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Article: Advocacy group fighting for native rights. (National Congress of American Indians)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- February 2, 1996
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WASHINGTON -- The National Congress of American Indians was founded in the 1940s amid a flurry of federal proposals that sought to abrogate U.S. treaties and assimilate Indians into the American mainstream. Now, more than a half-century later, the umbrella advocacy organization comprised of nearly 200 Indian tribes finds itself in the "unenviable position" of fighting a similar battle as the 104th Congress swings its budget ax, according to a spokesman for the group.
"Tribal rights are being given short shrift," said Paul Moorehead, government affairs director for the National Congress of American Indians. "There is a determined effort on behalf of some people in ...