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March 27, 2009

Another tribe contemplating disenrollments - over casino money?

As reported in the Central Michigan Morning Sun by Patricia Ecker, "A sharply divided Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Council has voted to start the process of disenrolling some members, according to Tribal documents.

But the Tribe won't say how many people, or who they are. When asked to respond to rumors of possible disenrollments, Tribal Council issued a statement Wednesday asking for "respect of its government process."


You can find the full story HERE.


Judging by the commentary already made to this story on their website, this is already controversial in the tribe's geographic area.  We'll follow up if/when we can.

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