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Dispute over casino game rules lingers
Outgoing political appointees of the Clinton administration last week
scrapped controversial casino game procedures, a move condemned by
the nation's top Indian gaming regulator as potentially illegal....
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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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Limits on Indian trust duties criticized
A senior government official, who swore in court declarations that he is
in charge of Indian trust, and lawmakers worried about the cost of a
lawsuit that has exposed government corruption came under fire on
Thursday for attempts to restrict the Department of Interior's obligations
to Indian Country....
Water again short in Klamath Basin
Water shortages in the Klamath Basin of Oregon and California are
affecting fish considered vital to area tribes....
Bush not 'exonerated' in stock deal
A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation conducted during
the 1990s failed to clear President Bush of wrongdoing for a stock deal,
The Washington Post reports today....
Bison prices plummet and ranchers exit
Prices for bison have dropped to $300 a head and below, down from a
high of $3,000 a few years ago....
Native Hawaiians intervene in lawsuit
A federal magistrate this week allowed a group of Native Hawaiians to
intervene in a lawsuit challenging a Native Hawaiian land program....
Blackfeet council swears in new members
The Blackfeet tribal council in Montana held an inauguration ceremony
Thursday....
Navajo Nation primary halted over dispute
The Navajo Nation's presidential primary has been suspended over a
dispute involving the legitimacy of a candidate....
Nuclear cleanup fund proposal doubted
An $800 million funding deal by the Bush administration is a ruse to limit
responsibilities to clean up nuclear waste in Washington, critics charged
on Thursday....
Wyo. reservation water district sought
Tribal members on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming plan to create
an irrigation or conservation district to set their own water rights rules....
Tribal college student pleads guilty
A student at SiTanka Huron University in South Dakota pleaded guilty on
Thursday to intentional exposure of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS....
Indigenous Games held this month
The 2002 North American Indigenous Games takes place in Winnipeg,
Canada, this month....
Pueblo threatened with court action on water
A New Mexico state official on Thursday said he might ask a federal court
to Pojoaque Pueblo's water usage....
Kan. tribes oppose state mascot policy
Tribal leaders in Kansas say the state's policy towards school mascots is
demeaning and offensive....
Fire burns on Blackfeet Reservation
A fire on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana has consumed between
300 and 600 acres....
White Fire-Starter: I saved my life
A white woman who admitted starting part of the fire that burned 60
percent of the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona says she can't be
blamed for the worst blaze in state history....
Congressional paper runs gaming section
The Hill, a Congressional media source, published a special section on
the gaming industry this week....
Native donors sought for tribal member
The American Red Cross is seeking Native American and other minority
donors in Arizona for a blood drive....
Church proposed near Apache burial site
The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma has raised concerns about a
proposal for a Greek Orthodox monastery near the burial site of
Chiricahua Apache leader Cochise....
In Today's Federal Register
The Bureau of Indian Affairs today publishes its list of tribes eligible to
receive services, otherwise known as those with federal recognition....
Winnebago Tribe welcomes gas tax decision
Winnebago Tribe officials in Nebraska say a federal judge's preliminary
injunction proves the state of Kansas is wrong to tax inter-tribal gasoline
transactions....
Idaho tribe changes reservation burn plan
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho has dropped a controversial component
of its smoke management plan....
Oneida Nation sues casino game company
The Oneida Nation of New York has sued a casino game manufacturer
that is involved in another lawsuit over a controversial machine....
Candidate: Tribe could police Whiteclay
A Democratic hopeful for Nebraska attorney general is suggesting the
Oglala Lakota Tribe have jurisdiction over the border town of Whiteclay....
DOI denies involvement in House bill
The Department of Interior has denied involvement in a House bill that
restricts action on the Indian trust fund even though the legislation
contains provisions requested by Deputy Secretary J....
Trust fund debacle goes on television
The Indian trust fund debacle is the focus of two television reports....
Editorial: Mascots do not honor Indians
The Seattle Times in an editorial today praises a local school board for
eliminating its Indian mascot....
