Monday, August 5, 2002
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Bush appoints interim director of IHS
President Bush last week promoted a regional Indian Health Service
official tribes in Oklahoma claim is part of an unresolved problem over lack
of accountability and financial irresponsibility....
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The Week in Review
Top Indian trust official leaves Bush administration, California tribal gaming rights reinforced, Congress goes on break after busy session, and Pope John Paul II takes on indigenous rights....
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Probe into Indian trust fund ouster expands
A leading Senator is calling for an investigation into the ouster of the
Department of Interior's top Indian trust official, a probe that threatens to
expose White House political involvement in litigation affecting billions of
dollars in government mismanagement....
Thompson makes promise to Alaska on health
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson was in Alaska
this past weekend to announce $15 million in health care grants....
States turn to gaming to solve budget woes
With their budgets seeing major deficits, states across the country have
looked to gaming to bring in needed revenue....
Mesa Verde set to reopen after fire
A fire at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado was 80 percent contained
as of Sunday....
Membership disputes tear tribes apart
Obtaining recognition from the federal government is one of the hardest
tasks these days but getting it from one's own tribe might be even
tougher....
Neb. pow-wow an emotional affair
The 50th annual Lincoln Indian Club Pow-wow was held this past weekend
in Lincoln, Nebraska....
Indian leader loses presidential bid
After 24 hours of colorful debate punctuated with speeches in Native
languages and feasts on coca leaves, Bolivia's Congress picked a new
president on Sunday....
Mont. tribes hold ceremony for remains
The White Clay Society on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana held a
reburial ceremony for seven tribal ancestors taken from their graves in
1914....
Alaska residents question pipeline push
Some residents in Alaska want the Department of Interior to release more
information about its plans to renew leases for the trans-Alaska oil
pipeline corridor....
Mexico's President invites tribal leaders
Several Arizona tribal leaders and Indian advocates have been invited to
take part in talks with Mexican President Vicente Fox....
Senate panel debates Shoshone payout bill
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Friday held a long-delayed
hearing on a bill to distribute $138 million to members of the Western
Shoshone Nation of Nevada....
Study compares casino addiction rates
A new study in Connecticut takes a look at gambling problems in casinos....
Editorial: Begay not retaliating for spat
The Navajo Nation's top lawmaker is doing the right thing by denying
funds to an election board that disqualified him from the tribe's
presidential ballot, The Farmington Daily-Times says in an editorial today....
Tribal police know community and dogs
Compared to other Nevada communities, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
has a heavy police force presence....
Caddo women take over tribal affairs
LaRue Martin Parker was elected chairwoman of the Caddo Tribe of
Oklahoma in 1999, starting a trend of an all-woman government....
Events mark Nez Perce War of 1877
The Nez Perce War of 1877 is being commemorated with a number of
events this weekend....
N.D. won't allow tribal casino boat
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation can't open a casino boat without
changes in state law, according to North Dakota Attorney General Wayne
Stenehjem....
Native corp exec, ex-cop shot in home
The first Alaska Native to become head of the Alaska State Troopers was
shot dead early Saturday during what was described as a
domestic-related dispute....
Editorial: What Norton doesn't want to hear
Tom Slonaker was ousted from the Department of Interior because he told
Secretary Gale Norton "things she didn't want to hear," The Denver Post
says in an editorial....
In Today's Federal Register
The Bureau of Indian Affairs today publishes notice of an amendment to a
Class III gaming compact between the state of Montana and the Northern
Cheyenne Tribe....
Kevin Gover: Anti-Indian or anti-casino
"The opponents of the Eastern Pequot tribe have chosen the wrong ground
for their battle and in so doing have compromised their credibility and
endangered their ultimate objective....
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