Wednesday, March 20, 2002
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Trust accounting looms for tribes
President Bush on Tuesday signed into law a bill aimed at encouraging
tribes to settle disputes over their trust assets but the measure's swift
movement hasn't stopped the flow of lawsuits seeking an accurate
historical accounting....
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In The Hoop: Mascots R Us
You may know her as the Indian movie insider, radio hostess, political
activist and frequent Native America Calling caller (her comments about
Sen....
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Bush budget cuts funds for new tribes
The Bush administration has proposed to eliminate all funds for newly
recognized tribes next year even though a number of decisions are due
to be finalized in the coming months....
Money sought for gas pipeline
The Kwanlin Dun First Nation of Yukon is seeking at least $60 million to
offset costs associated with a proposed natural gas pipeline that would
run through traditional Yukon territory....
Bush scaling back species protections
In response to numerous lawsuits, the Bush administration has proposed
to scale back endangered species protections....
McVeigh report cites foulups
The Department of Justice's Inspector General on Tuesday released his
report on the failure of the FBI to provide more than 4,000 pages of
documents regarding executive Oklahoma City bomber Timothy
McVeigh....
Bush promoting conservative judges
President Bush will push conservative nominees to the federal bench
despite facing serious challenges by Democrats in the Senate, The
Washington Post reports today....
Federal rules overhaul planned
The Bush administration is seeking to reform the federal regulations
process and wants public comment....
Navajo man facing murder charge
Federal prosecutors are asking a grand jury to indict a Navajo Nation
man on first degree murder for the death of his uncle....
Vote wanted against Maine casino
The town council of Kittery, Maine, is being asked to vote to oppose a
casino proposed by two tribes....
Support shown for R.I. casino bill
A Rhode Island lawmaker is planning to file a bill to put the Narragansett
Tribe's casino proposal before state voters....
Nipmuc bands not joining
Two Nipmuc bands in Massachusetts are not joining together to form one
tribe for purposes of federal recognition....
Paintball attacks said not racial
Law enforcement in Anchorage aren't considering paintball attacks that
took place earlier this week as racially motivated because not only
Alaska Natives were targeted....
Ridge still refusing to testify
The White House is still balking at bipartisan requests for Homeland
Security Director Tom Ridge to testify before Congress....
Stadium only part of tribal vision
Thanks to casino profits, the Gila River Indian Community of Arizona has
diversified its holdings, sparking an economic development boom on the
tribe's reservation near Phoenix....
Campbell opposing Yucca site
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.) is
backing Nevada's rejection of the Yucca
Mountain nuclear waste site, according to
an informal poll cited by The Las Vegas
Review-Journal....
EPA proposes air quality rules
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rules affecting air
quality on reservations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho....
Tuba City schools shut down
All schools in the Tuba City Unified School District in Tuba City, Arizona,
have been shut down this week pending results of asbestos testing at
the high school....
Idaho tribe wins lottery case
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday sided with the Coeur d'Alene
Tribe of Idaho and said a national Indian lottery could move forward....
Norton pressed on Mont. coal transfer
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton was asked by Montana Attorney
General Mike McGrath on Tuesday to complete a transfer of coal tracts to
the state....
McCaleb to start sacred site task force
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb will be setting up a task force on
sacred sites to follow an executive order issued during the Clinton
administration....
Tribes praise Norton on Klamath
The Klamath Tribes of Oregon on Tuesday welcomed Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton's announcement of meetings to discuss their views on the
Klamath Basin....
Elouise Cobell's millions
Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the Individual Indian Money (IIM) class
action, will not receive millions from a potential settlement, she tells the
Christian Science Monitor....
Creek Nation working on languages
The Creek Nation of Oklahoma is starting to provide radio broadcasts and
publications in the Maskoke and Euchee languages....
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