Thursday, October 24, 2002
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Internet site features 1880 U.S. Census records
A new Internet web site contains millions of records from the 1880 U.S.
Census, including information on 66,000 American Indians....
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In The Hoop: Duck in a Noose
Has the sniper who has killed three people and wounded 10 others in the Washington, DC, area been caught? According to the mainstream media,
yes....
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DOI 'employee' has big impact on Indian issues
A high-ranking Department of Interior official who has broad authority
over Indian affairs appears to have been legally appointed to his position,
a Congressional investigation has concluded....
Program targets Aboriginal youth
A new program hopes to strengthen the personal and social skills of
Aboriginal youth in Canada....
Report: Fla. casino makes $5.1M a month
A casino owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida takes in $5.1 million a
month, according to The Miami Herald....
Anti-casino group linked to casino
The spokespersons for an anti-casino group in Maine also work for a
casino company, The Portland Press-Herald reports....
Idaho gaming expansion debated
Idaho voters are being asked to authorize expansion of gaming on the
state's reservations....
N.C. Indian business group formed
An Indian business owner has founded the American Indian Chamber of
Commerce of North Carolina....
Telescope project moves forward
Two schools have bought time at a telescope observatory built on an
Arizona mountain considered sacred....
Crow Reservation man sentenced for DUI
A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday sentenced a Crow Reservation
man to more than two years in prison for a drunken-driving accident....
Opinion: 'Turnaround' on tribal affairs
"A photograph in last week's Pioneer Press showed a smiling Gov....
Tribal issues a non-issue in race
Connecticut's 2nd Congressional district heated up earlier this year with a
focus on tribal issues by one-time candidate Jeff Benedict....
Casino money donated in Kan. race
A Kansas Congressman who has drafted a bill to settle a tribal land claim
received donations from casino interest, The Kansas City Star reports....
Janklow-Herseth-Begay debate issues
The three candidates for South Dakota's House seat took part in a
televised debate on Wednesday....
Author: Anti-casino group is 'historic'
A group called Connecticut Alliance Against Casino Expansion will
announce its formation and goals today, The New London Day reports....
Native volunteers to work with kids
Two Alaska Native organizations have started a program to ensure
children in the foster care system are taken care of....
Changes to Maine settlement law sought
The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act is under review by a state
commission....
Klamath fish kill put at 33,000
The number of fish killed in the Klamath River in northern California has
been raised to 33,000....
Stevens: Too many Alaska Native tribes
Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) plans to introduce legislation to change
the way federal funds are distributed to Alaska Native governments....
Jury convicts former Ojibwe chairman
A federal jury in Montana convicted a former Turtle Mountain Ojibwe
chairman and an associate with embezzling more than $100,000 in tribal
funds....
Decision on Seneca casino compact near
UPDATE: Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has exercised her option not to
approve or disapprove a gaming compact between the Seneca Nation and
the state of New York....
Obituary: LeBeau, former BIA employee
Elsie Swiftbird Garreau LeBeau, a former Bureau of Indian Affairs
employee, died in South Dakota from pulmonary complications....
Viejas tribal chairman freed from jail
The chairman of the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians has been released
from a California jail after authorities failed to bring charges in connection
with a fatal stabbing....
A year of chasing Neal McCaleb ends
The last Department of Interior consultation on reorganization of Indian
trust duties was held on Wednesday in Montana....
Charges fly in S.D. Indian voter dispute
Accusations over alleged voter fraud among Indian voters in South Dakota
continue as the crucial Senate race between incumbent Tim Johnson (D)
and Congressman John Thune (R) nears....
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