Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Congress waits on recognition reform plan
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, facing criticism from tribes, state
governments and the media, goes before Congress today to report on
federal recognition, one of its most controversial duties....
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Supreme Court Update: 2001-2002 Term
In contrast to previous years, the Supreme Court has refused to take a number
of Indian law disputes this term....
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BIA land approvals for casinos questioned
At least one tribe's sprawling casino empire has been called into
question by federal gaming regulators concerned about land approval
policies at the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
School teaches Blackfeet language
The Piegan Institute was founded by some members of the Blackfeet
Tribe of Montana who wanted to keep their language alive....
Army Corps river project slammed
The General Accounting Office (GAO) on Monday released a report
criticizing the Army Corps of Engineers for overestimating the benefits of
a $311 million project to dredge the Delaware River....
Bush didn't read EPA report
President Bush didn't really read an Environmental Protection Agency
report on global warming, White House spokesperson Ari Fleischer
admitted on Monday....
Court urged to allow offshore drilling
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments on Monday in a case
challenging oil and gas exploration off the coast of California....
Supreme Court limits disabilities act
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that employers have the right to
determine whether a job would endanger the health and welfare of an
employee....
Seneca Nation offers payout
The Seneca Nation is distributing annuity checks to tribal members this
month....
Natives a draw for foreign tourists
Tourists from Germany, Japan and Europe come to South Dakota to get a
taste of Native culture and the Old West, according to the tourist agency.
A particular draw is the Crazy Horse memorial under construction.
Interest has grown as parts of the huge rock sculpture takes shape....
Web site outlines nuclear shipment routes
A new web site outlines how nuclear waste will get to Yucca Mountain in
Nevada but foes of a Utah tribe's plan to store the highly radioactive
material hope to use the information too....
Opinion: Native millionaires needed
Yup'iks could marry the tall to create millionaires
By Harley Sundown
(Published: June 11, 2002)
Scammon Bay -- I have a great idea on how we can diversify our economy out here in village Alaska....
U.S. citizen arrested for terror threat
Attorney General John Aschroft announced on Monday the arrest and
detention of an American citizen he said was a known terrorist agent
plotting to detonate a bomb within the United States....
Yellow Bird: Keeping language alive
Indian people throughout the nation are losing their languages at an alarming rate....
Rattle repatriated to tribes
Alaska Natives this weekend celebrated the return of a traditional rattle....
Ariz. tribal pastor claims intimidation
A member of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona was warned against
placing water jugs on tribal land for illegal immigrants, The Arizona Daily
Star reports....
Opinion: Stubborn Alaska Natives
In an opinion published in The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, a former
Alaska state wildlife official accuses Alaska Native leaders of stalling on
subsistence....
Storm cripples Blackfeet Reservation
The Blackfeet Reservation in Montana has been declared a weather
disaster area by the tribal council....
Judge refuses to dismiss burial lawsuit
A federal judge on Monday refused a government request to dismiss a
lawsuit challenging the excavation of human remains at an Army Corps
of Engineers site along the Missouri River....
Navajo trust fund case moves forward
A class action suit alleging mismanagement of Navajo trust funds is
proceeding in federal court in Utah....
Neb. protesters cited for public drinking
Nebraska authorities on Monday cited seven people who drank beer in
public to protest liquor sales to Native Americans....
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