Thursday, January 9, 2003
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The Year in Law: Supreme Court 2002
The US Supreme Court made news in 2002 but not for any rulings it handed down....
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In The Hoop: Happy New Year
Some Department of Interior officials reacted with glee yesterday upon reading a Denver Post column that defended the Bush administration's (in)action on the trust fund and criticized attorneys representing 500,000 Indian beneficiaries....
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Norton fights trust fund ruling as going too far
The Bush administration is again asking for permission to communicate with Indian beneficiaries despite a federal judge's rebuke of a policy that limits their rights....
Navajo Nation and towns combat alcoholism
The Navajo Nation and mayors of border towns are signing an agreement to help combat alcoholism, The Albuquerque Journal reports....
Study: Alcohol cuts risk of heart attack
Research being reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine says that drinking alcohol every day can "significantly" reduce the risk of heart attack....
Men charged with murder on Minn. reservation
Three men have been charged in Minnesota state court for the death of a man on the Mille Lacs Ojibwe Reservation....
Alaska tribe in leadership turmoil
The Douglas Tribe of Alaska hasn't had elections in two years due to problems with its leadership, The Juneau Empire reports....
Wis. tribes helped pay for governor's bash
American Indians donated at least $45,000 to help pay for the inaugural bash of new Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle....
Tribal disclosure of gifts at issue
A judge in California heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case testing the application of state election law on tribal governments....
Mich. allows tribal court convictions
The Michigan Court of Appeals released an opinion on Tuesday allowing state courts to use tribal court convictions to justify harsher punishment....
Ariz. gaming deals await federal approval
The Department of Interior will begin reviewing gaming compacts the state of Arizona has finalized with 17 tribes....
Top Metis leader asked to resign post
The Métis National Council has asked President Gerald Morin to resign because he is facing assault charges....
A Navajo police department is shorthanded
The Navajo Nation has funded the Shiprock Police Department in New Mexico for 45 officers but only 32 are on staff....
Bill introduced to return land to tribe
A Nevada congressman has reintroduced a bill to return land to the Washoe Tribe....
Feds: Racist leader plotted to kill judge
The leader of a racist group that is relocating its headquarters near a reservation in Wyoming has been charged with plotting to kill a federal judge....
Ex-BIA worker pleads guilty for kickbacks
A former Bureau of Indian Affairs employee who worked on the Crow Reservation in Montana pleaded guilty to accepting kickbacks, The Billings Gazette reported....
Native and Jewish leaders meet in Canada
Native and Jewish leaders met in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday to improve relations a month after a prominent Aboriginal leader made comments in support of the Nazi Holocaust....
Lumbee recognition bill to be delayed
A bill to federally recognize the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina will be delayed pending a vote by tribal members on the tribe's traditional territory, the Associated Press reports....
Trial of mother accused of murder is underway
Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the first full day in the federal trial of a Navajo mother accused of murdering three of her children....
State seeks police agreement with tribe
The state of Nebraska and the Omaha Tribe are pursuing an agreement to allow the tribe's police force to enforce traffic laws on non-Indians....
Neb. tribe kicks BIA out of building
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has been given 30 days to move out of a tribally-owned building on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska, Winnebago chairman John Blackhawk announced on Wednesday....
Judge clears way for Kennewick Man tests
A federal judge in Oregon has cleared the way for scientists to study the remains of a 9,000-year-old Native man....
Treasury won't file trust reform plan
The Department of Treasury this week said it would not file plans regarding the management of 300,000 Indian trust fund accounts....
Congress to seek settlement of Pueblo claim
New Mexico's Congressional delegation is making another attempt to settle Sandia Pueblo's claim to the Sandia Mountains....
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