Monday, November 25, 2002
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Passive trust faces test in new Congress
Legislation to unify Indian land inheritance policies, and create a controversial status of trust ownership, died this year despite last-minute lobbying by tribal organizations....
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The Week in Review
Neal McCaleb announces resignation from Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bush administration fights trust fund contempt ruling, the 107th Congress adjourns and Pine Ridge voters pick a new leader....
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McCaleb latest in long line of DOI departures
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb isn't the first and probably won't be the last....
BIA ruling on Kickapoo leadership pending
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is expected decide whether it will recognize the new leadership of the Kickapoo Tribe of Texas, The Houston Chronicle reported....
Okla. governor-elect says no to gaming
Oklahoma Governor-elect Brad Henry (D) supports a lottery but not Class III gaming for the state's tribes....
The New York Times on federal recognition
The New York Times presented a "crash course" on federal recognition in its Sunday magazine....
Several charged for bootlegging in Alaska
Eight people have been charged with smuggling alcohol onto the Metlakatla Reservation in Alaska....
Kiowa leader cites death threats
The chairman of the Kiowa Nation of Oklahoma says his life has been threatened over his tribe's gaming operations....
Lumbee tribal member leaves Africa
A member of the Lumbee Tribe competing at the Miss World pageant headed to London along with dozens of other contestants after deadly riots broke out in Nigeria....
Unsolved deaths and rapes prompt protest
Police treatment of homicides and rapes of Native Americans prompted a reported 125 to overtake a city council meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
Gangs hit Tohono O'odham Nation hard
There are 34 gangs on the Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona, a reservation the size of Connecticut....
Cherokee chief: U.S. must keep its word
"A recent letter published in The Oklahoman reflects many misconceptions that some non-Indians have about Indians....
Consultation set on ski area expansion
The US Forest Service is holding a consultation session with the Hopi Tribe of Arizona over a proposed expansion of a ski based located in the sacred San Francisco Peaks....
Conn. towns see green in hotel proposal
Leaders of two Connecticut towns that have complained about the impact of land-into-trust on their tax base are hoping a new tribal hotel will bring in revenue....
Obituary: Skenandore, Oneida leader, vet
Norris "Skinny" Skenandore, a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, died Saturday night after a lengthy illness....
Indian ally elected president in Ecuador
Lucio Gutierrez, a former military colonel with strong support of Indian leaders and activists, was elected president of Ecuador on Sunday....
New Crow chairman fires employees
The new chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana has fired an untold number of employees -- as many as 400, according to The Billings Gazette....
Supreme Court to hear pivotal cases
The Supreme Court on December 2 will hear oral arguments in two cases affecting the federal government's trust responsibility to tribes....
Alaska tribal buildings go smoke free
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the Alaska Native Brotherhood/Alaska Native Sisterhood have made their buildings smoke free....
Okla. tribe buys historic theater
The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma has purchased a 94-year-old theater in Ada....
Dog joins Alaska village police force
The police department in a small Alaska village has added a drug-sniffing dog to its force....
Mont. tribes move on water system
Congress approved a $192 million water project for the Fort Peck Reservation and surrounding communities....
Dispute over Navajo tests business
No one speaks Navajo anymore at a business near the Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona....
Herrington on board space shuttle
The Space Shuttle Endeavour had a successful launch on Friday with Chickasaw Nation tribal member John Herrington on board....
NNN: 'Attack' on McCaleb decried
Charles Blackwell, the ambassador for the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, said tribal member Neal McCaleb was doing a good job as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in a report by National Native News....
Running BIA a tough job for those who dare
There have been eight assistant secretaries for Indian Affairs since the position was created in 1977....
Editorial: McCaleb 'had enough'
"Even in good times the job is one of the worst in the federal government, trying to steer a bureaucracy crippled for decades by neglect, inertia and corruption....
Wash. woman killed in custody dispute
A member of the Puyallup Tribe of Washington was shot to death over the weekend in a dispute over the custody of her brother's daughter, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported....
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