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Rejection of Choctaw compact speaks to policy ahead
The Bush administration on Thursday rejected a controversial casino
agreement that drew high-profile attention, and opposition, from state
officials in Louisiana and members of Congress....
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EDS to push privatization of Indian trust
Indian trust duties currently handled by the Department of Interior face
being parceled out to third party contractors based on recommendations
being made by a consulting firm whose qualifications tribal leaders have
questioned....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the
movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
Billie reaches out
Ousted Seminole chief Jim Billie is prepared to ask Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton to put him back in power, his attorney says....
Mohegan elders the VIPs
Thanks to profits from a financially successful casino, the Mohegan Tribe
of Connecticut has opened a housing complex for tribal elders....
Abenaki Tribe defends recognition
The St Francis Band of the Abenaki Nation of Vermont is defending its
fight to gain federal recognition amid criticism from state officials....
Klamath panel criticized for report
A National Academy of Sciences panel examining the Klamath Basin
faced heavy criticism on Thursday for a report that questioned the
science behind a controversial decision to deny non-Indian farmers
water....
Dakota teen moved to youth facility
A 17-year-old member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Nation of South
Dakota has been removed from her basement cell to a juvenile facility....
Sand Creek site in jeopardy
The Sand Creek Massacre Historic Site in Colorado, quickly approved by
Congress after Sen....
BIA officer cleared in death
A New Mexico State Judge on Thursday cleared a Bureau of Indian Affairs
criminal investigator of wrongdoing for the dragging death of a young,
deaf Pueblo woman....
Book, exhibit document cultures
Pueblo, Navajo, Hopi and Tohono O'odham cultures are documented in a
new exhibit and book at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa
Fe, New Mexico....
'Indian' fashions hit the runway
John Galliano of Christian Dior debuted on Thursday what the press calls
women's clothing inspired by Choctaw, Chippewa, Eskimo, Iroquois and
South American Indian cultures....
N.M. students face explusion
Students in northern New Mexico who participated in a riot at Española
Valley High School face expulsion and other punishment....
Alberta bands win tax case
Twenty-three First Nation bands in Alberta are exempt from taxes, a
federal court judge in Ottawa ruled on Thursday....
More tribes sue for trust accounting
A parade of lawsuits have been filed against the Department of Interior
alleging mismanagement of trust assets....
Tribal 'bashing' decried
Idaho lawmakers took three actions on Thursday that tribal leaders
consider an attack on their sovereignty....
Choctaw casino decision big news
Thursday's rejection of a casino compact between the Jena Band of
Choctaws and the state of Louisiana continues to be big news, focusing
on what might happen next....
Order on Goshute finances halted
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday halted an order that
required the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of Utah to disclose spending
related to a proposed nuclear waste dumb....
Ceremony for Code Talker set
Navajo Code Talker David Tsosie will finally get his Congressional silver
medal tomorrow at a ceremony in Bloomfield, New Mexico.....
Vote delayed on embattled judge
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday delayed by one week a
vote on a controversial nominee to a federal appeals court....
Sentences for Cheyenne drug bust
A federal judge has sentenced two men for conspiring to bring
methamphetamine to the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana....
Rejection of Pequot tribes sought
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Thursday asked the
Department of Interior to overturn the federal recognition bids of two
Pequot tribes in the state....
Wisconsin Oneida claim more land
The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin has filed additional land claims in the
state of New York....
Input sought into tribal stadium
Residents in Chandler, Arizona, are seeking input into a proposal football
stadium on the Gila River Reservation....
Changes eyed at Mescalero casino
Mescalero Apache Nation President Sara Misquez is considering
renovating the New Mexico tribe's casino and inn, reports The
Albuquerque Journal....
Mohegan Tribe expanding outlook
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is looking to expand business
opportunities beyond its casino, reports The New London Day....
ICT slams 'Big Chief' editorial
The Wall Street Journal has lost "serious respect" for a racist editorial it
wrote about Gov....
A rally for 'one of us'
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are vowing repercussions for the
firing of U.S....
EPA's Whitman criticized for remarks
Democrats and environmentalists on Thursday criticized Environmental
Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman for testimony she
made regarding pollution litigation....
