Monday, September 16, 2002
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Okla. Inidian property subject of battles
A high-priced bidding and legal war erupted last week over a commercially
viable Indian allotment in Oklahoma....
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Wis. officials scrap talks over mine buyout
The state of Wisconsin has ended talks over a tribally-driven proposal to
buy a controversial mine site, officials announced on Friday....
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The Week in Review
Tribes end talks over Indian trust standards, critics challenge federal recognition decisions, court dismisses lawsuit over casino game, and Miss America hopeful loses chance to compete....
Calif. tribe split on burial site
Members of a California tribe are of three camps when it comes to an
historic burial site....
Kickapoo tribal members want recall
Members of the Kickapoo Tribe of Texas filed suit in state court to force a
recall election of their chairman Raul Garza, also known as
Makateonenodua....
Conn. lawmakers deny tribal influence
Two critics of the Bureau of Indian Affairs deny that money influences
their decisions despite accusing the troubled agency of the same....
New Haskell history museum opens
Haskell Indian Nations University has a new $1.1 million cultural center
and museum that opened on Saturday....
Alaska Native corp plans power plant
An Alaska Native regional corporation plans to build a huge coal power
plant to supply rural villages with low-cost power....
NMAI pow-wow attracts thousands
The first ever National Museum of the American Indian pow-wow was held
over the weekend in Washington, D.C....
A Navajo, a woman, and ... Republican
Sharon Clahchischilliage is running for New Mexico secretary of state and
if elected, she'll be the only Native American woman in the nation to hold
a statewide office....
Maine casino poll draws mixed results
A poll conducted by The Bangor Daily News reveals a split among
residents of Maine over support of a tribal casino....
Minn. tribe schedules recall election
The chairman of the Leech Lake Ojibwe Tribe of Minnesota is up for a recall
vote....
Lewis and Clark center has Native week
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana, is holding
Native American Week to raise awareness of the historic journey....
Ceremony marks site of Nez Perce battle
Members of the Nez Perce Tribe participated in a ceremony to
commemorate the location of a battle between tribal ancestors and the
U.S....
N.Y. museum returns remains to Haida
The American Museum of Natural History in New York returned 48 Haida
ancestors to the Haida First Nation of British Columbia, Canada....
BIA economic summit kicks off in Ariz.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is hosting its first economic development
summit this week in Phoenix, Arizona....
On Mascots: 'Redskins' is our n-word
"For several seasons now, I have rooted against the so-called Redskins,
having found it difficult to "love the team but hate the name," as some of
my more tolerant Native American friends do....
Native athletes face challenges
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader of South Dakota is running a feature series
on Native American athletes....
Oneida Nation delays home demolition
The Oneida Nation of New York delayed demolition of a tribal member's
home on Sunday....
Norton 'bragged' about progress on trust
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton last week "bragged" about the progress
the Bush administration has made on trust reform, Bill McAllister of The
Denver Post writes in his "Beltway Notebook" column....
Tribal environmental conference set
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals is holding its 10th
anniversary celebration this week in Arizona....
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