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Tribal school in Supreme Court debate
In an odd twist to the president's "leave no child behind" policy, the Bush
administration is balking at the notion it should repair a set of crumbling
school buildings in Arizona....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the
movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
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Winnebago tribal executive profiled in People
What is Lance Morgan, a member of the
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and head
of the tribe's economic development
corporation, doing alongside stars like
Halle Berry, Denzel Washington and Julia
Roberts?
Being one of People's "crusaders."
Featured in a special double issue of the
magazine hitting the stands today, the
33-year-old Morgan gets a short but
sweet two-page profile of his efforts to
bring success to northeastern Nebraska.
Past the big spread on the Oscar's,
readers will find "Native Son," a
description of how Ho-Chunk Inc....
Woman sentenced for reservation death
A federal judge in Montana has sentenced a woman to 14 months in
prison for a drunk driving accident on the Northern Cheyenne
Reservation....
GOP leaders cite friction with Bush
There's mounting tensions among Republicans in Congress and the White
House, reports The New York Times, citing dissatisfaction voiced by GOP
lawmakers and advisers to President Bush....
Army secretary travel probed
Army Secretary and former Enron executive Thomas White is the
subject of an internal Department of Defense probe over his use of
military aircraft....
Bush pushing for conservative judges
President Bush on Thursday said he had a right to nominate conservative
judges to the federal bench even if no one likes them....
Seneca compact still debated
The Seneca Nation and the state of New York have yet to finalize
negotiations on three casinos....
Letter: No justice for Natives
"I wonder whether anyone else has noticed the discrepancies between
the case of the Sisseton-Wahpeton teen being held in the Grant County
Jail for allegedly assaulting police officers and the incident that occurred
Nov....
Law firm gets new anti-tribal clients
The law firm helping three Connecticut towns fight Pequot tribes has
been retained by another group of municipalities worried about federal
recognition and casinos....
Pequot recognition speculated
The Bureau of Indian Affairs staff which researchers federal recognition
petitions did not formally object to the positive preliminary reviews of
the Eastern Pequot Tribe and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribe....
DOJ argues for Native districts
The Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief in a federal voting
rights case in Montana....
Jury picks stalled in Navajo case
It could be a couple more weeks before a white man charged with the
murder of a Navajo woman faces a jury, according to lawyers on both
sides of the case....
Show to benefit Pine Ridge center
A very special benefit is being held April 20 to draw attention to domestic
violence on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota....
Ceremony held for tribal settlement
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton and the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla
Tribe of California signed documents to mark a $14.2 million settlement
approved by former President Bill Clinton....
Makah whale hunt on again
Whaling families of the Makah Nation of Washington are preparing to set
out on the water for another year of the tribe's controversial gray whale
hunt....
Loss of snowshoe tradition feared
There are but a few Alaska Natives who still practice the traditional
Athabaskan technique of snowshoe making....
Native author challenges past
Author Shari Huhndorf was recognized as a woman warrior by the Alaska
Native Studies Program at the University of Alaska for her work to
reconcile and understand the treatment Alaska Natives have received....
Editorial: Towns need more casino funds
In an editorial today, The New London Day says it's "had enough" and it's
time for the state of Connecticut to change the way money from two
tribal casinos is distributed....
Fighting Whities lose final game
Spectators expecting a fantastic basketball game were sorely disappointed
as The Fighting Whites faced off the Pie Guys in an intramural game at the
University of Northern Colorado on Thursday night....
Pueblo wants land tested
San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico and the Department of Energy
signed a memorandum of understanding this week to test the tribe's land
for radioactive poisoning....
ANWR report cites drilling risks
A new report prepared by the Department of Interior says drilling in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge can hurt the caribou herd and other
animals, reports the Associated Press....
Wireless ventures to get refunds
The Federal Communications Commission this week announced it will
refund $2.8 billion in down payments to several telecommunications
companies who bought wireless licenses in a disputed auction that has
reached the Supreme Court....
Norton moving to reverse land decision
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is considering reversing a Clinton
administration decision which closed off nearly 50,000 acres of land in
southern California to off-road vehicle use....
