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Bush proposes major federal reorganization
President Bush on Thursday called for
the creation of a new Cabinet
department to handle security within
United States borders, outlining the
most significant restructuring of the
federal government since World War II....
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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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Tribes mired in trust fund resolution
A coalition of tribes with billions of dollars worth of outstanding trust fund
mismanagement claims has expressed reservations about the Bush
administration's attempt to move towards a settlement....
Opinion: Stop slaughtering bison
In 1880, a cattle rancher in Montana witnessed the carnage of bison by
Army soldiers, an attack on tribes who depended on the animal....
FBI agent strikes at bureaucracy
The FBI agent whose critical and pointed letter to Director Robert S.
Mueller III sparked a media and political storm appeared before a Senate
committee on Thursday....
Homeland security, the sneak attack
Very few people were involved in the development of President Bush's
proposal for a Department of Homeland Security....
Minn. exhibit features Native artists
The Ancient Traders Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, features the
works of three Native artists in an a new exhibit....
Inuit film opening in U.S.
The award-winning all-Inuit film "The Fast Runner" is opening in the
United States to positive reviews....
Native student test scores rise
Certain test scores of Native American students in Washington show
improvement....
Border arrests increase on reservation
The US Border Patrol has made 120,000 fewer arrests along the
Mexican border with Arizona since the September 11 terrorist attacks....
Basket weaver wins major award
A member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine has received a National
Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts....
Mohawk chiefs accused of meddling
A group of Mohawk tribal members in New York are challenging the
legitimacy of the three-chiefs form of government....
N.D. tribal chairman fights for job
The ousted chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North
Dakota wants his job back....
Native corp moves towards casino nod
An Alaska Native corporation is closer to being able to distribute profits
from a proposed Nevada casino to shareholders....
Fire destroys Pueblo church
Arson is the cause of a fire which gutted a historic church at Tesuque
Pueblo in northern New Mexico, according to investigators....
Okla. pow-wow begins with ceremony
Red Earth, the arts and pow-wow fest, will kick off today in Oklahoma
with a special ceremony at the state capitol....
N.M. drum group leader passes on
Dennis Coan, the founder and leader of the Long Walk Descendants, a
Navajo drum group, died last week....
Navajo gang problem disputed
There may be a gang problem in some parts of the Navajo Nation but not
in New Mexico, readers of a local newspaper complain....
Native elders get help from seniors
The AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired
Persons, is reaching out to Native American elders in Arizona in a first of
its kind program....
Hearing scheduled on Sioux remains
The Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is in federal court today to ask a
judge to stop work at a site where state workers uncovered and removed
tribal ancestors....
Fish habitat affects Pueblos
The US Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of
Interior, will be holding consultation sessions in New Mexico to discuss a
proposed critical habitat for the endangered silvery minnow....
Another year for Whiteclay protest
Native activists are protesting the unsolved deaths of Oglala Lakota men
at their annual march to Whiteclay, Nebraska, this weekend....
Crow shadow governments developing
Is the Crow Tribe of Montana moving towards a major leadership
disaster? With three groups claiming authority, it looks that way....
Letter: Tribe reaches out to Mexico
We're Proud of the Jobs
Our Casino Offers Mexicans
I was filled with sorrow to see Viejas Casino portrayed in Joel Millman's May 7 story as making money by
taking advantage of Mexican nationals and abusing our status as sovereign governments....
Navajo Nation demands money back
The Navajo Nation in January gave $500,000 to the Department of
Interior and is still waiting to get the money back....
Historic find unearthed in Fla.
Archaeologists in southern Florida have uncovered a sophisticated water
system dating back 1,700 years....
National endangered list expands
Sacred Native sites are getting national attention with the addition of
two locations on the "most endangered" list of the National Trust for
Historic Preservation....
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In The Hoop: Trust Reform
In case you haven't noticed, Ann DeFrange of The Daily Oklahoman has
written some fascinating columns about U.S....
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Sweeping Indian gaming ruling overturned
The National Indian Gaming Commission has reaffirmed its authority over
Indian casino operations despite a judicial officer's conclusion that
hundreds of Clinton-era mandates violate tribal sovereignty....
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GOP lawmaker challenges Bush administration
A leading Republican lawmaker on Wednesday threatened to cut off
funding to the Department of Interior for what he characterized as its
"old fashioned" attitude Alaska Natives....
