Thursday, October 3, 2002
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Tribes enter 'new phase' in trust reform battle
Tribal leaders are moving forward with renewed plans to correct more
than a century of trust fund mismanagement in the wake of a virtual
breakdown in talks with Department of Interior officials....
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In The Hoop: Fishkill
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has just enlisted the lobbying
services of Jack Abramoff, a Republican with close ties to the House GOP
leadership, The Washington Post reports today....
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McCaleb delivers aggressive recognition plan
In response to threats of Congressional intervention, the Bush
administration is moving forward with an aggressive revamp of the
federal recognition process, including promotions and raises for staff
whose work has been questioned....
Navajo police investigate fatal crash
A 19-year-old New Mexico man died in a one-car accident on the Navajo
Reservation on Tuesday....
Mormon leaders push for land sale
Mormon Church leaders in Wyoming wrote a critical letter to members of
Congress last month, accusing the Department of Interior of poorly
managing a sacred site....
Three Yellowstone bison slaughtered
Livestock officials in Montana sent three bison to the slaughterhouse
because they wandered out of Yellowstone National Park....
Poll shows opposition to Conn. casino
A poll conducted by the University of Connecticut shows opposition to a
third casino in the state....
Blumenthal rebuffed on casino repeal
A request to repeal Connecticut's casino law was rejected by state
legislative leaders and Governor John Rowland (R)....
Group claims exclusion from Pequot tribe
The Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot Tribe of Connecticut has filed an appeal to
the recent federal recognition of the historic Eastern Pequot Tribe....
YMCA makes changes to 'Indian' program
YMCA chapters have been making changes to their "Indian Guide" and
"Indian Princesses" programs in response to complaints by Native
Americans....
Mohegan Tribe fronting pipeline costs
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is fronting the cost of a $7 million water
pipeline....
Navajo council member to be extradited
Navajo Nation police on Tuesday arrested a council delegate with orders
to extradite him to the state of New Mexico....
Get ready because Shiprock Fair is here!
The Shiprock Northern Navajo Nation Fair begins today in Shiprock, New
Mexico....
Native poet to read at N.M. college
Navajo poet and professor Luci Tapahonso will read from her works at San
Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico, this Friday....
Letter: Campbell is a 'kiss ass'
Denver Post readers react to legislation by Senator Ben Nighhorse
Campbell (R-Colorad) to grand residency to an 18-year-old Mexican
national....
Court allows Torricelli replacement
The New Jersey State Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Democrats
and allowed their candidate for Senate to appear on the upcoming
November ballot....
Man wanted for murder of Kiowa dancer
Police in southern California have identified a second man they believe is
responsible for the murder of a Kiowa tribal member....
Ariz. tribes succeed with gaming
Arizona tribes have put gaming dollars to good uses not always seen by
outsiders....
Okla. regulators delay Five Nations bill
Oklahoma state regulators and the oil and gas industry have concerns
about a bill to reform land transactions affecting the Five Civilized
Nations....
Fort Peck newspaper to be honored
After years of receiving accolades from the journalism community, the
Wotanin Wowapi newspaper on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana will
be honored by its own....
DOI takes no blame for Klamath fish kill
Department of Interior officials on Wednesday said at least 20,000 salmon
have died in the Klamath River in northern California....
Norton promotes forest thinning
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton said Wednesday she hoped Congress will
pass legislation to implement President Bush's forest thinning initiative....
McCaleb's recognition plan welcomed
Critics of the federal recognition process in Connecticut are welcoming
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb's strategic reform plan....
House negotiators approve ANWR proposal
Republicans in the House on Wednesday approved a proposal to allow
drilling in the 1.5-million-acre coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge....
Alaska Natives have high toxic levels
A new study by an environmental group shows that Alaska Natives who
live near a decommissioned military base have nearly 10 times as many
toxic chemicals in their blood as average Americans....
Janklow's Indian past questioned
Bill Janklow is running for South Dakota's only House of Representatives
seat....
Petition: Tribe can't handle trust services
About 200 members of the Fort Belknap Tribe of Montana are protesting a
tribal contract that takes over real estate and trust services from the
Bureau of Indian Affairs....
Tribal member convicted of hate crime
A member of the Gila River Tribe of Arizona faces harsher sentencing for
killing a man based on sexual orientation....
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