Tuesday, April 30, 2002

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A little-noticed court ruling the Bush administration failed to appeal prevents the Department of Interior from recovering potential millions on behalf of tribal and Indian trust beneficiaries....

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A state-recognized tribe wanting to open a bingo hall in the Catskills region of New York is running into some trouble....

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Descendants of African slaves who were made members of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma were dealt a major setback last week....

The Boys and Girls Club national organization has created a web site dedicated to Indian Country....

The Bush administration wants to end a college loan policy that allows students to save money by consolidating their debt....

President Bush on Monday supported legislation to require insurance companies to include coverage for mental illnesses....

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is distributing less money to 8,500 employees of its casino....

The Department of Defense wants certain exemptions from environmental laws, citing post-September 11 concerns....

The Department of Interior Board of Land Appeals ruled last Friday that three coalbed methane drilling leases in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming are illegal....

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 that the American with Disabilities Act doesn't require special accommodations for senior workers....

A document which tied a massacre historically attributed to Indians to Mormon Church leader Brigham Young is being considered a fake....

The Oklahoma House has approved a bill to fund the state Indian Affairs Commission....

Two Kansas tribes are teaming up on a casino proposal....

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board is considering extending administrative proceedings over a proposed nuclear waste storage facility on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation in Utah....

The United States was voted back on the U.N....

Six Virginia tribes will be meeting for a pow-wow this week to draw support for their federal recognition....

A broad movement to reform the Navajo Nation government is underway....

"When I was about 8 years old, one of my playmates who lived near us in Minot had two older sisters....

Health authorities in South Dakota confirmed a fourth case of HIV infection they say is linked to a college student at Si Tanka-Huron University....

A federal judge in Idaho issued a temporary restraining order on Monday to prevent the state from collection a retroactive tax on tribes....

Employees of the Fort Peck Tribes of Montana are burying a baby found on the reservation today....

The Dallas Morning News asked the candidates for governor of Texas questions about Indian gaming....

An Alaska Native man with a history of mental illness was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for attempted murder....

The Bureau of Land Management wants to strengthen the security of its management information system in response to concerns raised by a federal court....

An internal Department of Interior memo criticizes efforts to piece together historic documents for the Indian trust....

A federal judge last week refused to allow a rival group to intervene in a federal recognition lawsuit filed by the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Connecticut....
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