Chickasaw elder honored by tribe
The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma honored an original tribal enrollee at
an early birthday party this past weekend....
Navajo gang problem cited
Gangs are becoming an increasing problem for young Navajo Nation
tribal members, according to law enforcement and educators....
FBI traces Sept. 11 plot
The FBI on Wednesday said it has traced the origins of the September 11
terrorist attacks....
Dispute rooted in traditional lands
Violence in rural Mexico over land traditionally held communally by
Indian villages has lead to hundreds of deaths over the years....
Senate panel clears Yucca Mountain
A Senate committee overruled the state
of Nevada and voted to store up to 77,000
tons of highly radioactive nuclear nuclear
waste on traditional Shoshone land....
Editorial: Keep Lakota language alive
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader in an editorial today praises the work of a
university group to preserve the Lakota language....
Homes headed to Minn. reservation
The Air Force is donating 110 surplus military homes to the White Earth
Ojibwe Tribe in Minnesota....
Wyo. school eliminates Redskins
Students at a middle school in Wyoming voted last week for a new
mascot....
Wash. tribe reverses mascot stance
The Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington has changed its mind on Indian
mascots, according to chairman Joseph Mullen....
Natives 'invisible' on TV
A recent study from the University of California at Los Angeles concludes
that Native Americans are "invisible" when it comes to portrayals on the
television screen....
Brother charged for death of sister
The brother of a woman shot to death on the Fort Peck Reservation in
Montana was charged in tribal court on Wednesday with her
manslaughter....
EPA promises more tribal support
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman spoke
at a tribal environmental meeting in Nevada on Wednesday....
Trial: Priest abused 'tribal member'
A Nebraska priest used alcohol and a shared fascination with Native
American culture to lure a former altar boy into sexually abusive
situations, the now 23-year-old man testified on Wednesday....
Logging workers protest company
Loggers in British Columbia have joined with a First Nation to prevent
their company from destroying forest lands on Queen Charlotte Islands....
Sacred sites considered endangered
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing its list of most
endangered historic places....
Native ancestor subject of testing
About 300 members of a First Nation in the Yukon have provided DNA
samples to test their link to a 550-year-old Native man found trapped in
ice....
S.D. tribe files suit over remains
The Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota asked a federal judge on
Wednesday to stop all work at a site where the remains of two children
and a woman were removed without prior notification....
Pigs ate my little sister!
You've read the anecdotes about the Department of Interior officials and
their experience with castration of certain animals....
Tribes want memorial dedication changed
Two Montana tribes want the National Park Service to change the date of
the dedication of a long-overdue memorial to the tribal warriors that
fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn....
Alaska Natives vow whaling fight
Alaska Natives vow to continue their age-old whaling hunting tradition
despite a rebuff by the International Whaling Commission....
Shoshone settlement bill pushed
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will push a bill to disburse $128 million to
members of the Western Shoshone Nation of Nevada....
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Void in Indian trust leadership filled
Reversing a proposed out-of-state move, the Bureau of Indian Affairs
has chosen a locally-based chief information officer to oversee its
troubled computer and Indian trust systems....
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Senate dives into sacred site debate
Tribal representatives and mid-level military officials presented
divergent views on the federal government's protection of sacred lands
at an occasionally emotional and crowded Senate hearing on Tuesday....
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Newcomer takes top slot in Osage election
In a stunning leadership shakeup, voters of the Osage Nation of
Oklahoma have ousted their tribe's longtime and well-known chief along
with most members of the tribal council....
Bush blames FBI-CIA for breakdown
President Bush on Monday admitted for the first time there was a failure
to share information prior to September 11's terrorist attacks but that
the problem has now been corrected....
Maine town to consider casino
Another Maine town is considering whether it wants to host a tribal
casino....
EPA global warming report downplayed
President Bush and White House spokespersons downplayed a recent
Environmental Protection Agency report which predicted major impacts
of global warming but offered no change in policy to deal with them....
Klamath water decision disputed
Federal agencies are fighting over water in the Klamath Basin of Oregon
and California....
Wyo. tribes get transportation funds
The tribes on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming have come to an
agreement with the state regarding transportation funds....
Pequot Tribe makes environment a priority
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut takes protection of
the environment seriously, so much so that every product that comes
through its casino is recycled....
