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Let court review trust fund accounts
After years of denying its obligations to American Indians, the Department
of Interior has announced the completion of an "historical accounting" for
some members of an Arizona tribe....
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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....
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Court probes Norton's trust fund report
A federal court is investigating whether Secretary of Interior Gale Norton
approved a report that contained misleading information about efforts to
fix the broken Indian trust fund....
Big Indian goes on top of statehouse
A two-ton, 22-foot statue of an Indian was finally put on top of the Kansas
Statehouse on Thursday....
Baucus opponent quits over 'gay' ad
The Republican opponent of Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) had
dropped out of the race over an ad that makes him look a corrupt gay
man....
Ponca Tribe wants land taken into trust
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is waiting for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to
take land into trust....
Santee Tribe takes gamble with new game
The Santee Tribe of Nebraska has installed machines at its tiny casino that
may be illegal in the state....
Seminole members move to oust Haney
Members of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma are being asked to sign a
petition to oust chief Jerry Haney....
Wyo. tribe awarded HUD grant
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a
$600,000 grant to the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming....
Letter: Support Indians, not Euros
"I am responding to the article in the Argus Leader about the National
Indian Gaming Organization doing a fund-raising event for Stephanie
Herseth in attempts to "retire" Gov....
Pricetag for gaming campaign at $32M
Arizona's tribes and the racetrack industry have raised $32.1million in an
effort to convince voters to keep Indian gaming alive....
Challenge to river lawsuit rejected
A federal judge won't allow the United Band of Keetoowahs to intervene in
lawsuit over the Arkansas River bed....
Mont. tribe wants new medical center
The Blackfeet Tribe of Montana is undertaking a study for a new medical
center to serve the region....
Review: 'Skins' is deftly performed
Jeff Strickler of The Minneapolis Star Tribune gives "Skins," the new movie
from Chris Eyre, three stars out of four, calling it a "real" movie about
"real" people who just happen to be Indian....
Yurok Tribe declares fish emergency
The Yurok Tribe of California declared a state of emergency in response to
the recent deaths of as many as 30,000 salmon on the Klamath River....
Tribal member arrested on fraud charges
A member of the Puyallup Tribe of Washington was arrested on Thursday
for what one official called the largest fraud investigated by state
auditors....
Mich. casino deal sees opposition
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Thursday held a hearing to
address legislation to settle a Michigan tribe's land claim....
You can't stop the Italians!
We're here! We're Italian! We're marching in Denver, Colorado, tomorrow
to remember Christopher Columbus....
Interior mails trust fund 'accounting'
The Department of Interior announced on Thursday it has mailed what is
purported to be an accounting of funds for 560 members of Arizona's
White Mountain Apache Tribe....
Murkowski's bank breached trust to Natives
Senator and candidate for Alaska governor Frank Murkowski was president
of a bank that breached its trust to an Alaska Native village corporation....
Congress approves Iraq war resolution
Both chambers of Congress voted on a resolution to grant President Bush
the authority to use force against Iraq....
Kan. tribe blasts casino settlement bill
The Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas on Thursday criticized federal legislation that
would pave the way for another casino in the state....
White teens arrested for paint-ball attack
Three white teens in Canada have been arrested for a paint-ball attack on
the Blood First Nation Reserve in Alberta....
Senator: DOI managers resist reform
Senior Department of Interior managers are resisting reform of their
agency's law enforcement duties, according to Senator Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa)....
DOI land swap program to be reviewed
The Department of Interior on Thursday said it was undertaking a
full-scale review of all land exchanges in 12 Western states after a
damaging report that called for a criminal investigation into appraisal
practices....
Apache elders sway regents on telescope
San Carlos Apache elders spoke to a University of Minnesota regents
committee to express their opposition to a telescope project on sacred
land....
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State disputes 'illegal jurisdiction' of tribe
South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow (R) sued the Bush administration on
Tuesday to dispute a tribal road tax and an Indian hiring program....
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Judge allows unrecognized Indian protection
A Native American "holy man" who is not a member of a federally
recognized tribe can keep two bears at his Pennsylvania home for
religious reasons, a federal judge recently ruled....
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In The Hoop: Saveour Sovereignty
After 2,800 miles and lots of hard work, the first ever Sovereignty Run
ended this week in Washington, D.C....
Candidates promise business friendly tribe
Navajo Nation presidential candidate Joe Shirley and running mate Frank
Dayish are promising a pro-business, industry friendly tribal government....
It's Columbus Day, Be nice to the Italians!
