Thursday, May 30, 2002
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Tribes driving trust reorganization effort
A group of tribal leaders has endorsed the creation of a new Department
of Interior official to handle the trust assets of hundreds of tribes and
300,000 American Indians....
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Supreme Court deciding on Navajo trust case
The Supreme Court meets today to consider taking its second Indian
trust case of the term, one which tribal leaders fear could have wide
implications....
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BIA projects new deadline on recognition
A federal judge has agreed to allow the Bureau of Indian Affairs to delay
a final recognition decision on two Connecticut tribes....
Hearings examine Peru violence
The Peruvian government has been holding public hearings to document
two decades of violence brought on by separatist political movements....
Stalled USDA nominee pushed
A Department of Agriculture inquiry has cleared a controversial nominee
of wrongdoing, Secretary Ann Veneman told a Congressional committee
on Tuesday....
Jury returns $6M award against railroad
A federal jury in Montana has awarded a $6 million award to the estate of
a man killed by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train....
FBI director admits missteps
FBI Director Robert Mueller III for the first time admitted on
Wednesday that the September 11 terrorist attacks might have been
uncovered had investigators pieced together all the information....
Bush blocks Fla. drilling plans
In a politically and environmentally popular move, the Bush
administration on Wednesday announced plans to halt drilling in the
Everglades and off the shores of Florida....
Wyo. delegates oppose sacred site sale
All members of Wyoming's Congressional delegation are opposed to the
sale of federal land to the Mormon Church....
Kan. tribe develops emergency plan
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas has approved an
emergency preparedness agreement with a local county....
Mont. tribes offer mine tours
The tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana are offering tours
of a defunct gold mine they are seeking to clean up....
Indian Country crimes a concern
A US Attorney with a background in Indian affairs has been assured that
changes to the FBI won't affect investigations on reservations in the
Minnesota area....
Minn. banks accused of discrimination
A member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe has accused a Minnesota
creditors of discrimination against American Indians....
N.Y. tribe opposing cigarette seizures
Indian retailers and the Seneca Nation of New York are challenging
recent seizures of cigarettes bound for the reservation....
State gaming conference scheduled
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States is meeting in a
city known for risk-taking this weekend....
Native firm gets defense contract
A subsidiary of an Alaska Native corporation has signed a $13 million
contract for a defense project....
FBI can surf web sites on the job
New rules the Department of Justice instituted yesterday give free reign
for FBI agents to surf Internet web sites....
Seizure of tribal cattle protested
The Te-Moak Tribe of Nevada is considering legal action against the
Bureau of Land Management for seizure of $100,000 worth of tribal
cattle....
Guilty conviction for tribal theft
A federal judge on Tuesday found an Alaska Native elder guilty of one
count of stealing tribal funds....
Tribal salmon face less protection
California state biologists on Wednesday recommended less stringent
protections for a species of salmon fished by tribes....
Body of tribal police officer found
Divers in Montana recovered the body of a Rocky Boy's tribal police
officer on Wednesday....
White Man: Indians proud of Redskins
A White Man says Indians are proud of the name "Redskins," according to
John McCaslin of The Washington Times....
Navajo history class open to non-Indians
The Arizona State University has dropped a policy which discouraged
non-Indian enrollment in an class on Navajo history....
Wall Street Journal: Casino Politics
"Indian tribes with casinos argue that gambling is the yellow brick road
to Native American economic development....
N.D. tribal casino boat eyed
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota wants to start
up a casino boat on Lake Sakakawea....
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