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Old Bones get New Focus
The 9,000 year old bones of a Native American man from the Northwest
Coast are once again in the news. Earlier
this week, a group of scientists began a new round of
experiments on the man. The team will attempt to extract DNA as part
of a suite of tests that the Department of the Interior hopes will
establish a link to tribes in the region. The tribes, including the
Umatilla and Colville, have opposed further study on the remains. Until
the team completes its tests and comes to a finding, if any, the government
cannot repatriate the bones. Along with the tribes, we'll all have to wait
until later this fall to learn the man's fate...
Get the Story:
Kennewick testing
to begin (Indian U. 4/24)
Kennewick Man
study sets precedent (Tribal Law 4/26)
Protester receives Get out of Jail Free card
A judge in Washington released anti-whaling protester Erin Abbott out of federal
custody on her own recognizance on Tuesday. She was arrested last week when
she interrupted the Makah whale hunt by entering a 500-yard federally
mandated and Coast Guard enforced exclusion zone. Although not allowed
to enter the Makah reservation or take to the seas, Abbott has vowed to
continue to fight the Makah hunt.
Get the Story:
Whaling protester
released (Tribal Law 4/25)
Land claims enter new round
The land claims of the Onondaga and Oneida Nations in New York got some attention
at the end of this week. Continuing a long tradition of friendly relationships
with the Onondaga, the Quakers began holding a series of meetings on the Nation's
upcoming land case. They hope to prevent some of the ill will raised along with
the claims of the neighboring Oneida. But the Oneida took their own step towards
clearing the air and announced an attempt to make the settlement process for area landowners
a little less daunting, legally.
Get the Story:
Quakers reach
out in New York (The Talking Circle 4/26)
Oneida Nation v
New York State: Round 2 (Tribal Law 4/26)
Oneida Nation
reassures landowners (Tribal Law 4/27)
From The Talking Circle
De La Cruz honored this week...Group completes vigil...Indian and police relations in
South Dakota...Protesters move camp...Believe it or not column about the BIA
credit card scandal...Farmers file suit...Kaw man
dies...
Get the Story:
Gatherers honor
De La Cruz (4/24)
Spiritual
vigil completed (4/24)
Yankton Sioux
feel police pressure (4/25)
EDITORIAL: BIA
credit card application rejected with a bigoted slam (4/26)
Protesters leave
island (4/27)
Farmers file
$19B discrimination suit (4/27)
'Last' full-blood
Kaw dies (4/27)
In Tribal Law
Hunting / treaty rights case ends...Water rights reach the Supreme Court...
Get the Story:
Tribal hunting
case ends (4/24)
Water rights on
Supreme Court docket (4/25)
From First Nations
A year after Marshall, Mi'kmaqs and other First Nations encouraged to enter
fishery...Law experts seek help of Elders...Children used in health
experiments without parental consent...
Get the Story:
First Nations
encouraged to join fishery (4/24)
First Nations
Briefs (4/25)
Children used as
guinea pigs (4/26)
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