Tuesday, July 15, 2003
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Navajo trust fund manager targeted in internal probe
A senior Department of Interior manager who has accused his superiors of retaliation is at the center of an internal report alleging massive destruction of Indian trust documents in New Mexico....
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R.I. escalates fight over tribal smoke shop
About two dozen Rhode Island State Troopers forcibly entered the Narragansett Reservation on Monday, arresting seven tribal members, including chief sachem Matthew Thomas and council member Randy Noka, in an escalating feud over a tribally-owned tobacco shop....
West Point ceremony marks death of Lakota soldier
A small memorial was held at the West Point Military Academy in New York on Monday to mark the death of Sgt....
Navajo elder, 70, killed by falling branch
A 70-year-old Navajo elder was killed by a falling branch while he was chopping wood, The Farmington Daily Times reports....
Interim president named at Navajo tribal college
Ferlin Clark has been named interim president of Dine College on the Navajo Nation while the college continues its search for a permanent leader....
Mich. tribe still considering state tax agreement
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of Michigan will hold a referendum this month on a proposed tax agreement with the state....
Federal lawsuit over Indian Country dismissed
A federal judge in Iowa dismissed a lawsuit seeking to declare a plot of land as Indian Country....
Ore. governor won't appeal land-into-trust ruling
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski won't appeal a ruling that affirmed the Department of Interior's decision to take land into trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians....
Trial opens in fatal accident on Crow Reservation
A trial into a July 15, 2001, accident that left a Crow Reservation man dead opened in federal court on Monday....
S.D. judge dismisses traffic charges against Means
A judge in South Dakota dismissed traffic-related charges against American Indian Movement activist Russell Means after he failed to show, for the fourth time, to a scheduled court date....
Ariz. tribe's summer program running out of money
The Gila River Indian Community of Arizona is looking for ways to continue a summer program for kids that emphasizes tribal culture along with reading, writing and math....
Calif. governor vows support for sacred sites bill
California Governor Gray Davis said he would sign a bill increasing protection of sacred sites....
NPS archaeologists targeted in outsourcing effort
The Bush administration is considering eliminating two archaeological centers that serve the National Park Service, The Washington Post reports....
Okla. food bank closes over Indian-related dispute
A food bank that provided free food to low-income families is shutting down after it required Indians to provide extra documentation, The Daily Oklahoma reports....
Navajo women sue over arrest by Hopi Tribe
Eight Navajo Nation women who live on land under the jurisdiction of the Hopi Tribe are suing in federal court over their arrest by the tribe....
Report: Campbell fails to meet fundraising goal
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.) has fallen short of his own fundraising goal, The Denver Post reports....
Crews having success fighting Taos Pueblo blaze
The Encebado Fire burning on Taos Pueblo land in New Mexico was 65 percent contained as of Monday....
Fire forces evacuation on Apache reservation
A fire on the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona has forced the evacuation of 5,000 residents and the Indian Health Service....
Narragansett Tribe seeks resolution in federal court
The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island said it would assert its rights in federal court in response to the state's raid and shutdown of a tribal tobacco shop on Monday....
Trust fund provisions stripped from House bill
A controversial proposal to end the Indian trust fund lawsuit was removed from the Department of Interior's 2004 appropriations bill under an agreement announced on Monday....
Navajo man sentenced to life for murdering children
A federal judge sentenced a Navajo Nation man to life in prison for murdering his two young children....
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