Wednesday, February 27, 2002
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Senior BIA official leaving post
The deputy commissioner of Bureau of Indian Affairs leaving her post,
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb announced this morning....
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Tribes seek to overturn Supreme Court
Tribal leaders and their advocates have drafted an ambitious and
far-reaching legislative proposal aimed at restoring full criminal and civil
jurisdiction over Indian lands in response to Supreme Court decisions
that have slowly chipped away at treaties and sovereignty....
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In The Hoop: The Old and the Trustless
In The Hoop has heard that a certain government agency is looking for a
new official....
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Interior still without trust reform plan
A senior Department of Interior official on Tuesday acknowledged
Secretary Gale Norton's proposal to create a new Indian trust agency
lacks the details tribal leaders say are necessary for meaningful
consultation....
Pequot Tribe highest taxpayer
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is once again the
biggest taxpayer in the town of North Stonington....
Towns to discuss Pequot recognitions
Three Connecticut towns haven't finished discussing the federal
recognition bids of two Pequot tribes and will hold a press conference
tomorrow to release more documents and information....
Pequot Tribe seeks peace
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation withdrew its land-into-trust
application to try and smooth over relations with three Connecticut
towns, a tribal council member said....
Abourezk: Exploiting Indians
"To prove that there's nothing new under the sun, the story of White
Clay, Neb., whiskey peddlers selling alcoholic beverages to the Indians
from South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation is just a continuation of a
story that began back in the 1800s....
Editorial: Welcome justice study
In an editorial today, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says it is looking
forward to a study addressing racial inequities in the South Dakota
justice system....
Ariz. tribe opposes helipad
The Hualapai Tribe of Arizona is opposing plans to build two helicopter
pads next to its reservation....
ANWR compromise opposed
Members of Alaska's Congressional delegation want the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge opened to oil and gas development but they want it all,
not just parts....
Shopping port could host casino
The Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine are
discussing opening casino in the state....
Cree way of life faces changes
Cree leaders in Canada recently signed a $3.4 billion economic
development and self-determination agreement in exchange for
dropping land claims of similar value....
Details of Cheney oil meeting sought
The General Accounting Office last week filed a lawsuit seeking to force
the White House to disclose information about the energy task force Vice
President Dick Cheney chaired....
Civil rights pick says misunderstood
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a
hearing on Tuesday to consider the nomination of a conservative
African-American lawyer for a civil rights post....
Senate panel grills judicial nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Tuesday to consider
the nomination of Brooks Smith to the federal bench....
Foster, Choctaw for casino
Tribes seem to have trouble getting a meeting with Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton but Louisiana Gov....
Senate ready to pass campaign finance
Republican foes of the campaign finance reform bill on Tuesday said they
wouldn't try to block its immediate passage in the Senate....
Company ingrained in Nunavut
With 178 stores in Alaska and Canada, including the Inuit province of
Nunavut, the North West Company has long held a presence in Native
communities....
Navajo group seeks reform
A large group of Navajo tribal members has issued a set of demands to
the Navajo Nation council but wants to get many delegates out of office
anyway....
Haskell wetlands seeing protection
Haskell Indian Nations University and adjacent wetlands where graves of
former students have been located could be placed on the National
Register of Historic Places....
N.Y. paying for land claim lawyers
Private landowners being sued by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin have
hired the law firm of White & Case to defend themselves, an expense
being picked up by the state of New York....
Grammy ceremony airs tonight
The Grammy awards ceremony will air tonight at on your local CBS
affiliate....
Kitty litter denied final permit
A county commission in Nevada narrowly voted to refuse a permit to a
company that wants to operate a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week kitty litter
mine and plant....
Tribes seek help from Congress
Supreme Court Justice Steven Breyer gave a well-received speech at the
National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday....
Indian museum stalled in Senate
Funding for an Indian museum in Oklahoma is being held up in the
Senate....
Crow student makes national team
A member of the Crow Tribe of Montana has been picked to the All-USA
College Academic Team by USA Today....
Quapaw Tribe seeks trust accounting
The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, seeking an accounting of tribal trust assets....
Senate holds trust fund hearing
About 200 people piled into a large Senate hearing room on Tuesday to
hear the latest drama in the ongoing trust fund debacle....
Rahall wants sacred site protection
Representative Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) discussed energy legislation and other Indian
issues before the National Congress of American Indians in Washington,
D.C., on Tuesday....
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