Friday, March 15, 2002
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Getting there, McCaleb takes on recognition
Feeling the fire from Congress and the courts, Assistant Secretary Neal
McCaleb is starting to sound a lot like his controversial predecessor when
it comes to federal recognition....
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Judge questions Interior capabilities
US District Judge Royce Lamberth said today he was "dumbfounded"
that the Department of Interior's computer shutdown has dragged on for
more than more than three months....
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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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Interior considering a limited trust fund
Department of Interior officials on Thursday indicated they would
seriously consider getting rid of the individual Indian trust provided
Congress could assure protections to thousands of landowners and
tribes....
BIA cuts to schools questioned
Lawmakers in the House and Senate are questioning the Bureau of
Indian Affairs' proposed budget cuts to post-secondary schools....
R.I. tribe opposes study
A Rhode Island lawmaker on Thursday denied a proposal to study gaming
in the state was linked to his recent meeting with a competitor to the
Narragansett Tribe....
Mass. school drops Mohawk nickname
The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is dropping its "Mohawks"
nickname....
Senate rejects judicial pick
President Bush expressed deep disappointment on Thursday after the
Senate Judiciary Committee rejected his pick to a federal appeals court....
Calif. tribes seek more water
Two northern California tribes have asked a federal judge to restore
water to their fisheries....
Editorial: Fix federal recognition
In an editorial, The Norwich Bulletin calls on the federal recognition
process to be reformed....
Candidate calls for full hog
A Native American lawmaker running for governor in South Dakota wants
tribes to work with the industry to develop a meatpacking plant....
No one shows up to meeting
A meeting was held on Wednesday to discuss a proposed redrawing of a
school district in New Mexico but no one came....
Stars set for language event
Cherokee actor Wes Studi, Navajo singer Dephine Tsinajinnie and Apache
comedian extraordinaire Drew Lacapa are among the guests slated for
the fourth annual Native Youth Language Fair, Poster Contest and
Intertribal Powwow....
Wash. tribe lays off workers
The Puyallup Tribe of Washington is laying off 142 employees as its
casino undergoes renovation....
O'Connor muses on disability law
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Thursday said a
landmark disability rights law was vague, leading to negative decisions
limiting its scope....
Pueblo warned on water usage
New Mexico's State Engineer is threatening to have Pojoaque Pueblo's
water supply shut off....
Subsistence cuts opposed
The Alaska Legislature is proposing to eliminate all state funding for
subsistence....
Idaho AG: Tax bill illegal
A bill that would retroactively subject tribes to a gas tax is
unconstitutional Idaho Attorney General Alan Lance has ruled in an
opinion....
Goshute member cites high-level help
A dissenting member of the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of Utah says the
state's two senators helped launch an investigation into a proposed
nuclear waste facility on his reservation....
Crow judges kicked out of court
The Crow Tribe of Montana has kicked four judges off the bench, including
one who questioned the recent actions of tribal officials....
Mexican justice handled by elders
Justice in rural Mexico can be harsh, as reported by The Washington
Post, which recounts the story of how a Mixtec Indian community buried
a man alive as retribution for the killing of another....
Arthur Andersen contracting cut after indictment
Failed energy company Enron and accounting firm Arthur Anderson have
been suspended from entering into new federal contracts....
Team 'Whities' getting all the press
A South Dakota paper says the team's name won't have an effect on the
debate over Indians as mascots, but the "Whities" of University of
Northern Colorado are certainly getting a lot of mileage....
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