Thursday, March 14, 2002
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Tribal bias charged in Klamath dispute
An angry Congressman on Wednesday blasted the Department of
Interior for being biased in favor of tribes when officials decided last year
to deny water to non-Indian farmers in the Klamath Basin....
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Retain or retire, but no apology for 'Chief'
University of Illinois trustees seeking
guidance on the school's controversial Chief
Illiniwek mascot found little on Wednesday
with a report which offered no concrete
resolution to the long-running debate....
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Norton: No 'dollar amount' on trust fund mess
The Department of Interior doesn't know how much 300,000 American
Indians are owed because an historical accounting of their funds has not
been conducted, Secretary Gale Norton said on Wednesday....
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In The Hoop: Indict This!
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is used to getting slammed in the press
and in court for her actions (or inaction as may be the case) but
yesterday she got it in person....
No casino planned for Cowlitz land
Officials of the Cowlitz Tribe of Washington say they are no immediate
plans to locate a casino on 150 acres of land they want placed into trust....
Woman charged for reservation accident
A Montana woman has been indicted on felony charges for allegedly
driving while drunk and carrying a baby on her lap....
Receiver sought for Pequot payments
A receiver should be set up to garnish the per capital payments of
Mashantucket Pequot tribal member being sued, the Connecticut
Supreme Court was told on Wednesday....
Mayan mural described as extraordinary
Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,900-year-old Mayan mural in the
jungles of Guatemala and say it provides rare insights into tribal culture....
Project set on Meskwaki pow-wow grounds
With the help of federal funding under a flood law, the pow-wow grounds
of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa will be saved from erosion, the Associated
Press reports....
Vote set on embattled judge
Barring any last-minute freakouts, the Senate Judiciary Committee is
voting today on the nomination of Charles Pickering to the federal bench.
Pickering is a federal judge in Mississippi....
Author describes 'going native'
"Going Native: Indians in the American Cultural Imagination," is a new
book by Alaska Native author Shari Huhndorf....
Ariz. tribe detailing stadium plans
The Gila River Tribe today will unveil more detailed plans to host an
Arizona Cardinals football stadium on its reservation....
Money budgeted to fight tribes
The Connecticut town of North Stonington has budgeted $100,000 to
continue fighting three Pequot tribes....
R.I. gaming study proposed
A Rhode Island lawmaker on Wednesday proposed to create a
commission to study gaming in the state....
Military credit card abuse cited
While Bureau of Indian Affairs employees were indicted for fraudulent
use of government-issue credit cards, the Defense DepaRtment is letting
employees walk away from millions of dollars in debt....
Owner found for Peruvian pottery
Some pieces of ancient pottery that turned up in an odd location in
Alaska have been returned to their rightful owner....
Bush on Israel's 'right to exist'
President Bush is known for repeating himself but at a press briefing on
Wednesday, his habit reached an feverish pitch as he was pummeled
with questions about peace in the Middle East....
Navajo tribal members seeking changes
A committee has been set up to review potential changes to the way the
Navajo Nation government is run....
Monkey thoughts guide computer
Research published in today's issue of Nature gives new meaning to that
joke about a thousand monkeys on a thousand typewriters....
Duwamish recognition supported
Several religious groups in Washington have sent letters in support of
the Duwamish Tribe's federal recognition....
Judge won't halt Hawaiian funding
A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday refused to temporarily halt
funding for a Native Hawaiian programs....
Pequot chairman combats diabetes
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman Kenny Reels has become
vegetarian and is on a management program to combat his diabetes,
reports The New London Day....
S.D. activist drops mascot fight
Citing lack of support from the Native community in South Dakota and
hostility from Indian activists, the woman leading the charge against
mascots has dropped her fight....
Lawsuits pending over BIA workers
The Department of Interior has been put on notice for a $37 million
lawsuit over a Bureau of Indian Affairs employee involved in a deadly car
crash....
FBI subpoenas Goshute leaders
The FBI has issued subpoenas to two Skull Valley Goshute leaders to
determine how tribal money is being spent on a proposed nuclear waste
facility in Utah....
Idaho tax bill clears House
Idaho's House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 53-17 to approve
a bill that retroactively subjects tribes to a gasoline tax....
Opinion: Indians on Indians
"THE campaign against Indian nicknames and mascots presumes that
they offend Native Americans -- but do they?" asked Sports Illustrated
magazine in last week's issue....
Pataki not sure on casino deals
After issuing two memos directing state agencies only to deal with
recognized tribal leadership, New York Gov....
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