North Dakota tribe hopes for shift with new leader

Josh Wood, Associated Press

November 6, 2014

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Mark Fox is sworn in as chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 in New Town, N.D. Fox defeated tribal attorney Damon Williams by fewer than 150 votes in the Nov. 4 election. Fox says he hopes to restore transparency to tribal government on the oil rich Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

Josh Wood, AP

Mark Fox is sworn in as chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 in New Town, N.D. Fox defeated tribal attorney Damon Williams by fewer than 150 votes in the Nov. 4 election. Fox says he hopes to restore transparency to tribal government on the oil rich Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

Josh Wood, Associated Press

November 6, 2014

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's oil-rich Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation members said they hope that a new leader will start to undo some of the negative effects of the energy boom and end corruption in government.

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