Friday, August 16, 2002
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After 30 years, an extra $435 for breach of trust
A federal judge late last month ruled that the Department of Interior
breached its fiduciary responsibilities to Indian beneficiaries for delaying
payment of a trust fund....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the movers
and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
Ariz. tribes start ad campaign for gaming
The 17 tribes of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association have launched a
television ad campaign to convince voters to approve their casino ballot
initiative....
Hendrix family estate challenged
The younger brother of guitar great Jimi Hendrix plans to file suit against
the Hendrix family estate today, claiming he was denied a rightful share
after their father died....
Indians gain power in Bolivian Congress
Indian lawmakers make up a quarter of the seats in Bolivia's new
Congress, a first in history....
Mohegan Tribe expected better slot earnings
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut saw a 28 percent increase in slot
machine earnings last month but the amount was smaller than projected,
The New London Day reports....
DOJ awards police grants to tribes
The Department of Justice has awarded Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS) grants to tribes....
Wash. tribes want control of monument
The Confederated Umatilla Tribes of Washington want a co-management
role at the Hanford Reach National Monument....
Surplus homes destined for reservations
Surplus homes from an Air Force base are being sent to several tribes to
alleviate housing concerns....
Alaska Native executive resigns top post
The president of an Alaska Native non-profit corporation resigned this
week....
Navajo Boys and Girls Clubs get money
The US Bureau of Justice has awarded the Navajo Nation Boys and Girls
Clubs $500,000....
First Nation fighting hotel development
The Siksika First Nation of Alberta has taken a Canadian hotel chain to
court to prevent damage to a glacier lake....
Nev. tribe to build business center
The Ely Shoshone Tribe is using $1.3 million in federal grants to build a
6,200-square-foot business and travel center....
Seminole Nation to appeal gaming fine
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is appealing an $8 million fine levied by
federal Indian gaming regulators....
Historic mission returned to Idaho tribe
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of i Idaho has reclaimed a key part of its history....
Tribes turn paper rights into solutions
Supreme Court precedent dictates that tribes are the first in line when it
comes allocation of scarce water resources....
Indian Market dedicated to Sep. 11
The 81st annual Indian Market officially began in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on
Thursday....
Alaska police couldn't find Godfrey house
Police in Alaska took 48 minutes to arrive at the home of an Alaska Native
corporate executive who was killed earlier this month....
For tribes, it's the Calvary to the Corps
Members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota still
feel the effects of a decades-old decision to build the Garrison Dam on the
Missouri River....
Gover: The Indian (dis)Trust Fund
"American schoolchildren are taught the American myth that ours is "a
nation of laws, not men." When I was a law student, my teachers
attempted valiantly to have me regard the law as something larger than
life, something reflecting ancient wisdom and administered by men (and
the occasional woman) of great moral and intellectual integrity....
Cobell challenges Indian trust 'racism'
The historic failures of the Indian trust fund system are rooted in racism,
according to Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the landmark Cobell v.
Norton lawsuit....
Tribes consider Sacagawea or Sakakawea
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation voted this week to change the
spelling of the name of one of its most famous citizens....
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