Wednesday, March 26, 2003
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Senate rejects one IHS funding measure, passes another
The Republican-controlled Senate rejected on Tuesday a budget amendment that would have provided historic funding to the Indian Health Service (IHS)....
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Senate honors tradition with Indian gaming hearing
With media scrutiny mounting and tribal leaders struggling to respond, a Senate panel today holds an oversight hearing on the $12 billion Indian gaming industry....
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Judge authorizes release of trust fund report
A federal judge on Monday gave permission for the release of a report that the Bush administration says proves Indian beneficiaries aren't owed money for more than century of trust fund mismanagement....
Navajo families can't move into housing complex
$5.2million housing complex on the Navajo Nation remains unoccupied months after it was completed, The Farmington Daily Times reports....
Critics say casino will expand Indian gaming
Critics of a proposed casino/entertainment district in Montana say it will open up expanded gaming on the state's reservations....
Remote Minn. tribes propose urban casino
Two Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota are backing a state-run casino in the Twin Cities area in hopes....
Bill to expand nuclear facility advances
A Minnesota House committee approved a bill to expand nuclear waste storage at a facility next to the Prairie Island Indian Community....
Mont. school tutors changing student population
Federal funding allows the school districts to provide tutor and support services to Indian students....
Meeting addresses changes at failing Indian school
A meeting was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to address a proposed overhaul of a public school aimed at educating Indian students....
Wis. tribe breaks ground on movie theater
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin broke ground on Tuesday on a $3 million movie theater....
Pueblo's golf course set for public opening
Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico plans to open its 18-hole golf course to the public next week....
Sask. won't charge tribal gaming officials
The Saskatchewan Department of Justice has concluded that criminal charges aren't warranted against First Nations gaming officials whose spending habits were questioned....
BIA asked to halt plans for N.Y. bingo hall
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is being asked to prevent an Oklahoma tribe from opening a bingo hall in New York....
Supreme Court limits death penalty appeals
The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified when federal law limits death penalty appeals....
Saginaw Chippewa council member removed
Sue Dupree has been stripped of her seat on the Saginaw Chippewa tribal council....
Hate crimes charges mulled against tribal leader
Prosecutors in Saskatchewan, Canada, are weighing whether to charge a tribal leader for anti-Semitic comments he made....
Wash. tribe seeks return of ancestral land
The Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington is asking for the return of n ancestral land now being used as a park....
S.D. school district settles voter rights suit
A South Dakota school district has agreed to make changes to its school board elections in response to a lawsuit alleging violation of Indian voter rights....
Charges against Indian juvenile dismissed
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of sexual assault-related charges against a juvenile American Indian....
Hayworth doesn't think much of IIM report
The co-chairman of the Congressional Native American Caucus told the Associated Press he is "reluctant" to put much stock into a government report about the mismanaged trust fund....
Piestewa Family Letter: Thank you for prayers
"The family and friends of Lori Anne Piestewa would like to express our gratitude for the outpouring of love and prayers....
Hopi Tribe prays for return of missing soldier
Members of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona came together on Tuesday to pray for the safe return of tribal members in the armed forces, KPNX Channel 12 News reported....
Editorial: Don't blame Bennett for slip-up
A Utah Republican has "learned" a lesson for making insensitive remarks about American Indian culture and the issue should be "dropped," The Deseret News says in an editorial....
White House asked to intervene on gaming pacts
Republicans in Wisconsin are asking President Bush to intervene in their fight against new tribal gaming compacts....
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