Nonrecognized Cherokee Nation West Sues U.S. Army Corps over Religious Freedom

This story was filed on October 13, 2014

Here is the complaint in Cherokee Nation West v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (N.D. Okla.): 1 Complaint An excerpt: Plaintiff seeks equal access to Fort Gibson Lake to hold a religious ceremony on November 7, 2014, March 2015 … Continue reading →read more

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