Friday, January 17, 2003
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Swimmer slow to recall Reagan era 'fallout'
Tribal leaders who have objected to the Bush administration's revival of Ross Swimmer have cited his late 1980s tenure as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as the major reason for their displeasure....
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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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Court denies tribal exemption from labor laws
A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for a California tribe's health organization to be subpoenaed for resisting the presence of a labor union....
Editorial: Navajo Nation needs to reach out
The Farmington Daily-Times in an editorial calls on the new Navajo Nation administration to work with other governments and private industry in order to improve economic opportunities....
Ariz. tribe loses another compact challenge
A federal judge this week issued a second preliminary injunction against the Colorado River Indian Tribes in order to force the tribe to adhere to its gaming compact with the state....
Alleged tribe's casino boat docks in Okla.
A group called the Southern Cherokee Nation is seeking a federal permit for a riverboat it wants to turn into a casino....
Conn. tribe to hold ceremony for downed bird
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut will hold a burial ceremony for a red-tail hawk that was recently killed at an airport....
Schaghticoke chief disputes state jurisdiction
The chief of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation of Connecticut asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to throw out a criminal conviction against him....
In budget crisis, state turning to tribes
Tribal leaders in California are reacting cautiously to Governor Gray Davis' proposal to expand Indian gaming in order to boost the state's coffers....
School holding off on Indian mascot policy
The North Dakota State University's athletics director won't make a decision on the use of Indian mascots until later this spring when the NCAA addresses the issue, The Grand Forks Herald reports....
New Navajo council holds first special session
It took 4 1/2 hours for the members of the 20th Navajo Nation council to introduce themselves at a special session on Thursday, The Farmington Daily-Times reports....
Alaska Native shareholders get $100,000 payout
Shareholders of a small Alaska Native village corporation received the second of two $100,000 tax-free payments this week....
Haskell preservation group promises highway suit
An attorney for a group opposing a highway extension near Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas said there will be a legal challenge to the project....
WNBA says Mohegan Tribe doesn't have team yet
The Women's National Basketball Association disputed a report in a Connecticut paper that the Mohegan Tribe was about to own its professional basketball team....
Report finds few barriers to drilling in West
A federal study released on Thursday shows that only 12 percent of federal lands in the West are off-limits to drilling, contradicting earlier claims by the Bush administration and the energy industry, which has cited a 40 percent figure....
Jim Boyd still surprised people love his music
Jim Boyd got his big start in the music industry when he joined the legendary Indian band XIT in the 1970s....
Olson pressed for tougher school admission brief
Several Department of Justice officials, including Solicitor General Ted Olson, urged President Bush to file a Supreme Court brief opposing all affirmative action policies, The Washington Post reports....
Permit OKed for telescope near sweat lodge
The US Forest Service has approved plans to place several telescope near a sweat lodge in the Coronado National Forest of Arizona....
Obituary: Percy Blatchford, Inupiaq veteran
Percy John Blatchford, an Inupiaq veteran with 30 years of military service, died on Sunday from complications from diabetes....
Dann sisters moving horses out of state
Two Western Shoshone sisters in Nevada are moving hundreds of their horses out of state to prevent federal officials from seizing them....
Group says it will raise Confederate Cherokee flag
raise a Confederate flag at the state capitol to show "honor and respect to our true heritage."
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Court official plans action against Norton lawyer
A federal court official for the Indian trust fund lawsuit on Thursday said he would refer a government attorney for disciplinary action for her refusal to turn over documents related to an historical accounting....
Lamberth rejects request to disqualify himself
Calling allegations against his court "without merit," the federal judge overseeing the Indian trust fund today rejected an attempt to disqualify himself and two court investigators from the case....
In Today's Federal Register
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announces an extension of time to nominate tribal representatives to sit on the No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee....
Blackfeet council chairman ousted from post
The chairman of the Blackfeet Nation tribal council has been ousted from his position, The Great Fall Tribune reported....
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