Friday, October 25, 2002
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Seneca Nation casino compact deemed approved
The Bush administration on Thursday refused to endorse a controversial casino agreement that paves the way for the largest expansion of gaming in New York state history....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
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Alaska Natives press unity on sovereignty
The largest gathering of Alaska Natives opened on Thursday with leaders vowing to thwart attacks on their right to self-determination....
Author hopes memoir will bring change
"Raising Ourselves -- A Gwich'in Coming-of-Age Story From the Yukon River" is a new book by Alaska Native author Velma Wallis....
Anti-casino group seeks change in law
A new anti-casino group in Connecticut said its focus will include changing
state laws to prevent tribes from economic development....
Ariz. gaming campaign cost $37M
The backers of three gaming initiatives in Arizona raised more than $37
million, The Arizona Republic reported....
Ute Tribe will discuss concerns
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado plans to continue discussions about a
proposed hospital move....
Wis. tribe reaches emergency agreement
The St.Croix Ojibwe Tribe of Wisconsin has reached an agreement with
the state and two counties on emergency response planning....
Senate report slams Bush record
The Democratic staff on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has
released a report criticizing President Bush's rollback of environmental
and health regulations finalized during the Clinton administration....
Activist loses bid to get journals back
An American Indian activist who is serving a life sentence for murder can't
get his journals back from his old attorney, a North Carolina judge ruled....
Report: Tribal DUI record unreported
A Navajo Nation man facing federal charges for the deaths of two people
has a history of drunk driving, The Farmington Daily-Times reported....
Hayworth criticized for tribal donations
The Democrat candidate for Arizona's fifth Congressional District criticizes
his opponent for accepting an enormous amount of campaign
contributions....
Candidates want tribal cooperation
The candidates for a county commission seat in New Mexico say
cooperation with the Navajo Nation can improve road development....
Idaho tribe seeks discrimination probe
The Shoshone-Bannock Nation of Idaho is requesting a state and federal
probe into the treatment of Native students at a local high school....
Native student featured for dancing
Frederick Diaz, a nine-year-old member of the Apache Tribe, is featured in
the November-December issue of Scholastic News....
Bush: Budget deficit at $159B
The Bush administration confirmed a $159 billion deficit, the first since
1997....
Church dropped from Native abuse suit
A judge in Canada has dismissed the Anglican Church from abuse suits of Aboriginals who attended government boarding schools....
Tribes would receive $20M in Klamath aid
Representative Mike Thompson (D-California) has introduced a bill to provide $20 million in emergency financial assistance to tribes hit by the Klamath fish kill....
Bush asked to oppose tribal land bill
Governor Bill Graves (R) of Kansas has written President Bush to seek support in opposition a bill to settle a tribal land claim....
Pine Ridge primary results in dispute
Results of a primary election on the Pine Ridge Reservation are in limbo because an election board said it can't guarantee the accuracy of a recount....
Wash. tribes oppose judicial candidate
Washington tribes are opposing a state Supreme Court candidate whose views they say are anti-Indian and anti-sovereignty....
S.D. voter fraud tied to one person
Evidence of voter fraud among Native Americans in South Dakota is being linked to a former Democratic party worker....
Indian dispute derails parks bill
A dispute over a proposed casino in California has shelved an omnibus parks bill, The Washington Post reports....
Company promotes Native hiring record
The Alyeska Pipeline Service Company has increased Alaska Native employment from 5 percent ten years ago to 18 percent, the company president said at the Alaska Federation of Natives on Thursday....
Norton non-decision has lawyers ready
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's decision not to approve or deny the Seneca Nation gaming compact will make legal challenges easier, anti-gaming forces said....
Murkowski promotes campaign at AFN
Senator Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) turned his scheduled Congressional update at the Alaska Federation of Natives into a campaign speech....
Senator Paul Wellstone: 1944-2002
Paul Wellstone, one of the Senate's leading liberals and a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, was killed in a plane crash in Minnesota on Friday along with his wife, daughter, three staff members and two pilots....
Indian women's center will stay open
A drug and alcohol abuse center on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South
Dakota will stay open thanks to a $63,000 grant....
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