Thursday, June 6, 2002
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GOP lawmaker challenges Bush administration
A leading Republican lawmaker on Wednesday threatened to cut off
funding to the Department of Interior for what he characterized as its
"old fashioned" attitude Alaska Natives....
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In The Hoop: Trust Reform
In case you haven't noticed, Ann DeFrange of The Daily Oklahoman has
written some fascinating columns about U.S....
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Sweeping Indian gaming ruling overturned
The National Indian Gaming Commission has reaffirmed its authority over
Indian casino operations despite a judicial officer's conclusion that
hundreds of Clinton-era mandates violate tribal sovereignty....
Trial: Priest abused 'tribal member'
A Nebraska priest used alcohol and a shared fascination with Native
American culture to lure a former altar boy into sexually abusive
situations, the now 23-year-old man testified on Wednesday....
Dispute rooted in traditional lands
Violence in rural Mexico over land traditionally held communally by
Indian villages has lead to hundreds of deaths over the years....
Senate panel clears Yucca Mountain
A Senate committee overruled the state
of Nevada and voted to store up to 77,000
tons of highly radioactive nuclear nuclear
waste on traditional Shoshone land....
Editorial: Keep Lakota language alive
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader in an editorial today praises the work of a
university group to preserve the Lakota language....
Homes headed to Minn. reservation
The Air Force is donating 110 surplus military homes to the White Earth
Ojibwe Tribe in Minnesota....
Wyo. school eliminates Redskins
Students at a middle school in Wyoming voted last week for a new
mascot....
Wash. tribe reverses mascot stance
The Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington has changed its mind on Indian
mascots, according to chairman Joseph Mullen....
Natives 'invisible' on TV
A recent study from the University of California at Los Angeles concludes
that Native Americans are "invisible" when it comes to portrayals on the
television screen....
Brother charged for death of sister
The brother of a woman shot to death on the Fort Peck Reservation in
Montana was charged in tribal court on Wednesday with her
manslaughter....
Chickasaw elder honored by tribe
The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma honored an original tribal enrollee at
an early birthday party this past weekend....
FBI traces Sept. 11 plot
The FBI on Wednesday said it has traced the origins of the September 11
terrorist attacks....
EPA promises more tribal support
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman spoke
at a tribal environmental meeting in Nevada on Wednesday....
Logging workers protest company
Loggers in British Columbia have joined with a First Nation to prevent
their company from destroying forest lands on Queen Charlotte Islands....
Sacred sites considered endangered
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing its list of most
endangered historic places....
Native ancestor subject of testing
About 300 members of a First Nation in the Yukon have provided DNA
samples to test their link to a 550-year-old Native man found trapped in
ice....
Tribes want memorial dedication changed
Two Montana tribes want the National Park Service to change the date of
the dedication of a long-overdue memorial to the tribal warriors that
fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn....
Pigs ate my little sister!
You've read the anecdotes about the Department of Interior officials and
their experience with castration of certain animals....
Navajo gang problem cited
Gangs are becoming an increasing problem for young Navajo Nation
tribal members, according to law enforcement and educators....
Alaska Natives vow whaling fight
Alaska Natives vow to continue their age-old whaling hunting tradition
despite a rebuff by the International Whaling Commission....
S.D. tribe files suit over remains
The Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota asked a federal judge on
Wednesday to stop all work at a site where the remains of two children
and a woman were removed without prior notification....
Shoshone settlement bill pushed
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will push a bill to disburse $128 million to
members of the Western Shoshone Nation of Nevada....
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