Wednesday, January 30, 2002

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Written comments and the transcripts from three tribal consultation meetings over the proposed reorganization of Indian trust are available for viewing at the Department of Interior's reading room....

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There's trouble brewing over the upcoming trust reform retreat in the West Virginia countryside....

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In a determined effort to make their voices heard, scores of tribal leaders are descending upon the nation's capital to focus on trust management and trust reform, an issue which, for many, has become their single biggest concern....


The Department of Interior is fond of saying consultation is "underway" but in the case of the potential designation of a new national monument, officials might actually be telling the truth....


With the Winter 2002 Olympics being held in close proximity to Indian Country, there high hopes tribes and Native Americans would be featured prominently for the world to see....


A Wisconsin state appeals court on Tuesday upheld an agreement for a zinc and copper mine near the Mole Lake Ojibwe Reservation....


"Bar owners want video slot machines in every Nebraska town and neighborhood....


The Bush administration's battle to keep executive communications secret looks a lot like other constitutional and political disputes, says Charles Lane of The Washington Post....


An official of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut told reporters on Tuesday that recognition of other tribal groups in the state is a "longshot." Several tribes in the state are near the end of the federal recognition process, give or take a couple of years....



In a seemingly non-ending battle over political turf, Republicans in New Mexico have asked a federal court to revoke a judicially-approved map for the state's House districts....


A Nevada state legislative panel on Tuesday voted to oppose the designation of Yucca Mountain as a national nuclear waste dump....


Revenues at the casino owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut were up the last quarter of 2001 but due to a major expansion project and September 11-related circumstances, overall earnings dipped slightly....


New York Governor George Pataki (R) isn't worried about a lawsuit filed to stop the expansion of gaming in his state, a spokesperson said on Tuesday....


Despite knowing it was the subject of numerous investigations by federal and other authorities, Enron Corp....


An Asian-American gang is being targeted in a loan sharking scan at two tribal casinos in Connecticut....


As if last year's tribal referendum wasn't confusing enough, the Navajo Nation tribal council is set to vote today on whether to take over health care duties from the federal government....


A 911 operator who handled one of the calls from two Aboriginal sisters killed in a domestic violence dispute criticized the police on Tuesday for handling the situation poorly....


Alumni, parents and other interested folks are lamenting the demise, perhaps temporary, of the Native American Preparatory School in New Mexico....


The North Dakota Supreme Court today hears a dispute which tests the limits of tribal sovereignty....


Representative Tim Johnson (R-Ill.) has introduced a bill to kill tribal land claims in Illinois but residents say he is not doing enough to promote it....


The Tigua Tribe of Texas criticized Gov....


Representatives from tribes in Michigan, South Dakota and North Dakota came to Nebraska on Tuesday to learn more about the Winnebago Tribe's tax compact with the state....


President Norton, what are you wearing!? Although Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is eighth in line for succession should a terrible tragedy befall President Bush, his Cabinet and other top ranking members of the federal government, she wasn't nearly as close to becoming the leader of the free world as one might image, The Denver Post points out....


The General Accounting Office has decided to sue the White House in order to get more information about the president's energy task force....


The Navajo Nation tribal council on Monday approved more than half a million in one-time grants for tribal members who have not received their trust fund checks since November....


A retired Army colonel's quest to find out what happened to a group of Confederate soldiers in Kansas led him to uncover the history of the Rebel Creek Massacre....