Thursday, August 15, 2002
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U.S. moves to stop Oglala Lakota hemp farm
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered an Oglala Lakota family to stop
planting and harvesting hemp on their South Dakota ranch after tests
showed traces of marijuana and cocaine....
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Federal appeals court affirms tribal authority
Tribes have jurisdiction over roads maintained by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, a divided federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday....
U.S. House contenders court Native votes
The race for Arizona's 1st Congressional District is attracting attention
from the national political parties....
Neb. gaming still an issue of debate
The Nebraska State Legislature approached the end of its special session
on Wednesday with some final debate on Indian gaming....
Origins of language in humans traced
Research being published in Nature ties two genetic mutations to the
ability for humans to speak....
Tribal loan largest in Wash. history
A $120 million loan secured by the Tulalip Tribes of Washington is the
largest financing package in state history....
Water contract approved with Apache Tribe
A city in New Mexico has approved a contract to lease water from the
Jicarilla Apache Nation....
Narragansett chief attends gaming hearings
The Special House Commission to Study Gaming is holding 28 public
hearings over a nine-month period to study the impact of gaming in Rhode
Island....
Seminole Nation ordered to stop gaming
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma has been ordered to close its four
gaming facilities....
Navajo Nation seeks money for animal control
The Navajo Nation is proposing to spend $450,151 in the coming year to
control animals on the three-state reservation....
State: Talks over burial ground breached
Wisconsin state officials are upset that their talks with several tribes over
a burial ground have become public....
Pequot Tribe sees dip in slot revenues
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut saw a two percent
drop in slot machine revenues last month compared to July 2001....
Utah city declares Code Talker Day
A Utah city declared August 14 "Navajo Code Talker Day" to honor one of
its most noted residents, Code Talker Allen Dale June....
Corps halts Everglades restoration work
The Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday suspended work on part of
the $8 billion Everglades restoration project, a move the Miccosukee
Tribe of Florida said was an attempt to put pressure on homeowners....
Lenape Tribe making canoe journey
Members of Pennsylvania's Lena'pe Tribe are on a 330-mile canoe trip
down the Delaware River....
Finding your Cherokee princess grandmother
"So you think your great-grandmother was a Cherokee Indian princess?
Think again....
EPA removing Tar Creek employee
The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma is protesting the removal of a project
manager at one of the worst toxic waste sites in the country....
Apology by ex-BIA employee rejected
Government prosecutors on Wednesday filed a response to a court
apology by a former Bureau of Indian Affairs employee who pleaded guilty
to the murders of four people....
NNN: Army officer, tribal member, missing
A member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has been
missing for more than a month, National Native News reports....
Cobell to meet with Okla. account holders
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Individual Indian Money (IIM)
lawsuit, is meeting with account holders in Oklahoma next week....
Wis. tribe institutes new seat belt law
The Menominee Nation of Wisconsin has a new tough seat belt law....
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