Wednesday, April 10, 2002
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'Culture' of student drinking targeted
Calling college alcohol use a "culture of drinking," a national task force on
Tuesday recommended wide-sweeping changes aimed at reducing
student deaths, rapes and other consequences associated with the
campus phenomenon....
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In The Hoop: Norton's Folly
If you believe Secretary of Interior Gale Norton, the Clinton
administration is to blame for everything that is wrong with Indian trust.
TAAMS....
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No one to punish for destroyed e-mails
Attorneys for the federal government admit the Department of Interior
destroyed evidence and information related to the Indian trust but have
told a federal judge the Bush administration cannot be held accountable....
Drought threatening tribal fish
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada is pushing for more water for
the endangered cui-ui fish....
R.I. casino study approved
The Narragansett Tribe's casino bid was delayed on Tuesday when the
Rhode Island House approved a study of gaming in the state....
Tribal critic fighting to stay in race
Federal recognition and casino critic Jeff Benedict says he won't drop out
of the running for Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District....
Attorney who defended Mohawks indicted
A New York attorney who once defended the Mohawk Warriors was
indicted on Tuesday for allegedly helping pass terrorist messages among
Islamic fundamentalists....
Students pay tribute to veterans
Students from Santa Fe Indian School in New Mexico helped pay tribute
to the survivors of the Bataan Death March on Tuesday....
Letter: Let Indians drink beer
"Years ago, the Indians were not allowed to buy or use alcohol, but they
said it was unfair, so the legislature said, OK, they could drink....
Editorial: Support tribal courts
In an editorial today, The Norwich Bulletin says tribes in Connecticut
have a right to set up their own court systems and resolve disputes
which occur on the reservation....
Opinion: Tribe's plan not sound
In a guest column in The Seattle Times, two members of a group called
Citizens for Safety and Environment dispute traffic statistics cited for an
outdoor amphitheater the Muckleshoot Tribe hopes to build....
Changes to voting system questioned
Blaine County in Montana on Tuesday night held the second in a series of
meetings to reconsider its voting system....
Mexican tribe defends fishery
Faced with a dwindling fishery, the tiny Seri Tribe of Mexico has taken to
the waters to defend its natural resources....
Votes said short against Yucca
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
(D-S.D.) on Tuesday said more than 30
Democrats are prepared to sustain the
state of Nevada's veto of the Yucca
Mountain nuclear waste site....
Coal tracts to be transferred
The Department of Interior will transfer a set of coal tracts to the state of
Montana today....
Burns says caribou impact 'nil'
Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will have little impact on the
Porcupine caribou herd, according to Sen....
Aleut fisherman honored for rescue work
Dwain Foster, an Aleut fisherman from Sand Point, has been recognized
by the Alaska Legislature for helping rescue numerous people over the
years....
Ore. challenging trust status
The state of Oregon on Tuesday filed suit against the Department of
Interior over the status of reservation lands for the Confederated Coos,
Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Tribes....
Tribe's heritage in doubt
A dispute over heritage has the tiny Buena Vista Me-Wuk Tribe of
California lacking of leadership and tribal members....
Evidence ties man to Navajo death
Testimony in the murder trial of a New Mexico accused of murdering a
Navajo mother continued on Tuesday....
Audit finds credit card abuse
An internal audit has found abuse of Department of Interior credit cards....
SIPI breaks ground on tech center
The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is building a
64,000-square-foot, $12 million science and technology on its New
Mexico campus....
Winnebago Tribe's gas trucks seized
The state of Kansas on Tuesday seized two gas delivery trucks owned by
the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska....
Tribes oppose Black Hills rail
Six Sioux tribes in South Dakota are challenging recent approval of a $1.5
billion rail expansion through the Black Hills....
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