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Ex-official Brad Carson defends Cherokee donation

 
BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL | Modified: December 31, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Published: January 1, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

TAHLEQUAH — A $50,000 donation to Barack Obama’s inauguration was legal, said the former chief executive of Cherokee Nation Businesses.

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The donation from the business arm of the Cherokee Nation caused controversy among some tribal members because the tribal council did not vote on the issue.

But political donations from Cherokee Nation Businesses don’t need approval from the tribal council, said Brad Carson, former chief executive officer of Cherokee Nation Businesses and a former U.S. representative.

Carson was one of three people to approve the donation. The others are Principal Chief Chad Smith and Paula Ragsdale, director of the tribe’s Washington, D.

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