Law professor building Native American program

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Law professor building Native American program

07-27-2009, 03:36 PM

By Jessie L. Bonner
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Moscow, Idaho (AP)

Angelique EagleWoman remembers the moment when she decided she wanted to devote her life to law.

She was 8 and watching the television in her family’s living room in 1978 when news broke that her uncle, a black man who had married into a Native American family, was beaten by five deputies when he went pay a speeding ticket was awarded $75,000 in punitive damages.

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07-28-2009, 12:38 AM

Hopefully in the future there will be more understanding of Indian law. Maybe some of these future lawyers will challenge the racist policies and rulings of these judges. Perhaps treaties will finally be recognized!

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