Friday, December 20, 2002
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Judge won't restore tribe's treaty rights
A Washington tribe who was knocked off the federal recognition list by the Bureau of Indian Affairs lost an attempt to reaffirm its treaty rights on Thursday....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
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Tribes furious with Interior's reform push
Already upset with an effort they say reflects little of their input, tribal leaders lashed out at the Bush administration on Thursday for withholding key information about the Department of Interior's pending reorganization....
Ban on Navajo language prompts debate
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and four Navajo tribal members are suing an Arizona drive-in that forbade them from speaking Navajo on the job....
Bush to propose monitoring of Internet
Advisers to President Bush are proposing to require Internet service providers to help the federal government monitor the Internet, The New York Times reports....
State recognized tribe inks casino deal
The Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Connecticut signed a casino deal with the city of Bridgeport on Thursday....
Tribal land swap with state finalized
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin has given final approval to a land swap with the state....
Power deal approved over objections
Minnesota regulators on Thursday approved a hydroelectric power deal over the objections of the Pimicikamak Cree First Nation of Canada....
Wis. county rejects agreement with tribe
The Shawano County Board on Wednesday voted against a government-to-government agreement with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans....
Editorial: NAACP shouldn't help tribe
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People "squanders its moral authority" by siding with a Connecticut tribe, The New London Day writes in an editorial today....
Casino draws opposition in Calif.
A proposal by the Upper Lake Pomo Tribe of California has drawn some high-powered opposition....
Village teens rescued in winter storm
Two teens from a Yup'ik village in Alaska were rescued Thursday after spending more than 12 hours in a winter storm....
Tribes oppose cuts to salmon programs
An emergency meeting was held on Thursday to discuss a $1.2 billion budget shortfall at the Bonneville Power Administration that tribes in the Pacific Northwest fear will lead to cuts in key salmon preservation programs....
Mont. tribes take water into own hands
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana are asserting sovereignty over their water rights on the Flathead Reservation....
Wash. tribe seeks equal tax status
The Washington Legislature is set to consider two bills next month that will put the Tulalip Tribes on equal footing in terms of tax treatment....
Troubled Lott faces leadership challenge
Senator Bill Frist (R-Tennessee), a close ally of President Bush, on Thursday said he would challenge Trent Lott for the Senate majority leader position....
Racist church forces discussion
The announcement by a racist church that it plans to relocate to a city near the Wind River Reservation of Wyoming has bonded Indians and non-Indians against a white supremacist group....
Lakota tournament more than games
The 26th annual Lakota Nation Invitational is taking place this week in Rapid City, South Dakota, and is well known for its basketball tournament....
BIA delaying decision on Mass. tribe
The Bureau of Indian Affairs was supposed to issue a preliminary decision on the federal status of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts by the end of this week....
BLM plans to seize Dann cattle and horses
The Bureau of Land Management is moving to seize more livestock it says belong to two Western Shoshone sisters in Nevada....
Samish: Other tribes 'without honor'
Ken Hansen, chairman of the Samish Nation of Washington, criticized his colleagues for opposing his tribe's attempt to reaffirm its treaty rights....
DOI moves ahead with reorganization
The Department of Interior is moving ahead with its reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs despite mounting objections in Indian Country....
McCaleb letter on Seminole recognition
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb on Thursday wrote a letter to Seminole Nation Chief Jerry Haney to clarify the recognition of the tribe's governing body....
Norton: Indian gaming raises 'concerns'
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Thursday said that Indian gaming raises serious "concerns" that were the subject of a recent TIME magazine report....
Aide: Daschle not told about reprogramming
Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) wasn't informed about the Department of Interior's reprogramming request until last night, an aide said today....
Canada won't appeal court ruling
Canada's Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development won't appeal a ruling that rescinded federal management of an Ojibwe First Nation....
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