Tuesday, March 12, 2002
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Sides prepare to appeal Cayuga claim
A federal judge on Monday approved a request by the state of New York
to hold back paying a $247.9 million land claim award to the Cayuga
Nation while an appeal and potential settlement of the long-running
dispute is pursued....
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In The Hoop: Trust No One
After scoring a hit for taking the The Wall Street Journal to task for a
racist portrayal of Indian issues, Indian Country Today has struck out
with its latest editorial on trust reform....
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Focus on trust reform leaves estate on sideline
More than a year after a hold was put on regulations aimed at restoring
the tribal land base, the Bush administration has failed to propose an
alternative....
Editorial: Dakota teen deserved better
In an editorial today, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader criticizes law
enforcement authorities for subjecting a Dakota teenager to "appalling
conditions."
"Officials said she was housed where she was, because there was no
place else to put her," writes the paper....
Maine tribes drop casino for now
The Penobcot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe have dropped their
push to open a casino in Maine....
Cherokee casino adds new games
The Eastern Band of Cherokees in North Carolina have added live digital
blackjack tables to its casino....
Court considers Ecuador case
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday heard arguments in a dispute
between tribes in Ecuador against oil giant Texaco....
Settlement axes salmon protections
The Bush administration on Monday proposed to temporarily eliminate
habitat protections for 19 salmon and steelhead runs in order to settle a
lawsuit brought by development interests and local governments....
Maine tribes address lawmakers
Three of Maine's tribal leaders make a first-ever address to the state
Legislature on Monday....
Congress considering Shoshone funds
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee next week will hold a hearing on a
bill to distribute a land claim award to members of the Western Shoshone
Nation....
Navajo Nation wants more visitors
In an effort to bring more tourists to its three-state reservation, the
Navajo Nation has begun work with the federal government and a land
trust organization....
Inmates sue Mont. prison system
A group of prison inmates in Montana have sued the state in order to be
returned to a main state prison....
Mont. tribes welcome home champions
The tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana held a
homecoming ceremony last night to honor their basketball stars....
Crow Tribe still concerned about monument
The Crow Tribe of Montana has softened its opposition to expanding the
Little Bighorn Battlefield to include several key areas of land....
Vatican moves to limit Indian deacons
The Vatican has ordered a five-year moratorium on new deacons in the
heavily Indian state of Chiapas, Mexico....
Norton's Arctic jobs figure doubted
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's claim that drilling in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge will create more than 700,000 jobs is being
questioned by economists and her own allies....
'Whities' team drawing attention
"The Fighting Whities" is only an intramural college team but its founders
have gotten a lot of attention from the media....
Judge won't reconsider Cayuga award
A federal judge on Monday refused requests to reconsider a $247.9
million judgment award to the Cayuga Nation of New York....
No one reviewing trust land cases
Remembers those two Bureau of Indian Affairs employees, one
part-time, who were charged with reviewing land-into-trust applications
in New York?
Well, they have quit, writes Steve Israel in his column "Casino
Confidential." Israel first reported on the lack of resources dedicated to
land-into-trust when he questioned whether any decisions would be
made soon affecting off-reservation casinos in the Catskills....
McCaleb affirms trust land decision
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb has affirmed the trust status of land
owned by the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma but the tribe won't still
won't be able to open a casino in Kansas....
Norton stressing cooperation
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is "softening" her tone on reorganizing
Indian trust, Federal Computer Week reports....
Leaders gather to oppose consultation
First Nations leaders are meeting in Winnipeg this week to oppose
changes to the federal-band relationship....
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