Lucy Covington is regarded as an icon who fought to protect tribal rights.
Eastern Washington University is laying the groundwork for an academic and community program to honor the legacy of Lucy Covington, a Colville Tribal Council member who had a large impact on American Indian history.
During the '50s and '60s, Covington worked to organize an end to "termination," a federal policy designed to take control of land and natural resources from tribal ownership by terminating tribal status. Covington's actions helped preserve tribal sovereignty and self-determination for the tribes across the country, including the Colville Tribe. She was elected to the Colville busin...
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