Thursday, January 31, 2002
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GAO to sue White House over energy task force
In a precedent-setting legal and political battle, the investigative arm of
Congress announced on Wednesday it would sue the White House to
obtain information about the formation of President Bush's national
energy policy....
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Additional Indian trust consultation set
The Department of Interior has finalized the date and location of an
additional meeting on the reorganization of Indian trust duties....
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Norton wants report timeline changed
The ink was barely dry on Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's latest
status report on trust reform before she was asking for permission to
delay the next one....
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Federal judge resuming Norton contempt trial
After a two-week break during which little progress was made to rectify
the Department of Interior's Internet shutdown, a federal judge today
resumes proceedings in Secretary Gale Norton's contempt trial with an
update on the state of computer security....
Tribal bison proposal criticized
Ranchers and livestock representatives in New Mexico are criticizing an
idea advanced by the state's tribes to restore bison to a national
grassland....
Alleged gang member banned at casino
An alleged member of an Asian gang accused of loan extortion was
prohibited from gambling at the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
casino in Connecticut....
Reno said doing well after collapse
Former Attorney General Janet Reno collapsed at a speech in New York
on Wednesday night but is reported to be doing well after being taken to
a hospital....
Minn. casino could help tribes
A leading Minnesota state lawmaker who has fought to maintain tribal
monopoly over gaming is expressing support for a state-run casino....
Bush to cut jobs, highway funding
President Bush will propose to cut millions of dollars from job-training
programs and reduce federal highway spending....
Group wants temporary halt on gaming
An anti-gaming group seeking to halt the expansion of casinos and the
lottery in New York will ask a state judge to temporarily halt approval of
compacts with tribes....
First Nation is ISO-certified
The Membertou Mi'kmaq First Nation of Nova Scotia has received ISO
certification, the result of more than a year of reorganizing its financial
system....
Inuit youth report high smoking
The Labrador Inuit Health Commission has found that 62 percent of Inuit
children are regular or occasional smokers....
ANWR lobby bill nearing final vote
A pro-drilling group in Alaska and the Inupiat village of Kaktovik are
closer to receiving money to promote the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Navajo council says no on health care
After many hours of debate in a packed room in Window Rock, Arizona,
the Navajo Nation Council voted not to take over its health care from the
Indian Health Service....
Ear-biting Tyson may go to Mohegan
The Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut has expressed interest in getting
Mike Tyson to box on the reservation....
Jaguar-driving GAO leader sets new tone
Who is David Walker? Well, he's the comptroller general of the General
Accounting Office who has decided to sue the White House to get more
information about the president's national energy policy....
Native prep students to meet recruiters
Prep school recruiters will be visiting students at the Native American
Preparatory School in New Mexico next week to explore continued
education options....
LaDuke urges against infighting, racism
Activist Winona LaDuke encouraged students from two Montana
reservations on Wednesday to fight racism and help Indian Country
become more unified....
Pueblo bill ready for Bush signature
A bill returning more than 67,000 acres of mineral subsurface rights to
Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico is ready for President Bush's signature....
Black Hills rail given approval
The Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation on
Wednesday approved a $1.5 billion railroad expansion and
reconstruction but imposed a number of stipulations....
Interior targeted in shakeup
Alaska Representative Don Young (R) told reporters on Wednesday he was looking
to shake things up at the U.S....
Interior budget being reshuffled
President Bush will propose a "net increase" in the Department of
Interior's conservation budget but the hike will come as a result of
shifting or refocusing other funds, said a department official....
Final 911 operator completes testimony
Testimony of the last of the 911 operators who handled calls from two
Aboriginal sisters killed in a domestic violence dispute completed on
Wednesday....
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