Friday, October 11, 2002
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Let court review trust fund accounts
After years of denying its obligations to American Indians, the Department
of Interior has announced the completion of an "historical accounting" for
some members of an Arizona tribe....
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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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Court probes Norton's trust fund report
A federal court is investigating whether Secretary of Interior Gale Norton
approved a report that contained misleading information about efforts to
fix the broken Indian trust fund....
Yurok Tribe declares fish emergency
The Yurok Tribe of California declared a state of emergency in response to
the recent deaths of as many as 30,000 salmon on the Klamath River....
Ponca Tribe wants land taken into trust
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is waiting for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to
take land into trust....
Santee Tribe takes gamble with new game
The Santee Tribe of Nebraska has installed machines at its tiny casino that
may be illegal in the state....
Seminole members move to oust Haney
Members of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma are being asked to sign a
petition to oust chief Jerry Haney....
Congress approves Iraq war resolution
Both chambers of Congress voted on a resolution to grant President Bush
the authority to use force against Iraq....
Wyo. tribe awarded HUD grant
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a
$600,000 grant to the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming....
Big Indian goes on top of statehouse
A two-ton, 22-foot statue of an Indian was finally put on top of the Kansas
Statehouse on Thursday....
Letter: Support Indians, not Euros
"I am responding to the article in the Argus Leader about the National
Indian Gaming Organization doing a fund-raising event for Stephanie
Herseth in attempts to "retire" Gov....
Pricetag for gaming campaign at $32M
Arizona's tribes and the racetrack industry have raised $32.1million in an
effort to convince voters to keep Indian gaming alive....
Challenge to river lawsuit rejected
A federal judge won't allow the United Band of Keetoowahs to intervene in
lawsuit over the Arkansas River bed....
Mont. tribe wants new medical center
The Blackfeet Tribe of Montana is undertaking a study for a new medical
center to serve the region....
Baucus opponent quits over 'gay' ad
The Republican opponent of Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) had
dropped out of the race over an ad that makes him look a corrupt gay
man....
Review: 'Skins' is deftly performed
Jeff Strickler of The Minneapolis Star Tribune gives "Skins," the new movie
from Chris Eyre, three stars out of four, calling it a "real" movie about
"real" people who just happen to be Indian....
Tribal member arrested on fraud charges
A member of the Puyallup Tribe of Washington was arrested on Thursday
for what one official called the largest fraud investigated by state
auditors....
Mich. casino deal sees opposition
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Thursday held a hearing to
address legislation to settle a Michigan tribe's land claim....
You can't stop the Italians!
We're here! We're Italian! We're marching in Denver, Colorado, tomorrow
to remember Christopher Columbus....
Murkowski's bank breached trust to Natives
Senator and candidate for Alaska governor Frank Murkowski was president
of a bank that breached its trust to an Alaska Native village corporation....
Kan. tribe blasts casino settlement bill
The Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas on Thursday criticized federal legislation that
would pave the way for another casino in the state....
White teens arrested for paint-ball attack
Three white teens in Canada have been arrested for a paint-ball attack on
the Blood First Nation Reserve in Alberta....
Senator: DOI managers resist reform
Senior Department of Interior managers are resisting reform of their
agency's law enforcement duties, according to Senator Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa)....
DOI land swap program to be reviewed
The Department of Interior on Thursday said it was undertaking a
full-scale review of all land exchanges in 12 Western states after a
damaging report that called for a criminal investigation into appraisal
practices....
Interior mails trust fund 'accounting'
The Department of Interior announced on Thursday it has mailed what is
purported to be an accounting of funds for 560 members of Arizona's
White Mountain Apache Tribe....
Apache elders sway regents on telescope
San Carlos Apache elders spoke to a University of Minnesota regents
committee to express their opposition to a telescope project on sacred
land....
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