Monday, July 22, 2002
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Trust fund contract still causing headaches
A contract dispute that is part of a heavily criticized trust reform project
could end up costing the Department of Interior more than $1 million....
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The Week in Review
House defeats limitations on Indian trust fund, Congress keeps eye on sacred sites, tribe's nuclear waste site sees new opposition, and federal reports shine light on Indian Country....
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Legal tactics land Peabody in hot seat
The world's largest coal company has been threatened with contempt
sanctions for its participation in what one federal court has called
"suppressing and concealing" of information from the Navajo Nation....
Navajo Nation lost money on Olympics
The Navajo Nation lost almost $200,000 on its highly praised and well
attended exhibit at the 2002 Winter Olympics....
One clinic, 17 dentists, 56,000 Indians
The Arizona Republic continues its series on the health issues affecting
Native Americans in Arizona....
Film documents tainted artifacts
"Tainted Legacy" took 14 days to make but its story is powerful,
according to students and others who helped create the educational film.
The film documents a problem that has surfaced as tribes and Native
Americans seek to reclaim sacred and other items from museums and
other institutions....
Native villagers vote to relocate
The 600 residents of Shishmaref, a Native village in Alaska, will relocate
in response to an eroding Chukchi Sea....
Tohono O'odham youth excited about papal trip
The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is sending 29 tribal members,
including 23 youth, to the Roman Catholic Church's World Youth Day in
Toronto, Canada....
Opinion: Connecticut cares about Indians
The New London Day in an editorial today criticizes the House for
overwhelmingly stripping a spending bill of a commission to study Indian
gaming....
Food poisoning traced to whale blubber
A reported 14 residents of Kwigillingok, a Yup'ik village in Alaska, were
exposed to botulism after sharing whale blubber....
Eskimo-Indian Olympics wind down
The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics completed its annual run in Alaska
early Sunday morning with a traditional seal skinning....
First Nation rocked with suicides
The chief of the Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba has called a state
of emergency for three suicides in nine days....
Chiapas migrants struck by lightning
A dozen migrants, including a group of Indians from the Chiapas region of
Mexico with little Spanish and English skills, were struck by lightning last
week as they were entering the United States....
Mexican Indian to become a saint
Pope John Paul II will canonize Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec
man, on July 31....
Anti-tribal candidate's bid defeated
Tribal critic Jeff Benedict won't be in the running for Connecticut's 2nd
Congressional district....
FBI says not hiding Peltier information
The FBI is refusing to release more than 60,000 documents related to
Leonard Peltier, according to an attorney for the imprisoned American
Indian Movement activist....
Opinion: Tribal colleges a necessity
"Tribal colleges have, in reality, brought higher education to Indian
people....
EPA changes mind on Superfund funds
The Environmental Protection Agency is restoring cleanup funds to 11
toxic waste sites, The New York Times reports today, but one affecting
Quapaw tribal members in Oklahoma isn't on the short list....
Alaska Natives reclaiming heritage
A new museum exhibit is highlighting an Alaska Native culture that has
been overshadowed by a linguistic misnomer....
Wash. pow-wow draws thousands
An estimated 9,000 people attended the 17th annual Seafair Indian Days
Powwow at Discovery Park in Washington this weekend....
Navajo court mulls election dispute
The Navajo Nation Supreme Court is expected to decide this week on the
eligibility of a candidate for the presidential election....
Shoshone land 'not for sale'
It started because sisters Carrie and Mary Dann wanted to graze their
cattle on public land....
Blackfeet fire halfway contained
A fire on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana has been nearly 50
percent contained....
Editorial: Indian gaming pays off
Indian gaming has brought benefits to tribes in Washington and Idaho,
The Spokesman Review says in an editorial today....
Churches to apologize to Cherokee Tribe
Four churches on the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina are
planning to apologize for not recognizing Native beliefs....
Editorial: Making the victims pay
The Denver Post in an editorial today criticizes supporters of a bill that
would have limited an historical accounting to more than 500,000
American Indians....
Historical accounting focus of hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Thursday will hold a hearing on
the Bush administration's historical accounting proposal....
In Today's Federal Register
BIA Consultation 'No Child Left Behind'
The Bureau of Indian Affairs today announces a series of regional
consultation meetings regarding the implementation of the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001....
Telecom giant files record bankruptcy
WorldCom Inc declared bankruptcy on Sunday night, beating Enron for
the largest such filing in U.S....
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