Wednesday, April 3, 2002
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Native youth heaviest smokers in nation
Native American youth have the highest rate of smoking in the nation
despite being the smallest segment of the population, a federal report
released on Tuesday shows....
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Indian beneficiaries being denied millions
The Department of Interior is sitting on top of $67 million in trust funds
for Indian beneficiaries who cannot be properly identified, according to a
recently released independent audit....
Trump casino contract under review
Donald Trump's contract to manage a casino for the Twenty-Nine Palms
Band of Mission Indians of California still hasn't been approved by the
National Indian Gaming Commission....
Doug Grow: Indian clinic on firing frenzy
"The firings will have to end soon at the Indian Health Board, a little clinic
in south Minneapolis....
Suit filed against detox center
A lawsuit has been filed in New Mexico state court on behalf of a Navajo
man alleges he was unfairly detained for several days at a detoxification
center near the Navajo Reservation....
Salmon agreement reached
An agreement has been reached to protect salmon and steelhead in the
Columbia River....
Tour focuses on Nev. lake
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and environmentalists toured the Walker River
basin on Tuesday....
Interior denies playing park politics
The Department of Interior never makes decisions based on political
interests....
Jena Choctaws still shopping
The Jena Band of Choctaws aren't commenting on the possibility of
opening a casino in Hancock County in Mississippi....
Navajo extradition pact sought
The Navajo Nation might develop an extradition agreement concerning
the transfer of tribal members to federal authorities....
Ariz. gaming bills introduced
Four gaming bills were introduced in the Arizona Legislature on Tuesday
as part of a special session aimed at approving new compacts with the
state's tribes....
Ariz. stadium bills compete
Two bills are making the rounds in the Arizona Legislature affecting a
new $350 million Arizona Cardinals stadium....
Bush supports new climate chief
The Bush administration is endorsing an Indian scientist whose views on
global warming appear more in line with the industry charged with
causing climate change....
Wyo. site eyed for gas reserve
The state of Wyoming has released a report which claims the
Department of Interior has underestimated the amount of natural gas in
the Jack Morrow Hills....
Editorial: Study may be delay tactic
The Rhode Island Legislature must adequately fund a study of casino
gaming and complete it in sufficient time or else The New London Day will
be forced to admit the Narragansett Tribe is right in criticizing the
proposal....
Bush fires independent investigators
The Bush administration quietly ousted two inspectors general in
February, naming replacements so quickly that similar appointees
wonder if they will be next....
NIGC chair pushes education
The nation's top Indian gaming regulator on Tuesday urged tribes to
commit some of their casinos revenues to education....
Judge issues ruling on Oneida claim
The federal judge overseeing the Oneida land claim issued a ruling last
week dismissing many of the state of New York's objections to the suit....
Jury picks continue for Navajo death
Out of 100 interviews, 27 finalists have been selected in the trial of a
white man accused of murdering a Navajo mother in New Mexico....
Mescalero fire not ruled arson
The Bureau of Indian Affairs isn't yet classifying a recent fire on the
Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico as arson....
Tribe goes online to fight drugs
The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine has set up a form on its web site to
encourage people to report drug crimes on the Pleasant Point
Reservation....
Online kiosks sell cigarettes
The New York Attorney General's office is raising questions about
Internet kiosks the Oneida Nation has placed in convenience stores to
sell cigarettes....
Lenape site protected
A 17-acre Lenape burial site has been declared an emergency historic
site by the the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection....
Subsistence drive passes
Nearly three out of every four voters in Anchorage voted on Tuesday to
urge Alaska state lawmakers to put a subsistence amendment on the
November ballot....
Candidate accuses tribal leader
Controversial author Jeff Benedict is accusing James Cunha, chairman of
the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribe of Connecticut, hindering his run for
Congress....
Means plans walking campaign tour
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002
Activist and actor Russell Means plans a walking tour of New Mexico to
support his gubernatorial run under the new Independent Coalition Party.
The walk will start in Santa Fe on April 21 and end on July 4....
GOP lobbyist scores big with tribes
Financially successful tribes are more than happy to pay Jack Abramoff,
a Republican lobbyist, $500 an hour to argue their cause in Washington,
D.C....
UND hosting pow-wow this week
The Indian Association at the University of North Dakota is holding the
33rd annual Time Out Wacipi this week....
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