Stockbridge-Munsee tribal activists Maggie and Jack stage a persistent sit-in in the White House lobby, demanding resolution to their 15-year bureaucratic delay on a land trust application for sovereignty, health, and sewage infrastructure, clashing wi...
Stockbridge-Munsee tribal activists Maggie and Jack stage a persistent sit-in in the White House lobby, demanding resolution to their 15-year bureaucratic delay on a land trust application for sovereignty, health, and sewage infrastructure, clashing with C.J. Cregg's institutional protocol and Leo McGarry's rigid chain-of-command.
Events in This Arc
Fresh from the Oval Office, C.J. bursts into the Outer Oval with buoyant triumph, striking a victorious pose and snapping her fingers as she rattles off her completed tasks—from budget …
In Leo's office, C.J. passionately confronts him about the outrageous fifteen-year bureaucratic delay on Native American activists' modest land trust application for a sewage plant and health center. Empathetic to …
C.J. showcases her grasp of the Munsee tribe's tragic history—six broken treaties, service in Washington's army, forced relocation—implicitly validating their grievances before issuing a pragmatic ultimatum: leave or negotiate in …