Wednesday, July 9, 2003
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Alaska Native preference law ruled illegal
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down an Alaska municipality's ordinance that gave hiring preferences to members of federally recognized tribes....
Caddo Nation election descends into name-calling
It's she said, she said over in Caddo Nation country as the tribe prepares to go to the polls Saturday....
NPS settles Yellowstone ranger's whistleblower complaint
The National Park Service has settled a whistleblower complaint filed by a ranger who criticized hunting practices around Yellowstone National Park....
Norton can't cite progress on NPS repair backlog
After releasing a rosy report that claimed progress was made in fixing national parks, the Bush administration told Congress on Tuesday that it can't estimate the repair and maintenance backlog....
Wyo. tribal college gets alcohol prevention grant
The Wind River Tribal College on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming has been awarded $145,584 in grants as part of a nationwide study aimed at curbing binge drinking and violent behavior....
Mich. tribe donates to local arts, athletics
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan has donated money to support arts and athletics programs at Central Michigan University....
Little Shell Tribe planning for new election
The Little Shell Tribe of Montana has tentatively scheduled a new tribal council election for August 9....
Blackfeet Nation holding Indian Days festival
The 52nd annual North American Indian Days will be held on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana this weekend....
Columbia River tribes expect strong salmon runs
The four tribes with treaty rights on the Columbia River are preparing for strong salmon runs....
Navajo Nation air fleet grounded for repairs
The Navajo Nation's three airplanes are grounded while the tribal council looks for funding to make overdue repairs....
Couple asks court to declare land Indian Country
An Iowa couple asked a federal court to declare a four-acre parcel of land to be free form state and local jurisdiction, saying it is owned by the Little Shell Pembina Band of North America....
Appeals court won't keep Cheney energy records secret
A divided DC Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected Vice President Dick Cheney's bid to keep documents from the White House energy task force secret....
San Carlos Apache vice chairman still on leave
The vice chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona remains on leave pending resolution of his off-reservation legal problems....
March to support S.D. county's first Indian sheriff
Indian activists in South Dakota will hold a march today to support Bennett County's first Indian sheriff....
Lakota activist suing Neb. over Whiteclay deaths
An Oglala Lakota activist whose brother was found dead near the border town of Whiteclay is suing the state of Nebraska to force an investigation into the unsolved deaths of as many at 50 men....
Yankton Sioux remains reburied along Missouri River
The state of South Dakota reburied the remains of Yankton Sioux ancestors uncovered at a recreation site along the Missouri River....
Kiowa woman in running for Ms. Wheelchair America
Cinda Hughes, a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, is in the running for the Ms.Wheelchair America pageant....
Citizen Pot chairman fires two attorneys over case
Citizen Potawatomi Nation chairman John "Rocky" Barrett has fired two tribal lawyers over their handling of a politically-tinged criminal defamation case, The Daily Oklahoman reports....
Appeals court holding hearing on Meskwaki casino
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing July 24 to consider reopening the Meskwaki Tribe's casino....
Judge Lamberth hears closing arguments in Cobell trial
US District Judge Royce Lamberth heard closing arguments in Trial 1.5 of the Indian trust fund trial on Tuesday....
Fire on Taos Pueblo land doubles in size
A fire burning on Taos Pueblo land in New Mexico doubled in size to more than 3,300 acres, frustrating attempts to control the intense blaze....
Army to release report on Piestewa ambush in Iraq
The Army will release a report tomorrow on the March 23 ambush in Iraq that led to the death of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi tribal member who was the only US servicewoman to the die in the war, The Washington Times reports....
Miss. Choctaw tribe a finalist in Harvard program
The Mississippi Band of Choctaws has been named a finalist in Harvard University's Honoring Nations Program for two programs that combat social problems....
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