
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Tony Johnson, chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, leads an August 29, 2022 rally for the restoration of federal recognition of the tribe. (screenshot)

The Chinook Indian Nation today rallied in Seattle for restored federal recognition.

The tribe, at the tail end of the Clinton administration in January 2001, was granted federal recognition — along wit…

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