Wednesday, January 9, 2002
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Babbitt, others dropped as witnesses
Former Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt and his top aide won't be
called as witnesses by the Indian trust plaintiffs, an attorney
representing 300,000 account holders said today....
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Top trust official lacks 'confidence' in reform
The Department of Interior's top trust official testified on Tuesday that he
lacked "confidence" in the government's plan to fix more than a century
of mismanagement of Indian trust funds....
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Interior waited weeks on trust fund shutdown
Despite claiming the disbursement of millions in dollars in payment to
American Indians has been a top priority, the Department of Interior
waited nearly a month to ask a federal court to sign off on a plan to
ensure speedy delivery of the funds....
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In The Hoop: Blue Light Special
The Internet woes at the Department of Interior aren't just affecting
Indian landowners, they've also hit Native American Systems (NAS), one
of the largest ($34 million in annual sales, according to corporate
figures) Native-owned computer technology firms in the country....
Changes to clean air rules opposed
Two Democrat-led Senate committees and Attorneys General from
states in the Northeast said they would fight any attempt by the Bush
administration to limit clean air regulations affecting power plants....
Dispute arises over Navajo gaming
Two different governmental entities of the To'hajiilee chapter of the
Navajo Nation are fighting over who gets to broker a development deal
with a gaming company....
Limits disputed for Native districts
A trial regarding the political maps in New Mexico continued on Tuesday
with a demographic expert testifying on behalf of the Navajo Nation....
Native man found dead in ditch
Police in Wright County, Minnesota, are treating as suspicious the death
of a Native man in his mid-20s....
Bush signs major education reform bill
President Bush on Tuesday signed into law a major reform of the nation's
public school systems, one of his key campaign promises....
Supreme Court limits disability act
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the
scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act, ruling that the law doesn't
require employees to accommodate ailments or injuries that don't impair
a "major life activity."
Overturning a lower court decision, the Justices said the meaning of
disabled under the 1990 law must fit into certain categories such as
walking, doing household chores, bathing or brushing teeth....
Seminole Tribe hires top official
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has filled its administrator position amid a
lawsuit against the past holder of the post and ousted chairman Jim
Billie....
Gene may affect infants of smoking mothers
Research being published today in The Journal of the American Medical
Association indicates that genetics may contribute to low birth weight in
infants of mothers who smoke....
Cleanup of mine near reservation costly
The cleanup of a mine next to the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana
will cost $33.5 million more than the state has to reclaim the operation
that gutted sacred peaks....
Cheney met with failed Enron Corp.
Vice President Dick Cheney and his aides met with the failed energy
company, Enron Corp., six times last year to discuss energy policy, a
letter sent to Congress disclosed....
Judge stops Bush-ordered timber sale
A federal judge on Monday suspended the sale of timber from a
fire-ravaged national forest, saying a top U.S....
Depressed? You're not alone
The number of people being treated for depression has increased
three-fold in the past decade, according to a study by a group of health
researchers at educational institutions....
Postal hike, layoffs coming in June
The Postal Service on Tuesday announced it would raise the price of a
first class stamp to 37 cents and lay off as many as 15,000 workers....
Six Yellowstone bison killed
Montana state officials on Tuesday said they rounded up and killed six
bison males that wandered out of Yellowstone National Park because
they tested positive a disease that can harm cattle....
Redskins told to pick new name
By a vote of 10-2, with five members abstaining, the Metropolitan
Washington Council of Governments passed a resolution today calling on
the Redskins football team to choose a name not offensive to Native
Americans....
Native venture seeks wireless refund
A joint venture of Alaska Native corporations is asking the Federal
Communications Corporation to refund $550 million the company paid in
a wireless license auction....
Ojibwe leader makes annual address
Mille Lacs Ojibwe chairwoman Melanie Benjamin gave her State of the
Band address on Tuesday, focusing largely on a legal challenge by a
Minnesota county....
Chairman of House Indian panel resigning
Rep Jim Hansen (R-Utah), chairman of the House panel with jurisdiction
over Indian issues, on Tuesday announced his resignation from Congress
at the end of the year....
Pueblo man running state Democratic party
It's only temporary but David Gomez of Taos Pueblo is head of the New
Mexico Democratic Party....
Crow elk case before Mont. court
The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case over
a herd of elk donated to the Crow Tribe....
Letter: 'Redskins' honors Native people
"The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is to decide today
whether to call on Washington's football team to put an end to the use of
the "Redskins" nickname because of the perceived negatives associated
with the name....
Editorial: 'Overreaction' at Interior
In an editorial today, The Los Angeles Times says the Department of
Interior's response to a court order requiring the protection of individual
Indian trust data "seems like an overreaction."
By pulling the plug on all its computer systems, including web sites, the
department has brought up "serious issues," the paper says, that go
beyond Indian trust....
Interior shutdown making the rounds
With seemingly no end to the debacle in sight, the computer shutdown at
the Department of Interior is making the rounds in the media, a full
month after a federal judge ordered an Internet disconnect....
Yucca doubts won't be addressed soon
The Energy Department won't address nearly 300 questions raised by
Congressional investigators because they relate to the licensing of a
national nuclear waste repository and not the site's suitability, an official
said....
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