Reservation death probed
Federal, tribal and local law enforcement are investigating the shooting
death of a woman on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana....
Indian mascot under heavy debate
A commission assigned to review a New York school's "Chiefs" mascot
failed to agree on a resolution....
Tribe, state share law enforcement
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and local law
enforcement are sharing policing duties on tribal land....
White House misses subpoena deadline
The White House finally began turning over documents about its contacts
with failed energy company Enron on Monday, five hours after the
information was due to a Senate committee....
Alaska Native hearing turns testy
An angry Alaska Congressman blasted the Department of Interior today
for failing to implement decades-old mandates regarding Alaska Natives.
Rep....
Policies affect Native subsistence
Federal and state policies are changing the way Alaska Natives carry out
their subsistence practices....
Code Talkers movie premieres
Washington, DC, dignitaries, politicians and semi-celebrities were
treated to a premiere of the MGM movie "Windtalkers" last night....
Sioux tribal member out of race
Standing Rock Sioux tribal member Ron Volesky was defeated by a large
margin in his attempt to seek the Democratic nomination for South
Dakota governor....
Kiowa chairman defeated in election
Voters of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma replaced chairman Billy Evans
Horse with Clifford McKenzie in a Saturday election....
Shoshone vote clears $138M settlement
Preliminary results of a vote among members of the Western Shoshone
Nation of Nevada clear the way for a languishing $128 million-plus land
claim settlement....
House to hear Alaska Native bills
Alaska Native leaders are testifying today before a House committee on
various bills....
Wayne Smith already lobbying
Wayne Smith began lobbying clients days after his firing from the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, the AP reports....
State admits moving tribal ancestors
A South Dakota crew working on a Missouri River site admitted
excavating Sioux tribal ancestors because state officials thought they
weren't Native American....
Tribes endorse trust reform proposals
The joint federal-tribal task force on trust reform has recommended
three options for reorganizing Indian trust duties at the Department of
Interior....
'Indian fighter' wins S.D. primary
South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow won the Republican nod for the state's
Congressional seat by a 2-to-1 margin on Tuesday....
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A matter of trust, and a decades-old 'folly'
The Court finds that the United States violated the most fundamental
fiduciary duties of care, loyalty and candor....
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Navajo $600 million ruling at risk
The Supreme Court took its second Indian law dispute of the term on
Monday, agreeing to consider whether the Navajo Nation is owed as
much as $600 million for a federally-approved coal mining lease whose
provisions were unfavorable to the tribe....
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State challenge to tribe's authority rejected
The state of Wisconsin's long-running battle against tribal sovereignty
hit a roadblock on Monday thanks to the Supreme Court....
Alaska lease sale nets $64M
Four oil companies bid a total of $63.8 million for oil and gas leases in
Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the Bureau of Land
Management announced Monday....
Closed intelligence hearings begin
A joint Senate-House commission begins a closed-door investigation
today into intelligence failures pre-September 11....
Death penalty appeal refused
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by the state of
Texas in a death penalty case....
Neb. group seeking gaming expansion
Nebraska's tribes could operate Class III games if a group of 90
communities have their way this November....
Land dispute said racially charged
A land dispute dating back at least 50 years pits an Indian community in
rural Mexico against a mixed-race one....
Utah museum gets grant for project
The Utah Museum of Natural History has received money to complete a
project restoring ancient Puebloan pottery....
White House provides Enron information
The White House on Monday allowed a Senate committee to view
documents collected in response to an ongoing investigation into the
Bush administration's contacts with failed energy company Enron....
N.M. bar exam includes Indian law
Anyone who wishes to practice law in New Mexico will have to know
about tribal sovereignty....
Minn. casinos attributed to income gain
Income on Minnesota reservations with casinos grew fastest during the
1990s, according to the U.S....
Pequot book may head to screen
Details are sketchy but a version of a controversial book questioning the
heritage of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut might
be headed for a television or movie screen....
The great Catskills casino contest
Wanting to know which tribes, and their friends (or enemies as the case
may be), are vying for a chance to open one of three casinos in the
Catskills region of New York?
Steve Israel of The Middletown Times Herald-Record has a run-down for
you....
Ariz. tribe pushes citizenship bill
The Tohono O'odham Nation is again lobbying for a bill that would ensure
US citizenship for all tribal members....
