Wednesday, July 10, 2002
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Senate approves national nuclear dump site
The Senate on Tuesday approved a plan
to store up to 77,000 tons of highly
radioactive nuclear waste on traditional
Western Shoshone land in Nevada....
Court blocks forced Everglades move
A federal judge has halted the forced relocation of homeowners within
the Everglades....
Subsistence fisherman catch seized
An Alaska fisherman faces charges for allegedly selling his subsistence
catch....
Missouri River subject of hearing
A Senate subcommittee today is holding a hearing on a proposed
management plan for the Missouri River....
Tribal fishermen guilty for lobster catch
Two Mi'kmaq fishermen from the Burnt Church First Nation of New
Brunswick, Canada, were fined $2,000 each and given three months
probation for catching lobster out of season....
Mohegan elders' council being sued
The elders council of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is facing a lawsuit
over accusations of improperly approved membership applications....
Pawnee Nation gets funding for projects
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma has secured federal funding for a
number of projects....
Letter: Tribes have too much power
"The political endorsement of Indian casinos and the maintenance of a
money stream for political parties and for legislative largess run deep.
Witness the recent Mohegan Sun gala where former President Clinton
and U.S....
Fla. tribe arrests court official
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida arrested a county court official for trying
to subpoena tribal-related documents as part of a civil lawsuit....
Diabetes drive seeks to combat epidemic
Oklahoma's Indian population is being urged to get screened and tested
for diabetes....
Senate holds elder health care hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee was holding a hearing today on
issues affecting the health care of elderly Native Americans....
Denied tribes seek Congressional help
Two Washington tribes rejected for federal recognition by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs have found allies in Congress....
Crow Tribe getting cleanup funds
The Crow Tribe of Montana is receiving a $100,000 federal grant to
cleanup an old industrial waste site....
Cheyenne tribal elders located
Two elderly Northern Cheyenne tribal members are alive and well after
going missing during a cross-country trip....
Report: DOE to help derail Goshute nuclear
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham will help the state of Utah kill a
proposed nuclear waste dump on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation,
The Salt Lake Tribune reports....
Nev. tribe worried about Yucca
Approval of the Yucca Mountain nuclear
dump site has brought alarm to the
Walker River Paiute Tribe of Nevada....
Okla. tribe seeks old Army site
The Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit to claim an old Army
site in Kansas....
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