A school in New York is getting rid of several programs as part of a dispute with the Oneida Nation.

The tribe awards money to schools through its Silver Covenant Chain of Friendship program. The Stockbridge Valley Central School District was supposed to receive $120,000.

But tribal leaders suspended the grant because they say the school has not addressed their concerns over a Native teacher. Monica Antone-Watson, a member of the Mohawk Nation, lives on the Oneida Reservation and is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the tribe's eviction of four families.

The tribe claims Antone-Watson is injecting politics into the school but school officials deny that.

Get the Story:
School district cuts sports, programs after tribe closes purse (AP 1/29)
Stockbridge cuts sports in Oneida Nation feud (The Syracuset Post-Standard 1/29)

Relevant Links:
Oneida Nation - http://www.oneida-nation.net
neidas for Democracy - http://www.oneidasfordemocracy.org

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