Friday, March 14, 2003
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White cops report to jail for brutality incident
An appeals court in Saskatchewan, Canada, on Thursday refused to overturn the criminal convictions of two former police officers who admitted abandoning an Aboriginal man in the freezing cold....
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Sask. police say brutality complaints investigated
Police in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, said they are continuing to investigate complaints of brutality against Aboriginals....
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Bush reorganization faces more obstacles
Two leading Indian Country advocates made a bipartisan request on Thursday to halt the reorganization of Indian affairs at the Department of Interior....
Reid says he would consider Shoshone land claims
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) says he will consider working with Western Shoshone tribes on their land claims....
Mont. tribes asked to help run one big casino
Five Montana tribes are being asked to share ownership in a new casino if they agree to forfeit their rights to expanded gaming on their reservations....
Wis. governor set to veto second gaming bill
Wisconsin lawmakers don't appear to have enough votes to override Governor Jim Doyle's expected veto on a gaming oversight bill....
Alleged tribe is not really suing for land
A spokesperson for the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe of Rhode Island says the tribe does not support a land claims suit filed by a man who claims to be the chief....
Alaska lawmakers approve pro-drilling funds
The Alaska Senate on Thursday approved $1.3 million to lobby for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge development....
Senate set for showdown on ANWR drilling vote
The Senate is moving closer to a vote on a controversial measure to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to development....
Mont. tribe bans smoking in tribal buildings
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana has imposed a ban on smoking in all tribal buildings....
N.D. tribe invests in $80 million refinery
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota hopes to start up an $80 million refinery and ethanol plant within three months....
Fla. panel approves tribal jurisdiction bill
A Florida House subcommittee voted 4-3 to approve a bill that eliminates state civil and criminal jurisdiction over Indians the Miccosukee tribal lands....
Alaska Natives make return to sled dog race
After nearly a decade of little or no representation, Alaska Natives have made a return to the ACS Open North American Championship sled dog race....
Seminole Tribe to vote on formal Billie ouster
The Seminole Tribe of Florida held a hearing on Thursday to address getting rid of ousted chief Jim Billie....
GOP fails to force vote on appeals court nominee
Senate Republicans failed in a second attempt on Thursday to break a Democratic filibuster against Miguel Estrada, an appeals court nominee....
Tribal college in Mich. gains initial status
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal College on the Saginaw Chippewa Reservation in Michigan has received initial candidacy accreditation status....
Mont. Indian leaders want to join voting suit
Sixteen Indian leaders in Montana want to join a state lawsuit challenging attempts to redraw the state's legislative districts....
Pechanga tribe threatens to cut off newspaper
The chairman of the Pechanga Band of Mission Indians is threatening cut off business with a California paper that has covered the tribe's enrollment dispute....
Tohono chairman on trial for solicitation
Tohono O'odham Nation chairman Edward Manuel went on trial for allegedly soliciting a prostitute in an undercover sex sting....
Okla. tribe seeks money to cure 'sick' building
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma is applying for federal money to clean up its tribal complex....
Tribes and U.S. seek review of whale hunt ruling
A coalition of tribal governments, the Bush administration and the Makah Nation of Washington are asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that halted the Makah whale hunt....
Winnebago Tribe succeeds with non-gaming venture
With $8 million in seed money from gaming proceeds, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska launched its successful and well recognized economic development corporation....
Tribal college conference takes place in N.D.
The annual conference of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) is scheduled for March 27 to April 1 in Fargo, North Dakota....
Mont. rally planned to protest bison slaughter
A rally will be held in Gardiner, Montana, on Saturday to protest the continued slaughter of bison in Yellowstone National Park....
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