Monday, February 4, 2002
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Memo sounded early warning on TAAMS
Long before his infamous "imploding" memo became the subject of
media coverage, Congressional testimony and a court monitor, the first
project manager of a $40 million trust accounting system warned that
the government was spreading "misinformation" about the now-failing
effort....
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Final EDS report available online
An electronic copy of the final EDS report on trust reform is available for
downloading....
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The Week in Review
Consultation continues on Indian trust plan tribes oppose,
contempt trial over individual trust resumes, White House
gets notice of lawsuit, and President Bush delivers State of
the Union....
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Monitor's 'only hope' seen as termination
The court official appointed to watch over the Department of Interior
unleashed some of his boldest and far-reaching criticism on Friday,
questioning whether true trust reform can occur under existing
conditions....
Ute man welcoming torch to Utah
Frank Arrowchis, a member of the White River band of the Northern Ute
Indian Tribe, is welcoming the Olympic torch into the state of Utah with
an Indian ceremony....
Under fire, Andersen makes changes
Still reeling from its past involvement with bankrupt company Enron,
auditing firm Arthur Andersen on Sunday announced changes in the way
it does business....
Mexican treaty commemorated
The 154th anniversary of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was
marked this past Saturday in Santa Fe, New Mexico....
Tribe facing another treaty battle
The treaty rights of Minnesota's Ojibwe tribes have always been a source
of contention in the state....
Case proceeding against N.M. tribes
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for New Mexico Attorney
General Patricia Madrid to continue suing two tribes who refuse to share
casino revenues with the state....
Opinion: Wretched Alaska Native verse
"If something more rollicking than the "Alaska's Flag" hymn is desired,
consider John Pingayak's "Kaaka-gguq Cauyalriitqaa" ("Listen to the
Drumming")....
Reservation study criticized
Tribal leaders and lawmakers in Montana are expressing disappointment
over the results of an economic study of the state's seven reservations
and the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe....
Storytellers spread their message
The Northwest Reno in Reno, Nevada, held its first Native American
Storytelling event on Saturday, drawing a crowd to listen to Native
storytellers....
Navajo drug court here to stay
The Navajo Nation's drug court is not shutting down, the tribe says....
Ex-Enron chair bows out of hearing
Citing an adverse environment, the ex-chairman of failed energy
company Enron has canceled his appearance before a Senate committee
today....
Report questions Klamath decision
An interim report by the National Academy of Sciences has found that
federal wildlife officials based their decision to shut off water to
non-Indian farmers in the Klamath Basin on faulty science....
BIA said unaware of employee record
Bureau of Indian Affairs officials never knew one of their employees had
eight drunk driving citations or arrests, let alone his four convictions,
according to The Albuquerque Journal....
Budget rollout is today
President Bush rolls out his $2.13 trillion fiscal year 2003 budget today,
delivering it to Congress wrapped in the American flag....
Fla. tribe wins Everglades suit
A federal appeals court on Friday sided with the Miccosukee Tribe of
Florida, ruling that state officials have to comply with federal law before
pumping polluted water into the Everglades....
Shot Seminole lawyer said in hiding
Jim Shore, the general counsel for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, has
been in hiding since he was released from the hospital after being shot in
what authorities have called a mob-style hit....
Harjo: Seeking 'honor' in R-word
"The owner of the Washington football club is working his legal team and
press flacks overtime, scouting Indian country for anyone who is Indian
or "part-Indian" and likes the team's name....
No light at end of Interior tunnel
The Department of Interior's computer shutdown enters its third month
this week....
On the Indian trust bandwagon
The media was out in force this past Friday at a Washington, D.C.-area
hotel for the seventh Indian trust meeting....
Indian Country lacks confidence in Norton
The latest Indian Country Today poll finds an overwhelming majority of
Native Americans have little confidence in Secretary of Interior Gale
Norton's handling of the trust fund....
Salmon species debate continues
In response to a federal judge's ruling, the Bush administration will be
reviewing the endangered and threatened status of two dozen species of
salmon and steelhead....
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