Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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Tribes at 'crossroads' with federal government
With the death knoll sounding for the joint federal-tribal task force on trust reform, tribes and the Department of Interior are looking for ways to achieve what almost seems like an unattainable goal: meaningful consultation....
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Tribes seek details on BIA reorganization
Tribal leaders on Monday expressed uneasiness about the Bush administration's latest proposal to reorganize Indian affairs within the Department of Interior....
Indian gaming discussion on C-SPAN
"Washington Journal," a C-SPAN program, will feature a discussion on Indian gaming today....
Conn. casinos report slot machine growth
Connecticut's two tribal casinos reported results of their slot machine earnings for the month of November....
Norton to cut off Calif. water splurge
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton signed an order on Monday to force the state of California to abide by a multi-state Colorado River water rights agreement....
Navajo utility moves into new digs
The Navajo Nation Tribal Utility Authority has a new office building in Shiprock, New Mexico....
Musical pairs Indian, non-Indian students
Indian students from North Dakota are joining their counterparts in New York City for a musical performance....
N.M. tribal water project signed into law
President Bush signed into law a bill that authorizes a water improvement project on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in northern New Mexico....
BIA challenges claim for road work
A Montana businessman pleaded innocent in federal court on Monday to submitting false claims to the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
Yellow Bird: Happy Birthday, Mom
"My mother, Dorothy, turned 86 on Monday, and the family gathered in White Shield, N.D., over the weekend to celebrate....
Apology sought for Hitler remarks
First Nations leaders in Saskatchewan are calling on David Ahenakew, an Aboriginal leader, to apologize for remarks he made in defense of the Holocaust....
Billie testifies in tribal theft case
Ousted Seminole chairman Jim Billie testifed in federal court on Monday about his role in the Florida tribe's risky business deals....
Bush hands troubled Lott a death sentence
President Bush will no longer defend incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) over racially divisive remarks he made about segregation, according to news accounts....
Wyo. won't accept casino gaming
Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer rejected a federal mediator's recommendation to allow casino gaming on the Wind River Reservation....
BIA firefighter incompetent for trial
A Bureau of Indian Affairs contract firefighter accused of helping to start the largest fire in Arizona history was ruled incompetent to stand trial....
Okla. tribes 'stepped over the lines'
Some Oklahoma tribes have "stepped over the lines" by offering legally questionable casino games, the new chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission said in an interview with The Daily Oklahoman....
GOP lawyers drafted pre-worded affidavits
Republican attorneys drafted pre-worded affidavits alleging voter fraud among Indian voters in South Dakota and did nothing to verify the claims, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports....
Supreme Court denies tribal land case
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal of a land dispute involving the Fort Mohave Tribe and the Colorado River....
DOI officials may be avoiding court
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing this morning to address an apparent attempt by a senior Department of Interior official to avoid questioning about efforts to fix the broken Indian trust....
BIA aides e-mail use prompts inquiry
A court investigator for the Indian trust fund lawsuit said on Monday he was concerned about the Internet habits of senior Bureau of Indian Affairs officials....
McCaleb won't undergo more questioning
Attorneys for 500,000 Indian beneficiaries on Monday said they no longer needed to question outgoing Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb on his destruction of e-mail....
Mont. tribes oppose BIA reorganization
Another large land-based tribal nation is opposing the Bush administration's proposed reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
Navajo's Begaye faces future without job
Outgoing Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye will be out of a job, and out of home, next month....
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