News About The Chickamauga Nation and Proposed Charleston Arkansas Prison UPDATED

The Chickamauga Nation

March 24, 2025
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Cultural Preservation

Stone Box Graves and The Chickamauga Nation

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Our Ancestors were buried in Stone Box Graves as part of our Religious practices dating back to the Southeast Ceremonial Complex.

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The following Links are to news items from March 20 to 23, 2025

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CBS Fort Smith
https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/arkansas-prison/chickamauga-nation-franklin-county-prison-ancestral-burial-site/527-998c13ea-72e9-4304-89c4-b33e5e1ba9fc

UPDATE

CBS Fort Smith

https://www.5newsonline.com/video/news/local/arkansas-prison/chickamauga-nation-pushes-back-comments-gov-sanders-office/527-441b0fe3-ddf5-4060-b947-c20fd86e2167

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ABC Fort Smith
https://www.4029tv.com/article/tribal-organization-warns-that-native-american-graves-exist-on-franklin-co-prison-land/64246843

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‍NBC / FOX NW Arkansas

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/chickamauga-nation-raises-concerns-over-franklin-county-prison-site/

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NBC and FOX Northwest Arkansas

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/chickamauga-nation-raises-concerns-over-franklin-county-prison-site/

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AXIOS NW Arkansas
https://www.axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2025/03/20/arkansas-prison-bill-chickamauga-land-dispute
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River Valley Democrat Gazette - Story Behind Paywall
https://www.rivervalleydemocratgazette.com/news/2025/mar/19/it-is-sacred-to-us-chickamauga-tribe-dubs/

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UPDATE

River Valley Democrat Gazette - Story Behind Paywall

https://www.rivervalleydemocratgazette.com/news/2025/mar/23/department-of-corrections-says-no-evidence-of/

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‍Department of Corrections Site Assessment Does Not Mention Burial Sites, Artifacts, or archaeological features

https://doc.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/DOC-Site-Assessment-1.pdf

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The Chickamauga Nation is a Federally Recognized Tribe

https://www.chickamauganation.com/post/the-chickamauga-nation-declaration-of-recognition-december-29-2024

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