Thursday, July 3, 2003
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Judge strikes down a trust claim in royalty suit
The federal government doesn't have a trust responsibility to "maximize" oil and gas revenues for Indian beneficiaries, a federal judge ruled last month....
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Tribal jurisdiction faces test before Supreme Court
The Bush administration is appealing a case to the Supreme Court that tribal leaders say is an important test of their sovereign rights....
Mayoral candidate details Calif. casino backers
A group of 21 investors has contributed $10.5 million to a casino project in California, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports....
R.I. casino bill fails to clear Legislature
The Rhode Island Legislature wrapped up work on Wednesday without approving a bill to put a casino before voters....
Wis. budget overrides Oneida Nation tax agreement
A budget provision in the new Wisconsin budget overrides the revenue-sharing provisions of the Oneida Nation's tax agreement....
Mashantucket Tribe donates $40K to local school
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut has donated more than $40,000 to a local high school....
Navajo court rejects Navajo preference claims
The Navajo Nation Supreme Court cleared a mining company of violating the tribe's Navajo preference act....
Navajo chapter government missing $39,000
An accountant for the Navajo Nation has gone missing, along with $39,000 in tribal dollars intended for a chapter government, The Farmington Daily Times reports....
Mont. court invalidates GOP districting law
A Montana district judge on Wednesday invalidated a law that stripped a state commission of its power to draw the state's legislative districts....
Pine Ridge teen killed in hit and run accident
An 18-year-old teen died Wednesday after a hit and run accident on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota....
140th anniversary of signing of Fort Bridger Treaty
July 2 was the 140th anniversary of the Fort Bridger Treaty, signed by Shoshone Chief Washakie and the U.S....
Wis. paper seeks to make casino audits public
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has asked the state of Wisconsin to make tribal casino audits public....
Talks on tribal takeover of bison range to continue
The Department of Interior is continuing talks with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes over a proposed takeover of the National Bison Range....
Native corporation lands open for exploration
The state of Alaska will open millions of acres of state and Alaska Native corporation lands around Bristol Bay to exploration....
Shipwreck forces shutdown of Native fishery
A commercial ship ran aground in Alaska's Kachemak Bay last week, destroying the salmon fishery for two Native villages....
U.S. Marine honored with Cheyenne Victory Dance
Members of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana held a Victory Dance Celebration for Lomar Wandering Medicine, a U.S....
Meskwaki faction agrees to creation of election board
One faction of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa has agreed to the creation of an election board....
Hogen addresses Indian gaming meeting in Mont.
National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman Phil Hogen spoke at an Indian gaming conference on the Flathead Reservation in Montana on Wednesday....
Ariz. board votes in favor of Piestewa Peak again
The Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names voted Wednesday to rename a peak in honor of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Swimmer finally off the stand in Cobell trial
Special trustee Ross Swimmer is finally off the stand in the Cobell trust fund trial, having endured six days of testimony in federal court in Washington, DC.
Swimmer first went before U.S....
Ore. tribe rounds up last of wayward bison herd
The Confederated Umatilla Tribes of Oregon have rounded up a bison herd that was set loose on the reservation....
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