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Fake arts suits owe survival to strengthened law
In another test of recent changes to a law aimed at eliminating fraud and
misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts, a federal judge in Illinois has
given permission for a case against a non-Indian company to continue....
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Screenings urged for new diabetes condition
Native Americans are being urged by federal health officials to get tested
for a newly named condition in an effort to prevent full development of
diabetes, a disease which has reached epidemic proportions in Indian
Country....
Hopi Tribe signs coal plant agreement
The Hopi Tribe and a Texas company have signed an agreement to
consider building a 1,200-megawatt, coal-fired generating station on the
tribe's Arizona reservation....
Nothing ever happens in Blaine
A Montana county may not be appealing a federal judge's ruling which
found its voting system to discriminate against Native Americans....
Army secretary launches defense
Army Secretary and former Enron executive Thomas White defended
his handling of his financial affairs on Wednesday and said he is not
considering resigning....
Bush signs campaign reform law
President Bush is coming under quiet fire for his "stealth signing" of the
campaign finance reform bill on Wednesday....
Maine casino study under review
The Maine Legislative Council has dedicated money to start a task force
to study a tribal casino proposal....
Conn. towns eyeing casino funds
Five Connecticut towns located nearest to the state's tribal casinos
could get an extra $175,000 this year....
Ariz. gov supporting tribal bill
Arizona Governor Jane Hull said she would sign a bill ensuring tribes can
host a $350 million Arizona Cardinals football stadium....
R.I. tribe wants quick gaming study
The chief proponent of a gambling study in Rhode Island is rejecting a
call by the Narragansett Tribe to complete work in time for the November
elections....
Mohegan Tribe offers money for project
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is offering $7 million to help pay for a
regional water project....
Little Shell deadline extended
The Little Shell Chippewa Tribe of Montana is working to close comments
on its federal recognition petition by July....
Editorial: Pay up for failed lawsuit
Accusing former Assistant Kevin Gover of running the Bureau of Indian
Affairs like a "runaway train," The Norwich Bulletin in an editorial today
calls on Congress to reimburse $1.2 million for a lawsuit filed by three
Connecticut towns....
Obituary: Milton Berle, 93
Television pioneer Milton Berle died at his home in California yesterday.
He was 93....
Pollution case at Navajo settled
Texaco will pay $850,000 for 88 oil spills and other environmental
violations that allegedly occurred on the Navajo Reservation in Utah....
Bush order mimics industry request
President Bush last year signed an executive order which was basically
written by an oil lobbyist who pushed for federal agencies to consider the
impact of their policies on the energy industry....
Navajo family values promoted
The second of four conferences promoting Navajo family values and
cultural awareness was held in Shiprock, New Mexico, on Wednesday....
Suit may be filed over Whiteclay liquor
Alleging a double standard based on race, an activist group on
Wednesday said it is considering suing the Nebraska Liquor Control
Commission over the sale of beer in the border town of Whiteclay....
Tribal school accused of discrimination
The Northern Cheyenne Tribal School and its board are the target of
discrimination lawsuit filed by a former superintendent....
Norton to release Klamath water
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton will release water to Klamath Basin
farmers by personally opening the headgates at a federal facility in
Oregon tomorrow....
Service held for Jourdain
Flags were flown at half-mast on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota
on Wednesday to honor Roger Jourdain, the tribe's longtime chairman
who passed away last week....
New Mont. districts approved
The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission on Wednesday
approved new districts for the state, including three new House districts
with a majority Indian population....
School hosts sacred sites conference
Montana State University is hosting "Protecting Mother Earth," a
four-day conference focusing on sacred sites....
First Nations Briefs
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge on Wednesday turned down a
request by the Hupacasath First Nation to stop the province from mailing
a treaty referendum to voters....
Drummer Randy Castillo dies
Randy Castillo, a New Mexico native and former
drummer for Ozzy Osbourne, died Tuesday after a
bout with cancer....
'Mean redneck' faces trial
An attorney defending a white man accused of murdering a Navajo
woman is trying to suppress evidence of bias against Native American....
Cobell to get honorary degree
Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the Individual Indian Money (IIM) class
action, will receive an honorary doctorate from Montana State
University....
