4-13-2003
House subcommittee voices approval for creation of Indian commission

New Indian Affairs Commission gets OK

11-11-2002
Bill expected to pass making Moccasin Bend national park

11-03-2002
Pulaski chapel hits road for Trail of Tears

Use of Carden Farm site depends on TVA approval

8-1-2002
Governor's veto of bill restoring Indian agency angers some advocates

5-31-2002
Work at Hillsboro, Old Hickory may begin tomorrow

5-27-2002
National cemeteries accede to veterans' desire for tribal rituals

5-18-2002
Sundquist renames wildlife preserve; site honors legacy of Chickasaw

5-11-2002
Native Americans, TDOT to be back in court May 9

Court action is not over in ancient graves case

4-02-2002
Judge tells Native American group road case is over

3-23-2002
Remains won't be relocated after all; cap on Indian graves to speed road project

3-6-2002
Handling racism with grace

2-14-2002
Water, road issues draw protesters

Protesting 101: Get facts straight

2-12-2002
Cherokee group seeks recognition; man says test proves Sugar Creek Band is Native American

12-24-2001
Metro landfill site set aside for parkland

11-30-2001
American Indian remains found

11-24-2001
State officials firm on driver’s license law

11-23-2001
Indian center set for focus on jobs

11-22-2001
ACLU offers pamphlet on rights; anti-terror efforts prompt advice

11-19-2001
Preservationists list most endangered sites

11-15-2001
INS must upgrade Nashville office

11-14-2001
Whitaker drops out of politics

11-9-2001
Whitaker denies he's out of race

Strategy session to back license law

Murfreesboro Pike business owners fret over future as immigrants converge on area

10-30-2001
Holiday honors the dead

10-24-2001
Moccasin Bend bill passes House

10-03-2001
Moccasin Bend National Park Bill Passes Committee Vote

10-02-2001
House Committee To Consider Moccasin Bend National Park

Tennessee Native Americans hold annual convention

10-1-2001
Riley completes 'Trail of Tears' ride

9-26-2001
House panel passes Moccasin Bend bill

9-25-2001
Moccasin Bend Bill Passes Subcommittee Vote

Area minority business aided

9-21-2001
Native American Convention Tomorrow at Old Stone Fort

9-19-2001
Wamp urges Bend support

9-18-2001
American Indians' use of animal imagery subject of talk

9-15-2001
Cherokee genealogy classes providing keys to heritage

9-12-2001
Rep. Zach Wamp puts off Moccasin Bend park legislation

9-9-2001
Moccasin Bend Bill Up For Vote

8-31-2001
Townsend dig ends Saturday

8-28-2001
Red clay in Shiloh mound puzzles archaeologists

8-26-2001
Nashville Caucus Held In Preparation For Native American Convention

Nominees to be selected for new Indian affairs council

8-25-2001
Indians gathering to elect spokesmen

8-23-2001
Wamp Sees  Moccasin Bend As National Park

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Indians can't stop work on road, court decides

State Indian Affairs' office is closed

Indian Affairs- Locked out, job gone

State needs Indian agency

Bill tries to save Commission of Indian Affairs by restructuring

'Melungeons' Use DNA As Evidence Of Exotic Heritage

Governor's funding veto closes Commission on Indian Affairs

Tootoo drafted by NHL's Predators

Mexican widow debt-free after gifts 

Bend park hitting a snag

Tennessee's Newest Sanctuary Named For American Indians - IMDiversity

Democrats save Indian Affairs commission - Tennessean

Archaeologist criticized by group - Maryville Times

Agreement reached on Indian graves - Maryville Times

Population with American Indian heritage rises in census - Chattanooga Times

Clan hopes DNA proves Cherokee heritage - Tennessean

Plan to realign Indian panel attacked - Tennessean

TDOT, tribes forge pact - Maryville Daily Times

Delay on road frustrates governor - Tennessean

Tracing the path of history - Chattanooga Times

Archaeologist says he was overruled on Townsend road project - Maryville Daily Times

Meeting upsets Native Americans - Maryville Daily Times

2000 Census Data for Tennessee

Reclamation starts at Indian mound in Wilson - Tennessean

Bend plan proponents worry over consistency - Chattanooga Times

Bill would make Moccasin Bend U.S. park - Chattanooga Times

Agencies to discuss Indian grave sites - Maryville Times

Townsend case sets precedent - Maryville Times

Group issues 'wake-up call' - Mountain Press

Gatlinburg responds to requests by NAIM - Mountain Press

Trail of Tears memorial plan revived - Knoxville News

Bureau of Indian Affairs may put office in Nashville - Tennessean

TDOT to clean area near Native American graves - Tennessean

BIA Eastern Office may move to Nashville - Las Vegas Review

Would casinos follow a lottery? - Tennessean

Lottery would bring casinos, bingo, foes say - Tennessean

The long view on Moccasin Bend - Chattanooga Times

Agency to present revised plan on dig - Maryville Times

Indian nations back Bend plan - Chattanooga Times

Elk back in Smokies after 150 years - Maryville Times

The Moccasin Bend compromise - Chattanooga Times

Indians concerned about Bend proposal - Chattanooga Times

Indian group holds up on road work lawsuit - Maryville Times

Townsend road project's foes say court action is next - Knoxville News-Sentinel

Archaeologists to join protest of road work - Maryville Times

Cherokee protest deadline for Townsend dig - Maryville Times

Native Americans’ reburial in limbo - Tennessean

Move for Moccasin Bend park now - Chattanooga Times

Moccasin Bend park consensus
appears closer - Chattanooga Times

Chokehold on Moccasin Bend Park - Chattanooga Times

Moccasin Bend National Park: Is the dream washing away? - Chattanooga Times

Fund to help widow of drowned field hand - Tennessean

Battle over Indian burial site continues - Tennessean

Moccasin Bend park plan needs more time - Chattanooga Times

Excitement right around the bend - Chattanooga Times

5 arrested at Jaycees haunted trail in Oakville - Decatur Daily  

Discovery may not influence 321 road work - Mountain Press

Indian Affairs may shut down - Tennessean

Transcription of TCIA Sunset Hearing

Moccasin Bend conference - Chattanooga Times

Native Americans cite offer to keep commission alive - Tennessean

Quota stymies Indian agency - Tennessean 

Feuding jeopardizes Commission on Indian Affairs, lawmaker says - Knoxville News-Sentinel

Community quiet about immigrant’s death - Tennessean

Indian group seeks 321 re-evaluation - Mountain Press

Townsend seeks meeting with Cherokees to commemorate dig - Maryville Daily Times

No artifacts found yet - Mountain Press

Project details needed - Mountain Press

City denies Indians, Highway  has green light - Mountain Press

TDEC Recommends Sunset for TCIA

Transcription of TCIA Sunset Hearing

List of Sunset Review Committee Members

Townsend Road Project Develops Controversy
A federally -funded project to widen a short stretch of State Route 73 through the town of Townsend in Blount County, Tennessee is running into several obstacles, including Native American burials in the project right-of-way and questions about the influence of private business interests on state officials in getting the project funded.
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New Journalism Center To Train Minorities At Vanderbilt Campus - The Tennessean
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Moccasin Bend National Park Plan Postponed
According to a story in the Chattanooga Times / Free Press story published on February 10, Rep.  Zach Wamp has temporarily shelved plans to incorporate Chattanooga's Moccasin Bend historic area into the National Park system because of dispute between community and state officials over the continued operation of Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute.
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