Pataki restricting tribal contacts
Governor George Pataki (R) has told state agencies and colleges to limit
contact with tribes to those "recognized" by the federal government....
Wampanoag leader remembered
Hundreds of friends, family and others gathered in Massachusetts on
Wednesday to say a final goodbye to Wampanoag leader Russell Peters....
Maine casino set for rejection
States across the country are looking to gambling to increase revenue
but ever the independent, Gov....
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Tribes seek funding commitment from Norton
The Department of Interior is balking at increasing funding and support
for a tribal task force on trust reform even as Secretary Gale Norton says
she is committed to working with Indian Country....
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IHS report cites increased dental problems
Tooth decay among young American Indian and Alaska Native children is
"worsening" and will lead to more problems later on in life, according to
recent report by the Indian Health Service....
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BITAM comment period extended
The Department of Interior has extended for another 30 days the
comment period on the reorganization of Indian trust....
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In The Hoop: More is More!
McCaleb been doing for the past four months when it comes to the
recognition of the Chinook Nation of Washington?
Absolutely nothing, if you ask Chinook representatives....
Sundogs spotted in Alaska
Alaskans in Fairbanks gazed with awe at the sky Wednesday morning as
"sundogs" surrounded the sun, signaling more cold weather in Alaska
Native tradition....
Ariz. betting on tribal casinos
Revenue at Arizona's tribal casinos would have to increase 50 percent
within a year to meet state projections, an independent analyst has told
an Arizona paper....
McCaleb rejects Choctaw casino compact
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb has rejected a proposed gaming
compact between the Jena Band of Choctaws and the state of Louisiana....
Editorial: Take trust from Norton
The Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust should be stripped from the
Department of Interior and handed to a court-appointed receiver, The St.
Petersburg Times writes in an editorial today....
ditorial: Rethink mascot opposition
In an editorial today, The Grand Forks Herald says mascot opponents can
no longer claim a majority of Native Americans oppose the use of Indians
as team names, nicknames or other symbols....
Village school could reopen next week
The McQueen School in Kivalina, Alaska, could reopen for classes as early
as next week, a school official said....
Another Native joining national hall
The state of Nevada will be installing a statue of Sarah Winnemucca, a
Paiute woman who sought peace among Indians and non-Indians, at the
Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C....
Haida claim considered landmark
In a case expected to take years to resolve, the Haida First Nation has
laid claim to the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia....
Chinook Tribe frustrated with delay
A final decision on the recognition of the Chinook Nation of Washington
has again been delayed by the Bush administration....
Bill on tribal water sale advances
The Oklahoma House on Wednesday approved a measure that requires
state voters to approve the sale of water to another state....
More nuclear cleanup funds promised
The Department of Energy on Wednesday said it would ask for an
additional $433 million to clean up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in
Washington....
Wyo. tribe seeks slot machines
Citing high unemployment and a need for revenue, the Northern Arapaho
Tribe of Wyoming wants to operate Class III games, said a
spokesperson....
Farm nominee doubted at hearing
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday held a hearing into the
nomination of Department of Agriculture nominee Thomas Dorr....
ANWR filibuster supported
Republicans in the Senate are hoping to open up the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling but Democrats say they would
filibuster such a proposal....
Murkowski takes credit for amendment
Senate sparring continued on Wednesday as the chamber debated an
energy policy bill and approved an amendment to route a natural gas
pipeline through the state of Alaska....
Army Corps chief ousted
The head of the Army Corps of Engineers was forced to resign from his
post on Wednesday for questioning budget cuts proposed by President
Bush....
Yellowstone bison protester arrested
Federal officials have placed into custody a man for trying to prevent the
capture of bison in Yellowstone National Park....
FBI investigating Pueblo death
The FBI, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal police are investigating
the recent death of an elderly man at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico....
Vote could be delayed on judge
The Senate Judiciary Committee today will probably delay a vote on
controversial appeals court nominee Charles Pickering....
Delay in Choctaw decision sought
Representative Chris John has written Secretary of Interior Gale Norton to ask for a
delay on a gaming compact with the Jena Band of Choctaws in Louisiana.
John says more local input is needed before Assistant Secretary Neal
McCaleb acts....
