Meskwaki leadership clash spans court and casino shutdown
The Meskwaki leadership dispute sparked a seven month May 2003 casino closure after Bear’s faction ousted Chairman Alex Walker Jr. Two elections, Peters and Bear, produced conflicting results. The Bureau of Indian Affairs later ruled Bear won, Peters appeals federal court. Critics claim tribal judges serving council aims politics. Dorr warns of biased judiciary. council subpoenas and threatens per capita payments.
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Meskwaki appoints veteran tribal judge to lead court
Elbridge Coochise, 58, longtime Tribal Court judge and Meskwaki Settlement member, becomes new Meskwaki judge. He helped launch the first Tribal Court on the settlement in over six decades and aims to gain state recognition to enforce orders off the settlement. Coochise serves on multiple tribal courts and the National Indian Justice Center board. The Meskwaki Court handles civil matters and seeks a criminal code. Iowa studies relation between state and tribal courts proceed.
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Schools expand access to learning on the Internet
Scholastic runs a child friendly Web section with Clifford the Big Red Dog while PBS Kids Online hosts more than a dozen education sites for preschoolers. Government figures show two thirds of nursery children and 80 percent of kindergartners have used computers and about one computer per five students in schools. Older students often outpace teachers in computer literacy as younger siblings catch up.
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