Thursday, September 19, 2002
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In The Hoop: Emerging Economies
If you weren't at the National Summit on Emerging Tribal Economies in
Phoenix, Arizona, this week, you missed out on one of the better Indian
Country events of the year....
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Indian fee land free from state control
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an "unprecedented"
attempt by a Washington county to assert jurisdiction over land on the
Tulalip Reservation....
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Bush facing heightened contempt probes
The federal judge overseeing the Indian trust debacle has expanded
probes into the contemptuous conduct of nearly 50 federal officials and
government attorneys....
Indians lack political representation
Brazil's Indian population makes up the majority in some parts of the
country but there are no elected indigenous representatives....
Tribe threatens land claims over casino
The Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Connecticut is threatening to make
claims to thousands of acres of land unless it can get a casino....
Kan. county to move on Haskell highway
A Kansas county commission intends to move on a $8.5 million highway
expansion plan despite objections affecting Haskell Indian Nations
University....
Pueblo offers affordable housing
Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico has won an award for creating affordable
to local residents....
Wyo. tribal election results voided
A ballot error has forced a Wyoming tribe to void its primary election....
Mayan hieroglyphs rewrite history
Archaeologists are being forced to reconsider their prior views of Mayan
history with the discovery of one of the largest sets of hieroglyphs ever
found....
Idaho tribe keeping eye on burn battle
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho is keeping an eye on a legal battle over
field burning....
Calif. tribes promote economic success
Tribal and Indian gaming leaders are out in force at the Global Gaming
Expo taking place this week in Las Vegas....
N.M. teens arrested for attempted murder
The FBI on Wednesday arrested three New Mexico teens for the
attempted murder on the Navajo Nation....
Inouye: Recognition rider won't pass
Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs
Committee, is opposing an attempt to halt all federal recognition
decisions....
Tribe runs 700 miles for sacred site
The following is a joint press release of the Quechan Indian Nation and
California state senator John Burton....
Utah tribe honors elders with pond
The Northern Ute Tribe of Utah dedicated a special pond for use by tribal
elders....
Court rules against Ariz. tribe
A federal judge in Arizona issued a preliminary junction against the
Colorado River Indian Tribes, forcing the tribal casino to submit to a
state-tribal gaming compact....
BIA hit with $37M lawsuit over deaths
The family of a Nebraska couple killed during an accident with a Bureau of
Indian Affairs employee sued the agency on Wednesday for $37 million....
Norton cited for Indian trust 'fraud'
The Bush administration is "on the run" for failing to fix the Indian trust
fund, lead plaintiff Elouise Cobell told The London Independent....
Column: Norton, aides like 'kids' on trust
"Call it a modern-day Trail of Tears, another chapter in the endless saga of
the raping of the American Indian....
Editorial: Norton has made no reforms
"Accounting failures in the private sector have been big news lately....
Seneca Nation breaks ground on casino
The Seneca Nation of New York began work on Wednesday for a temporary
casino....
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