Wednesday, September 4, 2002
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Peabody sides with Bush administration on trust
The world's largest coal conglomerate is fighting accusations that it
participated in "suppressing and concealing" of information in a $600
million breach of trust dispute before the U.S....
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NIGC: What's in store for Bush administration
"They are not as scary as they might be," Kevin Gover, a former Interior
official, says....
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Hogen nominated to head Indian gaming agency
President Bush on Tuesday nominated a tribal member to oversee
regulation of the $12.7 billion Indian gaming industry, ending months of
speculation on the future of a federal agency that has come under fire in
recent years....
Alaska village puts out fire
Residents of an Alaska Native village put out out a fire last week but not
before it destroyed the village power plant....
Pequot Tribe cuts hotel jobs
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut has cut five hotel
management jobs....
Maine gaming panel begins work
The Maine Casino Task Force began its work on Tuesday but is already
behind schedule....
Letter: Who's your daddy?
"[I]f the English can uncover a Welshman 500 years dead and trace
through DNA, his surviving blood line to a nearby village, then
[Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman] Kenny Reels can hold his
head high, knowing the science that liberates or convicts in this country,
can in his case, lift the ultimate shadow of his parentage and settle for all
time, Mr....
Colo. police files popular items
The Denver Police Department on Tuesday made public its surveillance
files, drawing hundreds of interested citizens....
Get ready for Navajo Nation fair!
The 56th annual Navajo Nation Fair begins tomorrow in Window Rock,
Arizona, the tribal capital....
Testimony heard in Lumbee beauty case
A North Carolina state judge heard testimony on Tuesday in the case of a
Lumbee woman who wants to compete in the Miss America pageant....
Tribal embezzlement probe dropped
Red Cliff Ojibwe chairman Ray DePerry is disappointed that the
Department of Justice is dropping further investigation into embezzlement
of tribal funds....
Wyo. tribes work on water issues
The tribes on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming are working with
local irrigation districts on water issues....
Cuomo drops out of N.Y. race
Andrew Cuomo, former head of the Department of Housing and Labor
during the Clinton administration, dropped out of the running for governor
of New York on Tuesday....
Ariz. school to study cancer rates
The Northern Arizona University has received a $4.5 million grant to study
cancer rates in Native Americans....
Okla. urged to tax tribal casinos
An Oklahoma House committee discussed Indian casinos on Tuesday....
Tribes push for sacred site protections
After years of being ignored, tribes and Indian advocates are finally
getting the message through that sacred sites need to be protected....
New IHS chief promotes consultation
Doctor Charles Grim, the interim director of the Indian Health Service, says
the agency will continue to focus on consultation with tribes and delivery
of services....
Scientists prepare Kennewick plan
Scientists are preparing a plan to study the remains of a 9,000-year-old
Native man after their recent court victory....
Native corps set for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for three Alaska Native
companies seeking to protect their wireless telecommunications
investment....
McGaa: Don't Blame This Indian
The Minnesota Green Party's endorsed candidate for governor candidate
has renounced endorsed U.S....
Grant to fund Alaska Native delegation
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved a $107,000 grant to help Alaska
Natives fight for their whaling rights....
In Today's Federal Register
National Indian Gaming Commission
The Department of Interior announces the names of the associate
commissioners of the National Indian Gaming Commission....
Editorial: Go slow on Navajo tax plan
The Navajo Nation should take its time before signing off on a plan to
distribute a tribal tax, The Farmington Daily-Times urges in an editorial
today....
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