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Indian budget targeted at Senate hearing
Congressional leaders on Thursday pushed Secretary of Interior Gale
Norton to spend more money on Indian Country in order to fight dire
living conditions and fix the broken trust fund....
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Disputed gaming rules pushed through
Tribes looking for relaxed federal oversight of the $10 billion Indian
casino industry got part of their wish list fulfilled this week....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the
movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
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Norton promises to visit tribal college
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Thursday promised to visit a North
Dakota tribal college whose funds are being eliminated in her
department's fiscal year 2003 budget....
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Missouri River plan delayed
Conflicts within the Bush administration have forced an indefinite delay
on a new and controversial management plan for the Missouri River....
EPA relaxes clean air program
After a year of discussion, the Environmental Protection Agency on
Thursday proposed changes to the New Source Review program....
Letter: The myth about Indians
Indian mythology can outweigh facts
Editor:
Your June 5 story, "Casino makes recycling a priority," demonstrates howpervasive American Indian mythology is....
Minn. tribes oppose education decision
Minnesota's 11 tribes are opposing a decision to close two state Indian
education offices....
ANWR advocates on energy bill committee
House leaders finalized their chamber's picks for a joint Congressional
committee that will hammer out a national energy bill....
Mohegan official speaks on child welfare
Jayne Fawcett, the ambassador of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut,
testified at a Congressional hearing on a bill to authorize tribal
governments to administer child welfare programs....
Okla. tribe helps on bridge collapse
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has assisted in the rescue, recovery
and clean up efforts at a bridge that collapsed late last month, killing 14....
New addition to Norton's team
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Thursday announced
the appointment of a new member to her high-level Indian
trust management team....
Orphaned orca rescue goes well
A team of divers and scientists was able to rescue an orca stranded in a
Washington bay on Thursday....
N.M. artist recovering from accident
A New Mexico man was in stable condition on Thursday after being
dragged by a vehicle for more than a half a mile in a bizarre incident
tinged with bias claims....
Maine candidates oppose casino
Several gubernatorial candidates in Maine promise to veto any Indian
gaming relations measures should they be elected....
Indian affairs overhaul faces delays
Changes in the federal Indian Act are being delayed to address
objections from First Nations leaders....
Blackfeet recovering from storm
The threat of serious flooding has subsided on the Blackfeet Reservation
in Montana but tribal officials are still prepared for the worst as damages
from a recent snowstorm continue to be tallied....
Quick action sought on new Cabinet post
Congressional leaders want the new Department of Homeland Security
created by September 11....
Windtalkers: 'Now people will know'
Windtalkers, the MGM movie about the Marines assigned to protect the
Navajo Code Talkers, opens in theaters today....
Calif. farmers fight casino expansion
The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians of northern California plans to
expand its popular casino and local farmers are upset about it....
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Norton testifies on trust fund shutdown
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton said today her department has spent at
least $13 million to reconnect its computer systems to the Internet....
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BIA role in recognition decisions under review
In response to controversies during the Clinton administration, the
Department of Interior has been asked to clarify whether the
recommendations of federal recognition researchers can be overturned....
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DOI organization charts published
Additional documents of the Department of Interior's joint tribal-federal
task force on trust reform are published in today's Federal Register....
Iowa tribe disputes consulting pact
A dispute between the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa and a former consulting is
headed back to the state court system....
Project records traditional knowledge
The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission has interviewed
elders from 11 tribes in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota as part of a
project on the traditional use of plants....
Minn. man indicted for reservation death
A man on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota was indicted in federal
court for stabbing his wife....
Letter: Closed tribal membership rolls
Mohegan chairman being
disingenuous
Editor:
In Gail Ellen Daly's May 28 article, "Band trying to prove its
place in history," the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
Tribal Chairman Mark Brown is quoted: "In 1993, just prior to
federal recognition, we tried to locate anyone who could show,
through genealogy, they had common ancestors."
Brown's comments are disingenuous at best....
Sioux tribal member seeks another nod
Former South Dakota gubernatorial candidate Ron Volesky plans to seek
the Democratic nomination for state attorney general....
Aboriginal remains to be returned
A museum in Australia will repatriate the skulls of eight Tasmanian
Aboriginals....
