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Ruling hailed as win for Yellowstone bison
A federal judge on Thursday raised doubts about the continued slaughter
of bison that wander out of Yellowstone National Park in a ruling that was
praised by tribes and environmentalists....
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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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BIA recognition staff fails pressure test
It has been said the Bureau of Indian Affairs acts only when a court or
Congress directs them to do so....
Acquittal of Indian men overturned
An appeals court in Mexico sentenced two Huichol Indian men to 13
years in prison on Thursday, overturning a ruling that had set them free....
Calif. pushes for oil protections too
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton said the Bush administration moved to
block oil drilling in Florida in response to local opposition....
Letter: Unfair treatment of tribe
"One evening recently, two very close friends of mine, who happen to be
Native American, and I decided to go to the Jai Alai in Newport, R.I....
Hopi student comes from family of service
Michael Tenakhongva, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, graduated
from the Air Force Academy this week with a second lieutenant's
commission....
Waste plan to make 'millionaires' of tribe
The chairman of the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of Utah won't reveal how
much money a group of private utility companies will pay to store up to
44,000 tons of nuclear waste on the reservation....
Calif. mascot ban to be reconsidered
A bill to ban certain Indian mascots at public schools will be reconsidered
next January by the California Assembly....
Mont. tribe resuming water talks
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the state of Montana
are resuming water rights talks in July....
Wyo. reservation going fiber optic
A fiber optic project on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming is being
held up because some landowners are seeking more money....
Inquest set for Native death
Law enforcement in Saskatchewan, Canada, have scheduled an inquest
into the shooting death of an Aboriginal man by a police officer....
Makah whaling decision appealed
Animal-rights activists asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to
temporarily halt to the whale hunt of the Makah Nation of Washington....
Indian statue ready for viewing
The public can now view a bronze statue of an Indian warrior that will go
on top of Oklahoma's state capitol building....
Deadline for Cabinet contest nears
If you haven't entered the "Loop Outta Here" contest sponsored by
Washington Post columnist Al Kamen, you still have some time....
Navajo Nation receives $2.8M
he Navajo Nation has received $2.8 million in grants to bring electricity
to Navajo families....
Scientists oppose Norton wolf plan
A group of scientists is opposing a Department of Interior plan to turn
management of the gray wolf to states....
Nev. tribe sues over seized cattle
The Te-Moak Tribe of Nevada was joined by ranchers and states' rights
advocates in filing a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management on
Thursday....
Native group boycotts subsistence talks
The Alaska Federation of Natives boycotted subsistence talks arranged
by Republican lawmakers....
BIA approves tribal-state gaming compacts
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb has approved two tribal-state Class III
gaming compacts....
BIA approval required for home loans
A federal program aimed at increasing home ownership on reservations
has drawn less than 1,000 applicants in 10 years....
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Tribes driving trust reorganization effort
A group of tribal leaders has endorsed the creation of a new Department
of Interior official to handle the trust assets of hundreds of tribes and
300,000 American Indians....
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Supreme Court deciding on Navajo trust case
The Supreme Court meets today to consider taking its second Indian
trust case of the term, one which tribal leaders fear could have wide
implications....
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Minn. banks accused of discrimination
A member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe has accused a Minnesota
creditors of discrimination against American Indians....
Tribal salmon face less protection
California state biologists on Wednesday recommended less stringent
protections for a species of salmon fished by tribes....
State gaming conference scheduled
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States is meeting in a
city known for risk-taking this weekend....
Hearings examine Peru violence
The Peruvian government has been holding public hearings to document
two decades of violence brought on by separatist political movements....
Stalled USDA nominee pushed
A Department of Agriculture inquiry has cleared a controversial nominee
of wrongdoing, Secretary Ann Veneman told a Congressional committee
on Tuesday....
Jury returns $6M award against railroad
A federal jury in Montana has awarded a $6 million award to the estate of
a man killed by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train....
FBI director admits missteps
FBI Director Robert Mueller III for the first time admitted on
Wednesday that the September 11 terrorist attacks might have been
uncovered had investigators pieced together all the information....
Bush blocks Fla. drilling plans
In a politically and environmentally popular move, the Bush
administration on Wednesday announced plans to halt drilling in the
Everglades and off the shores of Florida....
Wyo. delegates oppose sacred site sale
All members of Wyoming's Congressional delegation are opposed to the
sale of federal land to the Mormon Church....
Kan. tribe develops emergency plan
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas has approved an
emergency preparedness agreement with a local county....
Mont. tribes offer mine tours
The tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana are offering tours
of a defunct gold mine they are seeking to clean up....
Indian Country crimes a concern
A US Attorney with a background in Indian affairs has been assured that
changes to the FBI won't affect investigations on reservations in the
Minnesota area....
