Tuesday, February 18, 2003
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Tribes asked to consider casino fee increase
Federal regulators seeking to bolster oversight of the $12 billion Indian gaming industry will have to wait awhile before a proposal to increase their budget is accepted....
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The Week in Review
Ross Swimmer gets his confirmation hearing before the Senate, Congress finally approves money for the federal budget, status of ancient Native remains still in dispute, and battle looms over tribal sovereignty....
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Bush initiative to be scrutinized by Congress
Congressional appropriators plan to review a Bush administration proposal to eliminate dozens of Indian Health Service (IHS) jobs and relocate more than 200 employees....
Opinion: Yellowstone bison slaughter is necessary
"In the fairy-tale setting of Yellowstone National Park, it's easy to imagine the majestic bison as a free-roaming creature, symbol of the not-quite-vanished Western frontier....
Studies indicate ANWR oil is desirable
A study of oil in and around the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge shows a high quality product....
Editorial: Don't 'snatch' tribal economies
Expanding gaming in Washington isn't fair to Indian Country, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says in an editorial today....
Killer awaits trial for murder of Navajo man
A New Mexico man on death row for murdering a Navajo mother of five awaits trial for the murder of a Navajo man....
Yellow Bird: Unity needed in journalism too
"Journalists of color believe words matter and being racially conscious matters....
N.M. lawmaker wants Devil's Highway changed
A New Mexico lawmaker who represents part of the Navajo Nation wants to rename and renumber a highway....
Distribution of Navajo tax fund questioned
The Navajo Nation is promising to share sales tax revenue with local chapter governments but the distribution formula still has some confused....
Studies document Puebloan farming and migration
Archaeologists presented results of their new research into Pueblo communities at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science....
Indian petroglyphs in Nev. preserved
The Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada was dedicated on Monday....
Banks no longer shy from tribal casino projects
Banks across the country are finally lending money to tribes for casino projects, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports....
Lumbee Tribe seeks support for federal status
The stars appear to be lining up in Congress for federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina but the tribe's neighbors might need convincing....
Opinion: Voting plan helps Native Americans
"I'm privileged to be the second American Indian ever to hold a leadership position in the Montana Legislature....
Column: Gambling with Chief Winaton at Cache Creek
"For the handful of you who have never been to Cache Creek — and you are a very lucky group of individuals — let me paint a picture of how the thing works.
Four to six individuals — college kids — usually in varying degrees of intoxication, drive 45 minutes to an hour out to Godknowswhere....
Indian students get advice on the news
A new team of tribal college students will be working on reznet, a web site for Indian journalism....
Idaho tribes protest latest tax proposals
Three Idaho tribes are opposing Republican-led efforts to tax their economies....
Crow chairman promises to do things right
The Crow Tribe of Montana has been plagued with scandal and controversy for much of the past decade....
Pommershein: A new tribal-federal relationship
"At one time, treaties between Indian tribes and the U.S....
'Something needed to be done' about tribe's police
Although complaints date back several years, two recent incidents prompted the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take over the police department of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana....
Ariz. students to research Indian medicine
Students at an Arizona high school have received a $3,000 grant to study traditional Indian medicine....
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