Wednesday, April 17, 2002
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Court issues report on trust records
Special master Alan Balaran, the court investigator in the Individual
Indian Money (IIM) class action, issued an "emergency" report today on
the pending transfer of 32,000 boxes of trust fund records....
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In The Hoop: The Great ANWR Deflate
Democrats have only themselves to blame for the whole Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge debate....
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Role of trust reform monitor kept intact
The federal judge overseeing the Indian trust has reappointed a court
investigator to keep watch over the Department of Interior but imposed
some limits in response to objections raised by the Bush administration....
Pequot critic travels to Maine
Congressional hopeful Jeff Benedict took his criticism of Indian gaming to
Maine on Tuesday....
N.M. fire under investigation
Officials in New Mexico have yet to determine the cause of a fire that
burned land on and near Pojoaque Pueblo....
Another snowmachine death in Alaska
An accountant for the Fort Yukon Athabascan Tribal Governments in
Alaska was found dead on Tuesday....
Most of watercraft ban upheld
The National Park Service is implementing most of a Clinton-era ban on
personal watercraft....
Charges dropped in cheating scandal
All charges have been officialy dropped against a Minnesota woman who
admitted writing papers for members of the University of Minnesota
men's basketball team....
ANWR proposals offered
Senator Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) showed more pictures of Inupiat
Eskimo children on the Senate floor on Tuesday....
Court strikes cyber porn law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down portions of a law that
banned computer-generated child pornography....
Youth conference starts in Mont.
The 27th annual Northwest Indian Youth Conference began in Billings,
Montana, on Tuesday....
Ariz. tribal compacts advance
An Arizona legislative panel approved a bill to implement gaming
compacts with the state's tribes....
N.Y. town residents resist casino
Residents of the New York town of Mamakating have asked their leaders
to reject a proposed casino....
U.S. defends moves on Venezuela
The Bush administration on Tuesday tried to respond to criticism over its
role in the temporary ouster of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez....
Letter: Paper wrong on Sioux shooting
"It is sheer irresponsibility when a story is written based on half-truths,
and worse yet, when stories are written that are totally untrue....
Arthur Andersen sued for Enron deal
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed suit against
Arthur Andersen on Tuesday....
Apache leadership in dispute
Former White Mountain Apache chairman Ronnie Lupe is challenging a
recent election he lost on the Arizona reservation....
Tribes prevail on casino audits
A judge in Minnesota ruled on Tuesday that casino audits submitted by
the state's tribes are private....
Mi'kmaq plans illegal lobster traps
Darrin McDonald of the Mi'kmaq Big Cove First Nation is planning to fish
for lobster this weekend....
Cherokee land swap opposed
Conservationists are opposing a proposed land swap between the
National Park Service and the Eastern Band of Cherokees of North
Carolina....
Mont. county official regrets lawsuit
A county official in Montana said he regretted a dispute over how
commissioners are elected had to be resolved in federal court....
Film showing at school canceled
The Oneida Nation of New York on Tuesday issued a statement explaining
why it canceled a screening of a movie at Syracuse University....
Navajo murder case goes to jury
Closing arguments were heard on Tuesday in the trial of a New Mexican
man charged with murdering a Navajo mother....
City courting Miami Nation casino
The city of Gary, Indiana, has been negotiating with the Miami Nation of
Oklahoma on a casino, mayor Scott King said on Tuesday....
Editorial: Norton's ANWR video
In an editorial today, The Denver Post says it's all right that Secretary of
Interior Gale Norton distributed a video created by a pro-drilling lobbying
group....
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