Wednesday, June 26, 2002
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Mont. court strikes down state taxation
Montana cannot tax Indian-owned businesses located on reservations,
the state Supreme Court ruled last week....
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Tribe ordered to close 'unlawful enterprise'
A federal judge on Tuesday sided with the state of Texas and ordered the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe to shut down its casino....
Ariz. fire moves close to town
A fire which started on the White Mountain Apache Reservation has
grown to the size of Los Angeles....
Study: Don't spank your kids?
Research published in this week's issue of Psychological Bulletin
suggests that spanking children is not good for them....
Conn. town wants casino trips halted
A Connecticut town doesn't want its old people to go on casino trips....
Ariz. tribe wants shot at stadium
The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation of Arizona still wants a chance to host
a $350 million football stadium....
Jury convicts for reservation death
A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a Montana man for a death on the
Crow Reservation....
Mont. student shows art at U.S. Capitol
A 16-year-old member of the Crow Tribe of Montana has his artwork on
display at the U.S....
Wyo. tribal members seek public office
Two members of the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming are seeking
state office....
FBI takes up investigation of EPA chief
The FBI is investigating Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
Christie Whitman, The Denver Post reports today....
Report: Domestic abusers buy guns
A federal law designed to prevent the purchase of guns by domestic
abusers hasn't always worked, The Washington Post reports today....
Indicted ex-worker challenged tribe
A federal grand jury this week indicted the Seminole Tribe of Florida's
former top administrator, a disgraced cop described by associates and
others as belligerent and ruthless....
Fired Crow workers have no court
Employees fired by the Crow Tribe of Montana are trying to find a court
who will hear their claims....
Crow Tribe agrees to methane drilling
The Crow Tribe of Montana has signed an exploration drilling deal with a
Colorado company....
McCain: What's the fuss with Indian names?
Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) told a Washington newspaper that he doesn't
understand why using Indian names and symbols for fake ceremonies
might be offensive....
Nipmuc tribe has hope on federal status
One Nipmuc tribe in Massachusetts is working to reverse a negative
decision on its federal recognition request....
Editorial: BIA decision 'strange'
The New London Day in an editorial today says the Bureau of Indian
Affairs' decision to recognize the Eastern Pequot Tribe of Connecticut is
"strange."
The paper cites dissent among factions of the tribe and McCaleb's
decision to recognize the two groups as one entity as potentially
troublesome....
Pequot recognition appeal expected
State and local officials in Connecticut plan to appeal a decision to
recognize the Eastern Pequot Tribe....
BIA staff swayed by new Pequot evidence
Although a three-hundred year relationship with the state of Connecticut
played an important factor, "significant" evidence uncovered by two
Pequot tribes bolstered their bid for federal recognition, according to
Bureau of Indian Affairs documents released yesterday....
Village man dies after police scuffle
A man from an Inupiat Eskimo village in Alaska died in police custody on
Tuesday....
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