Tuesday, April 15, 2003
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Conference offers avenues to uphold trust relationship
Tribal governments shouldn't rely on the courts to reinforce the federal trust relationship, Indian law practitioners advised at a conference last week....
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Court appears ready to toss Peabody appeal
A skeptical federal appeals court on Monday accused a lawyer for the world's largest coal company of "double-talk" for seeking to delay the Navajo Nation's billion-dollar racketeering lawsuit....
N.D. tribe supports military through business
The Spirit Lake Nation of North Dakota owns a business that makes protective armor for soldiers, tanks, ships and aircraft....
Calif. tribe's casino expansion plan criticized
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians of California held a public hearing on a proposal to expand the tribe's casino....
Wis. governor falls $37M short of promise
New tribal casino compacts signed by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (D) won't bring in as much as expected, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports....
Wis. tribe says poll shows support for new pact
The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin released a poll of local residents that shows support for a new casino gaming pact....
Trump: 'We'll see whether they have sovereignty'
Donald Trump once remarked that the Mashantucket Pequots "don't look Indian to me." Now, he's ready to fight another Pequot tribe over a botched casino deal....
Editorial: ANWR another Republican bad idea
The Senate should reject a bill that opens up the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve to drilling, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says in an editorial today....
Editorial: Mascot changes slow but worth it
Some Indian mascots are offensive to Native Americans and should be changed, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial today....
Calif. tribe to start own fire department
The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians of California will start its own fire department, The San Bernandino Sun reports....
Energy bill will streamline Indian development
The chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee says Indian tribes will be able to streamline development of their lands under a new bill....
Woman paid for $12K 'demo' win at Tulalip casino
A leading Indian casino game manufacturer paid $12,026.50 to a woman in Washington who thought she won the money at the Tulalip Tribes' casino....
Tribal officer faces charges for high-speed chase
A police officer for the Oneida Nation of New York faces traffic charges for pursuing a shoplifting suspect off tribal land without authorization....
Column: Cleveland Indians should give land for casino
"An undisclosed Shawnee Indian tribe from Oklahoma is petitioning to build a $550 million gaming center in the Ohio town of Botkins, about 50 miles north of Dayton....
Wash. man honored for improving Indian Country housing
Robert Young of Washington is one of three finalists for the 2003 Volvo for Life Awards....
Yellow Bird: Sacred ceremonies are not a business
"Spiritual leaders are concerned about the quality of the sacred ceremonies....
Chickasaw astronaut to speak at Mont. school
John Herrington, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and the first tribal member to go into space, will speak at the 28th Annual Montana State University Indian Club Pow Wow and the Visions for Sustainable Tribal Communities Conference....
Jodi Rave wins award for 'Broken Trust' series
Jodi Rave Lee of The Lincoln Journal Star has won a journalism award for her series on the broken Indian trust fund....
N.M. paper also supports renaming Squaw Peak
The Farmington Daily Times in an editorial today s backs the renaming of Squaw Peak in Arizona for Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Ariz. governor criticized for pushing Piestewa Peak
Republicans in Arizona are criticizing Democratic governor Janet Napolitano for pushing to rename Squaw Peak after Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman who was killed in action in Iraq....
Parts of Crow Reservation without water
Parts of a town on the Crow Reservation in Montana went without water due to a broken fire hydrant....
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