Columbus Day in Colorado was started because Italians needed a
self-esteem boost, recent history shows....
Census ordered to release adjusted data
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the Census Bureau to release
adjusted data for every jurisdiction in the country....
Queen's visit prompts Native protest
The Queen of England was greeted with a protest during her visit to
Winnipeg, Manitoba....
First Nation sues over fish farm
The Heiltsuk First Nation of British Columbia is suing the provincial
government over two fish farms located on traditional tribal land....
Wis. governor backtracks on gaming
After coming into office opposing the expansion of Indian gaming,
Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum (R) is now willing to compromise amid
sagging ratings and a booming budget bust....
Men allege coverups at Conn. casino
Two former policemen in Connecticut have made a number of allegations
against casino officials who work for the Mashantucket Tribal Nation....
Ariz. tribes battle over gaming measures
A new ad by the Colorado River Indian Tribes of Arizona attacks a gaming
initiative by another group of tribes....
Towns support Eastern Pequot challenge
A group of 11 towns in Connecticut voted on Wednesday to support the
state's appeal of the federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot Tribe....
Clintons didn't report gift of Navajo rug
A Republican inquiry into the gifts the Clinton family received during
President Bill Clinton's term of office shows previously unreported items....
Crews to try and hoist Indian again
Workers in Kansas hope to have a two-ton statue of an Indian atop the
statehouse today....
Final meetings set on Navajo tax
The Navajo Nation is holding two more hearings to address the use of a
3-percent sales tax....
Pentagon releases details of secret tests
The Department of Defense on Wednesday released more details about
secret biological weapons tests performed during the Cold War....
Okla. school to honor Indian ballerinas
The University of Oklahoma School of Dance is honoring five Native
ballerinas....
Yaqui Tribe builds on economic success
Fleeing from persecution in Mexico in the late 1800s, the Pascua Yaqui
Tribe of Arizona has come a long way from its impoverished roots....
Mich. minister registers 'Redskins' name
A Michigan minister has incorporated a nonprofit organization under the
name "Redskins" in an attempt to stop its use by others....
Tribal water rights to be used for Peabody
Federal legislation to settle tribal water rights in Arizona will allow
construction of a $125 million pumping station and pipeline to be used by
Peabody Coal....
Court hears Narragansett trust land case
A federal judge on Wednesday heard oral arguments in dispute over land
the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island wants to use for elder housing....
Bill to settle land claim for casino
Representative Dennis Moore (D-Kansas) introduced a bill to settle an
Oklahoma tribe's land claim for a casino in Kansas....
Obituary: Slater, tribal college leader
Gerald Slater, founder of the Salish-Kootenai Tribal College in Montana,
died on Monday after battling cancer....
FBI misused Lamberth's secret court
The FBI misused its police powers in connection with a secret
counterterrorism court that was headed by U.S....
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Peltier seeks reduction in prison sentence
Attorneys for American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier were
back in federal court on Tuesday to seek a reduction in sentence for the
ailing prisoner....
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Alaska to pay legal fees in subsistence case
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the state of Alaska to pay
legal fees as part of its war against the subsistence rights of Alaska
Natives....
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Americans, young and old, are getting fatter
An overwhelming number of adult Americans are considered overweight
and their numbers are increasing every year, according to new studies....
Neb. hearing addresses Whiteclay liquor
Oglala Lakota President John Yellowbird Steele called for the state of
Nebraska to enact a five-mile zone where the sale of liquor is prohibited....
Secret deportation hearings upheld
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the right of the federal
government to hold secret deportation hearings....
Freeh defends record on terrorism at FBI
Former FBI director Louis Freeh made his first public appearance in
months to defend his record on terrorism against charges he was
resistant to change and did not share information with other federal
entities....
House panel approves forest initiative
The House Resources Committee on Tuesday approved a bill to curb
environmental and judicial review of logging projects on federal forest
land....
Wash. tribe expanding casino
The Suquamish Tribe of Washington is constructing a larger casino to
replace its current one....
Report cites neglect of tribal sites
A federal employees' group on Tuesday released a report charging a
federal forest manager with neglecting to protect Native artifacts and
sites in California....
Big Indian still not atop state dome
What does it take to get a two-ton Indian statue on top of the statehouse
in Kansas?
Workers are trying to figure that out....
Police don't like new Navajo parade route
The 79th Shiprock Northern Navajo Fair drew nearly 30,000 people to
Shiprock, New Mexico, last weekend but police say a new parade route
failed to alleviate traffic woes....
