Friday, March 29, 2002
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Tribal school in Supreme Court debate
In an odd twist to the president's "leave no child behind" policy, the Bush
administration is balking at the notion it should repair a set of crumbling
school buildings in Arizona....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the
movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
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Winnebago tribal executive profiled in People
What is Lance Morgan, a member of the
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and head
of the tribe's economic development
corporation, doing alongside stars like
Halle Berry, Denzel Washington and Julia
Roberts?
Being one of People's "crusaders."
Featured in a special double issue of the
magazine hitting the stands today, the
33-year-old Morgan gets a short but
sweet two-page profile of his efforts to
bring success to northeastern Nebraska.
Past the big spread on the Oscar's,
readers will find "Native Son," a
description of how Ho-Chunk Inc....
Ceremony held for tribal settlement
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton and the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla
Tribe of California signed documents to mark a $14.2 million settlement
approved by former President Bill Clinton....
Army secretary travel probed
Army Secretary and former Enron executive Thomas White is the
subject of an internal Department of Defense probe over his use of
military aircraft....
Bush pushing for conservative judges
President Bush on Thursday said he had a right to nominate conservative
judges to the federal bench even if no one likes them....
Seneca compact still debated
The Seneca Nation and the state of New York have yet to finalize
negotiations on three casinos....
Editorial: Towns need more casino funds
In an editorial today, The New London Day says it's "had enough" and it's
time for the state of Connecticut to change the way money from two
tribal casinos is distributed....
Letter: No justice for Natives
"I wonder whether anyone else has noticed the discrepancies between
the case of the Sisseton-Wahpeton teen being held in the Grant County
Jail for allegedly assaulting police officers and the incident that occurred
Nov....
Woman sentenced for reservation death
A federal judge in Montana has sentenced a woman to 14 months in
prison for a drunk driving accident on the Northern Cheyenne
Reservation....
Law firm gets new anti-tribal clients
The law firm helping three Connecticut towns fight Pequot tribes has
been retained by another group of municipalities worried about federal
recognition and casinos....
Pequot recognition speculated
The Bureau of Indian Affairs staff which researchers federal recognition
petitions did not formally object to the positive preliminary reviews of
the Eastern Pequot Tribe and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribe....
DOJ argues for Native districts
The Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief in a federal voting
rights case in Montana....
GOP leaders cite friction with Bush
There's mounting tensions among Republicans in Congress and the White
House, reports The New York Times, citing dissatisfaction voiced by GOP
lawmakers and advisers to President Bush....
Norton moving to reverse land decision
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is considering reversing a Clinton
administration decision which closed off nearly 50,000 acres of land in
southern California to off-road vehicle use....
Makah whale hunt on again
Whaling families of the Makah Nation of Washington are preparing to set
out on the water for another year of the tribe's controversial gray whale
hunt....
Loss of snowshoe tradition feared
There are but a few Alaska Natives who still practice the traditional
Athabaskan technique of snowshoe making....
Native author challenges past
Author Shari Huhndorf was recognized as a woman warrior by the Alaska
Native Studies Program at the University of Alaska for her work to
reconcile and understand the treatment Alaska Natives have received....
Fighting Whities lose final game
Spectators expecting a fantastic basketball game were sorely disappointed
as The Fighting Whites faced off the Pie Guys in an intramural game at the
University of Northern Colorado on Thursday night....
Pueblo wants land tested
San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico and the Department of Energy
signed a memorandum of understanding this week to test the tribe's land
for radioactive poisoning....
ANWR report cites drilling risks
A new report prepared by the Department of Interior says drilling in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge can hurt the caribou herd and other
animals, reports the Associated Press....
Wireless ventures to get refunds
The Federal Communications Commission this week announced it will
refund $2.8 billion in down payments to several telecommunications
companies who bought wireless licenses in a disputed auction that has
reached the Supreme Court....
Show to benefit Pine Ridge center
A very special benefit is being held April 20 to draw attention to domestic
violence on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota....
Jury picks stalled in Navajo case
It could be a couple more weeks before a white man charged with the
murder of a Navajo woman faces a jury, according to lawyers on both
sides of the case....
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