Tuesday, April 1, 2003
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Supreme Court case too close to call for some
With at least three Supreme Court justices "hostile" to tribal interests, Indian law experts on Monday forecast a tight ruling in the latest sovereignty dispute....
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Supreme Court tussles with tribal sovereignty case
The Supreme Court tackled on Monday what was arguably one of its most difficult cases of the current term, debating whether to intrude on the rights of tribal governments....
S.D. trying to determine tribal tax refunds
The state of South Dakota says figuring out how much tribal members are owed for gasoline taxes paid on the reservation is a big mess....
Protection sought for Missouri River sites
Six tribal sites along the Missouri River in South Dakota are up for placement on the National Register of Historic Places....
Stolen Crazy Horse statue found in Minn.
A bronze miniature of the Chief Crazy Horse monument in South Dakota has been located at a home in Minnesota, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports....
Wash. tribe seeks 'synergy' with new development
The Tulalip Tribes of Washington is putting the finishing touches on a 227,000-square-foot casino facility that a tribal official says will complement a retail business park....
Scaled back Goshute nuclear plan unveiled
Private Fuel Storage (PFS) said it would reduce the size of a proposed nuclear waste facility on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation in Utah in order to respond to safety concerns....
Navajo detention facility closed by tribe
The Navajo Nation shut down an overcrowded detention facility because it failed to correct health, safety and other violations, The Farmington Daily Times reports....
Crow Tribe pledges to clean up court system
Facing a threat from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Crow Tribe of Montana has hired a former federal prosecutor to clean up its court system....
Senators seek improved Indian business program
Senator Pete Domenici today endorsed establishing a specific funding level to ensure stable support for a federal program expected to help New Mexico’s Indian tribes promote small business growth.
Domenici, a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, is among a bipartisan group of Senators who are formally requesting increased funding for the Native American Business Development Centers (NABDCs) program within the U.S....
House passes Indian small business bill
Representative Tom Udall, D-N.M., Monday confirmed that the House has passed legislation he introduced to stimulate economic development on Native American lands by assisting in the creation and expansion of small businesses owned by American Indian tribe members....
Norton drops off-shore drilling fight in Calif.
The Bush administration won't ask the Supreme Court to force the state of California to accept off-shore drilling, Secretary of Interior Gale Norton said on Monday....
Nev. tribe gets wetlands grant from EPA
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada has been awarded an Environmental Protection Agency grant to restore wetlands on the reservation....
Ore. tribe seeks restored land base and casino
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are working with an Oregon senator to regain control of 63,000 acres of land....
Tensions rise on Mohawk Reserve in Que.
Members of the Mohawk First Nation in Quebec, Canada, backed by traditional leaders, have erected a blockade on the only road leading into the reserve....
Mont. tribe holds ceremony for members in military
The Chippewa Tribe of Montana held a ceremony on Monday for tribal members who are in the military....
Supreme Court to hear affirmative action case
The Supreme Court today hears oral arguments in a case challenging the affirmative action policies of the University of Michigan....
County presses Supreme Court on law enforcement
A California county asked the Supreme Court on Monday to require tribal governments to submit to state search warrants....
Native Hawaiians denied party status in suit
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday refused to allow a group of Native Hawaiians to become involved in a suit challenging Native Hawaiian trust programs....
Yellow Bird: Columnist 'put his foot in his mouth'
"Lloyd Omdahl, as my mother would say, certainly put his foot in his mouth this time....
Domenici seeks funds to finish Navajo dorm
Senator Pete Domenici today submitted a request for an additional $7.1 million to complete construction at the Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, funding needed to close the gap between projected costs and actual needs to finish the project....
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