Friday, July 11, 2003
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Richard Pombo - Hats off not just for asserting jurisdiction on the trust fund but for admitting Congress hasn't always done its part in fixing the system....
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Nation's report card shows progress for Native students
The writing scores of American Indian and Alaska Native students have improved since 1998 but still lag behind the rest of the nation, according to a report released on Thursday
The scores of Native fourth-graders shot up nine points last year, while those of eighth-graders jumped seven, the Department of Education reported....
Forest Service bans climbing at sacred rock
The US Forest Service on Thursday announced a management plan for Lake Tahoe that bans climbing at Cave Rock, considered sacred to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California....
House vote protects Native sex research study
The House voted 210-210 on Thursday to preserve funding for sexual research projects....
Mohawk Tribe starting up N.M. cigarette factory
A company owned by the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation of New York is opening a cigarette factory in New Mexico, The Albuquerque Journal reports....
Murkowski proposes $285M road in rural area
Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski is proposing to build a $285 million road that would connect several rural Native villages around Bristol Bay....
Eastern Cherokee members take top casino jobs
Seven members of the Eastern Band of Cherokees have been promoted to top jobs at the tribe's casino as part of an initiative to increase tribal representation....
Tribal director's death ruled a homicide
Authorities in Wisconsin are treating the death of Jody Ricard, an education director for the Red Cliff Ojibwe Tribe, as a homicide....
Navajo attorney general to review nepotism case
Navajo Nation Attorney General Louis Denetsosie will conduct a preliminary review into charges of nepotism among top tribal officials, The Gallup Independent reports....
Conference to address Navajo uraninum mining
The Dine Bidzill coalition, a collection of Navajo activist groups, will hold a conference July 19 against uranium mining....
Oglala Sioux police purchase motorcycle fleet
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has purchased six motorcycles for its police department using a Department of Justice grant....
Bush names new interim director at EPA
Marianne Horinko was named interim director of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday....
Oneida Nation camp aimed at troubled youth
The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin held the Oneida Tribal Gang Task Force cultural camp this week....
Feds seek to close reservation mobile home park
Federal prosecutors are seeking to shut down a mobile home park on the Torres-Martinez Reservation in California....
Morongo leader launches campaign for state office
Mary Ann Martin Andreas, former chairwoman of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and current council member, is running for the California Assembly....
Goshute members accuse tribe of persecution
Members of the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of Utah are asking a federal court to halt what they call unfair persecution by tribal leaders....
Ex-BIA worker challenges sentence on appeal
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing on Thursday to consider the sentence of a former Bureau of Indian Affairs employee who was convicted for killing four people in a drunk driving accident....
Mass. tribe suspects foul play on recognition
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts is suspecting local opponents are behind the Bush administration's appeal of the tribe's federal recognition case....
Crews have some success battling Taos Pueblo blaze
The fire burning on Taos Pueblo land in New Mexico grew on Thursday but crews have been able to contain 30 percent, The Albuquerque Journal reports....
Yurok Tribe protests DOI's water conference
Members of the Yurok Tribe of California joined fishermen and environmentalists in protesting a Department of Interior Water 2025 conference on water conflicts....
BIA holding consultation meetings on education
The Bureau of Indian Affairs today published notice of a series of consultation meetings to take comments on potential changes in Indian Education Programs....
Lakota activist sees lawsuit as means for change
Tom Poor Bear, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, filed a lawsuit this week against the state of Nebraska, alleging violating of his civil rights and those of the Lakota people....
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