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Fort McDowell recalls Orme Dam victory, highlights tribal voting‑rights history
2116554 · January 15, 2025
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Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation President Sandra Patea recounted the community's successful 1981 campaign to stop the Orme Dam project and described the tribe's role in restoring Native voting rights in Arizona after the 1948 state supreme court ruling.
Sandra Patea, president of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, recounted two historical milestones: the tribal victory that stopped the Orme Dam project and Fort McDowell tribal members' role in restoring Native voting rights in Arizona.
Patea described the Orme Dam fight as "one of the most defining moments…
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