Tuesday, February 11, 2003
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At Interior, Indian affairs in a state of flux
Before talks over the future of the Indian trust broke down, tribal leaders and the Bush administration agreed on a couple of things....
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Grim expects nomination as head of IHS
President Bush is advancing the nomination of the interim Indian Health Service (IHS) director, administration officials said....
Obituary: Anderson, Paiute tribal leader
Geneal Anderson, a former chairwoman of the Paiute Tribe of Utah, died on Friday....
Janklow said to break law in making pardons
Former South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow's last minute pardons came under fire at a hearing on Monday....
Editorial: Bush budget cuts 'unacceptable'
Cuts to water projects in South Dakota are "unacceptable," The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial today....
Reservation toll booths not seeing support
A bill to place toll booths on roads leading to two Connecticut reservations is in danger of failing, The Norwich Bulletin reports....
Neb. lawmakers consider gaming proposals
The Nebraska Legislature's General Affairs Committee held a hearing on Monday to address four proposals to authorize gaming in the state....
Nuclear plant seen as breaking promise on storage
The Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota isn't the only one questioning whether operator of a nuclear plant is breaking promises not to seek additional storage....
In a shift, Utah lawmakers support a nuke site
Lawmakers in Utah have introduced a plan aimed at pre-empting the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe from storing nuclear waste on its reservation....
Wis. tribe seeks to resume land claim litigation
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans is seeking to resume its claim to 23,000 acres of land in New York....
Fired doctors open new Native health clinic
Three doctors who were fired from an Indian health clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have started a new one, Doug Grow of The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports....
Canada shutting down Native health program
The Canadian government is shutting down a health program that was operated by First Nations in British Columbia....
First Nation in B.C. to issue firearms licenses
The Tsilhquot'in Nation of British Columbia, Canada, plans to issue its own firearms licenses....
Navajo tribal college's N.M. dean fired
A dean for the Navajo Nation's Dine College was fired for not being a "team player," The Farmington Daily Times reports....
Tribal opponents in Maine rebuked by court
Opponents of a tribal casino initiative in Maine stand to pay legal fees to two tribe for filing a frivolous motion in state court....
Ex-BIA worker pleads guilty in fraud case
A former Bureau of Indian Affairs employee in Montana pleaded guilty to six counts of bribery, mail fraud and making false statements....
Ute Tribe in Colo. buys oil company
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado has purchased an oil and gas company for $123.4 million....
Trial of accused murderer continues in Alaska
The trial of a man accused of raping and murdering an Alaska Native woman resumed on Monday with more interesting testimony and exchanges, The Anchorage Daily News reported....
Ponca woman's sweat lodge draws complaints
A Ponca woman in Omaha, Nebraska, has been given 30 days to keep maintaining a sweat lodge in her backyard while the issue is studied....
Tribal fire crews help Columbia search effort
Several Oklahoma tribes have sent their fire crews to Texas to help find debris from the space shuttle Columbia, which disintegrated upon re-entry to Earth last Saturday....
An interview with a Republican Indian lawmaker
The Rapid City Journal interviews Michael LaPointe, the only Republican American Indian in the South Dakota Legislature....
Editorial: Campbell's recognition bill 'misguided'
The Norwich Bulletin comes out against a bill to reform the federal recognition process....
Column: Police brutality against Indians common
"White men in blue uniforms have long been the bane of Native America....
Griles pledges to overturn mining regulations
Deputy Interior Secretary Steven Griles spoke at the National Western Mining Conference in Denver, Colorado, on Monday....
Time change for Swimmer confirmation hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has made a time change for tomorrow's confirmation hearing of Ross Swimmer as Special Trustee....
Crow reservation man charged with murder
A man from the Crow Reservation in Montana has been charged with murder in federal court....
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