Wednesday, November 13, 2002

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Trust reform took center stage at the nation's largest inter-tribal gathering on Tuesday, as debate raged over the next phase of the landmark Cobell lawsuit....

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Unity in Indian Country has been a common theme throughout the 59th annual session of the National Congress of American Indians being held this week in San Diego, California....

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Tribal leaders are moving to counteract a controversial legislative proposal that would extinguish the rights of individual Indian account holders in exchange for a cash payout....


The state of Nebraska is returning about 20 set of remains to the Winnebago Tribe under a new state repatriation law....


A study by the Connecticut Office of Tourism shows that tribal casinos are a major draw for tourists....


Indian students in Oklahoma are taking part in an art competition and show in Shawnee....


The 400th anniversary of the first Catholic mass in California was remembered on Tuesday as a link to the state's colonial past....


Two tribal colleges in Montana will receive federal grants for building and expansion projects....


A police officer for the Fort Peck Tribes of Montana rescued an unconscious man from a house fire....


The remaining federal appropriations bills won't be considered until Congress reconvenes under full Republican control, The New York Times reports....


Election officials in South Dakota completed a canvass of votes in the state's close U.S....


The Alaska Native village of Alakanuk has seen a high rate of alcohol-related incidents in recent months....


Rodney Lewis, general counsel for the Gila River Indian Community of Arizona, has been named to the transition of newly elected Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano (D)....


Democrats plan to allow confirmation of two of President Bush's appointees to the federal bench, The New York Times reports....


A group calling itself the Southern Cherokee Nation plans to open a riverboat casino on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma....


The Seminole Tribe of Florida has sued Prudential Securities alleging a breach of trust over millions of dollars of lost tribal funds....


A federal judge in Rhode Island directed the Narragansett Tribe to waive its sovereign immunity as part of a dispute over a sewer construction project, The Providence Journal reports....


The Wisconsin-based Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans has acquired 125 acres of land in central New York, its aboriginal territory....


The brother of the former chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana pleaded guilty in federal court in a tribal theft case....


Carl Venne was sworn in as the new chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana on Tuesday....


An Oklahoma lawmaker who has challenged Indian policies plans to introduce a bill to end the tribal Class II gaming monopoly....


A $20 million grant has been awarded to the Indian Land Tenure Foundation to help protect the Indian land base....


"Typically, when you get caught holding someone or something hostage, the outcome is unpleasant....