Monday, March 31, 2003
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Supreme Court case pits tribes against states
The Supreme Court hears its only Indian law case of the current term today by entering familiar territory: dueling tribal and state sovereignties....
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The Week in Review
With hundreds of Native soldiers deployed in the Middle East, the war against Iraq is already on the minds of many in Indian Country....
Editorial: Don't allow Miccosukee Tribe policing
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida should not enjoy exclusive sovereignty of their lands, The St....
Yellow Bird: Events help teach about Native culture
"It is time to listen to the old and new songs of Native people....
Norton says ANWR fight not over despite defeat
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton said the Bush administration has not given up plans to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Store near reservation limits sales of alcohol items
A supermarket chain near the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico won't sell hairspray and mouthwash on Sundays because the items are being used to make alcoholic drinks....
Study: Indians didn't kill the big animals
Research appearing in the Journal of World Prehistory contends that climate change, and not ancestors of today's American Indians, killed off the large mammals that once roamed North and South America....
Indian schools in Mont. promoting healthy foods
Schools on Montana's reservations are promoting healthy eating among students in order to combat diabetes, obesity and other health problems....
Peru's first Indian president given mixed reviews
Alejandro Toledo took office in July 2001 as Peru's first democratically-elected president of Indian descent, riding on promises of social and government reform....
Ariz. tribe seeks exemption from gaming pact
The Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) are asking to be exempted from gaming compacts approved by the Department of Interior and by Arizona voters....
Editorial: Everyone's a winner with court ruling
"Everybody" is a winner with a court ruling that allows the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska to offer certain casino games, The Lincoln Journal Star says in an editorial today....
Study shows Calif. casinos treat workers well
A study by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shows that California tribes treat their employees better than tribes in other states....
Bill Cosby promotes education to Indian students
Comic Bill Cosby spoke to students on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation on Sunday, urging them to continue their education....
Briefs: Inyo County v. Bishop Paiute Tribe
Parties:
Inyo County (Petition) [PDF]
Inyo County - Appendix (Petition) [PDF]
Bishop Paiute Tribe - Opposition (Petition) [PDF]
Inyo County - Reply (Petition) [PDF]
Inyo County (Merits) [PDF]
Joint Appendix (Merits) [PDF]
Bishop Paiute Tribe (Merits) [PDF]
Amicus - Bishop Paiute Tribe
National Congress of American Indians, et....
UND students put together weeklong celebration
The Indian Association at the University of North Dakota are holding the school's 34th annual Time-Out and Wacipi Celebration this week....
S.D. tax ruling leaves both sides wanting more
The South Dakota Supreme Court last month barred the state from taxing gasoline that tribal members buy on reservations....
Wash. tribe worried language will disappear
With just three or four fluent speakers remaining, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington is trying to revitalize the Klallam language....
Opinion: Don't confine Indian youth to reservation
"Some Native Americans are hanging their economic dreams on casinos....
Column: Ariz. GOP told Hopi Tribe to move
An Arizona Republican serving in the State Legislature suggested that the Hopi Tribe leave its ancestral homeland due to lack of water and economic opportunity, The Arizona Republic reports....
Piestewa family urged not to give up hope
The family of Lori Piestewa, a Hopi woman missing in action in Iraq shouldn't give up hope of finding her, relatives of other missing military service members said....
Supreme Court panel to discuss Inyo County case
The Native American Rights Fund, National Congress of American Indians, and the Washington, DC Chapter of the Native American Bar Association will sponsor a panel discussion of Inyo County v Bishop Paiute Tribe on:
Monday, March 31st, 2003
1:30-3:00PM
Room 485 Senate Russell Building
Washington, D.C.
Program Overview: The issue in Inyo County v....
White buffalo roams alone on Utah farm
A white buffalo is extremely rare: only 1 in about 200,000 are born white, The Salt Lake Tribune reports....
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