Wednesday, July 3, 2002
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Court delays casino game settlement talks
A casino company with close ties to the $10 billion Indian gaming
industry launched a last-ditch effort on Tuesday to speed up resolution of
a dispute that has sent investors fleeing....
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Trust fund class action sees support
Nearly 300 Navajo tribal members on Tuesday voiced overwhelming
support for a lawsuit seeking to bring accountability to the management
of their trust funds....
Okla. tribe sues for grave disturbance
The Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma is suing the state of Missouri,
alleging disturbance of burial grounds....
Letter: Indian casinos not a 'disgrace'
"Indian gaming provides jobs and many other opportunities for tribal
members....
Letter: Opposition to Pequot Tribe lacking
"The comments of each of the 2nd District's elected federal officials
regarding the recent BIA recognition of an Indian tribe in North
Stonington would be laughable if the potential consequences to the
region were not so dire....
Letter: Support for Pequot Tribe lacking
"In Washington, I stay apprised of Connecticut news through the
Internet and online newspapers....
Conn. officials meet on recognition
State and local officials in Connecticut met on Tuesday to discuss an
appeal of the federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot Tribe....
Symposium to focus on Navajo drought
Navajo Nation official will address drought and wildlife concerns at a
two-day symposium next week....
Haskell museum harnesses Internet
Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas has a new museum and is
planning to use the Internet to bring its collections to life....
Rural Alaska schools deemed failing
Rural schools in Alaska can be forced under President Bush's education
reform act to transport students from rural villages to far away schools....
Sac and Fox leadership disputed
The Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma is trying to prevent a tribal member
from passing herself off as principal chief....
Solicitor Olson takes broad approach
Solicitor General Ted Olson has taken an unusual role in coordinating a
board array of federal cases affecting the war on terrorism....
Kan. man dies during 'vision quest'
Authorities have yet to determine the cause of death for a Kansas man
who was on a vision quest....
Chickasaw Nation pays $4.5M for ranch
The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma has purchased a 4,300-acre ranch,
doubling its land holdings....
Army officer expelled after Mont. battle
Army forces expecting to defeat Plains Indian tribes in 1876 found out
right away how wrong they were....
Tribe investigated foster care abuse
A six-year-old girl whose father is charged with her murder was the
subject of a tribal investigation into foster care abuse, The Daily
Oklahoman reports today....
Mont. tribal reporter drowns
A reporter for the Fort Peck tribal newspaper in Montana drowned in the
Missouri River....
McCaleb writes to The New York Times
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb: "The economy of Arizona's White
Mountain Apache Indian tribe is directly linked to the harvest of timber.
Sadly, the fires that have swept across Arizona now imperil this
economy....
Ariz. grand jury indicts for fire
A federal grand jury in Arizona indicted an Apache tribal member on
Tuesday for allegedly starting a fire that has strained racial tensions....
McCaleb makes own Navajo Nation visit
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb will meet with Navajo Nation officials
and tribal members today....
Tribes to sign agreement with Idaho
Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne signs an agreement today affirming tribal
sovereignty....
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