Pueblo makes federal-state land swap
San Felipe Pueblo in New Mexico has completed a three-way land swap
with the state and federal governments....
Okla. arts festival to move
The Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival is moving from downtown
Oklahoma City to a more "rustic environment" at a local park, an
organizer said....
Alaska Native art campaign a success
Federal agencies and the state of Alaska are investigating reports of fake
Alaska Native art, thanks to a recent public relations campaign by the
Federal Trade Commission....
BIA rearranging deck chairs on Titanic
An opponent of several Connecticut tribes calls Assistant Secretary Neal
McCaleb's recognition reform plan a bit like "rearranging the deck chairs
on the Titanic."
Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal opposes the two Pequot
tribes, the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe and the Schaghticoke Tribal
Nation....
Lumbee beauty case still unresolved
A Lumbee woman who won the North Carolina beauty title only to have it
stripped from her is in arbitration with state pageant officials....
Court hears FCC auction dispute
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a dispute
involving Alaska Native corporations and their billion-dollar investment in
wireless licenses....
Editorial: Be nice to the Italians
Opponents of Columbus Day shouldn't use their upcoming protest to
"cross the line between legitimate protest and breaking the law," The
Denver Post says in an editorial today....
FBI corrupt says Peltier supporter
Supporters of imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard
Peltier rallied outside a federal court on Tuesday....
Pentagon released nerve agents in Alaska
The Department of Defense released chemical warfare and live biological
agents in a traditional Athabaskan area in interior Alaska, according to
government documents being released to Congress....
'Sopranos' is 'attack' on Indian Country
Mohegan tribal chairman Mark Brown is upset at a recent episode of the
HBO mafia hit "The Sopranos" because he believes a tribal character was
modeled after him....
Cobell takes on Goliath with lawsuit
Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the Individual Indian Money (IIM) lawsuit,
is described as "an activist of the people" for taking on the federal
government's Indian trust debacle....
Chemicals dumped on Quapaw tribal land
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is leading an investigation into a dump of
methamphetamine chemicals on Quapaw tribal land in northeastern
Oklahoma....
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Tribes press U.S. to honor sacred obligations
Tribal leaders and their supporters gathered on
the steps of the United States Supreme Court on
Monday for a rousing rally in support of
self-determination....
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Supreme Court won't review Texas casino case
The Supreme Court on Monday dealt the final blow to a Texas tribe's
attempt to keep its financially successful casino alive....
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Column: Good news for gaming in N.Y.
New York Governor George Pataki (R) is moving forward on casino
compact talks with the St....
Bush in speech cites Iraqi threat
President Bush made a speech to a group of citizens on Monday night to
lay out the basis for a potential attack on Iraq and Iraqi dictator Saddam
Hussein....
Freeh, former FBI director, to testify
Former FBI director Louis Freeh will testify before Congress today on
terrorism and the September 11 terrorist attacks....
Ariz. tribal casino manager suspended
A casino manager for the Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona is ending a
four-month suspension for violating a state-tribal gaming compact....
Wash. tribes poised to keep slot monopoly
Key lawmakers in Washington don't think an attempt to expand slot
machines beyond Indian casinos will be successful....
Ex-cops challenge tribal court ruling
Two former Connecticut state police officers who were transferred after an
alleged break-in on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation are appealing a
tribal court ruling....
Kan. Indian statue goes up, comes down
Problems forced workers in Kansas to take down a 5,000-pound Indian
sculpture that just been placed atop the Statehouse on Monday....
Supreme Court won't review ballot case
The Supreme Court on Monday announced it will not review a Republican
attempt to keep retiring Senator Robert Torricelli (D) on the ballot in New
Jersey....
Challenge to eagle feather law denied
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a challenge to a law that
prevents the sale of eagle feathers and parts....
Calif. tribes consider fishkill suit
The Yurok Tribe and the Hoopa Valley Tribe of California are meeting next
week to consider a suit against the federal government for the deaths of
20,000 salmon in the Klamath River....
Alexie portrays Indians as people
Author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie doesn't feel he has a "special
mission toward Indians" except to portray them as human beings, he says
in an interview for Sojourners....
'Honkies' exhibit draws attention at school
A University of North Dakota student group has set up an exhibit to draw
attention to the use of Indian as mascots, logos and symbols....
Opinion: Stop telescope project
"On Thursday, the regents will consider whether to enter into a contract
allowing University astronomers to be given access to the Large Binocular
Telescope being constructed at the Mount Graham International
Observatory in Arizona....
Minn. protest set against telescope
San Carlos Apache elders from Arizona are taking part in a protest this
week against a telescope observatory built on a sacred mountain....
