Tuesday, January 21, 2003
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Lamberth tempted by disqualification campaign
The federal judge overseeing the Indian trust litigation asserted continued control of the case on Friday even as he expressed weariness about the growing debacle....
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The Week in Review
Indian Country looks at trust fund options, President Bush files Supreme Court brief against affirmative action, Lewis and Clark commemoration begins, and courts rule on labor union and breach of trust disputes....
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Tribes look to future and past with Lewis and Clark
Representatives of several Indian nations whose ancestors greeted explorers Lewis and Clark braved the bitter cold on Saturday to mark the start of a multi-year, multi-state and multi-tribe bicentennial commemoration of the historic expedition....
BIA to issue decision on Paugussett recognition
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is expected to decide today whether to recognize the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Connecticut....
Not all in Conn. support anti-casino movement
Not all municipalities in Connecticut are backing an anti-casino effort, The Norwich Bulletin reports....
In Catskills, neighbors fear casino traffic
Officials in Orange County in New York are fearful of the traffic tribal casinos will bring to the long-dormant Catskills....
Ariz. tribal leaders to meet lawmakers
Tribal leaders in Arizona will meet with state lawmakers today for the 17th annual Indian National and Tribes Legislative Day....
Editorial: Mont. schools fail Indian children
Montana's public school system has been an "abysmal failure" when it comes to Indian students, The Billings Gazette says in an editorial....
Navajo president targets economy and education
The new president of the Navajo Nation is putting a priority on education and economic development....
Yellow Bird: Seeing balance in bear dispute
"From a long cultural history with animals such as the bear, the current proposal by Rep....
Wash. city tries to find new home for totem pole
The city of Everett, Washington, is looking for a suitable home for an 80-year-old totem pole carved by a Tulalip tribal leader....
Native culture 'inspired' a failed music movement
"A hundred years ago, the question of what American concert music might sound like fueled a roaring debate....
Powell, Rice support use of race in admissions
The two highest-ranking African-Americans in federal government said they don't support President Bush's blanket opposition to the use of race in college admissions....
Can. court hears appeal of convicted cops
Two ex-Canadian police officers who admitted they abandoned a Native man in the freezing cold went before an appeals court on Monday to challenge their conviction and prison sentence....
Tribal members reject blood quantum change
Members of the Flathead Nation of Montana on Saturday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to eliminate a blood quantum requirement for tribal enrollment....
Navajo mother convicted of murdering children
An Arizona woman was convicted on Friday for murdering three of her children at their home on the Navajo Nation....
Murkowski named to Senate Indian affairs panel
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, has been named to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee for the 108th Congress....
Non-Indian farmers oppose tribal authority
Non-Indian farmers on two Nebraska reservations are opposing tribal efforts to take over pesticide control from the federal government....
Floor statements on S.175, trust fund bill
On January 15, Senators John McCain (R-Arizona), Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) and Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) introduced S.175, the Indian Trust Asset and Trust Fund Management and Reform Act of 2003....
BIA declines recognition of Paugussett Tribe
The Bureau of Indian Affairs today said it plans to deny federal recognition to the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Connecticut....
Indian schools in Neb. among poorest in state
Schools on two Nebraska reservations have the largest number of poor students in the state....
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