Wednesday, October 9, 2002
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Alaska to pay legal fees in subsistence case
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the state of Alaska to pay
legal fees as part of its war against the subsistence rights of Alaska
Natives....
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Americans, young and old, are getting fatter
An overwhelming number of adult Americans are considered overweight
and their numbers are increasing every year, according to new studies....
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Peltier seeks reduction in prison sentence
Attorneys for American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier were
back in federal court on Tuesday to seek a reduction in sentence for the
ailing prisoner....
Lumbee beauty case still unresolved
A Lumbee woman who won the North Carolina beauty title only to have it
stripped from her is in arbitration with state pageant officials....
Freeh defends record on terrorism at FBI
Former FBI director Louis Freeh made his first public appearance in
months to defend his record on terrorism against charges he was
resistant to change and did not share information with other federal
entities....
House panel approves forest initiative
The House Resources Committee on Tuesday approved a bill to curb
environmental and judicial review of logging projects on federal forest
land....
Wash. tribe expanding casino
The Suquamish Tribe of Washington is constructing a larger casino to
replace its current one....
Big Indian still not atop state dome
What does it take to get a two-ton Indian statue on top of the statehouse
in Kansas?
Workers are trying to figure that out....
Police don't like new Navajo parade route
The 79th Shiprock Northern Navajo Fair drew nearly 30,000 people to
Shiprock, New Mexico, last weekend but police say a new parade route
failed to alleviate traffic woes....
Pueblo makes federal-state land swap
San Felipe Pueblo in New Mexico has completed a three-way land swap
with the state and federal governments....
Okla. arts festival to move
The Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival is moving from downtown
Oklahoma City to a more "rustic environment" at a local park, an
organizer said....
Report cites neglect of tribal sites
A federal employees' group on Tuesday released a report charging a
federal forest manager with neglecting to protect Native artifacts and
sites in California....
Court hears FCC auction dispute
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a dispute
involving Alaska Native corporations and their billion-dollar investment in
wireless licenses....
Secret deportation hearings upheld
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the right of the federal
government to hold secret deportation hearings....
BIA rearranging deck chairs on Titanic
An opponent of several Connecticut tribes calls Assistant Secretary Neal
McCaleb's recognition reform plan a bit like "rearranging the deck chairs
on the Titanic."
Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal opposes the two Pequot
tribes, the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe and the Schaghticoke Tribal
Nation....
Chemicals dumped on Quapaw tribal land
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is leading an investigation into a dump of
methamphetamine chemicals on Quapaw tribal land in northeastern
Oklahoma....
Editorial: Be nice to the Italians
Opponents of Columbus Day shouldn't use their upcoming protest to
"cross the line between legitimate protest and breaking the law," The
Denver Post says in an editorial today....
Neb. hearing addresses Whiteclay liquor
Oglala Lakota President John Yellowbird Steele called for the state of
Nebraska to enact a five-mile zone where the sale of liquor is prohibited....
FBI corrupt says Peltier supporter
Supporters of imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard
Peltier rallied outside a federal court on Tuesday....
Pentagon released nerve agents in Alaska
The Department of Defense released chemical warfare and live biological
agents in a traditional Athabaskan area in interior Alaska, according to
government documents being released to Congress....
'Sopranos' is 'attack' on Indian Country
Mohegan tribal chairman Mark Brown is upset at a recent episode of the
HBO mafia hit "The Sopranos" because he believes a tribal character was
modeled after him....
Cobell takes on Goliath with lawsuit
Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the Individual Indian Money (IIM) lawsuit,
is described as "an activist of the people" for taking on the federal
government's Indian trust debacle....
Alaska Native art campaign a success
Federal agencies and the state of Alaska are investigating reports of fake
Alaska Native art, thanks to a recent public relations campaign by the
Federal Trade Commission....
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