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NCAI's Hall to press Interior on transition funding
Angry that the Department of Interior won't release costs associated
with controversial appointee Ross Swimmer, National Congress of
American Indians President Tex Hall said he would demand the
information at a meeting with government officials later this week....
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Appeals court rejects Makah 'diplomacy'
Siding with two states and representatives of the fishing industry, a
federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected an agreement governing the
treaty rights of the Makah Nation of Washington....
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Senate sparring begins on energy bill
Production versus conservation dominated debate on the Senate floor on
Tuesday as the chamber finally took up a long-delayed energy policy bill
the White House said was troubling....
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Norton: Cobell plaintiffs oppose reform
Holding Secretary of Interior Gale Norton in contempt of court will only
allow "opponents" to derail trust reform and prevent the broken system
from ever being fixed, her attorneys are arguing....
Indian spending criticized
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Tuesday held a hearing on
President Bush's new budget with the top leaders criticizing the
proposal....
Bush donors given top posts
If you raised at least $100,000 for President Bush's political campaigns,
you just might be a member of his administration....
Conn. tribes paying taxes
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe are
among the largest taxpayers in neighboring Connecticut towns....
Hopi court dismisses charges
A Hopi tribal court judge has dismissed trespassing charges brought
against five Navajo women....
Chinook recognition delayed
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Tuesday agreed to delay the
recognition of the Chinook Nation of Washington by four months....
Sex offender sentence at issue in case
A sex offender who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl on the
Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation in North Dakota could receive a modified
sentence for his crime under a federal appeals court decision issued on
Tuesday....
Clinton-Lewinsky report released
A special division of federal appeals court today has ordered the release
of the final investigative report into former President Bill Clinton's
involvement with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky and Paula
Jones, the woman who accused him of sexual harassment....
First Nations Briefs
The Haida First Nation in British Columbia, Canada, is filing a lawsuit
claiming Queen Charlotte Islands....
ANWR: Who is right?
Opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development
is one of the most debated topics in the nation these days, with both
sides offering up their own "spin," as The Washington Post puts it, to
promote their arguments....
Bill to address Pueblo land claim
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) is introducing a bill to settle Sandia Pueblo's
claim to the western face of the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico....
Suit filed to stop 'tribal' story
A Florida man has filed suit to stop a
pageant that depicts children dressed up as
Indians stabbing children dressed up as
Spaniards....
Call for Chinook to be recognized
Members of Washington's Congressional delegation are urging Assistant
Secretary Neal McCaleb to stop delaying and recognize the Chinook
Nation....
Recognition report spurs critics
Two members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation say an
investigation into the Clinton administration's handling of federal
recognition makes the case for reform....
Ariz. tribe chosen as stadium finalist
The Arizona state Tourism and Sports Authority on Tuesday picked two
finalists to host a $350 million Arizona Cardinals football stadium....
Interior employees gagged on drilling
US Fish and Wildlife Service employees in Alaska are not being allowed
to express their own views on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge....
Wis. casinos a campaign issue
Four candidates seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination are
supporting extended compacts with tribes in the state....
Bush tries to save troubled judge
President Bush today is bringing embattled judicial nominee Charles
Pickering to the White House for a last-minute rally but it probably won't
do any good....
Native Hawaiian trust challenged
A group of Hawaii residents is seeking to have a $337 million Native
Hawaiian trust fund be turned over to the state....
Tax software system the next TAAMS
An audit of a new tax computer system being developed at the Internal
Revenue Service has raised serious questions about its feasibility....
Cheney task force losing cases
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered several government agencies to
release thousands of documents used in the formation of President
Bush's national energy policy....
Lobbyists jockey for Maine casino
There's a flurry of activity at the Statehouse in Maine, where lobbyists
and their allies are trying to get gaming approved....
Mohegan hotel seeing bustle
It's not scheduled to open for another month, but the new hotel and
convention center at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut is bracing
for a whole lot of business....
Pequot officials honored
Two officials of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have received
awards from a national law enforcement institute....
Top gaming regulator leaves post
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation's top gaming regulator is leaving
his job, The New London Day reports....
Potawatomi tribe goes platinum
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma credits a software program
with improving its bottom line....
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U.S. cites abuses of indigenous rights
The State Department on Monday released its annual report on human
rights conditions worldwide, citing the same group of nations for their
mistreatment of indigenous peoples....
