Tuesday, July 8, 2003
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Lessons Learned: Reorganization Rollout, June 2003
Still confused about what's going on at the Department of Interior? Well, you're not the only one....
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On recognition, it's more of the status quo
Before he left office last December, former assistant secretary Neal McCaleb unveiled an aggressive plan to reform the way the Bureau of Indian Affairs handles federal recognition....
Minn. returns 800 acres to White Earth Nation
The state of Minnesota returned 800 acres to the White Earth Nation, completing the transfer of 10,000 acres of state and federal land to the tribe....
Pequot Times writer wins awards at NAJA conference
John Christian Hopkins, a staff writer for the Pequot Times, the newspaper of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and a columnist for a Connecticut paper, received four awards at the 2003 Native American Journalists Association convention....
Wash. tribe seeks protections for river
The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe has petitioned the Washington Department of Ecology to list the Sauk River as an "outstanding resource water," the Associated Press reports....
New council member joins Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Jim Snow has been elected to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation business committee....
Navajo Nation sponsors tribal court program
A partnership between the Navajo Nation and Phoenix College in Arizona is training tribal court advocates....
Nev. tribe considers hosting Burning Man fest
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada is in talks to become the permanent host for the popular "Burning Man" festival....
Native women mobilized by sexual assault verdict
Native women in Saskatchewan are lobbying the government to appeal the recent acquittal of two men accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Cree girl....
Bone marrow donors sought for Navajo boy
Several bone marrow drives have been scheduled to find a potential donor for Dakota Kwiecinski, a 2-year-old Navajo boy with a rare blood disease....
University's Native science program out of funds
The University of Washington's Sciences and Tribes Educational Partnership, a summer program that combines science with traditional knowledge, has run out of grant support money, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports....
Tribal takeover of bison range draws attention
The proposed takeover of the National Bison Range by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana would set a precedent nationwide....
Sacred headdress returned to Blood First Nation
The University of Aberdeen's Marischal Museum in Scotland returned a headdress to the Blood First Nation of Canada....
Yellowstone bison herd numbers at record level
The bison herd in Yellowstone National Park will top 4,000, according to the director of the park's Bison Ecology and Management Center....
Oneida Nation president gives state of tribe address
Cristina Danforth, president of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, gave the state of the tribe address on Monday....
Man deeds land in Iowa to Chippewa tribal group
An Iowa man who has refused to clean up his four-acre property says it is now the sovereign territory of the Little Shell Pembina Band of North America....
Cherokee council members sue for assistance funds
Several Cherokee Nation council members are suing to regain access to tribal assistance funds....
Revamped Buffet show, Spirit, to hit the road
After a very limited run on the East Coast, "Spirit - The Seventh Fire," a musical production by composer and musician Peter Buffett, is going on the road....
Editorial: Sun and fun at Comanche Nation Water Park
The Daily Oklahoman in an editorial welcomes the reopening of the Comanche Nation Water Park....
Report: Campbell aide shuts down energy bill debate
A provision in an energy bill that limits the federal government's trust responsibilities is not open for debate, the top aide to Sen....
Navajo doctor in USA Today for web writing
Vernon Chee, a Navajo doctor who lives in New Orleans, appears in a USA Today story about the Internet "blogosphere."
Chee's blog, or web log, is called Ei Baa Hashne', or "I'll tell you about it." He posts short stories, poetry, a "Dineh Word of the Week" and a memoir of his experiences growing up on the Navajo Nation....
Crews battle blazes on two Wash. reservations
A fire in a remote area of the Colville Reservation in Washington has grown to 8,000 acres, the Associated Press reports....
Fire continues to burn on Taos Pueblo land
The 3,000-acre Encebado Fire continued to burn on Taos Pueblo land, flaring in a watershed known for its sacred sites....
Closing arguments set in Cobell trust fund trial
A federal judge this morning will hear closing arguments in the Cobell Indian trust fund trial....
Ex-Ponca employee hit with more child abuse charges
The former social services director for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has been charged with a total of six child abuse charges....
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