Indians push for rights meet backlash in Hardin and beyond
In Hardin Montana and across the nation Indian tribes from Maine to the Pacific Northwest are asserting treaty rights to land minerals fishing and water. White-backed backlash groups like Citizens Rights Organization emerge as tribes gain leverage amid mining utility disputes and state legislative actions.
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Knight News
Hardin
Mont
Crow Indian Reservation
Crows
Citizens Rights Organization
CRO
Penobscot
Maine
Squamish
Pacific Northwest
U.S
John Cunningham
Washington State
Montana
Carrol Graham
Congress
Capitol Hill
Washington
America
James Belford
Colorado
Jean Fredericks
Arizona
Jojoba Oil eyed as Sperm Whale Substitute for Auto Fluid
In the 1970s shift away from sperm whale oil and imports, researchers at Texas A&M explored jojoba as a synthetic lubricant source. Dr. Charles Miller notes the desert plant can yield oil nearly identical to whale oil but requires years to mature and large-scale cultivation. Field trials planned on campus. jojoba’s water efficiency and oil purity are highlighted, with potential profits cited at high planting densities.
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Charles Miller
Texas A&m University
Jojoba
Texas
Texas A&m
Dan Bragg
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