EPA to ease coal pollution rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is relaxing air pollution rules
governing aging coal-burning power plants....
Demoted civil rights worker wins claim
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled that the
US Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) retaliated against a former
worker who filed a discrimination complaint....
Bush to promote Internet access
President Bush will work to increase high-speed Internet access, The
Washington Post reports today....
Congress eyes moving FBI, CIA
Congressional leaders met with Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge
on Thursday to discuss the creation of a new Cabinet department....
Indian art show searches for new home
The Kansas University Museum of Anthropology will host its last Indian
Arts Show this fall....
N.M. tribe warned on wastewater
The Environmental Protection Agency in April warned the Mescalero
Apache Nation of New Mexico that it was violating the Clean Water Act....
Overhaul of teaching standards sought
The Department of Education is calling for states to overhaul their
teacher certification systems....
Choctaw car dealership approved
The Mississippi Band of Choctaws can run a car dealership, a Louisiana
state panel said on Wednesday....
Loss of traditions prompted celebration
A group of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian elders came together more than
20 years ago and looked for a way to stop the loss of their cultures....
Ariz. tribe wrests with border issue
Tohono O'odham Nation police spend most of their days dealing with
Mexican nationals who use the Arizona tribe's 4,500-square-mile
reservation to enter the U.S....
Comanche man was Code Talker too
The Navajo Code Talkers seem to get all the credit but warriors from
other tribal nations also helped the United States with code efforts during
World War II....
Tribes want federal casino oversight restricted
The leader of the nation's largest organization of Indian casinos on
Wednesday called for the federal government to revoke hundreds of
Clinton-era mandates deemed obtrusive to tribal sovereignty....
Pueblo taps water for project
San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico is working with local officials on a
project that could help provide clean water for the region....
Another Interior recusal on drilling
Rebecca Watson of the Department of Interior has recused herself from
coalbed methane drilling issues in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming
and Montana....
Blackfeet Reservation braces for flood
Damage from a recent storm that hit the Blackfeet Reservation in
Montana is estimated at $1 million, with tribal leaders and residents
fearing additional flooding....
Sacred site protection topic of debate
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation on Wednesday held a
hearing in South Dakota....
DOI employees ordered to front line
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has ordered any employees with fire
certification to report for fire duty....
Tlingit pay tribute to orca
Tlingit tribal members in Washington held a ceremony on Wednesday for
an orphaned orca....
Exxon wants oil spill award reduced
Exxon Mobil Corp has lowered the amount of damages it wants to pay to
Alaska Natives, fishermen, land owners and others affected by the Exxon
Valdez oil spill in 1989....
Seminole Tribe files $4 million suit
The Seminole Tribe of Florida filed a lawsuit in state court, alleging
former employees bilked $4 million in tribal profits....
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Group bolsters argument with Indian law
In an interesting twist, a conservative legal group which has fought
protection of sacred sites and Native voting rights has submitted a
Supreme Court brief championing Indian law victories....
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BIA project consumes recognition resources
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has spent more than $100,000 on a federal
recognition project involving just one tribe but officials on Tuesday
insisted the system will speed up review of groups that have waited
years to get an answer on their status....
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S.D. tribe pushes return of disputed remains
A federal judge on Tuesday halted work at a site near the Missouri River
in response to a lawsuit a South Dakota tribe filed when human remains
were removed without notification....
BIA delays casino land approval
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has delayed a decision on a casino land
approval decision in New York, Steve Israel reports in his "Casino
Confidential" column....
Senate puts hate crimes bill on hold
The Senate on Tuesday shelved debate on a federal hate crimes bill....
GAO documents White House vandalism
White House vandalism that occurred at the end of the Clinton
administration cost American taxpayers upwards of $14,000,
Congressional investigators concluded in a report released on Tuesday....
Judge halts timber sales in Alaska
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the federal government to halt all
timber sales in parts of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska....
Navajo families to get power
An effort to bring electricity to 111 homes on the Navajo Reservation in
New Mexico kicked off this week....
Linda Chavez, defender of human rights
One-time Labor Secretary nominee Linda Chavez scuffled recently with a
man she accuses of spreading hate....
