The story, by Emily Bazar, begins: "Native American tribes are facing allegations of greed and racism as they purge members from their rolls and deny the applications of others."
Gover states, among other things, that state and federal courts do not have jurisdiction over Native American membership disputes.Read the story here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-11-28-tribes-cover_x.htm
Gover, a member of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and a graduate of Princeton, served as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1996-2001. He is co-executive director of ASU's American Indian Policy and Leadership Development Center and serves as a judge for the Tonto Apache Tribal Court of Appeals and the San Carlos Apache Tribal Court of Appeals.