Monday, April 22, 2002
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Fate of trust in Supreme Court hands
The Supreme Court is set to announce today whether it will accept a case
the Bush administration has pitted as pivotal to the future of the Indian
trust....
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Official: Interior can't stop the 'bleeding'
The federal government is no closer to fixing the broken Indian trust than
it was seven years ago when Congress dictated numerous reforms, a
senior Department of Interior official has told a small group of tribal
leaders and outside advisers....
Haskell highway protested
Students from Haskell Indian Nations University took part in a protest of
a proposed highway project in Kansas....
John Potter: A history lesson
"My wife and I went to the school gym to watch [our daughter] Frances
participate in a "Patriotism Assembly," a musical program in which
students dressed as figures from American history and, between
patriotic songs, stepped up to the microphone and briefly described their
role in the building of this great nation....
Some Navajo IHS contracting allowed
The Navajo Nation council last week voted to allow three health care
facilities to contract health services from the Indian Health Service....
Apache dictionary being developed
Members of the Jicarilla Apache Nation of New Mexico are working with
the University of New Mexico to create a dictionary of their language....
Impact of Maine casino considered
Leaders and officials in New Hampshire are increasingly speaking out
against a proposal tribal casino in Maine....
Mohegan Tribe expands safety measures
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is responding to concerns about
worker safety....
Opponents plan takeover of Native corp.
The retired former president and CEO of Cook Inlet Regional Inc., an
Alaska Native regional corporation, is planning a comeback....
Catskills casinos eagerly awaited
There is opposition to Indian gaming in New York state, playing itself out
in the courts and the statehouse....
Indian museum hosts day for children
The Institute of American Indian Arts Museum in New Mexico hosted its
third annual Children's Day on Sunday....
Yellow Bird: 'Fighting Sioux' debate
"I'm a transplant to the Grand Forks area, and I feel it is my home, but
there are times when I am not so proud of some things in the
community....
Bush celebrating Earth Day
President Bush is promoting Earth Day with the "Clear Skies" initiative,
one of his new environmental priorities....
Opinion: Seminole Nation always black
African-Americans have always been a part of the Seminole Nation, a
writer for the New York Times says....
Jury considers death for Navajo killer
A jury in New Mexico will hear testimony this week before deciding
whether a man they found guilty or murdering a Navajo woman should
be put to death....
Woman took on feds with medicine
When Jan Gangelhoff was questioned by federal prosecutors for her role
in a cheating scandal at the University of Minnesota, she said she
brought some powerful help with her....
Minn. tribe donates to GOPs
Flush with casino profits, the Prairie Island Dakota Tribe of Minnesota has
donated $37,000 recently to Republicans....
Klamath land transfer raises fears
The prospect of transferring thousands of acres of federal forest land to
the Klamath Tribes of Oregon has some non-Indians worried....
McCaleb aide reports friend to FBI
A former business partner of Wayne Smith, the deputy to Assistant
Secretary Neal McCaleb, promised potential tribal clients great access to
the federal government....
Trust reform bill introduced
Three lawmakers introduced legislation last week that would further
scuttle Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's proposal to create an Indian
trust agency....
Recovery of trust expected in months
It will take months for the Department of Interior to recover from its
Internet shutdown, a senior official has told Government Executive
Magazine....
Murkowski silent on Native drilling
Senator Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) refused to comment last week about a
proposal to allow drilling on Native-owned lands in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge....
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