Thursday, August 22, 2002

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An energetic Osage Nation welcomed the team responsible for the landmark Indian trust fund lawsuit to Oklahoma on Wednesday for a spirited discussion on what was called the largest scandal in U.S....

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Former Native American Times publisher Jim Gray is now Principal Chief of the Osage Nation, a position that keeps him on the go these days....

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After three years of federal service during which the tribal casino industry grew to a $12.7 billion economic powerhouse, Montie R....


Four tribes are opening a $43 million hotel in downtown Washington, D.C....


The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin says a fourth casino could bring in $40 million in annual profits....


Three Democratic candidates for governor of Wisconsin held a debate on Wednesday night....


The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has begun a shellfish project in nearby Rhode Island....


A member of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut believes he is close to collecting enough signatures for a petition to oust two tribal officials....


The Flathead Nation of Montana is considering changing its enrollment policy....


The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is involved in discussions to protect the Big Sioux River....


A Tlingit man from the Alaska village of Angoon has been missing since late Saturday or early Sunday....


Police in Alaska have completed their investigation into the fatal shooting of an Alaska Native executive....


"Skins," the latest film by Chris Eyre, is going on a mobile tour....


President Bush and Secretary of Interior Gale Norton are announcing changes in forest management policy....


Museums throughout the country were on the prowl last weekend at the 81st annual Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico....


Voters of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma have rejected a proposal to build a new tribal capitol....


Ruth Claplanhoo, a 100-year-old member of the Makah Nation of Washington, died at her home on the reservation on Monday....


About 4,000 to 5,000 are expected to march today for Alaska Native sovereignty....


Outgoing National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman Montie Deer did a good job regulating the $12.7 billion Indian gaming industry, a casino game company with close ties to Oklahoma said....


The Department of Interior in December 2000 promised two California tribes it would restore flows in a river in order to fulfill its treaty and trust responsibilities....


Comparisons to some of the largest scandals in history abounded at meetings held in Oklahoma to discuss the Indian trust fund lawsuit....


A California bill that would protect sacred sites is "ripe for abuse," The Wall Street Journal says in an editorial....


Author and failed Congressional candidate Jeff Benedict didn't fully research the genealogy of members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut....