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The Rodeo-Chediski Fire.
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BIA firefighter indicted on fire charges
The news that a part-time Bureau of Indian Affairs
firefighter was arrested for starting a fire
that turned into the worst in Arizona's history
was shocking enough.
Finding out the accused was a member of the
tribe has been devastated by the Rodeo-Chediski Fire was
a worse blow. But there it was, Leonard Gregg,
was indicted for "willfully" igniting two blazes
on Indian lands, offenses which carry a 10-year
jail term and a $500,000 fine.
Relations between
the reservation and the neighboring white community,
some of which blamed the White Mountain
Apache Tribe for the fire,
were already strained and the charges lead many
tribal members to believe Indians were
being unfairly singled out.
Get the Story:
Charges brought in Ariz. fire
(7/1)
Ariz. tribe shocked by fire charges
(7/1)
Fire setting was part of tribal
history (7/1)
Nightline to focus on Apache
fire (7/1)
White woman remains free for
fire (7/2)
Ariz. grand jury indicts for fire
(7/3)
McCaleb writes to The New York
Times (7/3)
Historical accounting plan released
The Department of Interior announced this week
plans to provide an historical accounting to
more than 500,000 American Indians.
The department couldn't say for certain how
long the effort would take, or whether it
would be successful, but said the project
will cost $2.4 billion.
Over a ten-year period, millions of
documents and records will be examined
in an attempt to satisfy Congressional
and court mandates.
The proposal was criticized by the plaintiffs
in a class action lawsuit who said it was
ill-devised and would not correct more than
one hundred years of injustice.
Get the Story:
Shutdown of Interior computers sought
(7/1)
Trust fund monitor defended
(7/2)
Historical accounting plan delayed
(7/2)
Cobell kicks off Indian Country
tour (7/3)
Breach of trust case brings
$13.8M (7/3)
McCaleb makes own Navajo Nation
visit (7/3)
Norton delivers accounting plan
(7/5)
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