Wednesday, July 31, 2002
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Feathers ruffled in and out of Indian Country
Reaction to Special Trustee Tom Slonaker's departure from the
Department of Interior was mixed on Tuesday, an indication of a volatile
and stymied role he played during his two years of federal service....
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Tribes hindered on trust reform proposals
Indian Country advocates on Tuesday discouraged tribal leaders from
moving too quickly on efforts to reform the broken trust fund, citing lack
of agreement with federal officials and a crunch for time....
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White House embroiled in trust fund mess
The federal government's top Indian trust reform official quit the Bush
administration on Tuesday, the culmination of a growing debacle that
reaches all the way to the White House....
Village buoyed by court ruling on mine
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld tough environmental
requirements for a mine being opposed by an Alaska Native village....
Allegations traded in fund dispute
Allegations of misuse of funds and and questions over leadership are
affecting the dealings of a New Mexico non-profit with ties to the Navajo
Nation....
Crow Reservation man sentenced
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced man from the Crow Reservation to
14 months in prison and three years of supervised release for a
drunk-driving accident....
Conn. cops fight Pequot tribal ruling
Two police detectives in Connecticut are appealing a ruling that
dismissed their lawsuit against the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation....
Pope urges justice for Mayan Indians
Pope John Paul II was in Guatemala on Tuesday to canonize the
country's first saint and urge justice and respect for Mayan Indians who
make up the majority of the population but are at the bottom of the
social and economic ladder....
Navajo students awarded scholarships
The Navajo Nation has awarded 64 high school graduates with college
scholarship money....
Mohegan leaders targeted in recall effort
A dispute over a tribal business deal has spurred a member of the
Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut to seek the ouster of two top officials, The
New London Day reports....
Mohegan Tribe plans tribal partnership
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is in the preliminary stages of an
economic development partnership with another tribe, The Norwich
Bulletin reports today....
Tribal candidate controls election money
The Navajo Nation Supreme Court last week ruled that Ed Begay, the
tribe's top lawmakers, was singled out and unfairly disqualified from the
presidential primary....
Navajo primary coincides with state's
The Navajo Nation Supreme Court last week rescheduled the tribe's
presidential primary to September 10....
Mi'kmaq First Nation near fishing deal
The Burnt Church First Nation of New Brunswick might soon sign a
fisheries agreement with the Canadian government....
Green tribal member faces challenge
Oglala Lakota tribal member Ed McGaa is facing a challenge from his own
Green Party over his candidacy for U.S....
Fire threatens Mesa Verde ruins
A fire in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado has consumed more than
2,000 acres....
Ariz. Indian health liaison praised
When tribes in Arizona need help navigating the Indian health care
system, they go to Michael Allison, the state's Native American liaison
for the Arizona Department of Health Services....
Okla. tribe seeks Cherokee independence
The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma wants its own sovereignty restored....
Court tosses challenge to Goshute nuclear
A federal judge on Tuesday sided with a Utah tribe and private utility
companies seeking to store up to 44,000 tons of highly radioactive
nuclear waste on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation....
Judge rules Apache land is not Indian Country
Land owned by the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma is not Indian Country, a
federal judge ruled on Monday....
Senate panel considers Pueblo land bill
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today will mark up
a bill to settle the land claims of Sandia Pueblo in New Mexico....
Editorial: Limit reach of Indian gaming
Tribal gaming should be limited to tribal lands -- even if they didn't exist
two years ago -- The San Francisco Chronicle says in an editorial today....
Opinion: Indian gaming all greed
"Well, I suppose I back Indian self-reliance as much as the next person
-- God knows these people have had it rough over the years....
Toxic fish threaten tribal subsistence
The Environmental Protection Agency this week is releasing a study that
concludes that Columbia River tribes in the Pacific Northwest face a high
risk for cancer and other diseases due to toxic pollutants in fish....
Interior won't respond to Slonaker
A Department of Interior spokesperson would not respond to claims of
high-level intimidation by an ousted official, the Associated Press
reports....
Native students inspire others
Two Navajo students are participating in a health care seminar aimed at
rural students in Arizona....
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