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In The Hoop
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2002

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

In The Hoop: The Scorecard
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond.

The Winners
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton - We're kidding.

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut - Congratulations on 10 years of Foxwoods.

Cats Everywhere - First the kitty litter mine and now a clone. Your stock is rising.

Consultants - Auntie Gale testified this week that she was going to hire more and more of you. But when will she consult with Indian Country? Probably never.

Donna Erwin, OST Employee - With your exponential rise within the Department of Interior, some say your next target is Sharon Blackwell's cushy and powerful job. But we know of another bed you'd rather lie in.

The Losers
Secretary Gale Norton - You've been given enough chances to fix the broken Indian trust and don't deserve any more. And it's clear you aren't an accountant, a computer programmer, an Internet expert or good at remembering much. Stick to easy things like drilling.

Special Trustee Tom Slonaker - Why can't you just write a status report that is accurate and complete? Geez.

Tribes - You just don't get it, says the Interior. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has to be reorganized, no matter what you say!

Deputy Secretary J. Steve Griles - "I've waited long enough for the court to say yes," you said. Think how long thousands of Native Americans have waited.

Alaska Natives - Who cares about your federal status? Who cares about your subsistence rights? Who cares about your history? President Bush is coming to town!

In The Middle
Natives at Olympics - Your 10 minutes are up. Now get out of here!

BIA Web Site - With this whole shutdown, we hope and pray you will emerge with an entirely different look. Your old design made our monitors implode.

National Indian Gaming Commission - How will you survive when the divas jet off for spring break?

The Tigua Tribe of Texas - Your casino is closed but at least Rick Trevino still came.

In Your Hoop
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