A News investigation of the charges before a CU panel reveals strong evidence of possible misconduct by the professor
Shadows of doubt
News finds problems in all four major areas before CU panel.
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Did Ward Churchill falsely accuse the U.S. Army of using smallpox as a weapon of genocide against American Indians?
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His claim isn't supported by the sources he has cited.
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Did Churchill commit plagiarism by publishing the work of others as his own?
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An essay he "prepared" for a book was actually taken from a Canadian scholar.
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Did Churchill mischaracterize two important pieces of federal Indian law?
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His contentions about the Dawes Act of 1887 and the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 are incorrect.
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Did Churchill misrepresent himself as having American Indian ancestry?
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His assertions that he is descended from Cherokee and Creek ancestors aren't supported by extensive genealogical records.
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Two essays on Indian fishing rights in the Northwest are at the center of an inquiry by the University of Colorado.
Professor Fay G. Cohen wrote one of them. Her University contends a version Churchill says he "prepared" for a book was plagiarized.
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Reporters Kevin Vaughan and Berny Morson asked Ward Churchill about plagiarism allegations currently before the University of Colorado faculty committee investigating him. At issue are an essay by Canadian professor Fay Cohen at Dalhousie University, which appeared in a 1991 book Churchill compiled, and a 1992 essay that mirrors Cohen's, which appeared under the name of Churchill's Institute for Natural Progress.
Churchill talks about his role in ghostwriting for other authors and academics, including American Indian activist Russell Means.
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