Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Diabetes rates explode in Indian Country
It will take at least $1.3 billion to combat skyrocketing rates of diabetes in Indian Country, federal health officials were told on Tuesday....
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Bush administration asked to halt IHS changes
The Bush administration was asked Tuesday to engage in a "comprehensive tribal consultation process" before carrying out controversial changes at the Indian Health Service (IHS)....
Haskell commencement and pow-wow this weekend
Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas will hold commencement ceremonies this weekend....
Hard Rock expands to another tribal casino
A Hard Rock Cafe is opening at Foxwoods Resort Casino, owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut....
Wis. court dismisses casino compact challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to new tribal casino compacts, leaving the dispute to the federal courts....
Amendment would allow urban casino in Minn.
A Minnesota Senate committee heard testimony on a proposed urban casino that would be operated by two Ojibwe tribes....
Powhatan village may be home of Pocahontas
Archaeologists in Virginia have uncovered a 17th century site believed to be the home of Chief Powhatan and his daughter Pocahontas....
Veterans health care unit in S.D. hosts pow-wow
The Department of Veterans Affairs Black Hills Health Care System holds its 9th annual pow-wow in Hot Springs, South Dakota, this Friday....
Native rights activist recovering from surgery
Donald Marshall Jr., the Mi'kmaq fisherman whose fight against the Canadian government led to an historic Supreme Court decision, is recovering from a double-lung transplant, CBC News reports....
Navajo school in N.M. hosts parent conference
The Dine Family Institute, a two-day parent conference, is being held this weekend at the TseBitAi Middle School in Shiprock, New Mexico....
Rest area on Apache tribal land remains closed
The Jicarilla Apache Nation of New Mexico has yet to reopen a rest area on tribal land that it closed five years ago, The Albuquerque Journal reports....
Daniels, Bush's budget director, resigning post
Mitch Daniels plans to retire as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget within 30 days....
First Lady Laura Bush to visit Navajo Nation
First Lady Laura Bush will visit the Navajo Nation tomorrow....
Informant in Alaska Native rape case gets break
An informant who testified in the unsuccessful prosecution of a man charged with the murder and rape of an Alaska Native woman was given a reduced sentence for his help on the case....
Ex-council member cleared of theft from tribe
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reversed the conviction of a former council member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota....
Oneida land claim talks said progressing
The federal mediator for the Oneida land claim is asking for an extension to continue talks between the parties....
N.Y. to finalize Mohawk land claim and gaming deal
New York Governor George Pataki (R) plans to sign an agreement to settle the StRegis Mohawk land claim and casino rights, according to news reports....
Alaska Natives debunk federal funding myths
Alaska Native leaders have gathered data to refute concerns by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), who has proposed to change the way Alaska tribes receive federal funds....
Native bone marrow donors needed for Navajo child
Native American bone marrow donors are being actively sought to help a 2-year-old mixed-race Navajo boy suffering from a rare blood disease....
DOJ files response to special master report
The Department of Justice filed a response to a court investigator's report that alleged top officials concealed problems with a trust fund accounting system....
DOI removes director of Navajo trust fund office
Kevin Gambrell, director of the Department of Interior's Farmington Indian Minerals Office (FIMO), has been removed from his position, The Albuquerque Journal reports....
Education's Paige not promising anything yet
Education Secretary Rod Paige continued his tour of rural schools in Alaska but didn't promise to relieve Alaska of the No Child Left Behind Act mandates....
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