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The Week in Review
ending April 7
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Senator John McCain.
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Missed our stories? All the headlines for the week can be found
here.
Energy, environment battle continues
The Bush administration is pushing forward with its
goals to develop as much public lands as it possibly
can, putting Indian Country right in the middle of
the debate.
With oil and gas development proposed in their
backyard, Gwich'in Alaska Natives aren't sitting
the battle out. Secretary of Interior Gale Norton
traveled to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
in Alaska to scope it out for the administration
and the Gwich'in were there to make their views
against drilling known.
Development might take a while, though. According
to a draft document of the administration's energy
plan leaked to the press this week, drilling of
ANWR and other public lands are two to three to more
years away.
Get the Story:
Norton ventures
to Arctic (4/2)
Europeans want to
discuss global warming (4/3)
Gwich'in Nation:
We Come from the Caribou (4/4)
Power chosen over
salmon (4/4)
Norton targets
lands for drilling (4/5)
Californians
warned on power (4/6)
Tribe wants
responsible development (4/6)
Navajo - Hopi land dispute: Still alive?
The Supreme Court this week put an end to a 13-year-old
case challenging a land use settlement between
the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
But legal and political debates over the relocation of Navajo families
who live on Hopi land are far from over. The Hopi Tribe
is warning those who remain on tribal land without
permission will be evicted, reigniting fears by
the Navajo activists who remain on Hopi land.
Get the Story:
Supreme Court
rejects Navajo case (4/3)
Peabody mining
protested (4/3)
Hopi Tribe says
Navajos face eviction (4/5)
more stories
There's still more to read in the recap
of the top stories.
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