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Couple claims marriage by Native man
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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2002 The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the marriage of a 15-year-old girl to a 48-year-old man. Sauren Crow, now 48, married SierraDawn Kirkpatrick Crow, now 16, during a Las Vegas ceremony last year. The state allows minors to get married with the consent of a parent -- in this case, SierraDawn's mother. But the court said the father's rights were violated and said the marriage is not legal. The Goth-happy couple, who run a juice bar in Taos, New Mexico, doesn't seem to care much anyway since they now claim to have been wedded by Howard Bad Hand (see picture, from http://www.dmns.org/honoring/honor_exhibit.html.) A marriage certificate saying Bad Hand conducted a Native ceremony was filed in New Mexico yesterday. Bad Hand was identified as a Lakota Sun Dance/Spiritual Leader. Bad Hand is from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, according to the Denver Museum of Science web page. He now allegedly resides in Taos. Get the Story:
Court Annuls Marriage of Taos Girl, 15 (The Albuquerque Journal 4/12)
Supreme Court voids marriage between teen, 48-year-old (The Las Vegas Review-Journal 4/12)
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