Friday, June 14, 2002

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Congressional leaders on Thursday pushed Secretary of Interior Gale Norton to spend more money on Indian Country in order to fight dire living conditions and fix the broken trust fund....

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Tribes looking for relaxed federal oversight of the $10 billion Indian casino industry got part of their wish list fulfilled this week....

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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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Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Thursday promised to visit a North Dakota tribal college whose funds are being eliminated in her department's fiscal year 2003 budget....

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It's official....

Several gubernatorial candidates in Maine promise to veto any Indian gaming relations measures should they be elected....

After a year of discussion, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed changes to the New Source Review program....

Conflicts within the Bush administration have forced an indefinite delay on a new and controversial management plan for the Missouri River....

Indian mythology can outweigh facts Editor: Your June 5 story, "Casino makes recycling a priority," demonstrates howpervasive American Indian mythology is....

Minnesota's 11 tribes are opposing a decision to close two state Indian education offices....

House leaders finalized their chamber's picks for a joint Congressional committee that will hammer out a national energy bill....

Jayne Fawcett, the ambassador of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, testified at a Congressional hearing on a bill to authorize tribal governments to administer child welfare programs....

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has assisted in the rescue, recovery and clean up efforts at a bridge that collapsed late last month, killing 14....

The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians of northern California plans to expand its popular casino and local farmers are upset about it....

Congressional leaders want the new Department of Homeland Security created by September 11....

A New Mexico man was in stable condition on Thursday after being dragged by a vehicle for more than a half a mile in a bizarre incident tinged with bias claims....

Changes in the federal Indian Act are being delayed to address objections from First Nations leaders....

The threat of serious flooding has subsided on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana but tribal officials are still prepared for the worst as damages from a recent snowstorm continue to be tallied....

Windtalkers, the MGM movie about the Marines assigned to protect the Navajo Code Talkers, opens in theaters today....

Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Thursday announced the appointment of a new member to her high-level Indian trust management team....

A team of divers and scientists was able to rescue an orca stranded in a Washington bay on Thursday....
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