Ariz. tribe signs Mexican wolf pact
The White Mountain Apache of Arizona and federal officials signed an
agreement on Wednesday to allow up to six packs of the endangered
Mexican gray wolf to roam on the reservation....
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Bush wants Navajo ruling reversed
The Bush administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a
landmark $600 million trust fund claim won by the Navajo Nation for fear
other tribes will file similar challenges....
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One-strike policy against drugs upheld
The federal government can evict a group of elderly residents from a
public housing project because family members or guests were found in
possession of drugs, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday....
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In The Hoop: Which way to Cherokee?
It appears the United States is finally taking action to correct the dismal
removal policy that forced dozens of tribes to move out West in the
name of progress....
Dodd: BIA has to 'put the brakes on'
The Bureau of Indian Affairs needs to review all of its pending federal
recognition decisions, Sen....
Bush request for clemency refuted
President Bush did not ask Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo to
consider clemency for an imprisoned American convicted of aiding a
terrorist group, a White House spokesperson said on Tuesday....
Tribe to be removed to U.S.
The United States will be resettling 1,000 members of a Vietnamese tribe
after talks to return them to their original homeland failed....
Civil rights agreement won't end
A hotel chain which entered into a consent agreement in a discrimination
case has withdrawn its request for early termination....
Indian on state flag to stay
Some say it is ugly and too complex
but a proposal to change
Minnesota's flag was rejected by a
legislative panel on Tuesday....
Minn. tribe questions casino deal
A Minnesota tribe on Tuesday questioned the city of Detroit's new casino
deals, saying they could be in violation of court orders....
R.I. gaming study approved
Efforts by the Narragansett Tribe failed to dissuade a legislative panel in
Rhode Island from voting Tuesday night to approve a casino study....
Ariz. tribe waiting on stadium
The Gila River Tribe is taking a wait and see approach before it resubmits
its once-heralded proposal for a $350 million Arizona Cardinals football
stadium....
Court upholds clean air provisions
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld stringent clean air standards
finalized during the Clinton administration....
Conn. towns want Pequot lawsuit funds
Three Connecticut towns whose only claim to victory in a land-into-trust
case was the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation's withdrawal of its
request want $1.2 million in legal funds reimbursed....
Conn. tribes helping plan U.N. event
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe are
helping plan a United Nations event set to take place in Connecticut in
July 2003....
BIA investigating arson in N.M.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has taken the lead in investigating the cause
of fires on the Mescalero Apache Reservation and surrounding areas....
Consulting after the fact
Tribal leaders aren't the only group snubbed by the Bush administration
as shown by the development of the president's national energy policy....
Tribes sign pipeline deal
Thirteen Alaska tribes have joined with 22 First Nations in Canada to
work together on a proposed natural gas pipeline....
Effect of subsistence drive questioned
Alaska Native corporations are bankrolling a voter initiative drive on
subsistence but state legislators are questioning whether it will have an
effect....
County blames Native 'problem' on feds
A county in Montana plans to challenge a federal judge's ruling that its
voting system discriminates against Native Americans, saying the
government is to blame....
Lawsuit charges Native discrimination
A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of three members of
the Yankton Sioux Tribe over the way a school district chooses its board
members....
Obituary: Doris Charles, 100
Athabaskan elder Doris Charles died in Fairbanks on Monday after a long
battle with cancer....
Pueblos combating AIDS
Native Americans make up 6 percent of HIV/AIDS cases in the state of
New Mexico, a figure health experts fear will rise....
Ariz. water rights case settled
The federal government has completed negotiations to settle the water
rights of several Arizona tribes, the Associated Press reports....
Trust fund subject of law school talk
Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the Individual Indian Money (IIM) class
action, was the keynote speaker at a symposium that took place on
Tuesday at Gonzaga Law School in Washington....
Family wins $3.1 million against BIA
A federal judge has ordered the Bureau of Indian Affairs to pay $3.1
million for the death of a man who died on the Blackfeet Reservation in
Montana....
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Group cites tribal transfer as danger to park
A conservation group on Monday released its annual list of the nation's
most endangered national parks, citing a pending land transfer to the
Eastern Band of Cherokees in North Carolina as a threat to one....
