Thursday, May 16, 2002
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In The Hoop: Greatest Hits
The list every tribal leader wants to get on is not who will replace Montie
Deer over at the National Indian Gaming Commission but the Education
Facilities Replacement Construction Priority List, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs' guide to the worst schools in its system....
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Controversial BIA school proposal dropped
The Bush administration won't try to
privatize the worst-performing Bureau of
Indian Affairs schools, Assistant
Secretary Neal McCaleb said on
Wednesday....
Auto dealers tied to Crow chairman
Two brothers from the Crow Reservation in Montana have filed a lawsuit
against an auto dealership that is named in an indictment involving Crow
Chairman Clifford Bird in Ground....
Colo. tribe wants law firm removed
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado on Wednesday joined other partners
of Enron in asking a federal bankruptcy judge to remove a legal firm tied
to the failed company....
EPA denies lax enforcement
In response to charges that the Bush administration has not been
enforcing the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency is
looking to bring lawsuits against major polluters....
Bush warned of potential hijacking
President Bush was informed last fall of a potential airplane hijacking plot
organized by terrorist Osama bin Laden....
Wis. growth attributed to casinos
Indian gaming is being cited as a contributing the positive gains on
Wisconsin's reservations....
Minn. Ojibwe tribe set for run-off
A run-off this summer will determine who leads the Red Lake Ojibwe
Nation in Minnesota....
N.Y. school chooses new mascot
A school board in New York voted last week to replace its Indian mascot
and logo....
Mascot bill exempts reservation schools
A bill that would outlaw all racial- or ethnic-based mascots at public
schools exempts reservations....
Removal of Indian 'chief' sought
A group in New York wants a school district to get rid of its Indian chief
mascot....
Funding to fight tribes questioned
A Connecticut town may be forced to reduce the amount of money it
spends to oppose the federal recognition of two tribes....
N.Y. land settlement talks urged
A federal government attorney is urging the state of New York to
negotiate a land claim settlement with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of
Mohicans....
Army secretary to testify on Enron
Army Secretary and former Enron executive Thomas White will testify
on his knowledge of the company's role in California's energy crisis....
Native corp loses money on mine
An Alaska Native corporation is losing money on the world largest
open-pit zinc mine....
Calif. tribe to finance museum
An effort by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians to bail out a failing
California museum has drawn complaints....
Native beliefs led to harrassment
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a Missouri woman was
discriminated against because she held Native American beliefs....
Treaty referendum a failure
A controversial referendum aimed at gauging how voters in British
Columbia, Canada, feel about treaty negotiations with First Nations has
flopped....
End to 'Indian bashing' sought
A special session to address Indian gaming in Arizona is about to be cut
short by Gov....
Famed Makah captain quits whaling
The legal and public relations battle over the whale hunt of the Makah
Nation has claimed one of its most visible members....
N.D. tribe's land can be seized
he North Dakota Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a county can
condemn land owned by the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Tribe....
Boarding school syndrome examined
Three Kansas tribes are hosting a wellness conference at Haskell Indian
Nations University....
Change of plea in Navajo death sought
A New Mexico man who pleaded guilty to beating a Navajo teenager to
death wants to change his plea....
Seminole Nation back in business
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is trying to return to normalcy after a
dispute over leadership shut down the tribe for several days....
Pueblo school wants on priority list
Isleta Pueblo Governor Alvino Lucero said he wants his tribe's elementary
school placed on the Bureau of Indian Affairs priority construction list....
Okla. warrior ready for top spot
A bronze statue of an Indian warrior is ready for its public debut in
Oklahoma....
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