Minn. school cancels pow-wow

FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2002

The University of St. Thomas in Minnesota on Thursday announced it was canceling its annual pow-wow because of a court challenge.

The 14-year-old event was set for November but the school said the lawsuit alleging gender discrimination probably won't be resolved by then. A group of Native women is suing the school, charging that their Sweetgrass Road Drum Group was kicked out of the pow-wow because they are female.

A state judge this week said the lawsuit could proceed. The school tried to get the case dismissed.

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St. Thomas cancels powwow after legal challenge (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 5/10)

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