Maine residents vote down tribal casino
Several Maine towns on Tuesday rejected a proposed tribal casino....
Mich. recall targets mascot opponents
The president and four members of a school board in Michigan were
recalled on Monday because they wanted to get rid of a school's mascot....
Action on Minn. sacred site urged
Action was delayed on Monday on a resolution to urge recognition of a
sacred mountain in Minnesota....
Code Talker movie set for debuts
Windtalkers, the MGM movie about the Marines assigned to protect the
Navajo Code Talkers, officially opens nationwide on Friday....
Kan. panel recommends end to mascots
The Kansas State Board of Education was urged on Tuesday to eliminate
Indian mascots from all public schools....
Okla. tribes help fight fires
Fire crews from nine tribes in Oklahoma are helping battle blazes
throughout the country....
Mont. tribes want mountains returned
The tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation want the federal government
to return mountains that have been largely destroyed by gold mining....
Tribes to recoup costs of litigation
Two tribes will share in a $2.6 million fund a New Mexico judge approved
last month....
S.D. tribe happy with court action
Members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota were overjoyed
with Tuesday's ruling to halt work at a burial site....
Idaho court takes tribal ballot case
The Idaho Supreme Court will decide on the legality of a tribal gaming
initiative....
Aid comes to Blackfeet Reservation
Montana Governor Judy Martz on Tuesday authorized emergency status to
help families on the Blackfeet Reservation, which was hit by a heavy
snowstorm over the weekend....
Jump in recognition petitions noted
The Bureau of Indian Affairs official in charge of federal recognition on
Tuesday said that a jump in petitions was recorded after the passage of
an Indian gaming law in 1988....
Native whaling agreement finalized
Representatives of Alaska Native hunters and the federal government
have finalized a whaling agreement....
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BIA land approvals for casinos questioned
At least one tribe's sprawling casino empire has been called into
question by federal gaming regulators concerned about land approval
policies at the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
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Congress waits on recognition reform plan
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, facing criticism from tribes, state
governments and the media, goes before Congress today to report on
federal recognition, one of its most controversial duties....
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Supreme Court Update: 2001-2002 Term
In contrast to previous years, the Supreme Court has refused to take a number
of Indian law disputes this term....
Opinion: Native millionaires needed
Yup'iks could marry the tall to create millionaires
By Harley Sundown
(Published: June 11, 2002)
Scammon Bay -- I have a great idea on how we can diversify our economy out here in village Alaska....
Army Corps river project slammed
The General Accounting Office (GAO) on Monday released a report
criticizing the Army Corps of Engineers for overestimating the benefits of
a $311 million project to dredge the Delaware River....
Supreme Court limits disabilities act
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that employers have the right to
determine whether a job would endanger the health and welfare of an
employee....
Court urged to allow offshore drilling
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments on Monday in a case
challenging oil and gas exploration off the coast of California....
U.S. citizen arrested for terror threat
Attorney General John Aschroft announced on Monday the arrest and
detention of an American citizen he said was a known terrorist agent
plotting to detonate a bomb within the United States....
Seneca Nation offers payout
The Seneca Nation is distributing annuity checks to tribal members this
month....
Natives a draw for foreign tourists
Tourists from Germany, Japan and Europe come to South Dakota to get a
taste of Native culture and the Old West, according to the tourist agency.
A particular draw is the Crazy Horse memorial under construction.
Interest has grown as parts of the huge rock sculpture takes shape....
Web site outlines nuclear shipment routes
A new web site outlines how nuclear waste will get to Yucca Mountain in
Nevada but foes of a Utah tribe's plan to store the highly radioactive
material hope to use the information too....
Yellow Bird: Keeping language alive
Indian people throughout the nation are losing their languages at an alarming rate....
School teaches Blackfeet language
The Piegan Institute was founded by some members of the Blackfeet
Tribe of Montana who wanted to keep their language alive....
Rattle repatriated to tribes
Alaska Natives this weekend celebrated the return of a traditional rattle....
Ariz. tribal pastor claims intimidation
A member of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona was warned against
placing water jugs on tribal land for illegal immigrants, The Arizona Daily
Star reports....
Opinion: Stubborn Alaska Natives
In an opinion published in The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, a former
Alaska state wildlife official accuses Alaska Native leaders of stalling on
subsistence....