Calif. tribe removes old logging roads
The Karuk Tribe of California has started a project to remove deteriorating
logging roads....
Okla. tribal leader won't give up title
After being voted out of office Saturday, Anita "Grace" Bunner returned to
work on Monday as head of the Thloptlocco Tribal Town....
Native wireless venture gets day in court
Three Alaska Native corporations will argue today to preserve their
billion-dollar investment in wireless technology....
Locks changed on Seminole Chief Haney
Jerry Haney's new reign over the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma was
short-lived....
Senate renews Indian housing law
The Senate last week renewed an Indian housing act that gives tribes
greater control over funding and resources....
'Bleak' outlook seen at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has accepted just two Indian law cases since its last
term but they could be among the most important ever....
Canada might abandon land claim talks
The Canadian government is threatening to walk away from land claim
negotiations with First Nations because they are taking to long to resolve....
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Compromise on Pueblo land claim bill reached
With just a few days left in the Congressional session, New Mexico's
senators and the Pueblo of Sandia announced a final agreement on a bill
to settle the tribe's outstanding land claim....
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The Week in Review
Indian trust fund problems continue, Assistant Secretary
Neal McCaleb releases recognition reform plan, tribes
lament loss of 20,000 fish in Klamath River and runners
prepare for Supreme Court rally....
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Report: N.M. Natives highest in alcohol deaths
American Indians and Alaska Natives in New Mexico are more likely to die
in car accidents than any other racial or ethnic group in the state,
according to a new study....
Hogan business helped by Ariz. fire
A hogan manufacturer on the Navajo Reservation is one business that will
benefit from the tragic Rodeo-Chediski Fire in Arizona....
Navajo fair in N.M. draws thousands
The 79th Shiprock Northern Navajo Fair ended on Saturday, drawing
thousands of visitors to experience Navajo culture, arts and dances....
Tribes outpace competition on gaming
Tribes in Oklahoma and Washington are beating the competition when it
comes to gaming....
Editorial: Start with an accounting
Individual Indian and tribal beneficiaries deserve an "honest accounting"
of their trust funds, The Lincoln Journal Star says in an editorial....
BLM auctions seized Shoshone cattle
The Bureau of Land Management on Friday auctioned 232 head of cattle
seized from two Western Shoshone sisters who claim aboriginal title to
land in Nevada....
Former Crow chairman pleads guilty
Clifford Bird in Ground, former chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana,
pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of bribery for using tribal money to
buy cars for family and friends....
Native corp plans tourist development
An Alaska Native corporation plans is redeveloping its old logging camp
into a tourist attraction....
Editorial: Inouye loses credibility
The New London Day is going after Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii),
chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, for remarks he made
against a moratorium on federal recognition....
John Potter: My ode to Autumn
"Ev'ry year 'round this time I has to wax poetic,
although my writing skills they be somewhat pathetic....
Another year, Another Columbus Day
Two competing groups will march on Columbus Day, this Saturday, in
Denver, Colorado....
Ten Mich. groups seek recognition
Ten groups in Michigan are petitioning for federal recognition, according to
The Lansing State Journal....
Probe sought into Norton mine decision
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) wants the Department of Interior's
inspector general to investigate Secretary Gale Norton's reversal on a
mine development in California....
Utah panel tries to decide on remains
After years of never having a quorum, the Utah Native American Remains
Review Committee is finally meeting to decide how to handle and
repatriate remains to the state's tribes....
Russell Means: Elders asked me to run
With his run for governor of New Mexico in the skids, Russell Means says
he was called back home to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota for
one reason: to change the Oglala Lakota Tribe....
Nez Perce faced heavy hand after flight
After their attempt to flee to Canada was cut short, five Nez Perce bands
who refused to be confined to a reservation in Idaho were nearly wiped
out by disease and mistreatment....
'We need more fries' but in Navajo
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is "off base" by suing a
non-Indian diner of discriminating against Navajo employees, The
Farmington Daily-Times writes in an editorial today....
Sovereignty Run ends at Supreme Court
The first ever Sovereignty Run ends today in Washington, D.C., with a
tribal leader's rally at the steps of the Supreme Court....
Column: Campbell got most at fundraiser
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado) took in $20,500 at a
fundraiser arranged by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, Bill McAllister of
The Denver Post reports....
'Not enough water to go around'
There's just not enough water to satisfy tribes, farmers,
environmentalists and fishermen in the Klamath River Basin on the
California-Oregon border, a federal official says....
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