Friday, February 15, 2002
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Census report dives into Indian Country
The Census Bureau this week released more detailed statistics on the
geographical and tribal makeup of the 4.1 million Americans who claimed
some form of American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry on the Census
2000....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the
movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
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For Norton, a shaky year in trust
Just about a year ago, Secretary of Interior Gale Norton went before
tribal leaders and Congress to tell them reforming Indian trust was one
of her top priorities....
Calif. oil swap proposed
Legislation introduced in the Senate on Thursday would prevent oil
drilling off the coast of California, where it is greatly opposed....
Enron whistleblower goes to Congress
Enron's version of Dom Nessi testified before a House subcommittee on
Thursday, saying resigned chairman Ken Lay was duped by former
executives whom she alleged no one was strong enough to confront....
Companies sign onto Snoqualmie casino
Two Arizona companies are helping the Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington
build a 170,000-square-foot casino....
Campaign finance promised quick action
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) was scuttled on Thursday
in his attempt to bring a campaign finance reform bill to the floor after it
gained passage in the House....
Bush unveils global warming plan
President Bush on Thursday announced his plans to reduce the emissions
of gases thought to contribute to global warming....
Yucca Mountain recommendation made
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham on
Thursday officially transmitted his
recommendation on the Yucca Mountain
nuclear waste dump to President Bush....
Firm settles health fraud claims
A Florida firm has agreed to pay $17 million to settle a lawsuit it
overcharged various federal agencies, including the Indian Health
Service, for health equipment and services....
Andersen can't find missing records
In a court filing last week, the auditing firm which performed a
reconciliation for tribal assets and is undertaking accounting projects for
individual Indians said it was having trouble locating all paper and
electronic documents related to failed energy company Enron....
Mohegan Tribe might fire Andersen
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is considering firing Arthur Andersen
as its auditor due to the collapse of Enron....
Nev. tribe passes helmet law
The helmet law of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony goes into effect March
1....
Navajo Day declared in Utah
February 14 was declared by the state of Utah as "Discover Navajo:
People of the Fourth World Day" while Salt Lake City called it "Navajo
Code Talkers Day."
A ceremony was held to mark the occasion at the tribe's cultural pavilion
at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics....
Kitty is clone of calico cat
Research to be published in an upcoming issue of Nature was made
public on Thursday by the Wall Street Journal, announcing that
researchers at Texas A&M University have cloned a calico cat....
Wash. burial site desecrated
Federal authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of those involved with desecrating a burial
site in Washington....
Paper marks anniversary of Foxwoods
Ten years ago today, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of
Connecticut opened its casino, the first in the state, and The New London
Day marks the occasion in style....
Firings at tribal court reversed
Two employees fired by Pyramid Lake Paiute chairman Keith Alan
Mandell have been offered their jobs back at the Nevada tribe's court....
Tribe asks Supreme Court for recognition
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether to accept a case that could
recognize the Miami Nation of Indiana....
ANWR lobby bill signed
Alaska Governor Tony Knowles on Thursday signed a bill to give an Arctic
drilling lobbying group $1 million and the Inupiat village of Kaktovik
$100,000....
Subsistence proposal pushed
Governor Tony Knowles on Thursday officially unveiled his solution to a
long-running debate over subsistence....
BIA employee indicted on new charges
A federal grand jury in New Mexico on Wednesday indicted a Bureau of
Indian Affairs employee on four second-degree murder charges for the
deaths of two couples....
Pow-wow to help GRAMMY nominee
A pow-wow is being held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Saturday to
raise money to send drum group YoungBird to the Grammy ceremony
next week....
Tribal foes say Indians can't own land
State lawmakers in Connecticut have introduced a bill that will terminate
Indian ownership rights they say never existed....
Tribes again criticize BITAM
Tribes from the Pacific Northwest gave Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb
a not so sweet Valentine's Day gift on Thursday, criticizing a proposal to
strip the Bureau of Indian Affairs of its trust responsibilities....
Hoop dancer proud of Olympics
Joe Losik, a member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, was one of five
hoop dancers who performed at the opening ceremony of the Winter
Olympics last week in Salt Lake City, Utah....
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