Friday, March 28, 2003
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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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Letters of Support for Lori Piestewa and family
These are some notes of support for Lori Piestewa, the Hopi soldier missing in action in Iraq, her family and others serving in the military....
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Advocates seek boost for Indian Country roads
With Congress set to rewrite a major federal transportation bill, Indian Country advocates are lobbying for more funds to repair some of of the worst roads and bridges in the United States....
N.D. tribe's business sees boost during war
The Spirit Lake Nation's manufacturing company has seen a boost in military business....
Senate panel approves appeals court nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-9 along party lines to advance the nomination of a Texas judge to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals....
Mont. tribes don't testify at gaming hearing
A Montana House committee held a hearing on Thursday to address a proposal to create a special entertainment and casino district....
Man in Alaska charged with killing mother
A 27-year-old Alaska man with a history of mental illness has been charged with killing his mother at the home they shared....
Editorial: Energy funds redirected to tribe
A bill that takes money from a renewable energy program and gives it to the Prairie Island Indian Community is "shortsighted," The Minneapolis Star Tribune says in an editorial today....
Kan. governor not ready to negotiate for casino
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius won't negotiate for a casino with two tribes because land for the proposed project hasn't been taken into trust....
BIA to provide money for N.D. reservation bridge
Construction of a new bridge on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota will cost $55.4 million, $13 million more than expected, the Associated Press reports....
S.C. school doesn't want to eliminate mascot
Officials at the South Stokes High School in North Carolina don't want to eliminate their "Mighty Sauras" Indian mascot....
Mont. mine cleanup bill killed for losing teeth
A bill that was meant to help clean up abandoned mines near the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana was killed on Thursday....
Mohegan Tribe's basketball team unveils logo
The Connecticut Suns, the newest women's professional basketball team, unveiled a new logo based on a traditional Mohegan tribal symbol....
Ariz. tribe donating money for diabetes research
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of Arizona is donating $5 million to help fund diabetes research....
S.D. county dilutes Indian vote, suit alleges
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of three members of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, alleging voter discrimination in a South Dakota county....
Navajo Nation asked for homeland security details
The Navajo Nation asked the state of Arizona's Department of Homeland Security to station National Guard troops on the reservation but the request was turned down, The Arizona Daily Sun reports....
Some village shareholders regret cash payout
An Alaska Native village corporation distributed $200,000 to 147 shareholders recently....
Tohono O'odham Nation honors military members
The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona held a honoring ceremony on Thursday for tribal members in the military....
Kan. tribe criticizes Haskell highway project
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas has submitted public comments in opposition to a proposed highway project near Haskell Indian Nations University....
Supreme Court panel to discuss Inyo County case
The Native American Rights Fund, National Congress of American Indians, and the Washington, D.C....
Piestewa vigil brings community together
The family of a Hopi woman considered missing in action in Iraq says the struggle is bringing Hopi and Navajo people together....
Native corp's push for forest land meets resistance
An Alaska Native regional corporation is seeking to obtain title for lands it is promised under federal law....
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