Friday, June 21, 2002
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Attack on court comes amid investigation
Tribal leaders and attorneys representing 300,000 American Indian
beneficiaries this week decried the Bush administration's attempt to kick
a court investigator off the bitter trust fund dispute....
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Judge readies decision in Kennewick Man case
Five Pacific Northwest tribes who claim a 9,000-year-old man as an
ancestor should know by September whether they will get to rebury him....
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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....
Miccosukee Tribe launches ad campaign
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is running ads in several newspapers,
criticizing local officials for questioning recent land buys....
Peltier lawyer loses appeal
An attorney for imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier was
turned away by the Supreme Court on Thursday in her quest to hold
government officials accountable for withholding information....
Supreme Court bars execution
The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned decades of precedent and
ruled that the execution of the mentally retarded was unconstitutional....
N.Y. tribe pushes for bingo hall
A state-recognized New York Tribe is promising to share profits from a
bingo hall with a local town....
Judge won't let 'chief' open casino
A woman who claims to be chief of an Alaska tribe can't keep a casino in
New York open for now, a judge has ruled....
Clinton to attend Mohegan ceremony
Former President Bill Clinton will attend a ceremony today at the
Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut....
Congressman not wearing his whities
Representative Bob Schaffer (R-Colo.) didn't wear his Fightin' Whites gear to Thursday
night's Congressional baseball game....
Reviews: The Fast Runner, Inuit film
"The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)," the all-Inuit film, continues to get
positive reviews as it opens across the country....
Native corp cleared for casino
Gaming regulators in Nevada cleared an Alaska Native corporation
investment in a Las Vegas casino....
Colo. tribe helps fire evacuees
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado has extended a warm hand to
residents forced to leave their homes due to a 53,000-acre fire....
Congress accepts blame for leaks
The lawmakers handling a probe into the September 11 terrorist attacks
accepted blame on Thursday for information leaked to the press....
Pequot recognition decisions awaited
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has projected it will finalize recognition
decisions on two Pequot tribes by June 25....
First Native woman doctor gets honor
The first Indian woman to become a doctor will be inducted into the
American Medical Women's Association Hall of Fame....
Tribes propose buyout of mine site
A coalition of tribal and local governments on Thursday proposed that
the state of Wisconsin buy 5,000 acres of land to prevent a huge mine
near a reservation....
Mont. tribe cites $1.9 million in damages
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana on Thursday said reservation ranchers
suffered $1.0 million in damages from this month's devastating
snowstorm....
Tribal police officer found dead
A police officer on the Fort Belknap was found dead in her home on
Thursday....
Japan won't object to Native whaling
The Japanese government says it won't object to indigenous subsistence
whaling any longer....
Seneca land claim dismissed
A federal judge in New York dismissed one of the Seneca Nation's land
claims....
Okla. tribes await answer on gaming
Three Oklahoma tribes and a gaming company didn't receive further
guidance yesterday on their bid to keep operating a controversial casino
machine....
Ariz. wildfire rages on
A out of control fire which started on the White Mountain Apache
Reservation in Arizona has grown to 85,000 acres....
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