Tag: armed group’s occupation of Oregon wildlife refuge

Oregon native tribe uneasy with militia’s standoff over land rights

Members of the Native American tribe near Burns, Oregon, where an armed standoff between a self-styled militia and the federal government has been taking place, said they want the occupation of the land to end. At an emotional news conference in Burns, Oregon on Wednesday (January 6), tribal leaders denounced the occupiers’ claims that they want to help local residents, and said the protesters’ ignorance of the region’s real history was offensive. “We don’t got […]