N.M. primary features two Navajos
Democrat voters in a New Mexico county go to the polls today in a
primary pitting two Navajo tribal members against each other....
Tribes seek control over resources
The Menominee Nation of Wisconsin will seek to take control of its water
resources, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports today....
Killer of Navajo teen sentenced
A New Mexico man on Monday admitted to killing a Navajo teen but said
he was drunk and confused at the time....
S.D. teens admit shooting at Native girls
Two South Dakota teens were turned over to the state corrections
department last month after admitting to shooting a gun at members of
the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe girls basketball team....
Upset in Osage Nation elections
Voters of Osage Nation of Oklahoma ousted longtime Chief Charles
Tillman in a close election on Monday....
Ariz. governor opposes tribal ballot
Arizona Governor Jane Hull opposes a casino gaming initiative being pushed
by Colorado River Indian Tribes....
Okla. Indian statue ready for rise
A bronze statue of an Indian warrior will be raised to the top of the
Oklahoma state capitol this Friday....
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Norton moves to patch up trust reform dispute
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton expressed support for her top Indian
trust official amid growing questions over his future in the Bush
administration, according to sources familiar with a high-level meeting
held late Friday....
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N.M. tribe challenges coal mine approval
The Department of Interior last week approved a coal strip mine in
western New Mexico over the objections of a tribe which considers the
project a major threat to a central part of its culture....
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The Week in Review
Tribes emerge from meetings with trust reorganization proposal, Supreme Court looks at yet another Indian law case, federal recognition continues to cause problems, and FBI goes through more changes....
Nev. tribe's cattle auctioned
The Bureau of Land Management on Friday auctioned off 157 head of
cattle seized from a tribal cattle association in Nevada....
Greenhouse gas problems admitted
The Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of its
"Climate Action" report to the United Nations this year....
DOI booed at Navajo meeting
Navajo royalty owners in New Mexico booed a Department of Interior
official on Friday and accused him of lying about their stalled trust fund
checks....
Probe of energy official sought
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has called for an investigation into
Undersecretary of Energy Robert G....
Leaving Bush, and policies, behind
The change of political administration at the White House has put a
number of senior managers and career deputies out of their federal jobs....
Letter: Racism and Indian mascots
Failed Mascot Ban Shields Subtle Racism
June 3 2002
Re "Bill to Ban Indian Mascots Is Blocked," May 29:
The California State Assembly failed to ban the use of racially offensive mascot names from public schools when it had the chance....
Man traces Choctaw heritage
An Oklahoma man is trying to track down what happened to his uncle, a
Choctaw man who served in World War II but seemingly vanished into
thin air afterward....
Land dispute leaves 26 dead
A dispute over land in rural Mexico left 26 men dead during a Friday
evening massacre....
Native corp elects board members
Cook Inlet Region Inc., an Alaska Native corporation, held its annual
shareholders meeting on Saturday....
Conn. tribe seeks development
The Eastern Pequot Tribe of Connecticut is looking for development sites
should it gain federal recognition....
Mont. tribe battles moldy homes
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is disclaiming
responsibility for homes on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana that
are infested with black mold....
Klamath biological opinions ready
The Department of Interior and Department of Commerce have finalized
the biological opinions for the Klamath Basin....
Alaska caribou tumbled to their death
More than 50 caribou fell to their death during an avalanche in western
Alaska, investigators of the mass carnage have concluded....
Prisoner rats on ex-Seminole chief
A convicted felon in Florida claims ex-Seminole tribal chief Jim Billie took
money from the sale of tribal aircraft....
Tribal police officer buried
A 21-gun salute was fired at the funeral of a Montana tribal police officer
on Friday....
Tribal authority challenge denied
The Supreme Court today refused to invalidate a Wisconsin tribe's power
to regulate water on its reservation....
Supreme Court accepts Navajo trust case
The Supreme Court today accepted the Bush administration's appeal of
the Navajo Nation's $600 million trust fund dispute....
Student forced to remove 'black' braids
A 15-year-old student in Utah was told to remove her braids after a
teacher told her to stop trying to "act black," Rolly and Wells report
today....
Okla. tribe preserves land
The Kaw Nation of Oklahoma has turned an ancestral parcel of land into a
park....
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