Monday, April 7, 2003
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Sen. Daschle on Lori Piestewa
"Throughout America, especially in Native American communities -- Americans are grieving the loss in combat of Army Private First Class Lori Piestewa....
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Poem: Soldiers and Friends
One dead, one alive, both forever free,
Two women who've served us overseas.
Both are beloved, both soldiers true,
Both with hearts red, white, and blue....
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Piestewa is first U.S. servicewoman killed in Iraq
Lori Ann Piestewa, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, was killed in action in Iraq after her military unit was ambushed March 23, the Department of Defense confirmed late Friday....
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In an instant, Indian Country grieves for fallen soldier
The first message was posted at 1:11 a.m....
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The Week in Review
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in the latest challenge to tribal rights....
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Navajo Nation orders flags lowered for Piestewa
Vice President Frank Dayish Jr has issued an executive order for Navajo Nation flags across the Nation to be flown at half staff April 7th and 8th, in honor of Pfc....
DOI approves controversial Wis. casino pact
The Department of Interior has given approval to an open-ended gaming compact between the state of Wisconsin and the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports....
Blackfeet tribal court affirms leadership ouster
The Blackfeet Nation tribal court upheld the ouster of former chairman William "Allen" Talks About....
Canada's high court considers Metis rights
The Supreme Court of Canada heard oral arguments last month in two cases affecting Metis rights....
Tribal sovereignty with former NIGC counsel
Dorreen Yellow Bird interviews Kevin Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, for her "Prairie Voices" feature....
Opinion: I won't sell out to satisfy White Man
"Although on the surface, Lloyd Omdahl - noted North Dakota politician, legal professional, and columnist - may have admirable reasons for wanting a Native American billionaire, his column in March 31 Herald has some problematic features....
Letters: Response to Native 'billionaire' column
Leander McDonald: "I am from the Spirit Lake and Three Affiliated Tribes here in North Dakota....
Mascot battle not over despite widespread changes
Efforts to eliminate the use of Indians as mascots continue across the country, with some defeats and successes....
Yellow Bird: An Indian guide to Lewis and Clark
"Last week, I stepped out into the fickle spring weather to visit Lincoln, Neb., on Herald business, to follow the Lewis and Clark trail in Nebraska and to visit with the project director of the Lewis and Clark bicentennial....
Panel to review revised Goshute waste proposal
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, an independent review board of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will hold a hearing on a revised plan to store nuclear waste on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation....
S.D. tribal relations office director is named
The new director of the South Dakota Office of Tribal Relations is Roger Campbell....
N.M. governor signs Indian education act into law
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) signed the state's Indian Education Act into law on Friday at a ceremony with tribal leaders....
Indian lawmakers in Mont. oppose bison hunt
All seven Indian lawmakers in Montana voted against a bill that would allow a hunting season on bison that wander out of the Yellowstone National Park....
Boston Globe magazine takes on gaming in Mass.
The cover story of the Boston Globe Magazine this Sunday was "The Big Fix?" a look at whether gaming will be legalized in Massachusetts....
A not-so-friendly battle over a friendly whale
Spring is whale-watching time for fans of the gray whale as the animals make their annual migration....
Nuclear waste will be tribe's neighbor for decades
The Prairie Island Indian Community will have nuclear waste in its backyard until 2038 at the earliest, and possibly until 2062, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports....
Cayuga Nation no longer adverse to gambling
The Cayuga Nation of New York will ask the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take land into trust for an off-reservation casino, The New York Times reports....
Ross Swimmer still not confirmed as special trustee
It's been a month since the Senate Indian Affairs Committee approved, on a near party-line, the nomination of Ross Swimmer as Special Trustee at the Department of Interior....
NARF: Trust fund case is about accountability
The trust fund case is about forcing the federal government to be accountable to individual Indians, the executive director of the Native American Rights Fund said....
Snow in Hopiland heralds return of Piestewa
A light snow was reported in northeastern Arizona over the weekend, a sign in Hopi culture of the return of one's spirit....
House to take up energy bill, and ANWR
The House floor will hear debate on an energy bill that includes provisions to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to development....
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