Wednesday, August 21, 2002
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Interior fights $435 breach of trust ruling
A federal judge last week rejected the Bush administration's attempt to
delay a trust fund payment that has been denied to Indian beneficiaries
for 30 years....
Bill to speed up tribal timber sales
Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) plans to introduce a bill to streamline the sale of
timber on lands devastated by the Rodeo-Chediski Fire....
Lawmakers accuse DOJ of stalling
Lawmakers in the House and Senate are criticizing Attorney General John
Ashcroft and the Department of Justice of holding back vital information....
Lawsuit seeks to halt Everglades mining
Three environmental organizations sued the Bush administration on
Tuesday to halt limestone mining in the Florida Everglades....
Judge puts a halt to drilling at monument
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction to block drilling
in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument of Colorado....
Wis. tribe a top spender on lobbying
The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe spent more than $800,000 to lobby
state lawmakers....
Extra funds sought to fight tribe
Voters in a Connecticut town are being asked to approve money to fight
the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation....
Pequot tribes discuss future plans
Two factions of the historical Eastern Pequot Tribe of Connecticut met with
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb last week....
Editorial: Reform troubled tribal government
Members of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Tribe of North Dakota deserve a
strong tribal government, The Grand Forks Herald in an editorial today....
Cherokee Nation frim sued for $78M
A construction firm has sued the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma for $77.5
million, alleging fraud and breach of contract....
Alaska Natives want better pipeline study
Alaska Natives have joined environmental and public interest groups in
seeking new studies on the trans-Alaska pipeline....
Whiteclay becomes a campaign issue
A Democratic candidate for governor of Nebraska wants to solve liquor
use problems in the border town of Whiteclay....
Tribal police help rescue kidnapped child
Tribal police from the Walker River Paiute Reservation in Nevada helped
rescue a 10-year-old girl who was abducted from her home....
Changes for church near Cochise burial
A Greek monastery has changed plans to build a church near the Arizona
burial site of Apache leader Cochise....
Ousted Seminole chief to repay tribe
Ex-Seminole chief Jim Billie has agreed to pay his Florida tribe $169,000
to settle two lawsuits....
Seneca Nation outlines casino plans
The Seneca Nation of New York has an ambitious schedule to open the first
of three casinos as part of a gaming compact signed with the state....
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