Tuesday, May 14, 2002
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Trust fund monitor responds to attack
The court official watching over the Bush administration won't rescind a
highly critical report that a government attorney claimed was filled with
unfounded allegations against Secretary of Interior Gale Norton....
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In The Hoop: Bearing Straight
In case you haven't noticed, the Bureau of Indian Affairs web site is back
up and running!
The scary thing is that it looks exactly the same as it did when U.S.
District Judge Royce Lamberth on December 5, 2001, ordered the
Department of Interior to protect Indian trust systems....
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U.N. forum takes on indigenous issues
The United Nations is holding its first ever forum on indigenous people
this week, more than eighty years after Hopi tribal elders sought a global
audience for their issues....
Seneca compact vote approved
A Seneca Nation tribal court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a
vote on a gaming compact with the state of New York....
Oneida casino takes the green
The Oneida Nation of New York is adding two golf courses to its casino
resort....
Bush appointed to be seated
The US Commission on Civil Rights will seat a Bush appointee pending
review of its case by the Supreme Court....
U.S. supports Palestine state
The Bush administration continues to support the creation of an
independent Palestinian state....
Mohegan Tribe working on water project
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is working with several neighbors on a
regional water project....
Ariz. gaming measures compete
Voters in Arizona will have at least three gaming-related proposal to
consider when they go to the polls in November....
Seminole Tribe goes Hard Rock
The Seminole Tribe of Florida broke ground on Monday on a $315 million
casino resort and hotel project
The tribe has partnered with Hard Rock to create a casino to replace an
existing one....
BIA cop pleads not guilty on gun theft
A Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer from is free without bond while he
faces charges of stealing a firearm while working on the Crow
Reservation in Montana....
Okla. tribe to pay county for land
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe has entered into a tax payment agreement
with a local county....
Mont. tribes reviewing voting plan
The tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana are reviewing
plans to change how commissioners in a local county are elected....
Arapaho watchdog group formed
A group called Arapaho People's Movement for Positive Change is
seeking to reform the way the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming does
business....
Minn. casino discovers town
Ten years ago this week, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe opened a casino
in Minnesota....
Navajo reforms considered at summit
The Navajo Nation Statutory Reform Convention began in New Mexico on
Monday....
Flooding hits Native villages
Floods have hit a number of villages in the interior part of Alaska, forcing
evacuations and leading to emergency watches....
Tribal school partners with restaurant
The Gila River Tribe of Arizona has teamed up with a restaurant chain to
offer tribal students an exercise in food management as well an
opportunity to earn some cash....
Maine tribe receives island
A paper company is handing over a 25-acre island to the
Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine....
Interior and EPA trade shots on drilling
In April, an Environmental Protection Agency official gave a Department
of Interior coalbed methane drilling study the worst rating possible....
Yellow Bird: Respect pow-wow traditions
"There is a controversy smoldering in Indian country about whether or
not women should be allowed to sit at the drum and sing at a powwow....
Miss. panel accused of tribal bias
Mississippi's Attorney General will no longer provide legal services to the
Mississippi State Tax Commission in a dispute involving the Choctaw
Tribe....
Haney says tribal profits withdrawn
Recognized Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Chief Jerry Haney says nearly
30 tribal bank accounts have zero balances....
Crow chairman can't handle funds
The chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana has been stripped of his
authority over tribal finances while conspiracy and theft charges in
federal court are pending....
Duwamish lawsuit could be next
An attorney for the Duwamish Tribe of Washington says a lawsuit is
probably the next step in the fight for federal recognition....
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