Friday, February 1, 2002
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Trust system takes center stage in contempt
The first project manager of a trust fund accounting system originally
pitched as the solution to more than a century of financial
mismanagement took the stand in federal court on Thursday and
declared the stunted $40 million effort a failure....
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Norton renews push on private trust data
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's legal team made an urgent plea to a
federal judge on Thursday, asking for permission to circumvent a court
order and provide confidential trust data to Congress and the American
public....
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Court monitor delivers double whammy
The court official watching over the Department of Interior's trust reform
efforts delivered two new reports today that pose serious questions
about information Secretary Gale Norton is soon to relay to Congress....
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Norton outlines trust reform budget
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton today announced that her fiscal year
2003 budget will contain an $83.6 million increase for trust reform
activities....
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Norton departs for Indian trust retreat
There was a flurry of activity, and a wave of dissent, at a Washington,
D.C.-area hotel this evening as Secretary of Interior Gale Norton left for
what she called an "intensive" weekend working session with tribal
leaders....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the
movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
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Pollution linked to asthma in children
A study being published today in the British medical journal Lancet links
polluted air to an increase in asthma in children....
Obituary: Haskell alumnus, 103
Andrew Cuellar, the last known surviving graduate of the Carlisle Indian
Industrial School in Pennsylvania, died on Monday....
Ariz. bill rides into gaming dispute
An Arizona state lawmaker plans to file a bill today to give the state up to
2 percent of revenues from tribal casinos....
Ruling bodes poorly for 'tribe'
A federal judge in Utah has dismissed a 3.5-million acre land claim from a
group which claims to be a sovereign tribe....
Pueblo to remodel casino arena
Sandia Pueblo in New Mexico will be remodeling its seven-month-old
outdoor casino amphitheater to improve sight lines and add permanent
and handicapped seating....
White House records policy questioned
The Bush administration has been freely releasing documents and other
records from former President Bill Clinton's term in office, leading some
to question whether the White House has a double standard on the
policy....
BIA employee in custody over crash
A Bureau of Indian Affairs employee involved in a fatal car crash in New
Mexico was handed over to federal authorities on Thursday after he
waived his right to a preliminary hearing....
Enron asked but didn't always get
When Enron executives called Bush administration officials last fall to
talk about the company's doomed future, no assistance was offered.
When the company did the same months before, the White House didn't
always listen either....
Reno ready to campaign again
Former Attorney General Janet Reno on Thursday said she was feeling
fine after collapsing at a speech in New York....
Wash. tribes rally against gaming bill
Tribal leaders in Washington told state lawmakers at a hearing on
Thursday of their opposition to a bill that would break their monopoly on
gaming....
Conn. AG wants more state input
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently wrote a letter
to a Congressman holding hearings on the federal recognition process
and said state and local governments need more input into tribal issues....
Mammogram studies contradict
The debate whether regular mammograms can help prevent breast
cancer is spreading from medical journals to the women's and health
community at large....
Districting plan sees opposition
The Montana Districting Apportionment Commission will visit the Fort
Peck Reservation on Monday to hear comments about new maps
redrawing the state's legislative districts....
Native corp sees first loss in years
NANA Regional Corp., an Alaska Native corporation, posted a $8.6 million
lost in 2001 due to poor investments, low zinc prices and a rocky year on
the stock market....
Tigua Tribe given four more days
A federal appeals court told the Tigua Tribe of Texas on Thursday that it
won't order the Speaking Rock Casino to close until February 11....
Hopi Tribe not budging on water
The Hopi Tribe of Arizona will not allow mining to continue in the Black
Mesa until a dispute over water can be resolved, a spokesperson told the
Associated Press....
Norton policy called setback
A Native American Rights Fund attorney is calling a new directive from
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton and her aides a setback for Alaska
Native subsistence....
Hindsight works for Nessi on trust
The former top computer official at the Bureau of Indian Affairs defended
his infamous "imploding" memo on the stand in federal court on
Thursday....
Navajo health care push not over
Efforts to contract health services from the Indian Health Service haven't
ended for Navajo Nation officials who lost a vote Wednesday night to do
so....
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