Tuesday, March 18, 2003
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Mont. tribes given chance to justify utility tax
A federal appeals court on Monday gave two Montana tribes one last chance to justify their authority over one of the largest railroad companies in the nation....
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BIA official represented superior in tribal court
Two high-ranking Bureau of Indian Affairs officials are being investigated for alleged conflict of interest and abuse of authority involving a Colorado tribe....
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Appeals court debates S.D. land transfer
A federal appeals court gave a cool reception on Monday to a South Dakota tribe seeking to halt the transfer of culturally significant land along the Missouri River....
Secret tapes show pressure on Mohawk tribe
The world's largest gaming company helped put pressure on the St....
Tribes enjoy same status as other governments
Tribal governments are exempt from campaign finance limits that other governments and certain entiteies also enjoy....
Report: Calif. tribe may end tax agreement
A tax-sharing agreement between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the city of Palm Springs, California, expires June 30, The Palm Springs Desert Sun reports....
Wash. completes tidelands swap with tribe
The state of Washington completed a land swap with the Suquamish Tribe....
Conn. tribe purchases 76 acres for $2.4 million
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has purchased 76 acres of land near its reservation for $2.4 million, The New London Day reports....
Calif. tribe's casino workers seek to organize
Employees of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians are seeking to organize a labor union at the California tribe's two casinos....
Mont. tribe to hold election for tribal judge
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana will hold a special election to replace a tribal judge who resigned in response to a federal indictment....
Okla. tribe forging ahead with N.Y. plans
The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma says it doesn't plan to stop construction of a bingo hall in New York....
Alleged Mohegan tribe sues for N.Y. land
A group called the Western Mohegan Tribe is suing the state of New York and several counties for alleged trespass and theft of land....
Navajo Nation doesn't want to be left out
Left out of a multi-state agreement decades ago, the Navajo Nation is seeking a portion of water from the Colorado River....
Most Alaska rape victims are Native women
The defense in the trial of a Joshua Wade, charged with raping and murdering an Alaska Native woman, is trying to force the testimony of three rape victims....
Acquitted, Tohono's Manuel survives ouster vote
Acquitted of solicitation for prostitution, the chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona survived an ouster vote on Monday....
Minn. tribe reaches agreement on nuclear plant
The Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota has reached a tentative agreement with a nuclear power facility located next to the tribe's reservation....
Republicans concede loss on ANWR drilling vote
Republicans in the Senate say they haven't won over the one extra vote they need to approve drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Ponca Chair: Separate fact from fiction on gaming
"All the misinformation being disseminated lately about tribal government gaming leads one to question whether supporters of gaming across the river are finally beginning to worry that a tribal government gaming initiative may soon be in Nebraska's cards....
Appeals court to hear Mashpee recognition case
A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments on Friday in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's recognition case....
Ariz. tribe's voters pick site for new museum
Voters of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona have chosen a site for a $15 million cultural museum....
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