Tuesday, February 26, 2002
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Inouye challenges tribes on sovereignty
Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) on Monday challenged Indian Country to
question President Bush's new federal budget, identifying several
proposals he said threaten the trust responsibility and critical Indian
programs....
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Indian Gaming Briefing
Gaming Subcommittee formed in Kansas
The AP reports that a five-member subcommittee has been formed in the House of
the Kansas Legislature to review and revise two gaming bills....
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Daschle: Indian Trust Solutions
The following column is being distributed to tribal leaders and Indian
Country by Sen....
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Norton retreats on BITAM proposal
Three months after she first announced a proposal to create a new
Indian trust agency, Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is slowly
withdrawing her controversial overhaul, department officials said on
Monday....
County questions Ojibwe reservation
Mille Lacs County in Minnesota filed a lawsuit last week claiming the Mille
Lacs Ojibwe Reservation has been disestablished....
Gaming negotiations continue on appeal
Negotiations on a gaming compact between the state of Wyoming and
the Northern Arapaho Tribe are continuing even though the state is
challenging the talks....
S.D. racial profiling bill killed
A measure to require law enforcement to collect data on racial profiling
was one of 10 major bills that didn't pass the South Dakota Legislature,
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports today....
Drilling halted near national park
The Department of Interior's Office of Hearings and Appeals has
temporarily halted drilling outside the Arches National Park in Utah....
Funding sought for federal recognition
The leaders of more than 30 towns in Connecticut have asked Gov....
Interior may limit Arctic drilling
The Department of Interior is considering ways to limit drilling in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a means of convincing Senate members
to allow development....
Conn. claims victory on land-into-trust
In what just might be famous last words, Connecticut Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal and the leaders of three towns are claiming victory in
a long-running dispute over trust lands....
Navajo mentors for Navajo students
Navajo students at Kirtland Central High School in Kirtland, New Mexico,
are getting guidance from Navajo professionals....
Solution to Whiteclay liquor pushed
The Nebraska Legislature's General Affairs Committee on Monday held a
hearing on a bill that creates a buffer zone to limit sales of liquor near the
Pine Ridge Reservation....
Ponca Tribe casino told to close
The National Indian Gaming Commission has ordered the Ponca Tribe of
Oklahoma to told its casino by Friday....
Tribal stadium plan seeing support
Three tribes in the metro-Phoenix area are vying for a chance to host a
new Arizona Cardinals football stadium....
Two BIA employee review land-into-trust
The Middletown Times Herald-Record wonders when the Bureau of Indian
Affairs will approve any one of seven land-into-trust applications for
casinos in New York, given that only two officials -- one a temp -- review
the petitions....
Man convicted of abusing Native boys
A jury in Montana on Monday night convicted a man of two counts of
kidnap and assault in a case involving three Native boys....
Cher wants Indian murals uncovered
Cher, who claims Indian ancestry, is upset that Environmental Protection
Agency Administrator Christie Whitman has covered up murals in a
government office depicting Indian men raping and pillaging white
women....
Code Talker to get his medal
Winona LaDuke spoke at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks on
Monday....
Tribe ordered to disclose financials
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has ordered officials of the Skull
Valley Goshute Tribe to release details about funds they have received
from the nuclear industry....
Code Talker to get his medal
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) will personally give Navajo Code Talker
David Tsosie his Congressional silver medal, The Farmington Daily-Times
reports today....
NCAI's Hall still doubts Norton
Despite Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's slow withdrawal of her
proposal to create a new Indian trust agency, some tribal leaders remain
skeptical....
Interior blames security on consultants
The Department of Interior was led to believe its computer systems were
secure by third-party consultants, a spokesperson has told The New York
Times....
Neb. gaming bill advances
A bill that would lead the way to expanded gaming on reservation in
Nebraska moved ahead in the Legislature on Monday....
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