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The Week in Review
ending April 15
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Clara Nomee, President Clinton,
and Peruvian protestors
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Missed our stories? All the headlines for the week can be found
here.
Letters from Clara
Crow Chairwoman Clara Nomee had a series of legal and political battles this week.
You might recall that her conviction of stealing from the Crow Tribe was largely upheld two
weeks ago. This past week, she filed for re-election to the tribe's highest office, only
to have a judge oust her from her position, prohibiting her from doing business for
the tribe and from running for re-election in May. This past weekend, she gave no indication
she would follow the court order. The upcoming weeks will certainly be interesting
for the tribe...
Get the Story:
Crow chairwoman to run again (Tribal Law 4/11)
Nomee ousted from Crow council (Tribal Law 4/13)
Protests in Peru
Peru became the center of worldwide (and Indianz.Com) attention over their highly contested Presidential
elections. Held on Sunday, early reports predicted a run-off. But as the votes kept coming
in, incumbent Alberto Fujimori began to slowly creep towards the 50%+ mark over rival
Alejandro Toledo, hoping to be the nation's first Indian president. Suspecting ballot fraud,
Toledo and thousands of Peruvians took to the streets to protest the Fujimori administration.
As the week went on, international pressure, including US, seemed to have an effect, as
election officials announced a run-off on Thursday. The battle continues...
Get the Story:
Elections in Peru: Not over yet (Global 4/10)
Suspected ballot fraud in Peru (Global 4/11)
Peruvians protest Fujimori (Global 4/12)
Officials in Peru announce run-off (Global 4/13)
Peruvians appreciate US pressure (Global 4/14)
Clinton in the Divide
Clinton turned the nation's attention on Indian issues and affairs this past week, the first
being the announcement of his Breaking the Digital Divide tour. Last year, he visited Pine Ridge,
this year, he's traveling to the Navajo Nation to speak about the technological gap between
the rich and the poor. Later in the week, he told Indian supporters of the Democratic party
that he would spend the rest of his term and the rest of his life helping to make life better
in Indian Country. As the week progresses, we'll keep you updated on all of his latest
announcements...
Get the Story:
Indian Country: Falling into the Digital Divide? (Tech 4/11)
Clinton Pledges Indian Country Support (The Talking Circle 4/14)
Clinton's Proposal Draws Skeptics (The Talking Circle 4/14)
In Tribal Law
Indian Country got just a tiny big bigger this week, thanks to a judge...A land deal raises concern for residents
in New Mexico...Towns discuss the federal
recognition process...A Montana tribe and area law enforcement cooperate to make jurisdiction less of a maze...Fishing
rights have always been a powerkeg in the Northwest and they seem
to be heating up again...
Get the Story:
Judge rules school is Indian Country (Tribal Law 4/12)
Residents concerned about Pueblo land deal (Tribal Law 4/13)
Towns meet over tribes' recognition (Tribal Law 4/13)
Treaty rights heat up (Tribal Law 4/14)
From First Nations
Police harassment in Saskatoon for "Twilight Rides"...In a temporary blow to treaty rights,
New Brunswick Mi'kmaqs lose logging case...Nisga'a treaty, 100 years in the making, proclaimed
into law...
Get the Story:
Officers charged in Saskatoon (First Nations 4/12)
First Nations say police charges don't go far enough (First Nations 4/13)
Mi'kmaqs lose logging case (First Nations 4/14)
Nisga'a treaty passes into law (First Nations 4/14)
In Money Matters
New York gambles on a Mohawk casino in the Catskills, now that BIA officials have approved
the plan...NIGA opens in Portland with
bells, whistles, and lots of California pride...CT casino revenue increases...
Get the Story:
New York gambles on Mohawk Casino (Money Matters 4/10)
Gaming conference opens today (Money Matters 4/11)
CT casinos lucrative for tribes, state (Money Matters 4/14)
From The Talking Circle
An Oklahoma police officer who resigned over a deadly shooting seems to have been in the
situation before...The Makah and their whale hunt draw animal rights protests and the
concern of Jack Metcalf...A tribe's burial grounds are desecrated by grave robbers...Tribes
in the Northwest feel racial animosity over salmon, dams, and other resource issues...
Get the Story:
Ex-officer no stranger to controversy (The Talking Circle 4/11)
Protesters want to stop Makah hunt (The Talking Circle 4/11)
Protesters return to Washington (The Talking Circle 4/12)
Metcalf worried about whales (The Talking Circle 4/13)
Snoqualmie trying to heal (The Talking Circle 4/12)
Racial tensions build over dams (The Talking Circle 4/14)
From Indian U.
Tribes in the Nebraska region have been waiting for the University of Nebraska to
repatriate tribal remains...Meanwhile, the federal government has released a plan
to DNA test the bones of the 9,3000 year old remains of Kennewick Man...
Get the Story:
Debate over remains continues (Indian U. 4/10)
Govt to test Kennewick bones (Indian U. 4/11)
From the Medicine Wheel
The Yakama alcohol ban comes from the heart, as tribal leaders and members fight to
battle abuses on their land...The first hantavirus case is reported in Navajo Country...A
cigarette is the probable cause of a fire that burned for nearly two days in New Mexico...Ojibwe
and Cree leaders gather to discuss the state of Mother Earth...
Yakamas outspoken on alcohol ban (The Medicine Wheel 4/10)
Hantavirus returns to New Mexico (The Medicine Wheel 4/12)
Cigarette likely started Isleta fire (The Medicine Wheel 4/12)
Ojibwe gather to discuss Mother Earth (The Medicine Wheel 4/14)
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