Monday, April 14, 2003
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The Week in Review
There was an outpouring of grief and sadness but also pride this week as Indian Country and the world reacted to the loss of Lori Piestewa, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona who was the first U.S....
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Reach of Supreme Court's trust rulings debated
Recent Supreme Court rulings on the federal trust responsibility will not stand the test of time, a leading Indian law expert said last week....
BIA takeover of police force praised, criticized
The Bureau of Indian Affairs took over the police department of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana in February, following a BIA investigation that found widespread mismanagement....
Yellow Bird: Indian child welfare act a necessity
"While speaking at a conference in Minot recently, I met a woman who is an example of why the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 has been good for Indian children....
Eastern Pequot tribe dumps Donald Trump
The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut has dropped casino mega-mogul Donald Trump....
$18M Oglala Sioux casino expansion stalled
Plans for an $18 million expansion of the Oglala Sioux Tribe's casino have stalled, The Rapid City Journal reports....
Wis. tribe seeks control of child welfare cases
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin wants to take over child support enforcement cases from the state....
Conn. tribe's water authority questioned
The state of Connecticut is being asked to delay transferring water authority to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation....
Neb. law school seeks more Indian students
With only two students of Native descent, the University of Nebraska College of Law is seeking to boost its Indian representation....
Can. health agency wants to track drug prescriptions
Aboriginals in Canada are being asked to sign a consent form that critics say grants unprecedented access to medical records....
N.M. law allows sharing of tribal DWI records
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) signed into law a bill that allows sharing of traffic records between tribes and the state....
Army Corps blamed for fishkill in Wash.
The state of Washington and the Puyallup Tribe are blaming the deaths of at least 1,000 salmon in the White River on the the U.S....
House approves energy bill with ANWR provision
The Republican-controlled House on Friday approved an energy policy bill that allows drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Wash. tribes celebrate with annual root feast
Members of the Confederated Colville Tribes of Washington met on Saturday for the annual root feast....
Indian boarding school abuse suit seeks $25B
A class action lawsuit seeking $25 billion in damages was filed in the federal court of claims for alleged mental, physical and sexual abuse at Indian boarding schools....
Editorial: Anne Mae murder deserves to be solved
The recent arrest and indictment of two men for the unsolved murder of American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash should finally bring out the truth, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial today....
CBC investigates suspicious death of Native man
The Canadian Broadcasting Company investigates the case of Lawrence Wegner, an Aboriginal man found frozen to death on the outskirts of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in February 2000....
Swimmer to pick 'cronies' for advisory board
Ross Swimmer has yet to advance an "honest, solid proposal" to reform the broken Indian trust, a key tribal leader told The Sioux Falls Argus Leader....
More reaction to renaming peak for Piestewa
Jesse L Cuilty: "Unlike the name 'Squaw,' Piestewa Peak would bring great honor to the history of this land and its peoples, and a message that when people recognize their common humanity there will be no longer be a need for war."
Bill McCabe: "I'm trying to think of a time that I've seen a better idea written about on the editorial page of any paper....
Navajo lawmakers cite poor timing for name change
Two Arizona state lawmakers who represent the Hopi and Navajo tribes say a push to rename Squaw Peak in honor of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq, should wait....
Editorial: Stop making excuses for Squaw Peak
The Arizona Republic in an editorial today says it's time to stop making "excuses" against renaming Squaw Peak to Piestewa Peak in honor of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Thousands remember Piestewa in memorial service
A reported 5,000 people attended a memorial service on Saturday for Army private first class Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Alaska Native corporation protested for logging
An Alaska Native corporation temporarily halted plans to clear timber from land it owns in Homer after protests from local residents....
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