Monday, November 4, 2002
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Conference panel addresses land-into-trust
A senior Bureau of Indian Affairs official brought good news and more good news to attendees of an Indian law conference in Washington, DC, last week....
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Court challenges move to 'extinguish' rights
Indian account holders who fail to challenge trust fund statements that have been questioned by a federal judge stand to lose their rights under a new Bush administration policy....
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The Week in Review
Efforts to tell Indian beneficiaries how much money they are owed continue to vex the Department of Interior and the courts....
N.M. county wants tribe to reopen gate
A New Mexico county has sided with a group of ranchers who want Isleta Pueblo to allow people to cross tribal property....
Tribes donate more to GOP this time
Tribes gave more of their money to Republican interests than previous election cycles, Gannett News Service reports....
Judge delays enrollment policy vote
A federal judge in Montana has extended a temporary restraining order against the Bureau of Indian Affairs that prohibits the Flathead Nation from holding a vote to change its enrollment policy....
'The buffalo are coming back'
Tribes all over the country are trying to restore the once great buffalo herd....
IHS malpractice lawsuit settled
The federal government settled a malpractice lawsuit filed against the Indian Health Service for $3.5 million....
It's Native American month!
"Friday kicked off a monthlong celebration of American Indian culture, the result of the American Indian Heritage Month Act, passed by Congress on Aug....
Schools tackle Indian gaming law
In what professors are calling an emerging national trend, colleges in Arizona are offering classes on Indian gaming law....
Pequot Tribe elects new chairman
Voters of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new set of leaders....
Review: Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre
Pamela Squires reviews an November 1 performance of the Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre for The Washington Post, calling it a "refreshing" presentation of Lakota culture....
Yellow Bird: Gangs in Indian Country
"No matter how I try to spin the notion that gangs on reservations are nearly harmless, I am wrong....
FTC investigates fake Alaska Native art
The Federal Trade Commission is continuing its investigation into fake Alaska Native arts and crafts....
Navajo college given full funding
The Navajo Nation council voted 63-0 to fund Dine College with $2.3 million, The Farmington Daily-Times reported....
PBS airing Alcatraz documentary
PBS premieres "Alcatraz Is Not an Island," a film about the American Indian take-over of the former prison, this month....
Mont. Indian candidates spammed
Two candidates for the Montana Legislature, who also happen to be tribal members, were mentioned in a campaign mailing by an Indian organization that apparently does not exist....
New Pine Ridge primary scheduled
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is holding another tribal primary tomorrow because the results of the earlier one could not be verified....
Norton wants to drill more than ANWR
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton said she won't stop at drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
DOI ignored critical reports
Reports dating back to the 1970s identify problems with the Department of Interior's law enforcement staff but no concrete action occurred until Secretary Gale Norton ordered reorganization....
Help sought on historical accounting
The Department of Interior's Office of Historical Trust Accounting (OHTA) is hiring again....
Ariz. tribe developed own TAAMS
When the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Tribe of Arizona, like a number of other tribes, was told it had to use the federal government's trust fund accounting system, it refused....
School gets Yup'ik language grant
The Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has been awarded a $1 million grant to develop Yup'ik language teaching programs....
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