Thursday, July 11, 2002
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Court allows off-reservation damages suit
A non-Indian couple can sue the Bureau of Indian Affairs for a water
system that fell into disrepair, a federal appeals court ruled on
Wednesday....
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In The Hoop: Indian Distrust
What do you do when your stock is in the dumps, your tribal clients are
facing $20,000 in daily fines and your former accountant is in legal
trouble?
If you answered, "Hire Redneck Comedian Jeff Foxworthy," then you just
might be an executive for Multimedia Games Inc of Texas....
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Elder care study shows worsening problems
American Indians and Alaska Natives can expect tougher lives, high
rates of chronic disease and lack of adequate care as they grow older,
according to a new nationwide study....
Navajo youth meet baseball star
World Series-winning pitcher Miguel Batista of the Arizona Diamondbacks
visited with Navajo youth on Wednesday....
Alaska Native corp. sues for fire
An Alaska Native village corporation has filed a $27 million damages
lawsuit for a 2001 fire....
Indian artists eye major project
A coalition of Native artists representing 38 tribes is proposing a series of
multicultural murals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma....
Missouri River plan promised this fall
The Army Corps of Engineers told a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday
that it will finalize a controversial Missouri River management plan by
October....
Digital divide programs eliminated
Two digital divide programs worth $45 million in funds are being
eliminated by the Bush administration....
Pequot Tribes patch up old dispute
The Eastern Pequot Tribe and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribe, both
of Connecticut, have been working to form a joint government now that
they have been recognized as one historic tribe....
Native film shooting in Okla.
A new film about the lives of four Native Americans is being shot on
location in Oklahoma....
Indian leader in Bolivian run-off
Bolivian indigenous leader Evo Morales barely edged out a competitor to
emerge as a finalist in the nation's presidential election....
USDA's Veneman to meet with farmers
Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman will meet with African-American
farmers and review alleged practices of loan discrimination....
Bush committed a corporate 'misdeed'
During the 1980s, President Bush took loans from a company while a
member of its board of directors, a practice he condemned this week as
he sought to curb corporate fraud....
McCain holding up presidential nominees
Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) has put a hold on all presidential nominees in
order to force the White House to appoint a campaign finance regulator
to the Federal Election Commission....
Oldest human ancestor skull found
Research published in today's issue of Nature documents the discovery
of a 7 million-year-old skull, believed by researchers to be the oldest
human ancestor ever found....
U.S. tones down objections to treaty court
The Bush administration has dropped demands to exempt U.S....
Schools differ on mascot solution
A school board in Washington voted unanimously on Wednesday to end
the use of Indian mascots in Seattle....
Neb. farming groups opposing tribe's request
Nebraska farm interests are opposing a request by the Winnebago Tribe
to regulate agricultural chemical use on the reservation....
Solutions sought to elder care crisis
Members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Wednesday
suggested ways to combat health problems affecting Native elders....
Feds: BIA, IHS fraud case to expand
A fraud case involving Bureau of Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian
Health Service employees in Montana is expected to expand to other
locales, The Billings Gazette reports today....
Native voting rights victory appealed
A Montana county being represented by a conservative legal
organization has appealed a Native voting rights case....
Apache Tribe to get $1M tribal donation
The White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona, devastated by a recent fire,
will receive $1 million donation, thanks to a fellow tribe....
State ordered to return tribal property
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has won another round in its battle
against the state of Kansas....
Tribes express doubts on trust reform
Tribal leaders in Montana and Wyoming were skeptical about efforts to
reorganize the Department of Interior....
Top DOI computer official reassigned
Daryl White has been removed as the Department of Interior's chief
information officer, Federal Computer Week reports....
In Today's Federal Register
The National Park Service today announces a number of inventories of
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and
notices of intents to repatriate certain items....
Court monitor releases new report
The Indian trust fund monitor today released a report on the Department
of Interior's historical accounting project....
ABC program to focus on Indian trust fund
The Indian trust fund will be the focus of a new ABC program scheduled
to air Friday night....
S.D. center to foster relations
A blessing ceremony was held Wednesday for the Wakpa Sica
Reconciliation Place in South Dakota....
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