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Court allows off-reservation damages suit
A non-Indian couple can sue the Bureau of Indian Affairs for a water
system that fell into disrepair, a federal appeals court ruled on
Wednesday....
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In The Hoop: Indian Distrust
What do you do when your stock is in the dumps, your tribal clients are
facing $20,000 in daily fines and your former accountant is in legal
trouble?
If you answered, "Hire Redneck Comedian Jeff Foxworthy," then you just
might be an executive for Multimedia Games Inc of Texas....
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Elder care study shows worsening problems
American Indians and Alaska Natives can expect tougher lives, high
rates of chronic disease and lack of adequate care as they grow older,
according to a new nationwide study....
Navajo youth meet baseball star
World Series-winning pitcher Miguel Batista of the Arizona Diamondbacks
visited with Navajo youth on Wednesday....
McCain holding up presidential nominees
Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) has put a hold on all presidential nominees in
order to force the White House to appoint a campaign finance regulator
to the Federal Election Commission....
Bush committed a corporate 'misdeed'
During the 1980s, President Bush took loans from a company while a
member of its board of directors, a practice he condemned this week as
he sought to curb corporate fraud....
USDA's Veneman to meet with farmers
Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman will meet with African-American
farmers and review alleged practices of loan discrimination....
Indian leader in Bolivian run-off
Bolivian indigenous leader Evo Morales barely edged out a competitor to
emerge as a finalist in the nation's presidential election....
Oldest human ancestor skull found
Research published in today's issue of Nature documents the discovery
of a 7 million-year-old skull, believed by researchers to be the oldest
human ancestor ever found....
Digital divide programs eliminated
Two digital divide programs worth $45 million in funds are being
eliminated by the Bush administration....
Missouri River plan promised this fall
The Army Corps of Engineers told a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday
that it will finalize a controversial Missouri River management plan by
October....
Indian artists eye major project
A coalition of Native artists representing 38 tribes is proposing a series of
multicultural murals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma....
Native film shooting in Okla.
A new film about the lives of four Native Americans is being shot on
location in Oklahoma....
Alaska Native corp. sues for fire
An Alaska Native village corporation has filed a $27 million damages
lawsuit for a 2001 fire....
U.S. tones down objections to treaty court
The Bush administration has dropped demands to exempt U.S....
In Today's Federal Register
The National Park Service today announces a number of inventories of
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and
notices of intents to repatriate certain items....
S.D. center to foster relations
A blessing ceremony was held Wednesday for the Wakpa Sica
Reconciliation Place in South Dakota....
Pequot Tribes patch up old dispute
The Eastern Pequot Tribe and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribe, both
of Connecticut, have been working to form a joint government now that
they have been recognized as one historic tribe....
Court monitor releases new report
The Indian trust fund monitor today released a report on the Department
of Interior's historical accounting project....
Top DOI computer official reassigned
Daryl White has been removed as the Department of Interior's chief
information officer, Federal Computer Week reports....
Tribes express doubts on trust reform
Tribal leaders in Montana and Wyoming were skeptical about efforts to
reorganize the Department of Interior....
State ordered to return tribal property
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has won another round in its battle
against the state of Kansas....
Native voting rights victory appealed
A Montana county being represented by a conservative legal
organization has appealed a Native voting rights case....
Feds: BIA, IHS fraud case to expand
A fraud case involving Bureau of Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian
Health Service employees in Montana is expected to expand to other
locales, The Billings Gazette reports today....
Solutions sought to elder care crisis
Members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Wednesday
suggested ways to combat health problems affecting Native elders....
Neb. farming groups opposing tribe's request
Nebraska farm interests are opposing a request by the Winnebago Tribe
to regulate agricultural chemical use on the reservation....
Apache Tribe to get $1M tribal donation
The White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona, devastated by a recent fire,
will receive $1 million donation, thanks to a fellow tribe....
Schools differ on mascot solution
A school board in Washington voted unanimously on Wednesday to end
the use of Indian mascots in Seattle....
