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The Week in Review
ending February 9
Navajo children watch as Olympic torch makes its way through Monument Valley in Utah. February 4, 2002. Photo AP.
Navajo children watch
Olympic torch in Utah.
February 4, 2002.
Photo © AP.
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Indian trust sat on a wall ...
After facing angry tribal leaders and an impatient federal judge for the past two months, Secretary of Interior Gale Norton appeared before a House committee this week to defend her handling of the trust fund debacle.

The reviews from tribal leaders and Native Americans throughout the country, however, were not glowing, as many described it as a setback to their already fragile relationship. This was a marked contrast to her well-received reception before the National Congress of American Indians just a year ago.

Shortly after, as Indian Country has since found out, trust had a great fall. Will Congress, the courts and the administration be able to put it back together again?

Get the Story:
Indian Country lacks confidence in Norton (2/4)
On the Indian trust bandwagon (2/4)
Tribes take assault to Congress (2/6)
Dog and pony show moves to Congress (2/7)
Norton dodges questions at hearing (2/7)
Norton goes before House panel (2/7)
Editorial: Take trust from Interior (2/7)
Highlights: Trust Fund Hearing (2/8)

Bush releases new federal budget
President Bush released his fiscal year 2003 budget this week, dedicating significant funds to the military and national security while cutting programs elsewhere.

As for the Department of Interior, there is an increase in money for trust asset management and reform but little else. Welfare, law enforcement construction and other programs are seeing cuts while the level of funding for Bush's priority of Indian education stays the same.

Bush himself is proposing to privatize nearly 70 schools in what is being seen as an effort to strip the Bureau of Indian Affairs of yet another one of its duties.

Get the Story:
Budget rollout is today (2/4)
Trust drives small increase in BIA budget (2/5)
Bush proposal strips BIA of education (2/5)
Interior security funds outlined (2/5)
Bush school proposal criticized (2/5)
Budget includes Pueblo monument funds (2/5)
NMAI funds preserved in budget (2/5)
Budget pledges Yucca Mountain funds (2/5)
ANWR funds included again by Bush (2/5)
Nuclear cleanup funds criticized (2/5)
Red light, green light 1, 2, 3 (2/5)
Bush budget focuses on defense (2/5)
Editorial: Don't cut cleanup funds (2/7)
Editorial: Nuclear push a joke (2/7)
O'Neill tears up at budget hearing (2/8)

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There's still more to read in the recap of the top stories.


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