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In The Hoop: Snapping Fingers
A Republican environmental organization recently sent us an editorial
criticizing Secretary of Interior Gale Norton for moving to allow a gold
mine operation in Imperial County, California, the one opposed by the
Quechan Nation....
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Doing more with less at the BIA
The Bush administration is proposing to reduce unemployment in Indian
Country, increase tribal timber revenue, improve the quality of life for
American Indians and Alaska Natives and make reservation roads as
safe as possible....
Reservation fire being contained
A 16,400-acre fire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico is
75 percent contained as of Monday night....
Law restores tribe's stadium bid
The Arizona Legislature is moving to act on a bill to ensure the Gila River
Tribe can host a $350 million Arizona Cardinals stadium....
Ridge offers informal briefings
Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge is offering to hold informal briefing
sessions with lawmakers as a means of avoiding testifying before
Congress....
FDA issues warning on kava
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning on the popular
herbal remedy kava, saying it may be linked to liver failure....
Maine casino study advanced
Penobscot Nation Governor Barry Dana is supporting a study of a proposed
tribal casino in Maine....
Conn. casino expansion opposed
Lawmakers in northwestern Connecticut have banded together to
oppose an expansion of tribal gaming in the state....
Law to affect site eyed by tribe
Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) is proposing a bill affecting a former Army
munitions plant that the Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma wants restored as a
reservation....
Navajo spirituality meets to start
A series of meetings addressing Navajo spirituality will begin tomorrow
in Shiprock, New Mexico....
Sacagawea performance in demand
A one-woman presentation about the life of Sacagawea, the Indian
woman who aided explorers Lewis and Clark, is drawing praise....
City ordered to show cause for casinos
A federal judge on Monday order the city of Detroit to show cause why
three casinos should not be shut down....
N.Y. court hears casino compact case
The New York Appellate Court on Monday heard arguments in a case
challenging Gov....
Peru: Berenson case closed
The case of an American imprisoned in Peru for assisting a terrorist group
is closed, according to the country's president....
DOI could get extra funds
The ranking Democrat on the House Interior Appropriations
subcommittee this month said he would consider supplementing
Department of Interior officials and employees with liability insurance....
Opinion: 'Fighting Sioux' not fight
"For people following the controversy over the use of the "Fighting
Sioux" nickname for university sports teams, the recent poll
commissioned and reported by Sports Illustrated was something of a
shocker....
Editorial: Review Whiteclay laws
In an editorial today, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader praises the Nebraska
Legislature for agreeing to study liquor sales near the Pine Ridge
Reservation....
English only law struck down
An Alaska state judge on Friday struck down the state's English only law
as unconstitutional....
Native artist shooting for MTV
Apache musician Robby Romero is touring six Alaskan communities to
show support for the Gwich'in Nation and its fight to oppose drilling in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
DOE only met with industry
The Department of Energy never met with conservation of energy groups
during the formulation of President Bush's national energy policy,
according to a review of agency documents by The Washington Post....
Minn. city establishes Indian panel
The mayor of Duluth, Minnesota, has established an American Indian
Commission....
Abraham: Yucca Mountain is safe
In an opinion piece published in The Washington Post today, Secretary of
Energy Spencer Abraham says Americans are "dreaming" if they think
leaving highly radioactive nuclear waste in their current locations is safe.
"So far as terrorists are concerned, why wouldn't they first attack
stationary, above-ground facilities that lie in known locations near
heavily populated cities, rather than wait 10 years until the material is
being moved -- in secret -- in secure containers surrounded by heavily
armed guards?" he writes....
Yellow Bird: The Big Guns
"Men such as Roger Jourdain, who passed away March 21, are markers in
our history....
Tribes take greater roles in dams
Tribes in the Pacific Northwest have taken greater roles in dam-related
issues, seeking ways to protect their interests after years of being
ignored....
IHS officials in Mont. suspended
Two Indian Health Service officials at the Crow agency on the Crow
Reservation in Montana have been suspended....
First Nations Briefs
The Haida First Nation has made a landmark claim to on- and off-shore
natural resources on Queen Charlotte Islands, asking the province's
Supreme Court to recognize its right to exercise control over the assets.
