Wednesday, October 16, 2002

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A federal appeals court last week heard oral arguments in a bitter dispute that has tested government policy aimed at restoring the Indian land base....

An NCAA panel is recommending that all schools with Indian mascots or symbols re-evaluate their use....

The state of Illinois is reviewing the death penalty sentences of more than 150 convicts....

A state recognized tribe in Connecticut is withdrawing a proposal to settle its land claims for a casino....

Connecticut's two tribal casinos saw $126.9 million in slot machine revenues for the month of September 2002, The New London Day reports....

The Native American Family Literacy Institute is holding a one-day conference in Shiprock, New Mexico, on October 25....

Jim Doyle, the Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin, said he is willing to reopen talks to buy land near an Ojibwe reservation....

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the state of Nevada have agreed to work together to save fish....

The Nivkhs Tribe lives on Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East....

Four members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation are suing to halt a proposed $710 million expansion of the tribe's casino....

The Otoe-Missouri Tribe of Oklahoma is holding a secret ballot on Sunday to decide whether to remove Secretary Julia Tah....

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case testing the reach of state sovereignty....

A task force in Utah is recommending the state make major changes in order to improve the education of Indian students....

The Samish Nation of Washington has sued the Department of Interior for the years it was refused federal recognition....

Italian-Americans, Democrats and other groups are calling on Maine gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Carter, a Green Independent, to stop running an ad they say depicts italians unfairly....

Challenging the outcome of South Dakota's key senate race due to alleged Indian voter fraud wasn't the idea of Congressman John Thune (R)....

"More and more" counties are uncovering voter fraud among Indian residents in South Dakota, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal writes today....

New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Bill Richardson, a Democrat, has reported at least $50,000 in contributions from tribal and other gaming sources....

Santo Domingo Pueblo has purchased 4,338 acres of ancestral territory for an undisclosed price....

California Secretary of resources Mary Nichols wrote a letter to Secretary Gale Norton, blaming the Bush administration for the deaths of as many as 30,000 salmon in the Klamath River....

The Supreme Court on December 2 will hear oral arguments in two breach of trust cases....

An extradition hearing for a Navajo leader accused of violating state livestock law has been delayed, The Farmington Daily-Times reports....
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