Friday, April 5, 2002
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Wall Street Journal blasted for 'drive by'
In a classic David versus Goliath clash with a Native twist, the Wall Street
Journal, an international publishing giant whose parent company reports
revenues in excess of $2 billion, has taken on Indian Country Today, a
tribally-tied newspaper with reservation roots....
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Oneida Nation on Indian Casinos Today
The following is a statement from David Hollis, director of
communications for the Oneida Indian Nation of New York, in response to
"Indian Casinos Today." April 5, 2002....
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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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Norton faces more scrutiny on trust fund
Citing the status of trust reform and the ongoing class action suit aimed
at correcting years of financial mismanagement, a federal judge has
asked a court official to continue investigating the Department of Interior
for at least another year....
Conn. court upholds tribal authority
The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that employees of the
Mohegan Tribe cannot be sued in state court....
Army secretary flew on Enron jet
Army Secretary and former Enron executive Thomas White received
free rides on the failed company's jet while his confirmation was pending
in the Senate, The Washington Post reports today....
Ridge wanted before Senate
Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the chairman of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, on Thursday rejected an offer from Homeland Security
Director Tom Ridge to participate in briefings rather than formal
testimony....
Pequot critic files challenge
Connecticut Congressional hopeful Jeff Benedict on Thursday filed a
primary challenge in the town of Norwich....
R.I. casino study vote delayed
The Rhode Island House on Thursday delayed a vote on a casino study
the Narragansett Tribe has characterized as a waste of time....
Still flapping over Jena compact
Louisiana Governor Mike Foster (R) claims opposition to a rejected compact
he signed with the Jena Band of Choctaws was mounted in part because
he refused to endorse a fellow Republican....
Bison policy protested
A protest was held in Washington, D.C, against a Clinton administration
approved plan that allows Montana state officials to shoot bison that
wander out of Yellowstone National Park....
Coalbed methane drilling pushed
The Department of Interior is trying to resolve conflicts between the
energy industry and ranchers and farmers who say coalbed methane
drilling hurts the land, a top-level official said on Thursday....
Letter: Firings at Indian clinic
"I am not Native American nor am I personally acquainted with anyone
employed by [the Indian Health Board]....
FBI blasted for lax security
A special Department of Justice commission on Thursday released its
report on security measures at the FBI, blasting the agency for allowing
weak protections to go uncorrected....
Federal courts want security money
The Bush administration has refused a $250 million request from the
federal judiciary to beef up security at courts nationwide....
Native firm sees changes
Several management changes are underway at Natchiq Inc, an oil field
services subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corp, an Alaska Native
corporation....
Hearing set on new Oneida claims
A federal judge in New York will hear arguments next month about a
round of land claims suits filed by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin....
More money sought for Pequot fight
The Connecticut town of North Stonington is seeking an additional
$58,000 to fight the federal recognition of two Pequot tribes....
Navajo issues focus of talk
A wide array of issues of importance to the Navajo Nation will be
discussed at a meeting in Shiprock, New Mexico, on Saturday....
Opinion: Whities backfired
"A group of students at the University of Northern Colorado, unable to
persuade an area high-school to change a Native American mascot it
considered offensive, named its intramural basketball team "The Fightin'
Whites." The team is made up of Native Americans, Hispanics and Anglos.
Players wear jerseys that say "Every thang's going to be all white."
"The message is, let's do something that will let people see the other side of
what it's like to be a mascot," Solomon Little Owl, one of the players, said
when the team was formed last month....
Subsistence hearing set
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing on Alaska
Native subsistence next week....
New ANWR analysis questioned
Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) on Thursday wrote a letter to Secretary of
Interior Gale Norton to determine whether politics affected a decision to
review an Arctic National Wildlife Refuge report....
Alaska Natives challenge justice
Two Alaska Native villages and several plaintiffs are challenging the
state of Alaska to ensure they are being served by the justice system....
Jury set for Navajo murder trial
A jury was selected on Thursday in the trial of a New Mexico man
accused of murdering a Navajo mother....
Gila River bill signed into law
President Bush on Thursday signed into law a bill to allow certain
contract disputes on the Gila River Reservation in Arizona to be
addressed in federal court....
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