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2/4/2006
10:37:34 am EST
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As Tribal Leaders, Women Still Fight Old Views
Author: Monica Davey Source: NY Times
Title: AS TRIBAL LEADERS, WOMEN STILL FIGHT OLD VIEWS
Political life has been tense for Cecelia Fire Thunder since a little over a year ago, when she defeated Russell Means to become the top leader of the Oglala Sioux tribe, often remembered for its male leaders of long ago, men like Crazy Horse and Red Cloud.
Erma J. Vizenor, 61, was elected as the first woman to lead the White Earth band of Ojibwe in Minnesota. She holds a Ph.D. from Harvard.
Mr. Means, an American Indian activist and actor, challenged Ms. Fire Thunder's election in a federal lawsuit. Months later came the calls from some tribe members for her impeachment, amid complaints she had unilaterally made questionable financial choices and ignored the wishes of respected elders.
The Tribal Council voted in December to drop the impeachment complaint and keep Ms. Fire Thunder, but by then she and many of her supporters had come to believe that her sex was really at the root of so much turmoil. Though some disagree with Ms. Fire Thunder's assertion of bias, she stands as an illustration of the shifting role American Indian women are playing in tribal governments.
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| Could Be True | Feb 5th. at 11:48:31 am EST
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Mike Buckley (Hamilton, New Zealand) - Email Me
but seems to me in too many cases women and minorities are quick to cry discrimination to cover their own failings as leaders. Hope this is not the case here.
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