Friday, February 8, 2002
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Norton ordered to testify next week
Over the objections of government lawyers, a federal judge on Thursday
ordered Secretary of Interior Gale Norton to testify in her own contempt
trial....
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GAO: Full reconciliation impossible
A full reconciliation of the billions of dollars in assets held by tribes is
"impossible," a General Accounting Office official told a Senate panel
yesterday....
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Highlights: Trust fund hearing
The House Resources Committee hearing on trust fund management and
reform was certainly an affair to remember....
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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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GAO: Billions at risk, including Indian trust
A Congressional audit has found serious information technology
weaknesses at another government agency in charge of Indian trust
funds, raising new doubts about the same types of security problems
that have crippled the Department of Interior....
Bush nominee debated second time
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday held a second hearing in
the nomination of Charles W....
$3.4B deal with Cree finalized
The Grand Council of the Cree First Nation in Quebec finalized a $3.4
billion deal with the the province on Thursday....
Tribe getting closer to urban casino
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the city of Detroit improperly
prevented a Michigan tribe from bidding for an off-reservation casino....
Gaming expansion bill killed in Wash.
A bill to allow video gaming machines at non-tribal casinos were killed by
a legislative committee in Washington state on Thursday....
Editorial: Support tribal-state casino
n an editorial, The Minneapolis Star Tribune says an urban casino would
help two Minnesota tribes who haven't seen the same benefits from
gaming as other tribes in the state....
Mont. skinhead indicted on drug charges
A Montana skinhead convicted of harassing Native Americans and other
minorities has again landed into trouble....
Prairie Island elder turns 100
A ceremony was held Wednesday on the Prairie Island Dakota
Reservation in Minnesota to celebrate 100 years of life for Hazel Wells....
Agreement reached on timber sale
After a court ordered mediation process, the Agriculture Department and
environmental groups on Thursday reached an agreement about the sale
of timber in the Bitterroot National Forest....
Olympic problems cited with Navajos
The Winter 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City will kick off tonight, with
representatives from a number of tribes sharing the stage for 10 minutes
during the opening ceremony....
Tribe gets extension on parking lot
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut will be allowed to
continue using a temporary parking lot for its museum....
Drilling allowed near national parks
The Department of Interior has increased the speed and pressure at
which oil and gas drilling on public lands is approved....
Inuit film takes top honors
Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner, a film by Inuit director, Zacharias Kunuk,
took home several honors Thursday night at the 22nd annual Genie
Awards in Canada....
Dispute grows over tribal donations
A California state lawmaker is denying claims made in a report that he
helped organize tribal opposition to a Los Angeles mayoral candidate last
year....
O'Neill tears up at budget hearing
Secretary of Treasury Paul O'Neill got
choked up and was moved to tears as he
and Sen....
Author combines song, healing
Why did Howard Bad Hand write his first book? Because someone asked
him to....
Corps consulting on Haskell highway
The US Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday to every federally
recognized tribe, seeking input on a proposed bypass highway that could
run through sacred wetlands near Haskell Indian Nations University in
Kansas....
Bush signs Pueblo mineral law
President Bush on Thursday signed into a law a measure returning
67,710 acres of mineral rights to Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico....
Report: BIA helped employee
The Bureau of Indian Affairs helped an employee with eight drunk driving
citations or arrests get a special drivers license, The Albuquerque Journal
reports....
Hearing focuses on recognition
A House panel held a hearing on Thursday to focus on the federal
recognition process at the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
Norton names minerals director
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has named an oil and gas expert to
direct the Minerals Management Service....
Tigua Tribe denied stay for casino
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the Tigua Tribe of Texas the
ability to keep its casino open while it pursues appeals....
GAO: Full reconciliation impossible
Under fire from tribal and government officials, a spokesperson for Arthur
Andersen is defending the work it did for the Department of Interior to
reconcile billions of dollars in tribal funds during the mid-1990s....
Native corp reorganizes
Kake Tribal Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation, is emerging from
bankruptcy....
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