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Thursday, May 9, 2002

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The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to store up to 77,000 tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste on traditional Shoshone land in Nevada....

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Blackwell memo contradicts court order

The same day a federal judge renewed an order barring the Department of Interior from moving trust fund records, Deputy Commissioner Sharon Blackwell told Bureau of Indian Affairs offices they could freely transfer documents belonging to 300,000 American Indians....

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In The Hoop: Everybody Loves

A very special honor was bestowed yesterday upon Sen....

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Tribes oppose treaty termination bill

A bill to extinguish all treaty rights in the state of Illinois drew opposition from tribal leaders and Democrats at a Congressional hearing on Wednesday....

Mashantucket Pequot casino robbed

Police in Connecticut have in custody a man accused of stealing more than $250,000 in casino chips from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation....

Ex-Choctaw lobbyist changes tack

The experience in the Bush administration must have soured him....

Proposal paves way for monument drilling

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to allow a drilling company to explore for oil in a national monument in Colorado....

Narragansett Tribe to observe work

The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island will observe work at a site in Connecticut to ensure any uncovered artifacts are protected....

Indian events scheduled at park

Yellowstone National Park will play host to Indian events over the weekend....

Haskell Students of the Year

Erika Washee Stanley and Carlene Nofire-Morris are Students of the Year at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas....

Pueblo plans questioned

Plans by Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico to construct a large hotel are being questioned....

Tribes gather for fishery meeting

The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission held its annual meeting in Washington on Wednesday....

'Attack' on state tribes stalled

A bill that one tribal leader said was an attack on state-recognized tribes in Connecticut failed to pass the Legislature this session due to lack of commitment....

Bison protesters plead guilty

Three of four women arrested while protesting bison policies of the state of Montana have pleaded guilty....

FBI faulted for lack of response

The FBI came under fire on Wednesday for not following up on information Democratic Senators said might have prevented the September 11 terrorist attacks....

Bush changing same-sex school policy

The Bush administration is opening public debate on a proposal to encourage same-sex public schools....

Wyandotte trust land notice clarified

The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma hasn't been approved to conduct gaming on certain trust lands, Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb clarified in a Federal Register notice published on Wednesday....

Bomb in Colombia kills 117

A Colombian rebel group indicted in the U.S....

Vote delayed on Native casino waiver

The Nevada Gaming Control Board is delaying a vote to allow shareholders of an Alaska Native corporation to take in profits from a casino....

Native victory impacts industry

The British Columbia Court of Appeal in February ruled that the Haida First Nation must be consulted prior to decisions affecting timber on Queen Charlotte Islands....

Probation in IHS drug fraud case

A Montana woman was given three years probation on Wednesday for her part in a prescription drug scheme at an Indian Health Service hospital on the Crow Reservation....

Former Pueblo leader acquitted

A federal jury in New Mexico acquitted former Acoma Pueblo Gov....

The Devil is here to stay

A nemesis of Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye was endorsed on Wednesday....

Sho-Ban chairman denies charges

Shoshone-Bannock Nation Chairman Blaine Edmo defended himself on Wednesday from accusations by an Idaho county Sheriff....

Yucca won't take all waste

There just might be enough highly radioactive nuclear waste in the country to make President Bush and the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of Utah happy....

Native women run for office

Two Alaska Native women are running for governor and lt....

Alaska Native racism detailed

An advisory panel to the U.S....

Haney opponents still locked in

The Seminole Nation tribal office in Oklahoma is still being held by Ken Chambers and his supporters....

Editorial: Indian voters at the table

In an editorial today, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader calls for South Dakota and the rest of the nation to include Native American voters....