tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post3814235927710023355..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Cherokee elders want bears freedRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-9119964716655998032013-02-21T11:26:17.623-08:002013-02-21T11:26:17.623-08:00For more on the subject, see:
http://www.thesmoky...For more on the subject, see:<br /><br />http://www.thesmokymountaintimes.com/articles/2013/02/20/news/2.21.13.news05.txt<br /><br /><b>Tribal members decry conditions at bear parks</b><br /><br />http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/9863-cherokee-entertains-idea-of-bear-sanctuary<br /><br /><b>Cherokee entertains idea of bear sanctuary</b><br /><br />Tribal Council for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has postponed any action that would ban bear zoos from the reservation for good.<br /><br />A few tribal members called on Tribal Council last week to revoke the business licenses for any private establishments that display caged animals for profit on the reservation and force those establishments to release the animals.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.com