Friday, May 24, 2002
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Government moves to delay trust fund monitor
The Department of Justice is refusing to allow top Indian trust officials to
appear before a court investigator accused of disparaging Secretary of
Interior Gale Norton....
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U.S. fights state for tribal water rights
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether the state of Nevada can
divert more water from a prized desert lake over the objections of the
federal government and a tribe fighting to save a sacred species of fish....
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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....
Maine tribes march for sovereignty
Members of two Maine tribes are wrapping up a 33-mile walk in support of
their sovereignty....
Appeals court pick goes to Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the nomination
of President Bush's pick to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals....
Mexico owes 456 billion gallons of water
The Mexican government owes the United States 456 billion gallons of
water and is asking President Bush for a $420 million loan to help pay the
debt back....
Pentagon admits nerve gas test
The Pentagon has begun contacting Navy veterans who were exposed to
chemical agents during the 1960s....
FBI orders inquiry into foul-up
FBI Director Robert Mueller III has ordered an inquiry to address
allegations of a botched investigation of a September 11 terrorist
suspect....
Tribal shellfish agreement set
Disputes over the gathering of shellfish by 15 tribes will be handled by
one federal magistrate....
Wis. school drops Indian mascot
Students at a Wisconsin high school voted this week on a replacement
for their scrapped "Indians" logo and team name....
The Daily Indian Mascot Rant
Richard Hart: "Referring to a nationality or race by skin color has been
used as a derogatory comment, in my experience, predominately by
white Christian males....
Sweat lodge built on wrong property
A sweat lodge at the University of Montana is located on property that
doesn't belong to the school....
State takes tour of Whiteclay
Nebraska state officials toured the border town of Whiteclay on
Thursday....
White House discloses Enron contacts
Documents the White House released to a Congressional committee
details greater ties to bankrupt company Enron that Bush administration
officials previously acknowledged, according to The Washington Post....
Ojibwe school mural dedicated
A community project five years in the making was dedicated at a school
on the Mille Lacs Ojibwe Reservation in Minnesota on Thursday....
Pequot casino sued by ex-worker
The casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation is being
sued by a former worker for $13.8 million....
Vote against Native hunt decried
Inupiat Eskimo leaders vow to continue their traditional subsistence
whale hunt in the face of an international setback....
Makah whaling quota approved
The International Whaling Commission on Thursday extended the gray
whale quota to the Makah Nation of Washington....
Geronimo stick may be up for sale
An Oklahoma man believes he owns a walking stick that belonged to
Apache leader Geronimo....
Smith won't go without fight
The top aide to Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb has refused to resign,
The Washington Post reports today....
McCaleb steps into Seminole Nation dispute
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb is playing the diplomat of sorts by
calling a meeting with two tribal leaders who claim to control the
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma....
BIA fires Wayne Smith
The top aide to Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb was fired today and
has requested the U.S....
Okla. tribe says land is Indian Country
The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma wants a federal judge to declare a parcel
of land as Indian Country....
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