Wednesday, February 6, 2002
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Judge rejects 'improper' request by Norton
A federal judge on Tuesday scolded Secretary of Interior Gale Norton for
violating her trust obligations to Indian beneficiaries by seeking to
release confidential financial data to Congress and the American public....
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In The Hoop: Beam Me Up
When pressed by Narragansett council member Randy Noka (a serious
up-and-comer in case you don't know) last week about the Bush
administration's reversal of so many pro-tribal policies, Assistant
Secretary Neal McCaleb said that hasn't always been the case....
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Tribes ready next assault on Norton plan
Tribal leaders upset with Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's proposed
reorganization of Indian trust are launching the second prong of their
assault on the controversial overhaul today, testifying before what is
expected to be a contentious oversight hearing....
Seminole Head Start funds OKed
The Department of Interior has agreed to a limited recognition of the
government of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma....
Judicial pick raising questions
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a second confirmation hearing
on Charles W....
Bush developing global warming plan
The Bush administration is preparing a new global warming proposal
nearly a year after President Bush scrapped the Kyoto protocol and said
an alternative plan needed to be developed....
Calif. group elects official
The Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations of California has elected
Patrick Murphy Jr....
EPA memo questioned energy policy
A senior Environmental Protection Agency official told President Bush's
energy task force last year that the report it was preparing was based on
faulty information, according to a document made public on Tuesday....
Yucca Mountain suitability questioned
A former Department of Energy official who was in charge of the Yucca
Mountain project has questioned whether the site is suitable for storing
the nation's nuclear waste....
Bering Sea focus of panel
The Alaska Forum on the Environment held a panel focusing on Bering
Sea issues in Anchorage on Tuesday....
Choctaw seeking Louisiana casino
The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians of Louisiana have asked the Bureau of
Indian Affairs to take land into trust for gaming purposes....
Cree agree to historic deal
The James Bay Cree First Nation is moving towards finalizing an historic
resource management and economic development agreement with the
government of Quebec....
U.S. wants pipeline protected
The Bush administration is proposing to spend $98 million on aid to
Colombia, part of which will be used to train soldiers to guard an oil
pipeline operated by an American company whose efforts have been
opposed by indigenous activists....
Redskins uniforms changed, for now
The Washington Redskins will be sporting new outfits this year but team
officials were quick to point out the removal of the Indian head has no
bearing on the controversy over the name....
Pojoaque Pueblo challenging gaming suit
Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico plans to ask a federal appeals court to
reconsider its ruling that allows the tribe to sued for not sharing casino
revenues with the state....
Search on again for Pequot map
The off-again, on-again search for an elusive map of the Mashantucket
Pequot Reservation in Connecticut is on again....
Wash. tribe drops dam challenge
The general council of the Yakama Nation of Washington has voted to
stop trying to compete for federal licenses to operate two dams....
Anti-Indian group files Klamath suit
An anti-sovereignty and anti-treaty rights group has filed a lawsuit
seeking to lift protections for fish considered sacred to tribes in the
Klamath Basin....
Judge unhappy with Norton request
Who knew that just filing a motion could violate one's trust responsibility
to Indian Country?
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton found out yesterday when a federal
judge chastised her for asking permission to release confidential trust
data to Congress....
Navajo Nation distributing checks
The Navajo Nation has begun distributing $537,000 in grants to tribal
members who haven't received their royalty checks from the
Department of Interior since November....
McCaleb: From a donkey to Star Trek
The latest issue of Federal Computer Week includes a major spread on
the Department of Interior's computer shutdown....
Navajo bootlegger sentenced
A federal judge has sentenced a bootlegger from the Navajo Nation to
one year in prison for violating his parole, the U.S....
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