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Judge urged to reject Norton who cried 'wolf'
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton should not be given a chance to fix a
system she is incapable of correcting, attorneys for 300,000 American
Indians have told a federal judge....
Maine gaming bill vetoed
Maine Governor Angus King on Monday made good on his promise to veto a
bill that would pave the way for Indian gaming in the state....
Editorial: Navajo changes good
In an editorial, The Farmington Daily-Times praises Navajo Nation tribal
members for seeking to make changes to a government that doesn't
work to their advantage....
Another DOI bureaucrat urged
The Department of Interior's top inspector has recommended a new
official be put in charge of law enforcement, reports The Palm Springs
Desert Sun....
Hearing held on Conn. gaming law
A committee of the Connecticut Legislature on Monday held a hearing to
consider repealing a law some feel paved the way for Indian gaming....
Gale Norton: I'm not lying
"Paul Krugman column, March 1) doesn't recognize the enormous
technological progress that will make environmentally sensitive energy
development possible in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Wampanoag leader passes on
Wampanoag leader and author Russell Peters passed away after a long
illness at a Massachusetts hospital on Sunday....
Tribe emerging for Ariz. stadium
The Gila River Tribe and the city of Mesa are being considered the top two
choices for an Arizona Cardinals football stadium....
Supreme Court to rule on wireless auction
Three Alaska Native corporations whose billion dollar investment in the
wireless technology market has been in limbo for several months
claimed victory on Monday when the Supreme Court agreed to review
their stalled case....
IHS hires disciplined doctors
The Indian Health Service has knowingly hired doctors who have been
disciplined or who are sex offenders, according to an Associated Press
review....
Mohawk Tribe blasts 'Chief' editorial
The St Regis Mohawk Tribe and a New York newspaper are criticizing The
Wall Street Journal for a biased editorial....
McCaleb delaying Chinook decision
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb has asked to delay a decision on the
Chinook Nation recognition for another four months....
Cops accused of racism
An inquest into the death of an elderly Native is bringing up charges of
racism against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia....
Lamberth strikes down promotion process
US District Judge Royce Lamberth on Monday struck down an Army
promotion process because he ruled it discriminated against white men....
Duwamish Tribe prepared to sue
The Duwamish Tribe of Washington is prepared to sue if its federal
recognition petition is denied, an attorney said....
Ridge refuses to testify
Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge is refusing a bipartisan
request to testify before a Senate committee because the White House
says he is not a Cabinet official....
Village teachers cite threats
Teachers and aides at a shutdown school in the village of Kivalina,
Alaska, say they felt threatened by students and got reports from village
residents that they were not wanted....
Parents blamed for school problems
Parents of nearly 30 students involved in riots at a New Mexico high
school may face fines and other penalties, the local school board has
said....
Reputed Geronimo headdress up for grabs
Claimed by many, a headdress reported to have been worn by Apache
leader Geronimo has been the subject of a long debate over ownership....
Lawsuit costs could be repaid
The Navajo Nation and the Jicarilla Apache Nation are among several
litigants who could get their attorneys' fees reimbursed by a New Mexico
state judge....
Conn. wants Mohegan plan restricted
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has completed
an analysis of the Mohegan Tribe's proposed fishery....
La. senator opposes Choctaw casino
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is urging Secretary of Interior Gale Norton to
reject a casino proposed by the Jena Band of Choctaws....
Yellowstone bison protesters arrested
Four women are facing charges of trespassing, resisting arrest,
disorderly conduct and obstructing police for protesting the killing of
bison near Yellowstone National Park....
Energy bill faces Senate debate
The Senate today is expected to take up a long-delayed energy bill that
doesn't include opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and
gas drilling....
Blumenthal says report 'bombshell'
Even though the investigation into the Clinton administration's handling
of federal recognition turned up no ties to political contributions or the
gaming industry, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says
the report shows why the system needs to be reformed....
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Norton in full damage control mode
If Secretary of Interior Gale Norton had her way, her vision of trust
reform would be a reality by now....
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Interior won't detail 'transition' costs
Although Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has backed off plans to create
an Indian trust agency and says no funds are being used to implement it,
her department won't detail how much money is being spent in transition
costs, officials said....
