Thursday, February 13, 2003
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Swimmer can't recall Navajo involvement
It was one of the most closely watched Supreme Court cases in recent history....
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Senate panel eager to confirm Swimmer as trustee
A Senate panel on Wednesday moved to advance the nomination of former assistant secretary Ross Swimmer as the Department of Interior's top trust reform official....
Alaska Natives seek development alternatives
Alaska Native village leaders have formed a new group, Alaska Native Oil and Gas Working Group, to seek alternatives to development....
Republicans finalize omnibus bill in private
Republicans in Congress finalized a $397.4 billion bill to fund the federal agencies for 2003....
Land swap deal with Wis. tribe falls through
The federal government will try to resolve a land-related dispute between the Ho-Chunk Nation and the state of Wisconsin....
Red Lake Ojibwe establishes tribal chiefs day
The council of the Red Lake Nation of Minnesota approved the creation of a Chiefs Day in honor of its tribal leaders....
Ariz. college hosts Indian conferences
Arizona State University is hosting two Indian conferences....
Indian boarding school in Okla. gets funds
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is using $4 million in casino profits to build a new gym for the Sequoyah High School....
A field of four for Cherokee Nation chief
Four Cherokee Nation citizens are running for principal chief of the Oklahoma tribe....
N.Y. urged to take cut of Indian businesses
Politicians in upstate New York are eyeing a piece of Indian Country commerce....
Bird disease found on Ariz. reservation
The Colorado River Reservation Arizona reported the state's first discovery of an infectious bird disease....
O'odham citizenship bill reintroduced
An Arizona Congressman introduced a bill to grant American citizenship to all members of the Tohono O'odham Nation....
BLM opposing Pueblo's request for land
The Bureau of Land Management is opposing a request by the Zia Pueblo to obtain 14,000 acres of federal land....
Sandia land claim included in omnibus bill
A settlement to Sandia Pueblo's land claim to 10,000 acres in New Mexico is included in the omnibus appropriations act nearing final Congressional approval....
Senate Democrats, White House won't budge
Senate Democrats continued to filibuster one of President Bush's controversial appeals court nominees as the White House refused a request to make public government papers....
Innu First Nation still without enough homes
A move of the Innu First Nation in Labrador, Canada, is behind schedule and has gone over budget....
Three casino workers in Okla. killed
Three employees of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe's casino in Oklahoma were found dead on Tuesday....
S.D. justice study prompts push for reform
A researcher working for the state of South Dakota said the state has a moral obligation to correct unequal treatment of American Indians in the justice system....
Man who sold sacred items spared jail time
A New Mexico man who pleaded guilty to selling eagle feathers and violating federal repatriation law was spared jail time by a federal judge....
Editorial: Tribe should submit to state authority
Tribal sovereignty is not "absolute," The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial today....
Leech Lake gang activity and threats detailed
Voters of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota elected a new chairman on Tuesday....
Swimmer says he will be independent trustee
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Ross Swimmer as Special Trustee for American Indians....
Neal McCaleb wants an apology from court official
Former assistant secretary Neal McCaleb has filed court papers asking for an apology for a report that accused him of violating federal law....
Erwin memo incriminates DOJ attorneys in coverup
Government attorneys have not handled the Indian trust fund case in a "forthcoming and truthful" manner, acting special trustee Donna Erwin wrote in a memo drafted shortly after she was rebuked for misleading a federal judge about her work schedule....
Appeals court grants stay in Kennewick Man case
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday granted a temporary halt to pending studies of the 9,000-year-old Kennewick Man....
Court asked to review Goshute waste proposal
The state of Utah and some members of the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe are asking a federal appeals court to halt plans to store up to 44,000 tons of nuclear waste on the reservation....
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