Friday, April 18, 2003
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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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Ariz. landmark renamed for Hopi soldier killed in Iraq
It wasn't the first change of its kind and it definitely won't be the last....
Rosebud Sioux Tribe asks BIA to shut down hog farm
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe voted 15-4 last month to ask the Bureau of Indian Affairs to shut down two hog farms that tribal officials and tribal members oppose....
CDC recommends routine HIV screening
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending voluntary testing for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS....
Miccosukee Tribe donated more than ever in 2002
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida donated $325,818 to state political campaigns, according to an analysis by The Miami Herald....
Calif. tribe settles water rights dispute
The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians of California has reached a tentative water rights settlement....
Power plant proposal includes Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation is involved in a proposal for a new coal-fired power plant....
Navajo Nation approves water use agreement
The Navajo Nation Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted 4-3 on Thursday to approve a water agreement affecting the San Juan River, The Farmington Daily Times reports....
Calif. tribe drops plans to buy historic site
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians of California won't buy a culturally significant site, citing criticism by a local official and other potential problems....
Tribes hope gaming study will silence critics
The National Indian Gaming Association is spending $2 million on a study to document the benefits of Indian gaming....
Crow Fair prominently featured in TV film
Most of the footage from "The World of American Indian Dance," which will air on NBC on Saturday, comes from last summer's Crow Fair....
BIA consolidating operations in new Wis. office
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is consolidating three locations in Wisconsin to a brand new office....
Appeals court hears Cheney energy task force case
A federal appeals court on Thursday questioned the Bush administration's attempt to stop a lawsuit seeking information about Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force....
Chickasaw Nation cultural center gets approval
The Chickasaw Nation Legislature voted 9-4 on Thursday to approve a $67 million cultural center....
Two Alaska villages kick out alcohol again
Two Alaska Native villages, Pilot Station and Atqasuk, have restored bans on the sale and importation of alcohol after going wet for a few months....
Status of probe into Native man's death questioned
The case of Larry Wegner, an Aboriginal man who frozen to death on the outskirts of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was given new life this week by CBC News, which reported previously undisclosed information....
Report: Test confirms urine on Indian man
Urine was found on the clothes of an Indian man who was allegedly urinated on by police officers, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports....
Piestewa Peak views continue to roll in
From the ASU Web Devil 'Boos and Bravos' column: "Bravo to Gov....
Column: Piestewa's name deserves much more
"The battle over whether to rename Squaw Peak turned into an ugly, drawn-out, political game....
Ariz. panel votes to change 'squaw' names
The Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names voted 5-1 on Thursday to change Squaw Peak to Piestewa Peak in honor of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Meskwaki leadership dispute won't affect payroll
Employees of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa will receive their paychecks despite an ongoing leadership dispute that includes charges that the elected chairman sought kickbacks from a tribal lobbyist....
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