Wednesday, May 14, 2003
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Swimmer putting mark on trust reform efforts
The Bush administration is looking to the private sector for help in fixing the broken Indian trust, a top official said on Tuesday....
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Federal agencies lack enforcement options
A key provision of Indian gaming law often goes unenforced, according to federal officials charged with oversight of the $12 billion and growing industry....
Ute council member accused of credit card abuse
A member of the Southern Ute tribal council has been accused of credit card misuse, The Durango Herald reports....
Minn. tribes press for urban casino from teepee
Two Minnesota tribes hoping to land a casino in the Twin Cities area have pitched a teepee at the state capitol....
Tribal member, a Maine lawmaker, lobbies for casino
Donna Loring may not be a voting member of the Maine Legislature but as a member and representative of the Penobscot Nation, she is using her position to lobby in favor of a tribal casino....
Legislation introduced to settle treaty claim
Legislation was introduced in New Zealand to settle claims over the Treaty of Waitangi....
Massacre feared on Brazilian reservation
The Brazilian government is hoping to avoid a clash on a Indian reserve that has been invaded by 5,000 peasants....
Ore. tribe sues dead man to clear land title
The Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe of Oregon is suing a dead man in order to clear title to land slated for development....
Fla. governor may not sign Everglades bill
Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) said he may not sign a controversial bill that delays cleanup of the Everglades....
Pequot tribe's water authority pulled back
A decision to allow the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut greater control of water resources has been temporarily rescinded, The New London Day reports....
Pueblos awarded DOE economic development grant
The Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council of New Mexico was awarded a $200,000 economic development from the Department of Energy....
Funds sought for study of Tar Creek site
Oklahoma Congressman Brad Carson (D-Oklahoma) is seeking federal funds for a study of the Tar Creek Superfund site....
Minn. nuke waste storage bill heads to House
The Minnesota House will take up a bill to allow additional radioactive waste storage at a nuclear plant near the Prairie Island Indian Community....
Wis. gaming lawsuit heads to federal court
A federal judge in Wisconsin is scheduled to hold a hearing today on a challenge to new tribal casino compacts....
Editorial: Let tribes tell Lewis and Clark story
Native Americans need to tell their own version of the Lewis and Clark expedition, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial....
Navy to set up new center on O'odham Reservation
The Navy's Office of Naval Research will set up a new education center on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in Arizona....
Wash. woman treated cancer with Native ceremony
Brittany Hess was 19 when she was told she had alveolar soft part sarcoma, a rare cancer....
Billie doesn't recognize results of Seminole election
The Seminole Tribe of Florida announced results of its recent election but ousted chairman Jim Billie doesn't recognize the outcome because he wasn't allowed to run....
N.Y. tribal members protest tax measure
Members of New York tribes held a protest in the state capitol on Tuesday against a proposal to tax the sale of cigarettes, fuel and other goods....
Ex-Crow chairman files motion to withdraw guilty plea
The attorney for Clifford Bird in Ground, ex-chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana, filed a motion in federal court to withdraw his guilty plea....
Indian parents say children tormented by Somalis
American Indian parents are protesting what they say is inaction over racially-tinged bullying at a middle school in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
Work halted at Missouri River burial site
The US Army Corps of Engineers halted work at a burial site on the Missouri River in South Dakota after Yankton Sioux tribal members effectively blocked construction....
Editorial: 'Hypocrisy' of some tribal leaders
Tribes need to abide by the rule of law if they want economic development on the reservation, The Madison Daily Leader says in an editorial....
NIGC orders Meskwaki Tribe to close casino
The National Indian Gaming Commission on Tuesday ordered the Meskwaki Tribe to close its casino due to an ongoing leadership dispute....
Ariz. senate panel OKs Piestewa 'pressure' bill
The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill drafted to respond to the way Squaw Peak was changed to honor Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Accident at Pine Ridge leaves two boys dead
Two boys were killed in a car accident on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota....
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