N.D. tribal casino boat eyed
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota wants to start
up a casino boat on Lake Sakakawea....
Native firm gets defense contract
A subsidiary of an Alaska Native corporation has signed a $13 million
contract for a defense project....
BIA projects new deadline on recognition
A federal judge has agreed to allow the Bureau of Indian Affairs to delay
a final recognition decision on two Connecticut tribes....
FBI can surf web sites on the job
New rules the Department of Justice instituted yesterday give free reign
for FBI agents to surf Internet web sites....
Guilty conviction for tribal theft
A federal judge on Tuesday found an Alaska Native elder guilty of one
count of stealing tribal funds....
Seizure of tribal cattle protested
The Te-Moak Tribe of Nevada is considering legal action against the
Bureau of Land Management for seizure of $100,000 worth of tribal
cattle....
Body of tribal police officer found
Divers in Montana recovered the body of a Rocky Boy's tribal police
officer on Wednesday....
White Man: Indians proud of Redskins
A White Man says Indians are proud of the name "Redskins," according to
John McCaslin of The Washington Times....
Navajo history class open to non-Indians
The Arizona State University has dropped a policy which discouraged
non-Indian enrollment in an class on Navajo history....
Wall Street Journal: Casino Politics
"Indian tribes with casinos argue that gambling is the yellow brick road
to Native American economic development....
N.Y. tribe opposing cigarette seizures
Indian retailers and the Seneca Nation of New York are challenging
recent seizures of cigarettes bound for the reservation....
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Trust fund monitor sends dispute to judge
Besieged with criticism, the court official watching over the Indian trust
on Tuesday said he would refer the Bush administration's attempts to
hamper his investigation to a federal judge....
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Court limits reach of tribal treaty rights
An Idaho court on Tuesday refused to overturn the criminal convictions
of three men who claimed protection under a 19th century treaty....
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In The Hoop: Comings and Goings
Tribal leaders (and your lobbyists), you have exactly one extra day to
submit your views to the National Indian Gaming Commission on some
proposed regulations....
Pequot recognition decisions delayed
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has delayed its decisions on two Connecticut
tribes, The Hartford Courant reports today....
Maine candidates oppose casino
Almost every participant in a candidates forum held in Maine on Tuesday
night said they opposed gaming in their state....
Oneida Nation takes on Hollywood
Flush with gaming profits, the Oneida Nation of New York has set its
sights on the media and entertainment world....
Video poker machines ruled illegal
The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law ban on video
poker machines....
No motive for dead found outside casino
Authorities in Washington have yet to assign a motive for two men and
one teenager who were found stabbed to death outside the Muckleshoot
Casino....
R.I. gaming measures compete
The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday passed a referendum that puts the
Narragansett Tribe's casino on the November ballot....
Supreme Court takes cross-burning case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether cross-burning
is considered free speech....
Man on death penalty loses appea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the state of
Tennessee to execute a man who claimed he was the victim of bad
lawyering....
State sovereign immunity expanded
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that states cannot be forced to
answer to federal agency judicial proceedings unless they wave
sovereign immunity....
Charges in reservation death
Authorities in Minnesota have charged a man in the death of a girl found
on the White Earth Indian Reservation....
Rocky Boy's police officer drowns
Divers in Montana were searching for the body of a Rocky Boy's tribal
police officer who drowned while on a rescue attempt....
Bill puts wrench in Goshute nuclear
Representative Jim Hansen (R-Utah), chairman of the House Resources Committee,
added a provision to the $383 billion defense spending bill that would
scuttle plans by Skull Valley Goshute Tribe to store nuclear waste on its
reservation....
Calif. mascot ban defeated
The California Assembly on Tuesday killed a measure that would have
banned all Indian mascots in the state....
Tribes not invited to salmon talks
The state of California is holding high-level talks over the potential listing
of coho salmon as an endangered species but tribes haven't been
invited, The Los Angeles Times reports....
Supreme Court rejects water challenge
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review the state of Nevada's
attempt to draw water away from a lake on the Pyramid Lake Paiute
Reservation....
Alaska Native allotment bill filed
A bill to allow Alaska Native veterans of the Vietnam War to receive
allotments is being pushed again by Alaska's Congressional delegation....
Opinion: Trailer park gambling
"So, it's come to this: Trailer-court gambling is on the horizon in
downtown Kansas City, Kan.
If you've been by Seventh Street and Ann Avenue lately, you know it's a
hotbed of activity, with work proceeding at a feverish clip on a "Class II"
casino, fashioned from what the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma calls
"mobile building units."
Nice try on the euphemism....
BLM to auction seized tribal cattle
The Bureau of Land Management plans to auction 157 cattle seized from
a Nevada tribe....
Ex-school official faces suit in mascot case
A former school official can be sued for actions regarding the Chief
Illiniwek mascot of the University of Illinois, a federal judge ruled on
Tuesday....
