Tuesday, June 24, 2003

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The Bush administration has doled out more than $3 million in taxpayer funds to private attorneys representing current and past government officials, a policy that will continue despite the effects of trust reform on other Indian programs at the Department of Interior....

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The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the use of race in college admissions in two narrow rulings that have implications for Native American students nationwide....

A smoke grenade was found near the Alaska Native village of Tanacross on Monday as part of a review of the environmental impact of an air force base....

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that requires public libraries to use software that filters out objectionable Internet content....

The Connecticut Traffic Commission is asking the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to stop work on a driveway leading to its golf course, The New London Day reports....

Allen Pinkham, an historian for the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho, is collaborating on a book that will explain the the tribe's role in the Lewis and Clark expedition....

The board that has run the popular Shiprock Fair said it will sue a Navajo Nation chapter for giving control of the event to another entity....

A judge in New York refused to block a state law banning the sale of cigarettes online....

The Little Shell Tribe of Montana will hold a new election to resolve a dispute over the tribe's leadership....

Patty Talahongva, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, was re-elected president of the Native American Journalists Association....

"As I watched 29 young people board a bus for a Winnipeg outing Sunday, I noticed that among the sweaters, pillows and snacks which several were clutching was the new "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." When I made that observation to a counselor, she smiled and said her copy would be in the mail when she got home. J.K....

The Environmental Protection Administration released a report on Monday summarizing the nation's environmental state....

A Massachusetts judge will be asked to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Gay Head Wampanoag Tribe's sovereignty....

The Oneida First Nation of Ontario, Canada, has purchased a house on ancestral territory in New York....

A newly elected St Regis / Akwesasne Mohawk chief says the tribe should renegotiate a $15 million annual fee the previous administration agreed to pay a county to host a casino....

Chris Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe of North Dakota, says he used sage and sweetgrass to protect his fellow U.S....

Through lifestyle changes, the Ak-Chin Indian Community is combating diabetes, a disease that affects about a third of tribal members....

Two First Nations from British Columbia asked Canada's Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a decision denying them monetary damages for a land claim....

Some tribal members see the dedication of a memorial to the Indian warriors who fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn as the first step in a reconciliation process....

Bush administration officials praised the outcome of Monday's decision upholding affirmative action despite asking the Supreme Court to reject the University of Michigan's admissions programs....

A New Mexico artist painted over a mural featuring an Indian after receiving threats and criticism from some members of the local community....
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