Thursday, July 10, 2003
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Army report describes attack on Piestewa's unit
A humvee driven by Army private first class Lori Piestewa, the only U.S....
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Bush official balks at large settlement for Cobell
The Bush administration is only willing to settle the Indian trust fund lawsuit for "millions" of dollars, a top Department of Interior official said on Wednesday....
Indian inmates in Mont. settle prison lawsuit
Indian inmates have settled a lawsuit alleged religious discrimination in Montana's prison system....
Calif. tribe to finance project with state bonds
California's Cabazon Band of Mission Indians will receive $145 million in tax-exempt bonds from a state agency to build a 12-story hotel and convention center....
Mashantucket Tribe offers building for $1
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut has revived a long-standing offer to sell a building to the town of Preston for $1, and to contribute $25,000 to help relocate the structure....
Sac and Fox Nation partners on road improvement
The Sac and Fox Nation and an Oklahoma county jointed forces to reconstruct a three-mile road....
Inuit continue exemption to Canada's gun law
Inuits in the territory of Nunavut will continue to be exempt from Canada's gun registration law while their case is pending before a judge....
Body of missing tribal director believed found
Investigators are trying to determine whether a body recovered on Tuesday is that of Jody Ricard, the director of the family education center for the Red Cliff Ojibwe Tribe of Wisconsin....
Tribal officer arrested for shooting and assault
A police officer for the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin was captured on Wednesday after shooting a woman and assaulting a man on the reservation....
Navajo Nation leaders discuss health issues
Navajo Nation leaders and New Mexico state health officials met on Tuesday to discuss health issues affecting the reservation....
Seminole youth learn about historic battle
Seminole youth in Florida are learning more about the historic battle that sparked the Second Seminole War....
Wis. tribes support improvement in state relations
Wisconsin tribal leaders testified in favor of a three legislative proposals that would formalize their government-to-government relationship with the state....
NPS holding meetings on Eastern Cherokee land swap
The National Park Service held the second of three meetings about a proposed land swap between the Eastern Band of Cherokees and Great Smoky Mountains National Park....
Eastern Pequot Tribe sued by jilted ex-backer
The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is being sued by a second developer who claims to have provided $14 million for the tribe's recognition bid....
Alaska budget reduces funds for Native villages
Alaska lawmakers cut funds to rural Native villages, rejecting Governor Frank Murkowski's plan to divide up the money equally between rural and urban areas....
Memorial to activist brother and sister unveiled
A memorial to the late Bernie Whitebear and the late Luana Reyes, activists in the Indian community, was unveiled in Seattle, Washington....
Losses for Navajo Olympic venture tabbed at $2.7M
The Navajo Nation lost $2.7 million on its exhibition at the 2002 Winter Olympics, a much larger loss than previously disclosed, The Farmington Daily Times reports....
Bill creates Native language center for Southwest
Members of New Mexico's Congressional delegation introduced a bill to create a language preservation center for Native languages in the Southwest....
Oglala Sioux Tribe supports business boycott
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is backing a boycott of businesses in the city of Martin, president John Yellow Bird Steele said....
Sask. apologizes for beating of Native baby
The Saskatchewan provincial government and the Montreal Lake Creek First Nation apologized on Wednesday for the beating of a Native boy with the release of a report into his treatment....
Growing Taos Pueblo fire hits sacred watershed
A fire on Taos Pueblo land in New Mexico has grown to 4,000 acres, and is reaching into a watershed important to the tribe....
Tribes complain of state intrusion on gaming
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing on Wednesday to address revenue sharing under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act....
Editorial: Shame on Bush and Congress for rider
"Shame on Bush administration officials and members of Congress trying to short-circuit a lawsuit over Indian trust accounts and bully a settlement," The Seattle Times says in an editorial....
House takes testimony on trust fund settlement
The House Resources Committee on Wednesday held a hearing on possible settlement of the Cobell Indian trust fund lawsuit....
Lawsuit seeks accountability for Pine Ridge deaths
The state of Nebraska is being sued to force investigation of 50 deaths in and around the town of Whiteclay....
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