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Mildred Cleghorn

Mildred Cleghorn was born in 1910 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In 1976, Cleghorn became chairperson of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe, serving until 1995. A schoolteacher for many years, she became known for creating dolls to reflect the attire of the Indian tribes she encountered during her teaching career. 41 of these dolls were exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute. Cleghorn served on the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission, and as an officer in the North American Indian Women's Association. In 1989, she won the Indian of the Year Award.

Mildred Cleghorn died in 1997 at the age of 86.

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Fort Sill Apaches ask New Mexico court to reconsider decision

Fort Sill Apaches ask New Mexico court to reconsider decision

NEW MEXICO – An Oklahoma-based American Indian tribe is asking New Mexico’s highest court to reconsider its decision not to force Gov. Susana Martinez to sign a gambling compact with the tribe.

The state Supreme Court denied the Fort Sill Apaches’ initial petition in March.

The tribe wants to operate a casino on land near Deming in southern New Mexico that was put into trust in 2002. It says it…

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Fort Sill responds to gaming denial by Supreme Court

Fort Sill responds to gaming denial by Supreme Court

NEW MEXICO – The New Mexico Supreme Court denied a request by a southern New Mexico Native American tribe earlier this week that would have paved the way for the tribe to build a gaming facility.

Three of the five justices agreed to deny a petition from the Fort Sill Apache tribe to be able to sign on to a recently approved gaming compact. The court did not issue an opinion or any reason why they…

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NM Supreme Court rejects Fort Sill petition

NM Supreme Court rejects Fort Sill petition

NEW MEXICO – New Mexico’s highest court has turned down a request by an Oklahoma-based American Indian tribe that sought to force Gov. Susana Martinez to sign a gambling compact with them.

The state Supreme Court issued its denial of the Fort Sill Apache’s petition on Monday. The justices offered no explanation for their decision. (more…)

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Apache Alliance: Mescalero official elected to coalition leadership

Apache Alliance: Mescalero official elected to coalition leadership

NEW MEXICO – On Feb. 27 Ben Martinez was appointed treasurer of the Apache Alliance during the organization’s board of directors meeting held in Scottsdale, Ariz., replacing Dr. John Bush (San Carlos Apache) who resigned. Martinez was elected to his second term on the Mescalero Apache Tribal Council in November of 2014

Martinez will be joining the Apache Alliance leadership which includes:…

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State senators block bills furthering status of Fort Sill Apaches

State senators block bills furthering status of Fort Sill Apaches

SANTA FE >> The Fort Sill Apaches, who had to sue to win long-awaited recognition as a New Mexico tribe, saw two of their bills seeking to further re-establish themselves blocked Thursday by state senators.

One bill would have amended a state code so the Cabinet secretary of the Indian Affairs Department could enter into cooperative agreements with the tribe on administration and collection of…

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Fort Sill Apache leader predicts feds will toss gaming compact that excludes tribe

Fort Sill Apache leader predicts feds will toss gaming compact that excludes tribe

The chairman of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe told Pueblo governors and other leaders of Indian tribes this week that new gambling compacts negotiated between several tribes and Gov. Susana Martinez likely would be rejected by the federal government.

And with his letter, faxed out Tuesday, the rhetoric between tribal Chairman Jeff Haozous and Martinez over the Fort Sill tribe’s desire to open its…

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Oklahoma Chiricahua Apaches are a NM tribe

Oklahoma Chiricahua Apaches are a NM tribe

For more than 120 years our people, the Chiricahua Apaches, now the Fort Sill Apache Tribe have sought to return to our New Mexico homeland. As chairman of the Fort Sill By

As reported in the Albuquerque Journal on Dec. 18, 2013, the tribe filed a lawsuit against Gov. Susana Martinez and her administration in the New Mexico Supreme Court asserting that the governor is violating state statute in…

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