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Supreme Court takes Native wireless case
The Supreme Court today has accepted a case that could prevent three
Alaska Native corporations from losing their investment in a wireless
telecommunications venture....
Editorial: Indian center needed
In an editorial today, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader praises the arrival of
the United Sioux Tribe Development Corp....
Navajo Code Talker gets own day
March 9 has been declared "David Tsosie Day" in honor of the Navajo
Code Talker who will finally get his Congressional silver medal after a
long wait....
Navajo president seeks re-election
Saying he still has unfinished work, Navajo Nation President Kelsey
Begaye is seeking to run the largest tribe in the country for another
four-year term....
Carson didn't kill THAT many Navajos
Although former Army Colonel Kit Carson and his men forced 9,000
Navajos to walk 300 miles to an interment camp where more than 1,000
died, it turns out he could have killed many more had he just put his mind
to it....
Scholarship honors Indian ballerinas
A scholarship fund has been set up at the University of Oklahoma School
of Dance to honor Native ballerinas....
Village discusses school tensions
Students, parents and elders packed into the gym of a now-closed school
in Kivalina, Alaska, to discuss the problems that led to its shutdown....
Students can track caribou online
Students can now get up close and personal with the caribou herd at the
center of the debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Opinion: Why Redskins must change
"In 1992 The Post endorsed a movement to change the team's name.
WTOP radio refused to say "Redskin" on the air for two years....
John Potter: Friend of the Wolf
"Columnist, old friend and snappy dresser Roger Clawson once referred
to me in one of HIS columns as "artist, columnist, and friend of the gray
wolf."
One out of three ain't bad....
Former Indian director speaks out
The fired director of New Mexico's Commission on Indian Affairs is
accusing a co-worker of filing a sexual harassment claim to get back at
him....
Editorial: Close tribal 'loophole'
In an editorial today, The Christian Science Monitor says Congress should
limit political contributions by tribes....
Navajo reforms to be considered
The Navajo Nation's Office of Navajo Government Development will be
holding a convention in May to discuss reforming the tribal government....
Native woman nominated for Nobel
Maria Pearson has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work
on repatriation issues in Iowa....
Ariz. tribe could see stadium
In what is being hailed as a sign of the times, the Arizona Sports and
Tourism Authority will likely select a tribe as a finalist for an Arizona
Cardinals stadium....
Alaska Native status mulled
The Department of Interior hasn't yet decided whether it will review the
federal status of more than 200 Alaska Native governments, a request
that has drawn the ire of tribal leaders....
County opposing Jicarilla trust land
A New Mexico county is appealing the Bureau of Indian Affairs' decision
to take 55 acres of land into trust for the Jicarilla Apache Nation....
Neb. gaming could benefit state
If gaming on Nebraska's reservations is allowed, look for the state to
seek a cut of the money, reports The Omaha World-Herald....
Supreme Court declines tax case
The Supreme Court last month declined to review the state of Idaho's
attempt to force tribes to pay state gasoline tax....
Native corps closing plastics plant
A plastics factory owned by two Alaska Native corporations will be
shutting down in June, resulting in layoffs for 157 employees....
Pueblo sues former lawmaker over deal
Santa Ana Pueblo is hoping to resolve a lawsuit it filed against a former
state lawmaker for a business deal gone bad....
N.Y. tribes want relatives shut out
New York tribes with pending land claims have been discouraging Gov.
George Pataki from negotiation settlements with out-of-state tribes....
Tribe joins fight on waste rules
The Yakama Nation of Washington has joined a high-profile fight over the
disposal of nuclear waste....
Editorial: Abuse of power
In an editorial, The Denver Post blasts the Department of Interior for not
withholding millions of dollars in payments to American Indians....
Norton says working with tribes
How many editorials and columns must Secretary of Interior Gale Norton
write before she gets the trust fund debacle right?
No one can say for sure, but she's taken yet another shot at it....
Jodi Rave receives top honor
For her work in covering Native issues, Jodi Rave Lee of The Lincoln
Journal Star is receiving an excellence in journalism award by Columbia
University....
Gover: I can't think of something better
"The problem with trust reform is not that Secretary Norton and the
Interior Department do not care about it....
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