Poncans Question Legality Of Chilocco Lease Agreement - 2 Nov 89
The Ponca Tribe is concerned that the lease allowing the
controversial Narconon
®
drug treatment center to establish itself
at Chilocco Indian school north of Newkirk could be illegal, a
Ponca tribal leader said Saturday.
In a report published in Sunday's Oklahoman, Ponca
Tribal Chairman Delbert Cole was quoted as saying that business
committee members are concerned that past committee chair-woman
Cynthia Stoner "overstepped her scope of authority"
because the tribe cannot legally lease tribal land for more than
10 years.
The Narconon lease agreement with the Chilocco Development
Authority is for 25 years. The Ponca Tribe is one of five tribes
who own the Chilocco land. The other members are the Pawnees,
Kaws, Tonkawas and Otoe-Missourias.
Ponca leaders have decided to get a legal opinion on the
lease. "We think the lease is invalid since this has
occurred," Cole said. Cole also said his committee is unsure
if the Tonkawas had signed the Narconon lease. Narconon recently
announced that the BIA has approved their master renovation plan
and that they intended to proceed with the project.
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The Newkirk Herald Journal (?)
2 November 1989
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