Wednesday, January 23, 2002
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EDS facing another Indian trust task
The management consulting firm which recommended Secretary of
Interior Gale Norton appoint a single person to be in charge of Indian
trust, thereby setting forth a reorganization proposal roundly rejected by
tribes, is on board for yet another project....
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Court forcing Interior on security
Among the many changes to the Department of Interior's trust reform
update that Secretary Gale Norton personally submitted last week is the
addition of a section on information technology and computer security
issues....
Indian preference an issue for tribe
The Passamaquoddy Tribe of the Pleasant Point Reservation in Maine is
moving to enforce its Indian preference policy to try and keep young
tribal members at home....
Blue lights flickering for Kmart
Discount store Kmart on Tuesday filed for bankruptcy in federal court,
making it the largest retail declaration in history....
Subpoenas sent to Arthur Andersen
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday issued
subpoenas to senior Arthur Andersen executives involved in the Enron
debacle as President Bush defended his administration's handling of the
situation....
Utah suit challenges Census counting
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider whether a key U.S.
Census Bureau counting method is unconstitutional....
Senate building finally reopens
The Hart Senate Office Building finally reopened on Tuesday, more than
three months after it was shut down when anthrax letters were received
there....
Nuclear plants cited for threats
The Department of Energy is being urged to beef up security at weapons
plants throughout the nation by a government oversight group and a
Democratic Congressman....
N.M. violence programs may get funds
The New Mexico Legislature is moving forward a bill to provide $2 million
in funds, up from $750,000, to domestic violence programs....
Letter: Speaking for the Sioux Nation
"I hear the Sioux Nation speaks of disgust and shame concerning the
Washington High School mural....
ANWR lobby funds getting approval
The House Finance Committee of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday
approved a bill to give a lobbying group an additional $1 million to
support drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Neb. Natives protest justice system
Native Americans and other minorities aired their complaints about
Nebraska's justice system at a public forum held Tuesday night....
American appeals sentence in Peru
Peru's Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the case of former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology student Lori Berenson, convicted
of aiding separatist rebels try to take over the nation's Congress....
Report highlights health disparities
The Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota is releasing a report today on
health disparities affecting Native American, African-American, Hispanic
and Asian children....
Name for Nev. brothel changed
After receiving complaints from Native American activists, the owners of
a Nevada brothel have changed the name to "Wild Horse."
The Storey County brothel was originally going to be called "Crazy Horse
Resort and Spa." But the operators received complaints and decided to
pick another name....
Death of sisters haunts 911 operator
The 911 operator who took a call from three Aboriginal sisters killed in a
domestic violence dispute was on the stand Tuesday for an inquest into
their death....
Conn. tribe waiting on recognition
Chief Richard Velky of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation of Connecticut says
he expects the Bureau of Indian Affairs to issue a proposed finding on
this tribe's recognition in the second half of 2003....
Landowners removed from Mohawk claim
A federal judge in New York has agreed to remove private landowners
from the Mohawk land claim....
Oneida land claim talks resume
There appears to have been a breakthrough in talks between the Oneida
Nation, the state of New York and two counties over the tribe's unsettled
land claim....
New group to fight Idaho tribe
A new group called the Property Owners and Citizens Rights Organization
has popped up in northern Idaho and its goal is to challenge the
sovereignty of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and the Environmental Protection
Agency....
Opinion: Sacred Sites v. Money
"Does Orange County need another 2,500 homes near Turtle Rock?
Absolutely....
Windy Boy: Tribes and welfare reform
"Under welfare reform, for the first time, tribes are given a choice to
develop, implement and administer their own welfare program, which
would be beneficial for tribes....
Plains tribes rally on health
The Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council kicked off its health care
roundtable in Montana on Tuesday as tribal leaders called on joining
together to fight numerous problems facing reservations in the Plains....
MacDonald recalls year of freedom
Former Navajo Nation leader Peter MacDonald on Monday said it was a
"miracle" that he was released from prison a year ago....
Anti-Pequot towns have hope in case
Three Connecticut towns who have been fighting the Mashantucket
Pequot Tribal Nation over trust land say they have hope with a recent
Supreme Court decision....
Mont. tribe pushing water standards
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana has developed standards for
water quality on the reservation, affecting a number of uses from
drinking to recreation to agricultural....
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