Friday, May 9, 2003
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On fractionation, little progress in decades
If government officials seem all too eager to stem the fractionation of Indian lands, it's not just because the land will become "worthless," as one predicted this week, it's that they have done little to address the problem in the last 70 years....
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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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Navajo leaders criticize upheaval at trust fund office
A senior Department of Interior manager who was trying to determine whether oil companies were cheating Indian landowners of royalties was removed from his post this week, Navajo leaders said....
N.B. Natives hosting summit on fish crisis
Mi'kmaq fishermen in New Brunswick, Canada, are hosting a meeting to try and resolve a standoff over the snow crab fishery....
Mont. tribe sues DOI over coalbed methane plan
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana is suing the Department of Interior for allowing coalbed methane development....
Okla. businesses attacking tribal compacts
An Oklahoma group called One Nation was formed by the oil and farm industry....
Oneida Nation residents fear destruction of homes
Oneida Nation tribal members are awaiting action on a lawsuit that seeks to stop inspection of their homes....
N.Y. tribe using federal law to reclaim ancestors
The Cayuga Nation of New York is seeking the return of tribal ancestors and tribal artifacts under the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act....
Suit seeking to diminish reservation dismissed
A federal judge in Minnesota dismissed a lawsuit seeking to diminish the Mille Lacs Ojibwe Reservation by 61,000 acres....
Mont. Indian students lauded for achievements
The 22nd annual Indian Education Awards were held in Great Falls, Montana, last night....
Treaty cloth and $44 for Cayuga Nation land
Every year, members of the Cayuga Nation receive $44 and treaty cloth from the state of New York for a land sale....
Mashantucket Tribe's water authority opposed
State officials in Connecticut were criticized on Thursday for allowing the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to exercise control over water resources....
Wis. man guilty of stealing from tribe's museum
A state jury found a former curator of the Wisconsin Historical Society guilty of stealing from the Lac du Flambeau tribal museum....
Colombia to extradite rebel for murder of activists
A member of a Colombian rebel group will be extradited to stand trial for the murder of three Native activists who were killed while trying to help the U'wa Nation....
Eastern Pequot Tribe eyes sites for casino
The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut would probably open a casino within 10 miles of the reservation, said the tribe's private backer....
Historic status suggested for Haskell campus
Haskell Indian Nations University's board of regents has asked school president Karen Swisher to consider having the entire campus designated as National Historic Landmark, The Lawrence Journal-World reports....
Senate panel clears nominee for 9th Circuit
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 10-9 along party lines to advance the nomination of Carolyn B....
Schumer wants BIA to skip environmental review
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) wants the Bureau of Indian Affairs to skip environmental review of a proposed off-reservation casino....
Apache chairman investigated for fund use
Dallas Massey, chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona, allegedly used tribal funds to pay an attorney who represented him during an election dispute, The Tucson Citizen reports....
State threatens Meskwaki compact over dispute
The state of Iowa is threatening to end its gaming compact with the Meskwaki Tribe unless control is returned to the elected tribal council....
Opinion: Don't let BIA manage forest land
"Senator Gordon Smith recently introduced legislation to transfer more than 62,000 acres of Siuslaw National Forest land to the 700 members of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw....
Tribal PAC used to funnel illegal donations
Tribal Sovereignty PAC, a defunct political action committee based in Oregon, was used to funnel illegal donations to a Congressional candidate, The Oregonian reports....
OST official says 'sorry' for failed reform
An Office of Special Trustee official testified in the Indian trust fund trial on Thursday....
Griles used 94-year-old woman as 'human shield'
Deputy Interior Secretary Steve Griles used a 94-year-old woman as a "human shield" against a television reporter, according to Lloyd Grove of The Washington Post....
How do you pronounce Piestewa? Count the ways
By now, everyone is familiar with the Piestewa name, which means "pool of still waters" in Hopi....
U.S. board won't act on Piestewa Peak until 2008
The US Board on Geographic Names won't consider renaming Squaw Peak in Arizona to Piestewa Peak until 2008....
First Lady meets Piestewa family on Navajo visit
First Lady Laura Bush visited the Navajo Nation on Thursday to promote literacy....
GOP leader keeps Indian artifacts in office
Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), the House Majority Whip, has Indian artifacts from the Smithsonian on display in his office, the Associated Press reports....
NIGC's Hogen discusses status of Indian land
National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman Phil Hogen met with an opponent of a Class II bingo hall in New York, The Syracuse Post-Standard reports....
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