Monday, October 7, 2002
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Report: N.M. Natives highest in alcohol deaths
American Indians and Alaska Natives in New Mexico are more likely to die
in car accidents than any other racial or ethnic group in the state,
according to a new study....
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The Week in Review
Indian trust fund problems continue, Assistant Secretary
Neal McCaleb releases recognition reform plan, tribes
lament loss of 20,000 fish in Klamath River and runners
prepare for Supreme Court rally....
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Compromise on Pueblo land claim bill reached
With just a few days left in the Congressional session, New Mexico's
senators and the Pueblo of Sandia announced a final agreement on a bill
to settle the tribe's outstanding land claim....
Probe sought into Norton mine decision
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) wants the Department of Interior's
inspector general to investigate Secretary Gale Norton's reversal on a
mine development in California....
John Potter: My ode to Autumn
"Ev'ry year 'round this time I has to wax poetic,
although my writing skills they be somewhat pathetic....
Navajo fair in N.M. draws thousands
The 79th Shiprock Northern Navajo Fair ended on Saturday, drawing
thousands of visitors to experience Navajo culture, arts and dances....
Tribes outpace competition on gaming
Tribes in Oklahoma and Washington are beating the competition when it
comes to gaming....
BLM auctions seized Shoshone cattle
The Bureau of Land Management on Friday auctioned 232 head of cattle
seized from two Western Shoshone sisters who claim aboriginal title to
land in Nevada....
Former Crow chairman pleads guilty
Clifford Bird in Ground, former chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana,
pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of bribery for using tribal money to
buy cars for family and friends....
Native corp plans tourist development
An Alaska Native corporation plans is redeveloping its old logging camp
into a tourist attraction....
Editorial: Inouye loses credibility
The New London Day is going after Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii),
chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, for remarks he made
against a moratorium on federal recognition....
Hogan business helped by Ariz. fire
A hogan manufacturer on the Navajo Reservation is one business that will
benefit from the tragic Rodeo-Chediski Fire in Arizona....
Column: Campbell got most at fundraiser
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado) took in $20,500 at a
fundraiser arranged by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, Bill McAllister of
The Denver Post reports....
Ten Mich. groups seek recognition
Ten groups in Michigan are petitioning for federal recognition, according to
The Lansing State Journal....
Utah panel tries to decide on remains
After years of never having a quorum, the Utah Native American Remains
Review Committee is finally meeting to decide how to handle and
repatriate remains to the state's tribes....
Russell Means: Elders asked me to run
With his run for governor of New Mexico in the skids, Russell Means says
he was called back home to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota for
one reason: to change the Oglala Lakota Tribe....
Nez Perce faced heavy hand after flight
After their attempt to flee to Canada was cut short, five Nez Perce bands
who refused to be confined to a reservation in Idaho were nearly wiped
out by disease and mistreatment....
'Not enough water to go around'
There's just not enough water to satisfy tribes, farmers,
environmentalists and fishermen in the Klamath River Basin on the
California-Oregon border, a federal official says....
'We need more fries' but in Navajo
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is "off base" by suing a
non-Indian diner of discriminating against Navajo employees, The
Farmington Daily-Times writes in an editorial today....
Editorial: Start with an accounting
Individual Indian and tribal beneficiaries deserve an "honest accounting"
of their trust funds, The Lincoln Journal Star says in an editorial....
Sovereignty Run ends at Supreme Court
The first ever Sovereignty Run ends today in Washington, D.C., with a
tribal leader's rally at the steps of the Supreme Court....
Another year, Another Columbus Day
Two competing groups will march on Columbus Day, this Saturday, in
Denver, Colorado....
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