Tuesday, April 23, 2002
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Drug court program questioned by GAO
Drug courts operating in communities and reservations throughout the
country cannot prove they reduce repeat offenses, one of the key
measures of success, the General Accounting Office reported on Monday.
But that doesn't mean the courts aren't working, Congressional
researchers said....
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Norton asked to investigate BIA deputy
Senator Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) asked Secretary of Interior Gale Norton
last week to investigate Bureau of Indian Affairs deputy Wayne Smith....
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In The Hoop: Your Ps and Qs
In The Hoop celebrated its first birthday last week with such little fanfare
that we decided to prolong the event by creating our very first annual In
The Hoop Reader Appreciation Survey!
Over the next few days, we will be asking you for your input on how to
make In The Hoop even more exciting....
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Court to decide limits of trust duty
The Supreme Court took its first Indian law case of the term on Monday,
agreeing to resolve a dispute over an old Army fort housing a tribal
school and other crumbling buildings....
Neb. gaming petition dropped
A petition to legalize video slots in bars in Nebraska has been dropped....
Yellow Bird: Earth's healing power
"Friday and Saturday of last week was my first time in Ontario.
Springtime is a magnificent time to make that trip....
Utah tribe plays host to king
Members of the Northern Ute Tribe of Utah went to Colorado over the
weekend to meet with a king from Uganda....
Couple arrested for reservation death
A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the death of
a man on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana....
Supreme Court to review protest case
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would review a case affecting the
rights of anti-abortion protesters....
Justices hear death penalty dispute
The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case affecting
the use of the death penalty....
Harvard hosting constitutional conference
Harvard University in Massachusetts is playing host to a tribal
constitutional reform conference in May....
Maine town rejects tribal casino
The town council in Kittery, Maine, voted last night to reject any and all
casino development....
Money approved to fight Pequot tribes
Residents of the Connecticut town of North Stonington have approved
spending an additional $58,000 to fight the federal recognition bids of the
Eastern Pequot Tribe and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribe....
Casino employee pleads guilty to theft
A former employee of the Mohegan Tribe pleaded guilty on Monday to
stealing from the Connecticut tribe's casino....
Neanderthal violence cited
Research published in today's issue of the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences cites evidence of domestic violence among
Neanderthals....
First Nation doesn't want U.S. casino
The Grand River First Nation of Ontario doesn't want to open a casino in
Pennsylvania, band officials said....
U.S. role in Venezuela probed
The Pentagon is reviewing actions taken by the American military during
the temporary ouster of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, The New
York Times reports today....
Mass. warms to tribal casino
Things are looking up for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of
Massachusetts....
Native complaint prompts probe
A complaint from the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association spurred a
probe into the handling of a child molestation case on the remote St.
George Island....
Trial continues on village safety
Testimony in a case challenging police services provided to Alaska
Native villages was winding up last week
The court heard from police officers who said the villages are receiving
adequate protection even though funding has dropped by a third.
Experts on both sides of the issue testified about crime in rural villages,
with one saying Native residents feel safer than urban ones....
Tar Creek mold confirmed
A University of Tulsa student has completed a study of homes in the Tar
Creek Superfund area....
Navajo killer receives sentence
A judge in New Mexico on Monday sentenced a man to 46 years for the
killing of a Navajo woman....
Norton releases bug in Florida
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton celebrated Earth Day on Monday in
Florida....
Bush and Gore battle on Earth Day
President Bush and Al Gore debated one another on Monday, except
someone forgot to tell Bush and someone told Gore the contest was in
Tennessee....
EPA official resigns from post
The national ombudsman of the
Environmental Protection
Agency resigned from his post
on Monday night....
Sacred site drilling dropped
An oil company owned by billionaire Philip Anschutz has dropped plans to
drill in a site considered sacred to a number of tribes....
Suit filed for youth inmates
A lawsuit was filed against the state of Montana by 21 former inmates of
a youth detention facility....
Lumbee coach honored
Oklahoma University men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson will be
honored as Ambassador of the Year by the Red Earth organization....
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