Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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Bark beetle poses problem for tribal forests
There's a new enemy in Indian Country and it's not termination....
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Interior officials push trust reorganization plan
Indian Country has "nothing to fear" as the Bush administration moves forward with a reorganization plan at the Department of Interior, a top official said on Tuesday....
School development approved on burial ground
The San Juan Capistrano, California, city council voted 4-1 to approved a Catholic school development on a 29-acre Juaneno burial ground....
Trump still plans to challenge Pequot tribe
Casino mogul Donald Trump still plans to sue the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation for dumping him as a potential casino partner....
N.M. tribe unveiling new casino and travel center
The Mescalero Apache Nation of New Mexico will open a new gaming center tomorrow....
Ariz. tribe signs casino compact with state
The Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of Arizona signed a gaming compact with the state of Arizona on Tuesday....
Tribe's hotel employees enjoyed expensive perks
Three former employees of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut are suing the tribe after being fired from well-paying jobs with expensive perks....
Report: Calif. tribes took in $3.4B in 2002
California's tribal casinos took in an estimated $3.4 billion in revenues last year, according to a report by the Analysis Group, a consulting firm....
Fla. governor signs Everglades cleanup bill
Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) signed a bill into law that critics say guts the $8 billion cleanup of the Everglades....
Navajo nepotism charges referred to ethics office
Allegations of nepotism and other ethical lapses in the Navajo Nation presidency were referred to the tribe's ethics office, The Gallup Independent reported....
N.M. tribes reach water sharing agreement
Two tribes in northern New Mexico have reached a water sharing agreement with the city of Española....
Tribal police officer hospitalized for stabbing
A police officer for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota was hospitalized after being stabbed during earlier this week....
Mont. tribes cooperate on law enforcement
Two Montana tribes are cooperating to expand law enforcement....
Wash. tribe on track to open methadone clinic
The Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington is moving forward with plans to a first methadone clinic to treat heroin addicts....
Sparring in Wis. gaming lawsuit continues
Attorneys for the state of Wisconsin are urging a federal judge to retain jurisdiction in an Indian gaming lawsuit....
Editorial: Bill will protect Native languages
Congress needs to pass a bill designed to protect Native languages, The Great Falls Tribune says in an editorial....
BIA agents started Mohegan investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs agents launched an investigation into business dealings of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut "months ago" before handing the probe to a federal prosecutor, The Boston Globe reports....
Report: Tribes wrongly denied oil royalties
Maori tribes were wrongly denied oil and gas royalties from a national petroleum reserve, a report from a New Zealand treaty commission has concluded....
Okla. tribes continue tobacco compact talks
Oklahoma tribal leaders are still trying to work out an agreement over tobacco taxes....
Federal agents raid tribal tobacco shops
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided three tobacco shops licensed by the Puyallup Tribe of Washington, The Seattle Times reports....
Law distributes $7 million tribal trust fund
President Bush last week signed into law a bill that distributes a $7 million trust fund to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of Arizona....
EPA's Whitman to step down at end of June
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Todd Whitman announced her resignation today....
Meskwaki voters urged to vote for new council
The appointed council of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa will hold a special election tomorrow but the elected council says it won't recognize the results....
Native reporter wins Harvard fellowship
Jodi Rave Lee of The Lincoln Journal Star has been named a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University....
Blackfeet firefighter goes to White House
President Bush promoted his "Healthy Forest Initiative" with the help of several Bureau of Indian Affairs firefighters....
Piestewa to be featured in veterans exhibit
Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq, will be featured in an exhibit opening Memorial Day at the Arlington Memorial....
Treasury official says full accounting impossible
An accurate historical accounting of the Indian trust is impossible due to lost records, a Department of Treasury official said last week....
Man sentenced to die for reservation carjacking
Lezmond Mitchell, a resident of the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, was sentenced to death for killing a grandmother and granddaughter who were on their way to see a medicine man....
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