Wednesday, November 20, 2002
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Attack on trust fund investigator renewed
Attorneys for Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Tuesday demanded records of an inter-tribal trust fund organization in an apparent attempt to bolster their ongoing challenge to a federal court investigator....
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Norton fights trust fund contempt citation
Making good on an earlier threat, Secretary of Interior Gale Norton this week launched a challenge to a federal judge's decision that declared her and Indian affairs aide Neal McCaleb "unfit" to manage money belonging to 500,000 American Indians....
'Skinwalkers' premieres on PBS
"Skinwalkers," the PBS movie based on author Tony Hillerman's Navajo cop series, premieres on PBS this weekend....
Utah grave disturbance case settled
A judge in Utah agreed to lower charges against a woman accused of digging up an Indian grave site, The Salt Lake Tribune reported....
Candidate opposed by tribes won't concede
A Washington Supreme Court candidate who was opposed by tribes won't concede defeat in one of the closest races in the state....
State wants tribal DWI records
In an effort to combat drunk driving, New Mexico's secretary of state wants tribal governments to share their records voluntarily, KRQE reported on Tuesday....
Editorial: Sovereignty? Bleah
Native Americans need to take personal responsibility for their health, The Farmington Daily-Times says in an editorial today....
Comanche Tribe to honor Code Talkers
The Comanche Nation of Oklahoma has commissioned a $40,000 bronze statue to honor 17 tribal members who served as Code Talkers during World War II....
Senate passes Pueblo land claim bill
The Senate late Tuesday passed a bill to settle Sandia Pueblo's land claim to the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico, the Associated Press reports....
Editorial: School can't fight 'Sioux'
North Dakota State University shouldn't take an "official" stance on the "Fighting Sioux" nickname of rivals University of North Dakota, The Grand Forks Herald says in an editorial today....
Navajo college football player inspires
Ira Vandever is one of the top-ranked college football players in Iowa but the Navajo tribal member doesn't plan on a career in the NFL....
Crow Reservation man sentenced for shooting
A federal judge in Montana sentenced a Crow Reservation man to three years and five months in prison for shooting at a Bureau of Indian Affairs police car....
Shawnee tribe moving forward with casino
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma is moving forward with plans to open a new casino....
Tribe pulls out of park service shop
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota no longer operates a concession shop at Badlands National Park....
Two dams in Ore. to be removed
Portland General Electric, a power company, last week announced it will remove two dams in Oregon to help save dwindling runs of fish....
School taking on 'Fighting Sioux' name
Students at North Dakota State University aren't the only ones challenging the "Fighting Sioux" nickname of rivals University of North Dakota....
Senate passes homeland security bill
The Senate voted 90-9 on Tuesday to create the Department of Homeland Security....
Okla. tribe gives money to IHS hospital
The Comanche Nation of Oklahoma has given more than $400,000 to an Indian Health Service hospital in Lawton....
Editorial: The Indian Vote in S.D.
"Happy simply to have regained Senate control, Republicans are letting Mr....
Letters: The Indians fought back
Senator Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota): "Your attack on the Oglala Sioux voters in South Dakota offers a sterling example of what minorities in this country can expect from hard-right editorial politics....
State argues right to impose gas tax
The South Dakota Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case affecting taxation of an Indian-owned business....
O'odham chairman arrested in sex sting
Edward Manuel, the chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, was arrested last month after allegedly agreeing to pay an undercover police officer for sex....
U.S. soldier, tribal member, killed
An American soldier stationed overseas was killed over the weekend in Germany, apparently by fellow soldiers....
Obituary: Darden, oldest Chitimatcha member
Lester Darden, the oldest member of the Chitimatcha Tribe of Louisiana died on Monday....
DOI gets an 'F' on computer security
The Department of Interior received the lowest grade possible in a Congressional review of information technology security....
At Pine Ridge, Steele defeats Means
Voters on the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota went to the polls on Tuesday to choose a new set of leaders....
Norton memo on Trust Fund Special Master-Monitor
The following is a November 18, 2002, memo signed by Secretary of Interior Gale Norton to all department employees regarding communication with Joseph S....
U.S. funded project could hurt Natives
Two companies with close ties to the White House are seeking $900 million in American loans to help fund a drilling development in Peru that could hurt Native tribes, The Washington Post reports....
Norton and McCaleb try to beat the rap
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton and Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb are seeking to appeal their contempt citation for their handling of the Indian trust....
Idaho tribe reclaiming police powers
The Shoshone-Bannock Nation of Idaho is renewing an effort to repeal state criminal and civil jurisdiction on tribal land....
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