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Tragedy at Red Lake: Another arrest reported
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
An update on the latest developments involving the March 21, 2005, fatal
shootings on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota.
ANOTHER ARREST?
KSTP-TV is reporting another arrest connected to the family of Red Lake Nation
Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. A tribal member has been charged with
assaulting Georgiana Jourdain, the sister of Chairman Jourdain, and aunt of
Louis Jourdain, who has been charged in connection with the shootings at
the Red Lake High School.
KSTP-TV said tribal police are not releasing details about the incident,
which allegedly occurred March 31 and was allegedly
committed by a female tribal member. The station said Chairman Jourdain
denied anyone in his family has been the victim of a recent assault.
Chairman Jourdain has proclaimed his son's innocence and said he currently
has no plans to step down. Francis "Chunky" Brun,
the father of a school security guard killed in the shootings
criticized the leader of the tribe. "He should have had a better
handle on what his son was doing," Brun, a former tribal administrator
and political rival of Jourdain's, told The St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Jourdain family member allegedly assaulted (KSTP 4/5)
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Under pressure (The St. Paul Pioneer Press 4/5) Username:
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THE RESPONSE
Students on the reservation have been out of school for two weeks since
the shootings. School board members have delayed the reopening of
the elementary and middle school until next week as security concerns
are being addressed. Schools throughout the state are looking at similar
issues.
The middle school, located on the same grounds as the high school,
is due to take in high school students displaced by the shootings,
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. A parent-teacher conference
is scheduled for Thursday to decide when high schoolers will resume
classes. Jeff Weise, 16, the shooter, was a sophomore.
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service
continue to respond to the law enforcement, social service, health
care and other needs of the community. The victims and their families
are also eligible for state and federal aid. Some money, about $42,000,
has already been distributed by the state under the federal
Victims of Crime Act and can cover lost wages, health care, funeral
expenses and other costs.
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State's schools scrutinize security and safety plans (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 4/5)
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Red Lake victims can get state, U.S. aid (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 4/5)
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Getting help (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 4/5)
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Man with Lode ties aids tribe (The Union Democrat 4/4)
SUPPORT RED LAKE
Donations for the victims and their families can be sent to:
Red Lake Nation Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 574
Red Lake, Minnesota
56671
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How to
help the Red Lake people (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 3/27)
Relevant Links:
Red Lake Net News -
http://www.rlnn.comRed Lake
Nation -
http://www.redlakenation.orgRed
Lake High School -
http://www.paulbunyan.net/rlschools/hs.htm
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