Friday, April 12, 2002
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Norton resisting court presence on trust reform
Attorneys for Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Thursday said the Bush
administration won't support additional judicial oversight of trust reform
unless their demands are met....
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Paper clips and lip service for trust records
A court official hurled another salvo against the Department of Interior
on Thursday as part of a particularly acrimonious investigation that has
lasted more than a year....
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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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State escalates fight against Winnebago Tribe
The state of Kansas on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for officials of
the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, escalating a fight over a inter-tribal
commerce gas deal....
Paper clarifies comment on treaties
The Washington Post today issued a clarification on a commentary which
said tribes received "reparations" for lost land....
Veto on Navajo school overridden
The Navajo Nation Council on Thursday voted to restore $2 million in
funds to the Navajo Preparatory School....
Tribal treasurer faces removal
The Otoe-Missouria Tribe has asked treasurer Linda Francis to respond to
allegations of misuse of funds....
Pequot lawsuit bill resisted
Representative Frank Wolf (R-Va.), an anti-casino advocate and federal recognition
critic, is opposing an effort to pay three Connecticut towns for their failed
lawsuit....
Pequot critic claims intimidation
Democrat Congressional hopeful Jeff Benedict is claiming he is being
muscled out of a chance to represent voters in Connecticut....
Okla. tribe brings slots to Kansas
The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma is moving forward with plans to open
a casino in Kansas against objections from the state....
Subsistence fishery approved
A subsistence halibut fishery used for thousands of years in Alaska has
been approved by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council....
Indian Day rejected in N.M.
A request to add an Indian Cultural Day as a school holiday was rejected
by a New Mexico school district....
Letter: Justice for non-Indians too
"A good friend (non-Indian) has been trying for over three years to get
visitation with his son who was taken to the reservation by his (part)
Native American mother....
Mohegan Tribe seeks water for hotel
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is willing to spend $7 million on a
regional water project to ensure its new hotel gets needed water....
Senate moves to continue COPS program
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed a bill to reauthorize
the Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) program....
Elk being transferred to tribe
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has begun moving elk from the Hanford
Reach National Monument to the Spokane Reservation in Washington....
ANWR amendment delayed in Senate
Senate Republicans will introduce their proposal to allow drilling in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge next Tuesday....
U.S. boycotts war crimes court
The International Criminal Court was officially created on Thursday by
the United Nations....
School moves to remove Indian mascot
The Indian mascot of the Issaquah High School in Washington is under
debate....
Couple claims marriage by Native man
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the
marriage of a 15-year-old girl to a 48-year-old man....
Protest held over enrollment vote
A regional Bureau of Indian Affairs official in Montana on Thursday
admitted he didn't properly inform Chippewa-Cree Nation tribal members
of a vote on tribal enrollment....
Suit filed on kitty litter mine
A Chicago company on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court to try and
force approval of a kitty litter plant in Nevada....
Jurisdiction at issue on Pueblo land
Native Americans will commit crimes in Indian Country because they
know they can get away with them, a chief of police in New Mexico told
The New York Times....
Killing of Navajo woman detailed
The trial of a New Mexico man accused of murdering a Navajo mother
continued on Thursday with graphic descriptions of her death....
Maine tribes agreed to state oversight
Two Maine tribes have dropped their objection to state control of water
quality on and near their reservations....
FBI author of Pine Ridge list promoted
The FBI official who authored a report which explained away the deaths
of dozens of American Indians during the 1970s has been promoted....
Report blasts trust records progress
Special master Alan Balaran on Thursday released a report criticizing the
Department of Interior's records management policies....
State wants in on tribal commerce
The state of Kansas continues to assert jurisdiction over an inter-tribal
commerce deal....
Norton defends use of pro-ANWR video
A Democrat opponent of drilling in the House accused Secretary of
Interior Gale Norton on Thursday of breaking the law....
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