Map Fuels Debate Between Anti-Casino Group, Cowlitz; Comment at Meeting Sparks Racism Claim
The Columbian › September 23, 2005
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A group fighting the Cowlitz Tribe's proposed casino west of La Center says it has uncovered a 19th-century map that shows the tribe has no historic ties to Clark County.
The map has fueled tensions and led to charges that a leading casino opponent made a "racist" comment during a Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday.See the full content of this document
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Map Fuels Debate Between Anti-Casino Group, Cowlitz; Comment at Meeting Sparks Racism Claim
The U.S. Department of Interior map, dated 1876, shows the historic distribution of different tribes. The map places the Cowlitz Indians, spelled "Kowlitz" on the document, in northern Cowlitz and Skamania counties, with their range ...
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