Friday, February 14, 2003
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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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Nev. tribe wants ancient remains 'to come home'
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is being asked to return the remains of a 10,000-year-old man to a Nevada tribe that has waited more than 60 years to rebury him....
Alaskans to honor Native activist and leader
February 16 is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, named in honor of an Alaska Native woman who challenged others to accept Alaska Natives as equals....
Congress approves spending bill before recess
The House and Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a $397 billion spending bill that funds most of the federal agencies for the current year....
Potawatomi tribe is top lobbyist in Wis.
The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe was the top lobbyist in Wisconsin for the 2001-2002 legislative session....
Program seeks training of Navajos and Hispanics
The Department of Labor is unveiling a program to increase employment of Navajos and Hispanics in the oil and gas production industry in the West....
Editorial: Tax hike for scholarships sounds good
The Farmington Daily-Times in an editorial today says a proposal to raise the Navajo Nation sales tax to raise funds for scholarships "sounds like a great idea" provided the council can distribute the money to those who need it....
Indian teachers program running out of money
A program at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh that encourages more American Indian teachers is due to run out of money this year....
Calif. tribe to help sea restoration efforts
The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians of California will have a greater role in restoration efforts affecting the Salton Sea....
Native artists hosting show in Ariz.
The seventh annual Scottsdale Indian Artists of America Show is being held in Scottsdale, Arizona, this weekend....
Chicago's Indian community undergoing change
Single and mixed-race American Indians number more than 20,000 in Chicago and more than 44,000 in the metro region, The Chicago Tribune reports....
Navajo appointee wants to end Bennett Freeze
The Navajo Nation's top health official wants to end the so-called Bennett Freeze that limits development on tribal land in Arizona....
Bill authorizes land swap and casino deal
Representative Candice Miller (R-Michigan) introduced a bill to authorize a land swap and gaming compact between the ay Mills Indian Community and the state of Michigan....
Senate panel advances appeals court nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted mostly along party lines on Thursday to approve one of President Bush's most controversial judicial nominees....
Paiute leader remembered for life's work
Geneal Anderson was remembered at her funeral on Thursday as a woman who advanced her tribe, educated youth and fought prejudice....
Mass. tribe argues for sovereign rights on land
A state court in Massachusetts heard oral arguments this week to determine whether the Gay Head Wampanoag Tribe should be subject to local zoning regulations....
Accused killer's trial overshadows crime
A courtroom outbreak disrupted the ongoing trial of a man accused of raping and killing an Alaska Native woman....
Zuni Pueblo pushes Norton to reject mine
Zuni Pueblo of New Mexico has submitted a report to the Department of Interior detailing potential damage to a sacred lake....
Boys team wins Lakota knowledge tournament
An all-boys team from the Crazy Horse School in South Dakota won a Lakota knowledge tournament on Thursday....
Column: GOP's midnight rides in Alaska's wild
"Open, free debate by the public's elected officials should decide the future of America's public lands, with backers of competing uses courting public opinion.
Instead, some people -- notably Alaska's congressional delegation -- have sought to make key decisions quietly and behind closed doors....
Movie studio wanted J.Lo to play an Indian
The Miramax film studio wanted Puerto Rican actress / singer / danger Jennifer Lopez and Mexican / Arab actress Selma Hayek to play two Indian girls in a movie, Native actress Michelle St....
Pueblo land settlement ready for Bush signature
Congress gave final approval on Thursday to a massive appropriations bill that also settles Sandia Pueblo's claim to 10,000 acres of land in New Mexico....
Norton said to muzzle employees on trust
A Navajo official in the Four Corners area of New Mexico is accusing Secretary of Interior Gale Norton of ordering employees not to talk about the Cobell trust fund lawsuit....
Spending bill keeps provisions affecting Cobell
Provisions targeting the Cobell trust fund lawsuit were approved by Congress on Thursday with the passage of the omnibus appropriations bill....
USET passes resolution against casino plan
The United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) passed a resolution opposing a bid by the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma to open a gaming facility in New York, The Syracuse Post-Standard reports....
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