Storm cripples Blackfeet Reservation
The Blackfeet Reservation in Montana has been declared a weather
disaster area by the tribal council....
Judge refuses to dismiss burial lawsuit
A federal judge on Monday refused a government request to dismiss a
lawsuit challenging the excavation of human remains at an Army Corps
of Engineers site along the Missouri River....
Navajo trust fund case moves forward
A class action suit alleging mismanagement of Navajo trust funds is
proceeding in federal court in Utah....
Bush didn't read EPA report
President Bush didn't really read an Environmental Protection Agency
report on global warming, White House spokesperson Ari Fleischer
admitted on Monday....
Neb. protesters cited for public drinking
Nebraska authorities on Monday cited seven people who drank beer in
public to protest liquor sales to Native Americans....
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The Week in Review
The Supreme Court avoided Indian law cases this term like the plague but
picked two that could have a dramatic impact on tribes nationwide....
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Bush administration pledges whaling support
One tribe's whale hunt remains intact thanks to a federal appeals court
while another one affecting Alaska Natives languishes amid an
international power play....
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Tribes divided over trust fund receiver
Tribal leaders now engaged in settlement talks with the Bush
administration have spent months mired in a turf war that pits their
interests against those of tribal members affected by the Indian trust
fund lawsuit....
Indian Country ranked ahead terrorism
Fighting crime on reservations in Arizona ranked ahead of terrorism prior
to September 11's attacks, The Los Angeles Times reports....
Project aims to save artifacts
A public-private coalition that includes tribes is working on a new
research center to house thousands of artifacts at the Mesa Verde
National Park in Colorado....
Pueblo dedicates new church
Sandia Pueblo in New Mexico dedicated its new church, the result of a
$2.3 million effort financed by gaming profits....
Public negative on drilling plan
A joint state-federal study on coalbed methane drilling is drawing
complaints by the public....
Indian vote helped but not enough
Native Americans turned out to support a tribal member running for
governor of South Dakota but not in large enough numbers to make a
difference....
GOP compiles enemy list
Republican activists are wrapping up work on a research project that
identifies the political proclivities of lobbyists....
Minn. tribe hosts economic conference
The Red Lake Nation of Minnesota is hosting its seventh annual Economic
Development Summit next week....
Suit filed to stop reservation burn
An environmental group has filed suit in federal court to stop ranchers on
the Coeur d'Alene Reservation from burning their grass fields....
Event celebrates Native cultures
The Sealaska Heritage Institute celebrated its 20th annual biennial
gathering of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian tribal members from Alaska and
Canada....
Tribe's political dollars refused
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation offered Democrats money to fight
a candidate who wants the tribe terminated....
Kan. considers mascot ban
The Kansas state Board of Education will consider banning all
Indian-themed mascots at public schools....
Editorial: Tribal project a plus
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader in an editorial today praises a new project
underway on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota....
Oklahoma finally gets its Indian
The state of Oklahoma hoisted "The Guardian" atop its capitol on Friday,
the last state in the Union to complete its dome work but the first to
feature a Native American....
Minn. tribes see economic gains
Minnesota's tribes showed economic improvement over the past decade,
according to Census figures examined by The Minneapolis Star Tribune....
Tribal members insulted at hearing
The state of South Dakota moved a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe to
tears by questioning whether the discovery of remains at a work site was
faked....
Creek site considered 'in peril'
Poarch Creek chairman Eddie Tullis is accusing the state of Alabama of
unfairly targeting his tribe....
Appeals court rules on gaming deal
A federal appeals court on Friday paved the way for a South Dakota tribe
to recover funds illegally paid to a casino company, vindicating a tribal
member who once helped to uncover a federal fraud scheme....
Poll: Support for Homeland Security
A poll conducted by The Washington and ABC News shows most
Americans support the creation of a Department of Homeland Security....
Russell Means finds a friend
American Indian Movement activist and actor Russell Means has a
running mate for his New Mexican gubernatorial race....
N.Y. tribe wants casino compact signed
The Seneca Nation of New York is pushing Governor George Pataki (R) to
finalize a gaming compact that tribal members have approved....
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