Okla. firm promotes alternative fuels
Biodiesel fuels smell like french fries and can make you hungry,
according to Deyo Paddyaker, a member of the Comanche Tribe and
chief executive of Prime Oil, an Oklahoma firm promoting alternative
energy sources....
Hopi carver carries on tribal tradition
Dreams inspired Gerry Quotskuyva, a member of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona, to take up the carving of katsina dolls....
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Hired gun takes on Bush White House
Wayne Smith faces an uphill battle to regain his top seat within the Bush
administration but if anyone can handle the task, or at least raise a
public relations stink, it is his attorney....
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Resolution of Seminole dispute sought in court
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma plans to return to federal court this
week to seek full recognition of its tribal leadership, buoyed by a recent
decision affecting a long-running dispute that has drawn national
attention....
New Colombian leader might talk
He campaigned on a get-tough policy but Colombia's president-elect
Álvaro Uribe Vélez might be willing to talk with rebel and paramilitary
groups....
Neb. accused of racism for liquor sales
The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission is coming under fire for the
comments a member made regarding the sale of alcohol to Native
Americans....
Report notes water risks for Natives
An independent federal commission in Canada has cited deplorable
water conditions on First Nations Reserves in Ontario....
Whaling tradition being lost
Japan launched an attack last week on the United States and Russia by
leading the charge against traditional Native hunting in the face of its
own dwindling whaling culture....
Eat your broccoli for good health
Research published today in the Proceedings of the National Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences indicates broccoli can fight stomach
ulcers and stomach cancer....
Bush marks Memorial Day
President Bush marked Memorial Day at the site of the D-Day Invasion of
World War II with a speech linking that global battle with the war on
terrorism....
Tribe's tradition being uprooted
One of the traditional foods of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho is becoming
harder to find....
Tribal elders keep culture alive
A group of elders of the Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado meets twice a
month to advise the tribe on cultural and traditional matters....
Fla. sites show long history
Archaeologists have unearthed sites in Florida dating back 7,000 years....
Repatriation panel meeting scheduled
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee, an advisory board created by federal law, is meeting in
Oklahoma this week....
National Indian business group launched
The first national American Indian Chamber of Commerce has been
established to promote economic growth of Native-owned businesses....
The Week in Review
Bush administration attacks and delays court investigator,
Bureau of Indian Affairs official vows fight after being
kicked out, Tribes wait for Supreme Court action on major
cases, and Native whaling sees international setback....
Jump in income tied to casino
The chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona attributes a
nearly 100 percent increase in income on the reservation to the tribe's
casino....
Inuit warnings finally accepted
After years of being ignored, Western scientists and governments are
paying attention to Inuit warnings, observations and traditions about
climate change in the Arctic....
Maine tribes complete sovereignty walk
Two Maine tribes completed their walk for sovereignty on Friday....
Tour features Native art collection
Curators for the Arizona State Museum are preparing an upcoming
exhibit of 360 original paintings by Native artists....
Remains to be repatriated
The National Park Service intends to repatriate at least six Native
ancestors found in New York....
Seneca opposition considers takeover
Opponents of the Seneca Nation's casino agreement with the state of
New York are hoping to gain seats in the upcoming tribal election....
Halt to recognition decisions sought
A group of 23 towns in Connecticut wants the Bush administration to
stop recognizing tribes....
BIA advises new Seminole election
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb last week urged the Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma to hold new tribal elections....
Mont. tribe graduates pharmacist
Damion Killsback will receive his doctorate in pharmacy next month, the
first member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana to do so....
Men found dead outside Wash. casino
Three men were found dead outside the Muckleshoot tribal casino in
Washington this weekend....
Suit for EPA official dropped
A group of cities in Idaho have
dropped a lawsuit seeking to
reinstate the position of an
Environmental Protection
Agency investigator....
Sacred site sale opposed
A Wyoming senator opposes a proposed purchase of federal land
because he worries tribes might do the same....
Indian panel looks at sacred sites
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds the first in a series of
oversight hearing on sacred sites next week....
Native veterans honored
A long tradition of remembering Native warriors and veterans continued
today on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana....
Recusal didn't bar Griles involvement
Deputy Interior Secretary Steven Griles continued to involve himself in
coalbed methane drilling decisions despite agreeing not to do so....
Wayne Smith seeks protection
Wayne Smith, the former deputy to Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb,
has asked for federal whistleblower status after being fired from his job....
Editorial: Stop Indian gaming
In an editorial, Representative Frank Wolf (R-Va.) calls on the Bush administration
and Congress to put a halt to the spread of gaming, especially in Indian
Country....
Native school sees last class
The Native American Preparatory School in New Mexico graduated its last
class before closing due to financial problems....
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