Thursday, September 12, 2002
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Rift widens on trust reform negotiations
Efforts to correct more than a century of Indian trust mismanagement
have been dealt a major "setback" because the Bush administration won't
agree to needed changes, a key tribal leader said on Wednesday....
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BIA moves forward with Okla. land lease
The Department of Interior plans to lease a commercially viable plot of
land in Oklahoma despite a state court ruling affirming the rights of a
group of Indian beneficiaries....
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Court: Tribal members must pay federal tax
A 19th century treaty does not exempt members of a Washington tribe
from federal taxes, an appeals court decided on Wednesday....
Native regulation of hunting at issue
A proposal to increase Alaska Native authority over hunting isn't included
in a bill before a House committee....
Minn. program will target Indian smokers
A Minnesota non-profit organization is seeking $4.7 million in tobacco
settlement funds to implement programs for those who want to quit....
Parade highlights tribal rescue effort
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut will participate in
parade to recognize the rescue efforts a tribal business played during the
September 11 terrorist attacks....
Opinion: Dispute over rez race track
"The tribal council of the Soboba Tribe of Luiseno Indians, on whose land
the motocross facility is built, voted late last week to close the park
immediately....
Highway plans near Haskell considered
The public will get a chance to comment tonight on a controversial
highway expansion planned in Kansas....
N.M. ruling affects uranium cleanup
A unanimous New Mexico court ruling requires cleanup of uranium mines
located near tribal land....
Shinnecock tribal members win court case
Three members of the Shinnecock Nation of New York were cleared of
state charges after being arrested during a protest over ancestral land....
Judge won't dismiss farmers lawyers
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to disqualify a group of attorneys
from a controversial farmer's discrimination case....
Ariz. water rights deal finalized
A water rights pact affecting the Gila River Tribe of Arizona is being
finalized, The Eastern Arizona Courier reports....
Neb. gaming supporters face deadline
Supporters of expanded gaming in Nebraska are rushing to meet a
deadline to have their voter initiative placed on the November ballot....
Announcement of Pequot appeal planned
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal plans to announce
today whether the state will appeal the recognition of the historic Eastern
Pequot Tribe....
State funds used to fight Indian killer
New Mexico state funds are being used to prosecute a man convicted of
murdering a Navajo woman....
Wis. tribal casino a ballot issue
A casino proposal by the Ho-Chunk Nation is going before voters of a
Wisconsin city....
Wash. tribe wants input on compost
The Nooksack Tribe of Washington is asking for comments about a
disputed compost dump that neighbors complain is smelly....
Decision expected on beauty title
A federal judge plans to rule today on the rightful North Carolina
representative to the Miss America pageant....
Get ready for NMAI pow-wow
The National Museum of the American Indian will hold a pow-wow this
weekend on the Mall in Washington, D.C....
Lawyer: Treaty tax ruling unfair
An attorney representing an Indian business owner said a court ruling on
taxation is unfair....
Report: Tribes still offer illegal game
Tribes in Oklahoma are still offering customers a game considered illegal
in the state, The Daily Oklahoman reports....
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