Friday, January 18, 2002
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Norton: Trust reform blueprint 'obsolete'
In a dramatic reversal that leaves her operating without a safety net,
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has scrapped her department's guide to
correcting more than a century of trust asset mismanagement....
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Under watch of Swimmer, TAAMS halted
Against the wishes of the company developing a costly and controversial
computer system that has been constantly criticized, the Department of
Interior has halted work on a $40 million trust reform project and may
get rid of the floundering software package altogether....
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Special Trustee: Norton report still 'inadequate'
Despite special attention by Secretary of Interior Gale Norton, the
department's top trust official still believes the latest status update on
trust reform is "inadequate."
In his observations to the 8th quarterly report, which was submitted to
U.S....
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Arthur Andersen taking on IIM accounting
Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm embroiled in a scandal over the
largest bankruptcy in U.S....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
In The Hoop: The Scorecard
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the
movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
Northern Cheyenne casino debuts
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana is opening a
19,000-square-foot casino today, named after Charging Horse, the last
suicide run against U.S....
National Native News talks to the world
National Native News was born on January 5, 1987, in a tiny office with
little funds, no support staff and a host, Gary Fife, who didn't expect the
program to last....
Opposition to Calif. trust land voiced
Without mentioning the tribe by name, the Windsor Town Council in
Windsor, California, voted to oppose a reservation for the Lytton Band of
Pomo Indians....
Gov. urges against Abenaki recognition
Gov Howard Dean (D) of Vermont on Thursday told lawmakers to
consider not supporting the federal recognition of the St....
Status of Sioux dog in limbo
A dog whose owner has been arrested on animal cruelty charges is doing
well other than showing signs of being underfed, an animal control officer
for the city of Norwich, Connecticut, said on Thursday....
Ancient pottery found in odd location
Is there a reverse migration of indigenous people in the Americas? Are
Indian tribes retracing their steps back to the Bering Strait land bridge?
Well, there's no proof they ever came across it, but the recent discovery
in Alaska of pottery believed to be from the southwest or Central
America has raised suspicions not just among archaeologists but the
police....
Usefulness of Indian district questioned
A proposal to create a majority-Indian district encompassing three
Montana reservations was questioned at a public hearing on Wednesday.
Attendees favored a redistricting plan which includes one grouping the
Rocky Boy’s, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck reservations....
Lawsuit challenges Tulalip development
A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to
prepare an environmental impact statement on an economic
development of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington in response to a lawsuit
filed by a tribal member....
Ex-Ojibwe leader pleads guilty
The former chairman of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa pleaded guilty on Thursday to the misapplication of tribal
funds, the U.S....
Code Talkers on display in Ariz.
The Capitol Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, has a new exhibit featuring the
Navajo Code Talkers, whose unbreakable code helped win World War II....
Leader of Mont. group resigns
Darren Melton has resigned as executive director of Helena Indian
Alliance in Montana, citing strains on his personal life....
Text: John Ashcroft at Tribal Conference
The following are remarks made by Attorney General John Ashcroft at the
Native American Border Patrol Conference....
Letters: More on Redskins name
Bruce Williams: "[A]s critical as the [Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments'] work is and has been on emergency preparedness, it also
must show leadership on tough, controversial issues....
Arthur Andersen fired by Enron
Enron Corp on Thursday fired its accountant, Arthur Andersen, but the
firm said the relationship had already ended when the energy company
declared the largest bankruptcy in history....
White House rejects document request
The White House on Thursday again refused a Congressional request to
turn over documents used in the formation of President Bush's national
energy plan....
Native corp posts $1 billion in revenue
Arctic Slope Regional, an Alaska Native corporation chartered under
federal law, had revenues in excess of $1 billion in 2001, the company
reports....
Man pleads guilty for tribal bribes
A sports broadcaster in Florida pleaded guilty on Thursday to bribing
gaming officials of the Miccosukee Tribe....
Arctic drilling reports rejected
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has rejected two draft reports written
during the Clinton administration that challenged whether drilling in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would violate an international treaty
protecting polar bears....
Editorial: Shameful treatment on trust
In an editorial, The Bangor (Maine) Daily News criticizes the Department
of Interior for its "culture of condescension" towards Indian people....
Editorial: Take trust away from Interior
In an editorial, The Arizona Republic calls on the creation of a new Indian
trust agency -- one not in control of the Department of Interior....
Norton told of security problems
The Denver Post today follows up on a development disclosed by
Indianz.Com yesterday regarding a Congressional report that warned
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton and top aides of the department's
security problems....
Tribes slam Norton's trust proposal
Another round of tribal consultation in San Diego, California, on Thursday
elicited the same opposition to a new Indian trust assets agency....
Inquiry focuses on Senate building
An inquiry is being conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency
and District of Columbia police over Thursday's discovery of equipment
used to rid the Hart Senate Office Building of anthrax....
BIA officer being fined $46 for death
A Bureau of Indian Affairs officer in New Mexico will face a $46 traffic
citation over an incident in which his police vehicle dragged a deaf
student to death....
Court orders Tigua Casino closed
A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the Tigua Tribe of Texas to
shut down its Speaking Rock Casino near El Paso....
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