Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Interior reverses position on royalty checks
After telling tribes and a federal judge it couldn't process millions of
dollars in royalty checks without the use of the Internet and a critical
computer system, the Department of Interior on Tuesday said it had
changed its mind....
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In The Hoop: Convenient Contempt
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton today becomes the first Cabinet
member of the Bush administration to be forced to testify in court....
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Norton concludes testimony in contempt trial
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton took the stand today in her own
contempt trial, answering questions posed by attorneys representing
300,000 American Indian beneficiaries and a federal judge....
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Griles says contempt finding 'unnecessary'
Deputy Interior Secretary Steven Griles said yesterday he hoped his
recent court testimony will help convince a federal judge not to sanction
his boss for her handling of the assets of 300,000 American Indians....
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Senate panel grills Griles on trust fund
Setting up a pattern of showdowns between Congress and the Bush
administration, yet another Department of Interior official on Tuesday
faced the fire over the trust fund debacle....
Companies agree to arsenic phaseout
Facing several class action lawsuits, a group of companies on Tuesday
agreed to a two-year phaseout of arsenic in wood products....
Dip in Nev. gaming tied to tribes
Analysts are attributing a 7.3 percent drop in gambling in Reno, Nevada,
to competition from tribal casinos in California....
Tribal-state casino supported
The Minnesota State Legislature's leading lawmaker has put his support
behind an urban casino that would benefit the state and two
impoverished tribes....
Wampanoag Tribe pushing casino
A survey commission by the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of
Massachusetts shows that 60 percent of registered voters would support
one Indian casino in the state....
With casino, tribe moves back home
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans used to call New York their
home before they were removed to Wisconsin....
Business goes on at Tigua casino
The chips are down but the show must go on at the casino owned by the
Tigua Tribe of Texas....
White House ordered to keep records
A federal judge on Tuesday questioned whether the Bush administration
took serious a lawsuit seeking to make public records of the president's
energy task force....
Anti-Pequot lawsuit has cost plenty
Three Connecticut towns trying to prevent the Mashantucket Pequot
Tribal Nation from seeking trust lands have spent hundreds of thousands
of dollars on their lawsuit....
Letter: Help racial healing
"I have a suggestion for the leadership of the Crow Creek and Miller
communities help to heal wounds and build friendships....
House vote set on campaign finance
It's do or die on the House floor today, when a much anticipated vote
over the Shays - Meehan campaign finance reform bill will occur....
Bush appealing drilling decision
The Department of Interior has appealed a federal judge's recent ruling
giving the state of California more power over off-shore drilling....
Navajo woman running for N.M. office
Sharon Clahchischilliage is seeking the Republican nomination to run for
New Mexico's secretary of state....
Ex-Enron chair criticized by Congress
Kenneth Lay, the former chairman of failed energy company Enron, went
before Congress on Tuesday but didn't respond to questions posed by
the Senate Commerce Committee....
Cherokees: More than 700,000 served
There are 729,533 people in America who claim some form of Cherokee
heritage, according to a Census Bureau report being released today....
Cherokee tribe urges land swap
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina and the National
Park Service began the first of three scoping meetings on Tuesday to
discuss a land swap....
AFN supporting subsistence plan
Many Alaska Natives support federal management of subsistence
resources but the Alaska Federation of natives is putting its weight
behind Gov....
Wabanaki elder in cross-country journey
Tom Dostou, a Wabanaki elder from Massachusetts, is on a
cross-country journey for peace....
Play portrays Tlingit woman's fight
Students at an elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska, were treated
this week to a one-woman play portraying the life of Alaska Native rights
activist Elizabeth Peratrovich....
State challenging Indian Country
A dispute over whether a parcel of land in New Mexico is considered
Indian Country is being appealed....
NPS.GOV being reconnected
Web sites for the National Park Service appear to be fully functional this
week....
Interior acts only after tribes do
When the Department of Interior failed to find a workaround to
thousands of stalled royalty checks, a number of tribes took action to
use their own funds to pay tribal members....
Norton concludes testimony in contempt trial
A packed courtroom greeted Secretary of Interior Gale Norton today as
she took the stand to defend herself in her contempt trial....
Alaska tops in Native proportion
Anchorage, Alaska, has the highest proportion of American Indians and
Alaska Natives living in cities with a population greater than 100,000,
according to a Census Bureau report being released today....
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