Tuesday, April 22, 2003
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Bunker metality evident in trust reform fight
Even after the two Department of Interior agencies most responsible for the administration of the Indian trust promised to work together, infighting among top officials and key players continued, new court documents show....
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Court investigator slams Interior's trust fund report
Senior Department of Interior officials purposely stripped a report of negative information in order to deceive a federal judge about their efforts to fix the broken trust fund, a court investigator said on Monday....
Bill signed for Code Talkers monument in Ariz.
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano (D) signed a bill on Monday to create a memorial for the Navajo Code Talkers....
Where are the promised Catskills casinos?
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks and projected budget shortfalls, New York Governor George Pataki (R) and other New York politicians promised three new tribal casinos in the Catskills....
Ala. university reveals major theft of artifacts
More than 250 pottery vessels dating back some 800 years were stolen in 1980, the University of Alabama said....
Lumbee family says it is a target of hate crimes
A Lumbee family in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is blaming two years of vandalism on anti-Indian bias....
Tohono O'odham Nation considers closing road
The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is considering closing a road that crosses tribal land....
Wis. tribe hopes to reclaim old village
The Fond Du Lac Band of Ojibwe is hoping to reclaim an 18-acre village that tribal ancestors were evicted from in the early 1900s....
Trial begins in murder of Native police officer
A trial into the murder of a Native RCMP officer began in Manitoba, Canada, on Monday....
Editorial: Healing in wrongful death case
A secret settlement in the wrongful death case of Robert "Boo" Many Horses might help Indian and non-Indian relations in South Dakota, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial today....
Obituary: Charles Deegan, Indian health advocate
Charles Deegan Jr., a co-founder of the American Indian Movement who was also an advocate for Indian health care, died on Saturday....
Cow manure brings tribes, farmers together
After years of being on opposite sides of the fence, the Tulalip Tribes and farmers in a Washington county can agree on one thing: cow manure....
Remember When? An uproar over Sitting Bull's bones
"Sitting Bull stirred up a lot of trouble for the settlers when he was alive....
Top Senate Republican compares gays to criminals
In a recent Associated Press interview, Senator Rick Santorum, the third-ranking Republican, compared homosexuality to criminal behavior....
Navajo Nation council starts another session
The 20th Navajo Nation council opened in Window Rock, Arizona, on Monday....
Aquash murder suspect transferred to S.D.
Arlo Looking Cloud, a man accused of murdering American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash, appeared in South Dakota federal court on Monday....
Judge allows some work at S.D. burial site
A federal judge last week authorized the state of South Dakota to continue construction at a burial site along the Missouri River....
Supreme Court won't review tour flight case
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review Clinton-era regulations that limit air flights over the Grand Canyon....
Norton aide: Rivers aren't on fire anymore
Environmental groups don't have anything to complain about because rivers aren't on fire and the bald eagle isn't dying out, according to Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's spokesperson....
DOI worked to avoid admission of problems
A court investigator for the Indian trust fund lawsuit submitted an interim report on Monday regarding the filing of the Department of Interior's 8th quarterly report....
Readers still want to talk about Squaw Peak
Grace Hanna: "Sounds as though the Republicans can't handle the type of "heavy-handed tactic" they have been handing out for years....
Jodi Rave: Don't call Indian women 'squaw'
"Like others, I penned my signature in the bright green condolence booklet with Lori Piestewa’s photo on it....
Ariz. governor faces fallout for Piestewa Peak
Republicans in Arizona are threatening Governor Janet Napolitano (D) with retribution for getting Piestewa Peak named in honor of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Yellow Bird: My mother, at the final chapter
"There are times in our lives when we actually can see the pages of our lives turn....
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