Tuesday, August 20, 2002
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Idaho tribes score victory with tax ruling
The state of Idaho does not have the right to tax the sale of gas in Indian
Country, a federal judge has ruled....
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Reports address long-term elder care
Native American elders lack adequate long-term health care options, a
problem that has mushroomed as the Indian population grows older,
according to a series of discussion reports....
Seneca Nation to build wellness center
The Seneca Nation of New York will build a community wellness center on
its Allegany Reservation....
Wis. tribe looks for fourth casino
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is moving forward with plans for
another casino....
Jodi Rave: Sharing is part of culture
"A good fabric store always has plenty of calico prints, eye-popping colors
ranging from greens and purples to yellow and blues....
Suit filed to stop drilling in monument
Four environmental groups on Monday sued to block an exploratory
drilling project in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in
Colorado....
Column: N.Y. man faked Indian ancestry
A New York man forged his birth certificate and a state census document
to try and prove he is Indian, Steve Israel of The Middletown Times
Herald-Record reports in his column "Casino Confidential."
Ron "Chief Golden Eagle" Roberts sent the documents to the Bureau of
Indian Affairs....
Okla. income gap narrows among races
The income gap between Native Americans and whites narrowed during
the 1990s, according to Census Bureau figures....
Conn. Native women paid less than men
Native American women in Connecticut are paid less than their male
counterparts, according to Census Bureau figures....
N.D. Natives trail in income
North Dakota Native Americans have the lowest income in the state,
according to Census Bureau figures....
Tribal police officer died saving boy
John "Kevin" Schultz, an officer for Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico, died
over the weekend while saving a 12-year-old boy who was drowning....
Indian candidate trails in fund raising
Oklahoma Senator Kelly Haney has raised more than $600,000 for his
campaign for governor....
Maine group to discuss casino impacts
An anti-gambling group called Casinos No! is holding a meeting to discuss
Indian gaming in the state of Maine....
Forum on Hopi water scheduled
The Black Mesa Trust is holding a forum next month to discuss water
issues affecting the Hopi Tribe of Arizona....
Yellow Bird: I say Sakakawea
"The Three Affiliated Tribes in New Town, N.D., are considering changing
the spelling of Sakakawea to Sacagawea, according to The Associated
Press.
"The Indian woman," as explorer William Clark most often called her, was
a guide for the (Meriwether) Lewis and Clark journey to the Pacific
Northwest when she was about 16.
In my view, the Sakakawea spelling shouldn't be changed in North Dakota.
....
Goshute study won't include terrorist threat
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission rejected a request by the state of
Utah to study whether terrorist attacks will affect a tribe's proposed
nuclear waste dump....
Village boy, 3, takes commuter flight
A three-year-old boy from the Alaska village of Scammon Bay took a
one-hour, 150-mile commuter flight on Saturday....
Tribes, ranchers complain about prairie dog
Tribal officials and ranchers in South Dakota met with Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton recently to talk about the black-tailed prairie dog....
Trial for Navajo mother accused of murder
A federal court in Arizona is holding a trial for a Navajo woman accused of
murdering three of her children....
Crow girls score with science project
A science project by four teenage girls has drawn national attention to the
Crow Tribe of Montana....
Lummi Nation creates totem for Sep. 11
The Lummi Nation of Washington is sending a 13-foot totem pole to the
site of the September 11 terrorist attack on New York City....
Million in tax refunds due First Nations
The provincial Nova Scotia government is refunding a Mi'kmaq First Nation
$16 million in gas taxes, with more to follow....
Idaho tribes pleased with tax ruling
Idaho tribes are welcoming a federal judge's decision to strike down a tax
on the sale of gasoline....
Maine tribe wants petroglyphs protected
The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine is trying to preserve petroglyphs from
vandals and development....
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