Wednesday, October 23, 2002
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McCaleb admits to e-mail 'misunderstanding'
Facing a court investigation into his role as head of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb on Tuesday promised to recover
10 months worth of e-mails that were erased in violation of his own
policies....
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In The Hoop: Indian Givers
If you're a tribal leader, lobbyist or lover, you probably heard those words
uttered by a politico near you....
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Tribes granted status in Kennewick Man case
A federal judge has cleared the way for a tribal challenge to his decision to
hand over the remains of a 9,000-year-old man to scientists....
Minn. candidate won't accept Indian funds
Roger Moe is considered one of the strongest supporters of Indian gaming
in Minnesota....
Inupiat village hit with salmonella
State health officials in Alaska have confirmed an outbreak of salmonella
in the Inupiat village of Elim....
Guilty plea in Red Lake murder case
A 17-year-old Minnesota resident pleaded guilty to second-degree murder
for a death on the Red Lake Ojibwe Reservation....
Tribal worker sentenced for abuse
A federal judge sentenced a child care worker on the Fort Belknap
Reservation of Montana to 14 years in prison for sexual abuse....
Jury convicts in Okla. rape case
A jury in Oklahoma convicted a 16-year-old high school student of taking
part in the rape of an American Indian girl....
Editorial: Little progress on reconciliation
South Dakota has made "little progress" resolving issues of tribal
sovereignty, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial today....
Okla. candidates consider gaming
The three candidates for governor of Oklahoma have not ruled out
eliminating the tribal monopoly on Class II gaming, The Daily Oklahoman
reports....
Story of Navajo girls team a hot item
The story of a Navajo girls champion basketball team in New Mexico is the
subject of competing film productions and competing interests....
Author will head anti-casino group
Author and failed congressional candidate Jeff Benedict will head a new
anti-casino group in Connecticut....
Cow spotted in Yellowstone not hazed
A cow was spotted in Yellowstone National Park but got away before
anyone could haze it, test it for a deadly cattle disease and slaughter it....
Column: The do nothing Congress
"Rather than characterize the record of the now-departed Congress, let
me begin by reporting what the people's representatives and senators did
and did not do on their final day in session....
Bill exempts Pentagon from eagle law
A bill near approval in a joint House-Senate committee exempts the
Department of Defense from a law protecting eagles, The Washington Post
reports....
Indian runners wanted for race
An Indian running organization is looking for Native American runners to
participate in a national championship race....
IHS investigation sought in Okla.
Tribal leaders in southwest Oklahoma have asked Secretary of Health and
Human Services Tommy Thompson to investigate local problems with the
Indian Health Service....
Developer proposes Haskell golf course
Could a new golf course help Haskell Indian Nations University of Kansas
overcome a tight budget? Developer J.B....
Yurok Tribe files Klamath lawsuit
The Yurok Tribe of California filed suit in federal court on Tuesday to
increase water for dying fish....
Makah chairman resigns to join BIA
Gordon Smith has resigned as chairman of the Makah Nation of
Washington in order to work for the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a trust
officer, The Peninsula Daily News reports....
New. Wash tribe seeks agreement
The recently recognized Cowlitz Tribe of Washington is working on a
memorandum of understanding with a local county....
Opinion: Don't let illiterate Indians vote
"A corrupt home-plate umpire can easily decide the outcome of any
baseball game....
Opinion: Indians don't need lottery
The Oklahoma lawmaker who wanted to
introduce a blood quantum bill to get rid of
"wannabees" argues against a state lottery in an
opinion piece in The Daily Oklahoman....
Oneida woman's home demolished
An Oneida woman says she has nowhere to live now that her tribe
demolished her trailer home on the Oneida Reservation in New York....
Okla. tribe lays off 162 employees
The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma has laid off 162 employees of its
casino....
DOI resisted computer system upgrade
There was "administrative opposition" to an upgrade of all computer
desktop systems at the Department of Interior, a top official said....
Tribes seek to protect NAGPRA
The tribes appealing the Kennewick Man case want to protect federal
repatriation law, a Nez Perce attorney said....
Tribes go GOP with campaign funds
Tribes gave more of their money to Republican interests than previous
election cycles, Gannett News Service reports....
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