Thursday, January 24, 2002
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Calif. school debuts new Aztec 'ambassador'
California's San Diego State University on
Wednesday debuted its new Aztec symbol,
refashioned as a cultural ambassador after
Hispanic and Native students complained
about the spear-chucking, red-faced warrior
that had been a tradition for decades....
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In The Hoop: Enron Reform
After spending $40 million on a computer system that had a number of
software bugs, the state of New Mexico has decided to scrap it for a
cheaper package....
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Agreement paves way for trust fund payments
After surviving more than a month without critical funds, thousands of
American Indians throughout the country are closer to getting money
that has been locked up in a political, legal and technical dispute....
ANWR money clears Alaska House
The Alaska House on Wednesday voted 33-2 to give $1.1 million to a
lobbying group trying to convince the Senate to open up the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge to drilling....
Group doubts use of mammograms
A group which writes information for the National Cancer Institute but
doesn't make specific medical recommendations said on Wednesday it
was changing its position on mammogram screening....
Cheney pushed again on energy records
The chairmen of three Senate committees on Wednesday asked Vice
President Dick Cheney to release documents and records from the
national energy task force he chaired....
Federal deficit to return under Bush
Confirming projections by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office,
the White House on Wednesday said the national deficit has returned
and would stay until the end of President Bush's term....
Nuclear waste rules up for change
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to relax rules governing
the storage of nuclear waste by eliminating events it considers unlikely....
Mohegan fishery still under review
The US Army Corps of Engineers is still reviewing a fisheries plan
proposed by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut....
Wis. tribe has deal in Catskills
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans from Wisconsin has reached a
deal to open a casino in the Catskills region of New York....
Kudos for Ponca Tribe on agreement
In a short editorial, The Lincoln Journal Star today gives the Ponca Tribe
of Nebraska kudos for coming up with an innovative way to sell energy to
a local university....
Cantwell snubbed on Bush pick
Washington's two Democratic senators are miffed they weren't
consulted over the nomination of the state's U.S....
Racial profiling discussed at forum
The Montana State University at Billings hosted a forum on racial profiling
on Wednesday, an event which included a Bureau of Indian Affairs
criminal investigator....
N.M. Indian affairs leader asked to leave
The 10-member New Mexico Commission on Indian Affairs voted last
Friday to remove executive director Terry Aguilar from his position
should he choose not to resign voluntarily....
Opinion: Casinos say tribes 'still here'
"When I was a child growing up in central New Mexico, we used to pass
Isleta Pueblo on our way to Albuquerque....
Neb. tribes could operate 'border' casinos
Nebraska State Sen Chris Beutler of Lincoln has introduced a bill to
legalize casino gaming on and off reservations in the state....
Native verse in Alaska song sought
The Alaska House on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to add a
second verse to the state song that recognizes Alaska Natives....
Ex-tribal attorney up for top post
A South Dakota attorney with experience in Indian law is up for the U.S.
Attorney's job....
Status of kitty litter mine in limbo
The Washoe County Commission has decided to delay by one month a
decision on a controversial kitty litter mine....
Teepee erected on school president's lawn
Native American activists erected a teepee on the lawn of University of
Minnesota President Mark Yudof's home on Wednesday to protest the
school's involvement in an telescope project....
Bill would prohibit new liquor at Whiteclay
Nebraska Senator Don Preister of Omaha has introduced a bill that would
prohibit the issuance of new liquor licenses within a five-mile radius of
any reservation that bans alcohol....
Death of Native women scares 911
A 911 operator who took one of the calls from two Aboriginal sisters
killed in a domestic violence dispute testified on Wednesday that the
incident has had negative effects on the emergency system in Winnipeg,
Manitoba....
Cops implicated in death of Native man
Law enforcement authorities in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, are
investigating new evidence that suggests police officers played a role in
the death of an Aboriginal man who was found frozen on the outskirts of
town two winters ago....
Enron / Andersen hearings start today
Two Congressional committees are holding hearings today on the Enron
/ Arthur Andersen debacle....
Peyote against tea dispute heats up
Three Native American Church groups have asked a federal judge for
permission to intervene in a religious freedom case occurring in New
Mexico....
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