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In The Hoop
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2003

Welcome to In The Hoop, Indianz.Com's occasional column about assorted Indian issues.

Happy New Year!
Well folks, welcome to another year of In The Hoop! We hope everyone had a safe and sound entry into 2003.

Indianz.Com is still on vacation (to return January 6) but in the meantime you can get hip with In The Hoop's list of who's out and who's in for 2003.

Out	In
Neal McCaleb	Cardboard Cutout of Neal McCaleb
Aurene Martin	Another Inept Martin
Cobell v. Norton	Everybody v. Norton
Ernie Stevens	Tex Hall
consultation	reorganization
Larry King	Kevin Gover
NIGA	NIGC
Deputy Commissioner SB	Concerned Citizen SB
Casinos on current reservations	Casinos on former reservations
BITAM	OITT
NIGC Girls Gone Wild	NIGC Boys Gone Wild
Incumbent Tribal Leaders	Fresh Tribal Leaders
Indians in PEOPLE	Indians in TIME
Testifying	Crying
OST	Ross Swimmer
as-is	it-never-was
Full Historical Accounting	No Accounting Necessary
Native America Calling	Native America Calling Collect
Indian Girls Basketball Teams	Indian Girls Volleyball Teams
Donna Erwin Misleading	Donna Erwin Truthtelling
land-into-trust	land-into-limbo
An Indian Assistant Secretary	An Indian Secretary
Going to work for a law firm	Going to work for a university
10GB mp3 players	20GB mp3 players
data cleanup	data entry
NARF	NERF
Gwich'in Nation	Bitchin' Nation
French Indians	Black Indians
Pantsuits	Long flowing robes
Class II Games	Lottery Compacts with State
Passive Trust	Active Trust
Ada	Concho
Indian Mascots	White Mascots
pai gau	roulette
NCAI	AFN
Ponytails in Congress	Cowboy Hats in Congress
Tribal Court	Supreme Court
Navajo Code Talkers	Navajo Mall Walkers
Tommy Thompson	Ken Rossman
Indian Country Today	Indian Country Tomorrow
Good Girls Winning Indian Pageants	Bad Girls Winning Indian Pageants
Traditional Native Musicians	R&B Native Musicians
Whale Hunting	Caribou Hunting
TAAMS	paper and pencil
MarkPfeifle@DOI.GOV	MarkPfeifle@AOL.COM
Indians Not Voting	Indians Voting
Five Nations	First Nations
Carrie and Mary	Jenna and Barbara
The Black Hills	King of the Hill
Jena Choctaws	Jenate

In Your Hoop Who's in and who's out in your world for 2003? Let us know.