Monday, January 7, 2002
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The GRAMMYs: Native music nominees
Who will win this year's Native American music GRAMMY? Unless you're a
voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,
you won't have any ability to voice your opinion directly....
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More shots fired over trust fund shutdown
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's contempt trial resumed on Friday as a
federal judge accused top government officials of game-playing by not
disbursing millions of dollars in critical payments to thousands of
American Indians throughout the country....
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Contempt trial resumes with government cross-examination
The contempt trial against Secretary of Interior Gale Norton resumed
today in federal court with government attorneys finally getting a chance
to question a senior trust official....
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Speedy trust fund payments sought
If the Department of Interior cannot make payments to as many as
300,000 beneficiaries to the Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust as soon
as possible, top officials should be thrown in jail, attorneys for the
account holders said today....
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Native GRAMMY moves into second year
The GRAMMY music awards heralded the new year with a second round of
nominees in the Native music category on Friday, choosing six
recordings to compete for Best "Best Native American Music Album."
Heavy on pow-wow music and two record labels, the Native hopefuls
were among the scores announced at a star-studded press conference in
Beverly Hills, California....
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In The Hoop: New Year Resolutions
The new year is upon us so that means it's time for a fresh start here at
In The Hoop....
BIA won't recognize tribe's leadership
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has found that the current leadership of the
Miwuk Tribe of the Buena Vista Rancheria of California is not legitimate....
Bush pledges help for Klamath farmers
President Bush on Saturday said he would help white farmers in the
Klamath Basin of Oregon get the water they have been denied over the
past year....
N.M. lawmaker wants Indian friendly districts
A Republican lawmaker testified on Friday that a map he proposed for
the New Mexico House would create six majority Indian districts....
Pueblos ring in new year with leaders
Traditional feasts were held at 15 New Mexico Pueblos on Sunday to
bring in a new year of leaders for the tribes....
Iroquois remains repatriated
The Peabody Museum at Harvard University in Massachusetts recently
repatriated nearly 200 sets of human remains to Iroquois Confederacy
tribes in New York....
Photos show 'proud to be Indian'
The Peabody Essex Museum in Peabody, Massachusetts, is hosting an
exhibit of 71 Edward S....
Book documents Stillaguamish leader
A new book documents the life of Esther Ross, a leader of the
Stillaquamish Tribe of Washington....
Impact of casinos can be great
To experts in the gaming industry and those who live with it, the
question of casinos is not whether they will impact a community but by
how much....
Yellow Bird: Lake's deep history
"Once a slim, winding water snake ate a community and became a fat
and bloated boa they named Lake Sakakawea....
Cheyenne women offered prayers at WTC
Henrietta Mann, a Montana State University professor, and her daughter,
Montoya Whiteman, were recently invited to the site of the World Trade
Center disaster in New York City by the Red Cross Spiritual Care Center....
John Potter: Sacred toenail clippers
"Dream catchers, coincidentally, were the subject of an article in the
Dec....
Postal rates to increase per agreement
The price of a first-class stamp would raise from 34 cents to 37 cents as
part of an agreement made between the Postal Service and the mailing
industry....
Meeting over Okla. water deal set
Native Women for Justice is hosting a public meeting on January 19 to
discuss a proposed water compact between the state of Oklahoma and
two tribes....
Santee Sioux considering casino push
If the Nebraska Legislature doesn't act to allow casino gaming on the
state's reservation, the Santee Sioux Tribe will try to get the issue on the
2002 ballot, vice-chair Thelma Thomas says....
Projects boosting Wash. tribe
Several development projects on the Shoalwater Reservation in
Washington are near completion this year, bringing hope to a tribe long
neglected by the federal government....
Trust land approved for Calif. casino
The Department of Interior has agreed to take into trust 49 acres of land
for the United Auburn Indian Community of California....
Energy bill has tribes, industry excited
Tribes in New Mexico and the energy industry are welcoming a national
energy legislation bill proposed by Sen....
Opinion: War over Redskins plate
"The guy plays pro football for the Washington Redskins in the 1950s,
scores a rookie touchdown on a 99-yard kickoff return, and rides through
the twilight 40 years later in a little Toyota pickup with a plate that says
"1 REDSKN." There he is in Manhattan Beach now, 71 years old, and it's
been seven years since wife Wanda sprung the vanity plate on him as a
Christmas present....
Calif. tribe ready to fight mine
The Quechan Nation is preparing to fight a gold mine on sacred land in
California although the Bush administration claims its reversal of a legal
opinion that prevented the development doesn't necessarily mean the
project will be approved....
Colo. tribe an Enron investor
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado is one of a number of investors in
Enron Corp trying to move the failed company's bankruptcy case to
Texas....
Supreme Court refuses Wyandotte review
The Supreme Court without comment today declined to review an appeal
by the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma over a proposed casino in Kansas....
Interior says working on shutdown
The Department of Interior is denying it hasn't taken all steps possible to
send out millions of dollars in payments to beneficiaries to the Individual
Indian Money (IIM) trust....
Notice for recognition of Cowlitz Tribe
A notice was published in the Federal Register on Friday regarding the
affirmed recognition of the Cowlitz Tribe of Washington....
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