Tuesday, June 4, 2002
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State challenge to tribe's authority rejected
The state of Wisconsin's long-running battle against tribal sovereignty
hit a roadblock on Monday thanks to the Supreme Court....
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A matter of trust, and a decades-old 'folly'
The Court finds that the United States violated the most fundamental
fiduciary duties of care, loyalty and candor....
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Navajo $600 million ruling at risk
The Supreme Court took its second Indian law dispute of the term on
Monday, agreeing to consider whether the Navajo Nation is owed as
much as $600 million for a federally-approved coal mining lease whose
provisions were unfavorable to the tribe....
Closed intelligence hearings begin
A joint Senate-House commission begins a closed-door investigation
today into intelligence failures pre-September 11....
Death penalty appeal refused
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by the state of
Texas in a death penalty case....
Neb. group seeking gaming expansion
Nebraska's tribes could operate Class III games if a group of 90
communities have their way this November....
Ariz. governor opposes tribal ballot
Arizona Governor Jane Hull opposes a casino gaming initiative being pushed
by Colorado River Indian Tribes....
Utah museum gets grant for project
The Utah Museum of Natural History has received money to complete a
project restoring ancient Puebloan pottery....
Land dispute said racially charged
A land dispute dating back at least 50 years pits an Indian community in
rural Mexico against a mixed-race one....
N.M. bar exam includes Indian law
Anyone who wishes to practice law in New Mexico will have to know
about tribal sovereignty....
Minn. casinos attributed to income gain
Income on Minnesota reservations with casinos grew fastest during the
1990s, according to the U.S....
Pequot book may head to screen
Details are sketchy but a version of a controversial book questioning the
heritage of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut might
be headed for a television or movie screen....
White House provides Enron information
The White House on Monday allowed a Senate committee to view
documents collected in response to an ongoing investigation into the
Bush administration's contacts with failed energy company Enron....
Okla. Indian statue ready for rise
A bronze statue of an Indian warrior will be raised to the top of the
Oklahoma state capitol this Friday....
The great Catskills casino contest
Wanting to know which tribes, and their friends (or enemies as the case
may be), are vying for a chance to open one of three casinos in the
Catskills region of New York?
Steve Israel of The Middletown Times Herald-Record has a run-down for
you....
Ariz. tribe pushes citizenship bill
The Tohono O'odham Nation is again lobbying for a bill that would ensure
US citizenship for all tribal members....
N.M. primary features two Navajos
Democrat voters in a New Mexico county go to the polls today in a
primary pitting two Navajo tribal members against each other....
Tribes seek control over resources
The Menominee Nation of Wisconsin will seek to take control of its water
resources, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports today....
Killer of Navajo teen sentenced
A New Mexico man on Monday admitted to killing a Navajo teen but said
he was drunk and confused at the time....
S.D. teens admit shooting at Native girls
Two South Dakota teens were turned over to the state corrections
department last month after admitting to shooting a gun at members of
the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe girls basketball team....
Upset in Osage Nation elections
Voters of Osage Nation of Oklahoma ousted longtime Chief Charles
Tillman in a close election on Monday....
Alaska lease sale nets $64M
Four oil companies bid a total of $63.8 million for oil and gas leases in
Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the Bureau of Land
Management announced Monday....
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