Lee Spoonhunter recall, Northern Arapaho Tribe, Wyoming (2019)
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| Northern Arapaho Tribe's Business Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Lee Spoonhunter |
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| Did not go to a vote |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2019 Recalls in Wyoming Wyoming recall laws Special district recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Lee Spoonhunter from his position as chairman of the Northern Arapaho Tribe's Business Council did not go to a vote in 2019. A resolution to hold a recall election was voted down by tribe citizens at a meeting on August 10, 2019.[1]
Recall supporters
Faith Wallowing Bull, who previously worked as the chief financial officer of the tribe's casino, submitted the resolution to hold a recall election against Spoonhunter. She said Spoonhunter's conduct in office was her main reason for targeting him for recall. She said he had used threats and had sexually harassed a female employee at the casino.[2]
According to the Casper Star Tribune, Spoonhunter admitted to threatening and harassing the employee and apologized for his actions. Wallowing Bull said an apology was not enough. “There’s this movement across Indian Country where Native women should be protected,” Wallowing Bull said.[2]
Recall opponents
In reaction to the recall effort, Spoonhunter said the recall was trying to divide the tribe.[2]
| “ | Tribal members elected this Council to restore our sovereignty and reclaim control of tribal finances, which we’ve recently discovered were too often squandered in recent years as outside interests lined their pockets at our expense. Those days are over, but those same folks have not given up and this resolution is just another way they try to cling to our dollars. I am committed, along with the majority of this Council, to get our fiscal house in order so that tribal revenues benefit tribal members.[3] | ” |
| —Lee Spoonhunter (2019)[2] |
Path to the ballot
The resolution to hold a recall election against Spoonhunter was voted on by the tribe on August 10, 2019. It was voted down with 38 members in favor and 204 against. A total of 150 members were required to vote on the resolution for it to be considered a quorum, and a simple majority was needed to pass the resolution.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Casper Star Tribune, "Northern Arapaho reject resolutions calling for recall election of tribal chairman, firing of law firm," August 12, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Casper Star Tribune, "Northern Arapaho citizens' vote could authorize recall election of tribe's chairman," August 9, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