ABC program to focus on Indian trust fund
The Indian trust fund will be the focus of a new ABC program scheduled
to air Friday night....
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Senate approves national nuclear dump site
The Senate on Tuesday approved a plan
to store up to 77,000 tons of highly
radioactive nuclear waste on traditional
Western Shoshone land in Nevada....
Letter: Tribes have too much power
"The political endorsement of Indian casinos and the maintenance of a
money stream for political parties and for legislative largess run deep.
Witness the recent Mohegan Sun gala where former President Clinton
and U.S....
Pawnee Nation gets funding for projects
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma has secured federal funding for a
number of projects....
Mohegan elders' council being sued
The elders council of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is facing a lawsuit
over accusations of improperly approved membership applications....
Tribal fishermen guilty for lobster catch
Two Mi'kmaq fishermen from the Burnt Church First Nation of New
Brunswick, Canada, were fined $2,000 each and given three months
probation for catching lobster out of season....
Missouri River subject of hearing
A Senate subcommittee today is holding a hearing on a proposed
management plan for the Missouri River....
Court blocks forced Everglades move
A federal judge has halted the forced relocation of homeowners within
the Everglades....
Okla. tribe seeks old Army site
The Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit to claim an old Army
site in Kansas....
Senate holds elder health care hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee was holding a hearing today on
issues affecting the health care of elderly Native Americans....
Subsistence fisherman catch seized
An Alaska fisherman faces charges for allegedly selling his subsistence
catch....
Diabetes drive seeks to combat epidemic
Oklahoma's Indian population is being urged to get screened and tested
for diabetes....
Denied tribes seek Congressional help
Two Washington tribes rejected for federal recognition by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs have found allies in Congress....
Crow Tribe getting cleanup funds
The Crow Tribe of Montana is receiving a $100,000 federal grant to
cleanup an old industrial waste site....
Cheyenne tribal elders located
Two elderly Northern Cheyenne tribal members are alive and well after
going missing during a cross-country trip....
Report: DOE to help derail Goshute nuclear
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham will help the state of Utah kill a
proposed nuclear waste dump on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation,
The Salt Lake Tribune reports....
Nev. tribe worried about Yucca
Approval of the Yucca Mountain nuclear
dump site has brought alarm to the
Walker River Paiute Tribe of Nevada....
Fla. tribe arrests court official
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida arrested a county court official for trying
to subpoena tribal-related documents as part of a civil lawsuit....
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McCaleb begins new life at BIA
Neal McCaleb was quietly sworn in last week to one of the toughest jobs
in federal government: running the Bureau of Indian Affairs....
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The Week in Review
Fire rages on Arizona reservation as tribal member indicted
for starting blaze, Bush administration releases historical
accounting plan, and casino company feels negative bite of
Indian gaming regulators....
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From the Archive: Tribes awarded key funding
Tribal justice systems throughout Indian Country have been awarded
key funding that will enable them to continue the fight against drug and
alcohol abuse....
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Chinook Nation denied status after long wait
The descendants of the first tribe to greet explorers Lewis and Clark to
the Pacific Northwest do not deserve federal recognition, Assistant
Secretary Neal McCaleb announced on Friday....
Bush signs tribal college policy
President Bush signed an executive order last Wednesday to support
tribal colleges....
LA Times focuses on Cobell lawsuit
Frustrated with answers given by federal officials, Elouise Cobell, former
treasurer for the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, filed a class action suit to
seek an accounting of the Indian trust fund....
Mont. tribal elders missing
Two elders of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana last seen in
Colorado are the subject of a joint tribal-local police search....
N.Y. consumers flock to reservations
Smokers in New York are increasingly turning to the state's reservations
to buy tax-free cigarettes....
Navajo Nation develops minerals program
The Navajo Nation is in the second phase of a program to improve
handling of mineral resources....
Narragansett Tribe loses gaming partner
The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island has lost its gaming partner again.
Boyd Gaming withdrew from a $500 million casino proposal in response
to delays by the State Legislature....
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