Friday, March 1, 2002
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White House offers open door to Indian Country
President Bush is committed to maintaining a
government-to-government relationship with tribal nations although his
administration still hasn't developed an Indian policy, a senior White
House official said this week....
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Ashcroft urged to charge BIA officials
The Department of Justice is being asked to bring criminal charges
against former and current Bureau of Indian Affairs officials in response
to an internal report which documents problems with their handling of
federal recognition petitions....
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Extension on BITAM comment period planned
Tribes, individual Indians and other interested parties can continue to
submit comments on the proposed reorganization of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, a spokesperson said on Thursday....
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Latest trust reform contract draws complaints
The Department of Interior has signed another trust reform contract with
a computer consulting company, drawing criticism from tribal leaders
who feel they are being shut out....
Omaha Tribe to build racetrack
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska is planning to build a dirt racetrack on trust
land it owns in Iowa....
Pequot trust land approved
The Department of the Interior has decided to take 8.78 acres of land
into trust for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut,
reports The Norwich Bulletin....
Tribal firm certified contractor
A company owned by the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming has
qualified as a contractor for the federal government....
Test better at finding brucellosis
Federal and Montana state officials are using a new test to detect
brucellosis in bison that live in, and often wander out of, Yellowstone
National Park....
N.M. share of water 'missing'
A water commission in northwestern New Mexico has signed a contract
with the Department of Interior that has some people wondering where
the beef is....
Towns really opposed to Pequot tribes
In case the message wasn't clear the first 500 times, three Connecticut
towns on Thursday held a press conference to say they oppose the
federal recognition of two Pequot tribes....
Judges on energy cases get itchy
Federal judge overseeing lawsuits that seek to force the White House
into releasing information about Vice President Dick Cheney's energy
task force are getting impatient....
Treatment center up for Harvard award
A drug and alcohol treatment center owned and operated by several
Pacific Northwest tribes has been chosen as a finalist for a prestigious
government award....
Card clubs square off against tribes
A hearing was held on Thursday to discuss whether publicly traded
corporations should own card clubs in California....
Traditional gambling among the Lenape
"The Lenape believed that gambling among their ancestors played a
significant role in their everyday lives, in the success and failure of their
crops, in their ultimate survival....
Bill seeks to ban future casinos
A Connecticut state legislative committee on Monday will hold a bill that
aims to ban future tribal casinos....
EPA official quits in protest
The Environmental Protection Agency's senior regulator has quit his post
in protest of the Bush administration's effort to "streamline" policies
affecting aging power plants....
Cheney's mouse just cardboard
Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday "officially" launched the
government's new version of its Internet portal, FirstGov....
Mont. skinheads sentenced
A federal judge in Montana on Thursday sentenced six members of a
skinhead group for their roles in attacks on minorities....
Alaska village school shut down
The state of Alaska has closed the McQueen School in the village of
Kivalina, citing the safety of staff members....
Student riots lead to canceled classes
Classes have been canceled today at Española Valley High school due to
riots that broke about among students on Thursday....
Fair pairs students with elders
The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Society's state science fair
was held recently, bringing together students and Alaska Native elders....
Haskellmania this weekend
Second-tier wrestling is coming to Haskell Indian Nations University!
The World League Wrestling will hold a wrestling about at the school on
Saturday....
Groups request drilling documents
Three environmental groups are asking the Department of Interior to
turn over documents on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Editorial: Norton's fraud
In an editorial opinion, Paul Krugman of The New York Times accuses
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton of being deceptive over the impact of
drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Blackwell cites fear at BIA
Retiring Bureau of Indian Affairs official Sharon Blackwell was afraid
someone would get hurt in the final weeks of the Clinton administration,
according to an internal investigation made public this week....
NIGA conference gets visitor
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports today of spirited discussion at the
National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) conference in Washington,
D.C., on Thursday....
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....
Hopi House has long history
Built on the edge of the Grand Canyon, Hopi House was opened in 1905
to give tourists a glimpse into tribal culture....
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