Get the Story: In Canadian Court, a Native Nation Claims Offshore Rights
(The Washington Post 3/26)
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Haida claim considered landmark (3/7)
First Nations Briefs: Haida claim (3/6)
BRITISH COLUMBIA:
The Hupacaseth First Nation is going to court today to file a challenge to
a provincial-wide treaty referendum, whose questions have only been
recently finalized....
Mont. voting system ruled illegal
A federal judge in Montana has ruled that the way a county elects its
commissioners discriminates against Native voters....
Termination candidate was a GOP
Author Jeff Benedict, whose has called for the termination of the
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, only became a
Democrat to run for Congress, reports The New London Day....
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Key trust fund system being restarted
After a more than three-month delay, the last of the information
technology systems key to the administration of the Indian trust is
finally coming back online....
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The Week in Review
Trust fund accounting still unresolved, sacred sites debate
draws emotion, Indian issues face Bush administration,
and Rhode Island casino controversy brews....
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More Native students abstaining from alcohol
Binge drinking among Native American college students is dropping but
their alcohol use remains among the highest in the nation, according to a
health study released on Friday....
Code Talkers upset with Begaye
Some Navajo Code Talkers may dislike Navajo Nation President Kelsey
Begaye but they are making it clear they aren't endorsing his run for
re-election....
Editorial: 'No justice' on shooting
In an editorial, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader criticizes a South Dakota
judge for ignoring "fairness and justice" in a case involving the Crow
Creek Sioux Tribe's girls basketball team....
Editorial: Support casino funds
In an editorial today, The Norwich Bulletin criticizes the Mashantucket
Pequot Tribal Nation for not supporting a plan to increase casino aid to
five southeastern Connecticut communities....
Debate over corn continues
American researchers have come under fire for claiming genetically
modified corn has been found in Mexico, the birthplace of the species....
It's Saddam Hussein v. ANWR
The senators from Alaska and their allies have frequently invoked
Saddam Hussein and Iraq as a reason to open up the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge to drilling....
Train accident hurts two
A man and woman are hospitalized after their car was hit by a Burlington
Northern Santa Fe train on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana....
Man fights tribal courts
A Massachusetts man who claims he lost out on a $158,000 casino
jackpot has taken his case to federal court....
Pequot critic finds new cause
Author and Congressional candidate Jeff Benedict is going to Maine to
oppose a proposed tribal casino....
Law could help tribes get stadium
The Arizona Legislature will meet today to consider ways to allow tribes
to host a new $350 Arizona Cardinals football stadium....
Native women honored for work
Seven Native American women were honored for their contributions to
their tribes at a ceremony in Montana this past Saturday....
Change cited after Native marriage
Ever since his marriage to an Alaska Native woman, some say Alaska
Senate President Rob Halford has changed his stance on rural and Native
issues....
S.D. candidates support tribes
At a debate on Sunday night, the three Democrats running for governor
of South Dakota said they support tribal sovereignty....
Gwich'in activist still at it
Gwich'in activist Faith Gimmell has fought against opening up the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to drilling for years and has been
blessed with incredible luck....
Teacher moves to reservation, then leaves
Leanne Moll is spending her school year teaching reading and writing on
the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana....
Recovering teen inspires others
Susette Blackbird, a 17-year-old Cheyenne River Sioux / Omaha girl,
entered drug and alcohol abuse treatment in November....
Pequot Tribe cited for high diabetes rate
Thirty to 40 percent of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has
diabetes, according to a Connecticut health official who cites federal
data....
The injustice of the trust fund
British publication The Economist writes up the Indian trust fund in its
March 23 print edition, saying Elouise Cobell and the plaintiffs may be
near a victory in the five-year-old case....
Roger Jourdain passes on
Roger Jourdain, the outspoken former chairman of the Red Lake Band of
Ojibwe, died at a Minnesota hospital on Thursday....
Army Chief reports calls to Enron
Army Secretary Thomas White made 73 calls to his former colleagues at
Enron Corp....
Report documents Native health in N.M.
The New Mexico Department of Health last week released a report
compiling various health statistics of Pueblo, Navajo and Apache tribes in
the state....
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