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Article: Country music song ''Indian Outlaw'' causes outrage among Cherokee chiefs, others. (Originated from Indian Country Today)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- March 28, 1994
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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. _ ``Indian Outlaw,'' a song performed by country western recording artist Tim McGraw, has been gaining popularity. But it has also caused outrage among Cherokee chiefs and others in Indian country.
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller wrote a letter voicing her disgust of the song and sent it to radio stations, requesting they stop playing it. Even so, some Oklahoma stations are finding it too popular to pull.
The song's lyrics were the focus of a recent demonstration at McGraw's concert in Tulsa. JoKay Dowell, Northeast Oklahoma American Indian Movement coordinator, and others met with McGraw to discuss the song.
Dowell said that the ...
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