Monday, January 27, 2003
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Trust fund accounting plan under court review
A court official for the Indian trust fund lawsuit said he will investigate the Bush administration's reform plans in part to determine why an accounting owed to more than 500,000 individual beneficiaries is being limited....
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The Week in Review
Bush administration denies recognition to yet another tribe, the Senate finally passes spending bill, trust fund judge rejects latest attack, and tribes battle for control of Kennewick Man....
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Court report blasts McCaleb for destroying records
Former assistant secretary Neal McCaleb and his top aide Aurene Martin invented a story to cover up the ex-Bush administration official's failure to abide by court orders and federal law, a court investigator said in a scathing report released on Friday....
Neb. paper stops using Indian mascot names
The Lincoln Journal Star of Lincoln, Nebraska, has stopped using some Indian mascot names....
Two tribes' Kan. casino proposal sees support
The Kickapoo and the Sac and Fox tribe of Kansas are unveiling plans this week to open a casino in Kansas City, Kansas....
John Potter: Who me, grovel? No way!
"Only a week [ago], I had gotten a phone call from my agent (the lovely and very persistent Jennie Saks, of Bozeman), completely interrupting my evening denture-cleaning ritual....
Mankiller: Native history is part of America
"Across the country, history-minded revelers are beginning to celebrate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which spurred the settlement of the West by European Americans....
Editorial: Navajo Nation needs to diversify
The Navajo Nation should diversify its economic development efforts, The Farmington Daily-Times says in an editorial today....
Native adoption program seeks more funds
A pilot program in Alberta, Canada, that keeps Native children who are adopted in touch with their families and culture is seeking more funds to continue....
Tribal water rights a hot topic at conference
The Navajo Nation's water rights, and the lack of the tribe's push to claim them, was debated at a Navajo-led conference in New Mexico....
Growth of bison herd prompts fears of more deaths
Once driven to near extinction at the turn of the 20th century, the last free roaming herd of bison at Yellowstone National Park has reached a population of 4,000....
Old Indian hospital and school being torn down
The Puyallup Tribe of Washington held a ceremony on Saturday to say goodbye to a building that has a long and often troubling history....
Calif. county objects to casino expansion
Officials in Butte County are being asked to review the Tyme Maidu Tribe's casino expansion plans....
Former Ute chairman receives top award
The former chairman of the Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado has received an award for helping advance economic development in southwestern Colorado....
Calif. man holds great sway over burial sites
A man who claims to be the chairman of the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians of California is often the first person private developers call when they uncover burial sites or other Indian artifacts....
Tribes discuss perils of DNA research
Two Utah tribes held a conference to discuss their opposition to DNA research....
Utah tribe, once obscure, has big plans
The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is small but its leaders have some big dreams....
Appeals court to hear Winnebago gas tax case
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a case next month that pits the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska against the state of Kansas....
Internet worm slows down traffic worldwide
A malicious computer program was unleashed on the Internet early Saturday morning that shut down web sites, some banking services and even caused delays for a major airline....
Editorial: No trust for Indians or Iraqis
American Indians "must be laughing themselves sick" with a Bush administration proposal to hold Iraq's oil fields, and the money they generate, in trust for Iraqi citizens, The Denver Post says in an editorial....
NCAI's Hall to give first Tribal Nation address
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Tex Hall will give what is believed to be the first State of American Indian Nations address this Friday....
Anna Mae Aquash murder investigated again
A federal grand jury in South Dakota heard testimony earlier this month in the unsolved murder of Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash, an American Indian Movement activist who died on the Pine Ridge Reservation nearly 30 years ago....
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