Tuesday, September 3, 2002
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Judge won't repatriate Kennewick Man
A coalition of Pacific Northwest tribes and the federal government suffered
a major setback last week in the long-running battle over the remains of a
9,000-year-old Native man....
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The Week in Review
Idaho tribes score yet another victory in court, Indian Country awaits ruling on trust fund contempt, brutal murder shocks urban Natives in Canada, and tribal members run for Congress....
Native talent search is on again
It's not American Idol, the popular television show that has made pop
stars out of unknowns, but the Four Directions Talent Search is doing its
part, organizers say....
Grad school sees surge in applicants
Applications for graduate programs at the University of Arizona jumped
nearly 20 percent this year....
Cherokee tribal member joins court
A new member has joined the highest court of the Cherokee Nation of
Oklahoma....
Ojibwe tribe discusses mine proposal
A delegation from the Sokaogon Ojibwe Tribe of Wisconsin met with the
company that wants to build a mine near its reservation....
Norton to name gaming commissioners
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton will announce the names of new National
Indian Gaming Commission members, a spokesperson said....
Native corp sells land to feds
An Alaska Native village corporation has sold 4,247 acres of land to the
federal government....
Dump on trust land drawing complaints
Tribal and county officials in Washington are wondering what to do about a
compost dump operating on individual Indian land....
Native teachers receive less pay
Teachers on First Nations reserves in Canada are paid thousands of
dollars less than their counterparts....
Maine gaming panel accused of bias
The Maine Casino Task Force is scheduled to start work today on a study
of gaming in the state....
BIA ordered destruction of horses
Federal policies contributed to the abandonment of farms on the Crow
Reservation, a study of elder history has found....
Tribal member faces questions in race
Mud is frequently hurled in political campaigns, but this time it's old
sewage being thrown in front of Ed McGaa, a candidate for U.S....
Finally, a Sand Creek land sale?
A critical piece of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in
Colorado is in limbo....
Minn. tribe leading wild rice project
The Bois Forte Ojibwe Tribe of Minnesota is administering a project to
create an Internet database of wild rice....
Can. murder case delayed a month
A Canadian man accused of killing an 11-year-old boy is being held in
custody until October 3....
Editorial: Republican hypocrisy
"Arrogant Republican legislators who never pass up a chance to bedevil
the state's five Indian tribes have lost another court battle....
Editorial: Indian gaming has failed
Indian gaming has failed, The Wall Street Journal writes in another
editorial on the subject....
Indian students being left behind
Yaqui children in Arizona no longer have anyone to teach them their
language, thanks to the No Child Left Behind Act....
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