Wednesday, January 16, 2002
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Cason working on trust reform quarterly update
Deputy Secretary of Interior Steven Griles says he is in charge of trust
reform but his associate appears to be doing a whole lot of the grunt
work....
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In The Hoop: Battle of the Imploding
The way the Enron-Arthur Anderson debacle is unfolding one would think
the Department of Interior was in charge of the failed energy company's
finances, auditing and performance....
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Norton effort 'too little, too late' for judge
A federal judge on Tuesday warned Secretary of Interior Gale Norton that
her attorneys face an uphill battle protecting her from contempt
sanctions for the dismal state of Internet security at the department....
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Interior 'hopeful' on shutdown as questions linger
The Department of Interior remains "hopeful" that it can fix its
Internet-related shutdown but resolving the debacle is taking longer
than expected, a government attorney told a federal judge on Tuesday....
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BITAM consultation being held in Calif.
Tribal leaders have gathered in San Diego, California, today in advance of
meeting with Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb over a proposed
reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
Andersen faces rocky future
"Arthur is rolling in his grave as we speak."
The way auditing firm Arthur Andersen has been hit by the Enron debacle
could spell the end of the company but many say the troubles began long
ago....
Racism and the Klamath basin war
A December 1 incident for which three white males were arrested for
allegedly shouting racist threats as they fired a gun at Klamath tribal
members is causing many to consider how racism has affected resource
usage....
School urged to drop telescope project
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council has asked the University of
Minnesota not to get involved in a telescope project located at an
Arizona site considered sacred to a number of tribes
The council, made up of 11 tribal leaders, said the school should refuse a
share in the Mount Graham telescope....
Scholarship created for Native students
NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw has donated $50,000 to start a
scholarship fund for Native students to attend the University of Iowa....
Retraced tour includes stops at villages
In 1899, industrialist Edward Harriman organized a crew of scientists,
writers and artists to visit the Alaska coast....
Letter: Don't recognize Hawaiians
"If you have followed and have knowledge of all the implications behind
this push for a sovereign Native Hawaiian nation, you will realize there is
no place in our society for “sovereign nations” within our United States
of America....
Clinton clean air suits to continue
The Department of Justice on Tuesday said it would continue to
prosecute aging power plans who violated clean air provisions at the
same time the Bush administration is considering easing the restrictions.
The Clinton administration sued 51 older power plants for not complying
with pollution standards when they expanded....
Opinion: Settle tribal water rights
"The proposed sale of southeast Oklahoma water to Texas will not occur
-- at least not soon....
Job discrimination agency suits upheld
Reversing an appeals court ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld
the right of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to file
discrimination lawsuits against employers even when arbitration
agreements have been struck....
Discrimination class action settled
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday said that a
settlement has been reached with African-American males who claim
they were prevented from promotions at the Social Security
Administration....
Conn. casinos have good Christmas
Connecticut's two tribal casinos saw an increase in their slot machine
revenue last month, with the Mohegan Tribe edging closer to the
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation....
Hearings on recognition bill planned
The House Government Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next month
on legislative efforts to reform the federal recognition process, Rep....
Bush bans unions at Justice agencies
President Bush on January 7 issued an executive order banning unions at
four Department of Justice agencies and U.S....
Tire plant sought on Ariz. reservation
A tire recycler wants to open a plant on the Gila River Indian Reservation
in Arizona, which has had tire problems in the past....
Seminole changes sought again
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is once again seeking to make changes
to its constitution but has delayed a vote until March 23....
Calif. land-into-trust on hold
A senior Bureau of Indian Affairs official admits that the decision to take
49 acres of land into trust for a California landless tribe was premature....
Alaska Natives denied gaming in suit
A federal judge late last month refused to overturn a decision by the
National Indian Gaming Commission to deny a gaming permit to the
Alaska Native village of Barrow....
Navajos said in 'denial' about crime
Navajo Nation officials from throughout the three-state reservation met
last Friday to discuss violence on their land, a situation the tribe has
been in "denial" about, said one....
Seminole Tribe starts water project
The Seminole Tribe of Florida on Tuesday broke ground on a project to
improve the flow of water in and around the reservation....
Royalty checks still not distributed
The Department of Interior still hasn't received permission to reconnect
a computer system that processes payments to individual Indians, more
than a month into a court-ordered shutdown....
Group reaches out to Native community
A group is Tucson, Arizona, has arranged "talking circles" to bring the
Native community together and offer a forum to voice concerns....
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