Wednesday, June 25, 2003
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On trust, lawmakers take Bush officials at face value
In approving a $19.6 billion budget for the Department of Interior, a House subcommittee last week embraced the Bush administration's criticisms of the Cobell trust fund lawsuit....
Colo. license plate to raise money for scholarships
The state of Colorado has created a license plate to raise scholarship money for Indian college students....
R.I. panel scheduled to consider casino bill
The Rhode Island House Finance Committee is scheduled to consider a bill that would put a casino before state voters but it may die before the end of the legislative session....
Conn. tribe undertaking major casino expansion
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is announcing plans to expand its successful casino....
Pequot tribe meeting development requirements
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is meeting local requirements for construction at its golf course resort, The New London Day reports....
Pine Ridge man found dead inside trailer
A man from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota was found dead inside a semi-trailer parked in Sioux Falls....
Man pleads not guilty to reservation murder
Conan White Face, 24, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder for the beating death of a man on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota....
Navajo Nation gets another Boys and Girls club
A new Boys and Girls Club will open on the Navajo Nation, bringing the total number of clubs on the reservation to 14....
Girl from Swinomish Tribe gets Switched!
A teenage girl from the Swinomish Tribe is appearing on a new ABC Family Channel program called Switched! in which teens switch places for four days....
N.D. tribal company wins Defense contract
M-H-A Systems, a company owned by the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota, has won a $3.4 million Department of Defense contract....
Wis. governor seeks dismissal of gaming suit
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (D) asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging his ability to enter into gaming compacts with tribes....
Suit alleges abuse at rural Alaska village church
Four men have filed suit against the Catholic Church for alleged sexual abuse at a church in an Alaska village....
House panel restores funds to N.D. tribal college
The House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee has restored funds to the United Tribes Technical College in North Dakota....
B.C. police reopen probe into death of Native man
A police commissioner in British Columbia, Canada, has reopened a probe into the death of a Mi'kmaq man who died after being held in police custody....
Former Navajo medicine man found guilty of rape
A jury in New Mexico found a former Navajo medicine man guilty of raping a pregnant woman....
Editorial: Indian memorial at Bighorn long overdue
The Indian warriors who fought at the June 25, 1876, Battle of Little Bighorn were simply defending their families and way of life, The Rapid City Journal says in an editorial....
Horses play role in Bighorn memorial dedication
Horses are playing a role in today's dedication of a memorial to the Indian warriors who fought at the June 25, 1876, Battle of Little Bighorn....
Oneida Nation welcomes affirmative action ruling
The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin said Monday's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action underscores the continuing need for Indian preference....
Editorial: Lies and deceit at Interior Dept.
Problems uncovered in a recent Department of Interior investigation are only "the tip of a very old iceberg," The Farmington Daily Times says in an editorial....
Supreme Court won't hear tribal eviction case
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a case challenging the eviction of non-Indians from Lake Havasu....
Swimmer expected to take stand in Cobell trial
Special trustee Ross Swimmer is expected to take the stand this afternoon as the Bush administration's final witness in the ongoing trust fund trial....
Bush signs Zuni water settlement into law
President Bush signed the Zuni Pueblo water settlement into law on Monday....
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