Monday, August 12, 2002
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Okla. tribes ruled casino game illegal
A casino company with close ties to the $10 billion Indian gaming industry
was warned months in advance of a crucial stock plunge that its flagship
product was illegal to operate in Oklahoma....
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Andersen reports cited in tribal trust cases
Reports prepared in the 1990s by convicted accounting firm Arthur
Andersen are playing a critical role in several trust fund disputes over the
objections of tribes who say the shoddy work is being used against them....
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The Week in Review
New Indian trust fund investigation released, Sioux tribal
members challenge South Dakota voting laws, Makah
Nation gets green light on whale hunt, and Alaska Natives
lose a leader....
Editorial: Prison study needs more support
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader in an editorial today praises a proposed
study of Native Americans in South Dakota prisons....
Mohegan Tribe votes to keep members
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has voted to keep an estimated 500
members on its tribal rolls....
N.Y. land claim talks called 'fiasco'
Talks to settle a land claim between the Oneida Nation of New York and
the state have apparently fizzled, leading on anti-sovereignty and
anti-treaty rights group to call them a full-scale fiasco....
John Potter: My search for donuts
"As part of my tireless, ongoing efforts, not only to enlighten, inform, and
entertain you, but to also broaden your junk-food horizons as well, I
thought I might seek out and review the 10 best donut shops in Portland....
Yellow Bird: Lake belongs to N.D. tribes
"The Three Affiliated Tribes' request to conduct gaming on Lake Sakakawea
in western North Dakota was turned down by the state....
Alaska villages may have to combine
Alaska Native leaders are reacting with caution about a suggestion to
combine as many as 10 Native villages....
Native corporation says it's going broke
The Kenai Natives Association of Kenai, Alaska, informed shareholders on
August 1 that it is near bankruptcy....
Mont. GOP claims Indian districts a ploy
Republican lawmakers in Montana are accusing Democrats of creating
Indian-majority districts to favor Democrat candidates....
Tribes wrap up canoe paddle journey
The Quinault Nation on Saturday welcomed more than 23 tribes to its
Washington reservation, the final stop on a inter-tribal cultural exchange....
Neb. farmers oppose tribe's authority
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is drawing opposition for its plans to end
crop-dusting on its reservation....
Code Talker inspires athlete grandson
Ira Vandever grew up on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico and
recalls being enthralled by his grandfather's experiences as a Code Talker
in World War II....
Women in leadership roles at Oneida Nation
All four members of the Oneida Nation's business committee are women,
believed to be a first for the Wisconsin tribe....
Alaska Native artifacts donated
The Sealaska Heritage Institute of Alaska is receiving a private collection
of more than 50 Native artifacts....
Conn. tribe would settle land claim
The Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe is willing to settle its land claims with the
state of Connecticut for a casino....
Tohono tribal members vote down museum
Members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona voted down plans to
build a $15.2 million museum in a tribal district....
Alaska police say shooter left note
Police in Alaska have discovered a note left by the woman they say fatally
shot Alaska Native executive Glenn Godfrey on August 3....
Mesa Verde won't disclose location of remains
Officials at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado won't disclose the
location of about 400 tribal ancestors in their possession....
Tribe sees double standard on border
The Tohono O'odham Nation spans two countries and tribal members say
U.S.-Mexico border policy is breaking them apart....
Goshute Tribe offers up its 'wasteland'
The Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of Utah has signed a lease with eight
private utility companies to store up to 44,000 tons of nuclear waste on its
reservation....
Company develops Native American doll
It took months of convincing, but the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho agreed to
lend its name and culture for a new doll....
The Nez Perce War of 1877 continues
The Billings Gazette continues its ongoing series on the Nez Perce War of
1877....
Burial ground discovered in Kansas
The Bureau of Reclamation is consulting with several tribes about a burial
site uncovered at a reservoir in northwest Kansas....
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