Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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Supreme Court won't review Texas casino case
The Supreme Court on Monday dealt the final blow to a Texas tribe's
attempt to keep its financially successful casino alive....
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Tribes press U.S. to honor sacred obligations
Tribal leaders and their supporters gathered on
the steps of the United States Supreme Court on
Monday for a rousing rally in support of
self-determination....
'Honkies' exhibit draws attention at school
A University of North Dakota student group has set up an exhibit to draw
attention to the use of Indian as mascots, logos and symbols....
Bush in speech cites Iraqi threat
President Bush made a speech to a group of citizens on Monday night to
lay out the basis for a potential attack on Iraq and Iraqi dictator Saddam
Hussein....
Freeh, former FBI director, to testify
Former FBI director Louis Freeh will testify before Congress today on
terrorism and the September 11 terrorist attacks....
Ariz. tribal casino manager suspended
A casino manager for the Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona is ending a
four-month suspension for violating a state-tribal gaming compact....
Wash. tribes poised to keep slot monopoly
Key lawmakers in Washington don't think an attempt to expand slot
machines beyond Indian casinos will be successful....
Kan. Indian statue goes up, comes down
Problems forced workers in Kansas to take down a 5,000-pound Indian
sculpture that just been placed atop the Statehouse on Monday....
Ex-cops challenge tribal court ruling
Two former Connecticut state police officers who were transferred after an
alleged break-in on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation are appealing a
tribal court ruling....
Challenge to eagle feather law denied
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a challenge to a law that
prevents the sale of eagle feathers and parts....
Calif. tribes consider fishkill suit
The Yurok Tribe and the Hoopa Valley Tribe of California are meeting next
week to consider a suit against the federal government for the deaths of
20,000 salmon in the Klamath River....
Column: Good news for gaming in N.Y.
New York Governor George Pataki (R) is moving forward on casino
compact talks with the St....
Supreme Court won't review ballot case
The Supreme Court on Monday announced it will not review a Republican
attempt to keep retiring Senator Robert Torricelli (D) on the ballot in New
Jersey....
Alexie portrays Indians as people
Author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie doesn't feel he has a "special
mission toward Indians" except to portray them as human beings, he says
in an interview for Sojourners....
Opinion: Stop telescope project
"On Thursday, the regents will consider whether to enter into a contract
allowing University astronomers to be given access to the Large Binocular
Telescope being constructed at the Mount Graham International
Observatory in Arizona....
Minn. protest set against telescope
San Carlos Apache elders from Arizona are taking part in a protest this
week against a telescope observatory built on a sacred mountain....
Calif. tribe removes old logging roads
The Karuk Tribe of California has started a project to remove deteriorating
logging roads....
Okla. tribal leader won't give up title
After being voted out of office Saturday, Anita "Grace" Bunner returned to
work on Monday as head of the Thloptlocco Tribal Town....
Native wireless venture gets day in court
Three Alaska Native corporations will argue today to preserve their
billion-dollar investment in wireless technology....
Locks changed on Seminole Chief Haney
Jerry Haney's new reign over the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma was
short-lived....
Senate renews Indian housing law
The Senate last week renewed an Indian housing act that gives tribes
greater control over funding and resources....
'Bleak' outlook seen at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has accepted just two Indian law cases since its last
term but they could be among the most important ever....
Canada might abandon land claim talks
The Canadian government is threatening to walk away from land claim
negotiations with First Nations because they are taking to long to resolve....
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