Friday, April 19, 2002
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Senate rejects ANWR drilling proposal
Some of Indian Country's strongest advocates voted on Thursday to
support efforts to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and
gas development....
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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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Judge orders trust records to stay put
A federal judge on Thursday halted the pending transfer of 32,000 boxes
of Indian trust records, expressing concern about their safety in the
wake of a highly critical court investigation....
State challenges Schaghticoke Tribe
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has filed documents
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs challenging the Schaghticoke Tribal
Nation....
Talks with Andersen break down
The Department of Justice on Thursday withdrew its offer to settle
federal obstruction of justice charges against accounting firm Arthur
Andersen....
State tribe proposes bingo hall
A tribe recognized by the state of New York has proposed to build a
high-stakes bingo hall in the Catskills....
GAO report cites White House damage
The General Accounting Office has confirmed $14,000 worth of damages
to the White House by former Clinton administration staffers, The
Washington Times reports....
Mexico accused of holding back water
Under a 1944 treaty, the United States and Mexico are to exchange
water to meet each other's needs....
N.M. tribe makes owl agreement
The Mescalero Apache Nation of New Mexico has finalized an agreement
over the management of the Mexican spotted owl....
Greater slaughter of bison feared
A provision in the farm bill under debate in the Senate could lead to the
slaughter of more bison in Yellowstone National Park, according to
critics....
Protest held at Indian clinic
Protesters have been barred from entering an Indian health clinic in
Minnesota....
Suit planned for death at nursing home
The family of a 70-year-old man who died at a nursing home owned by
the Blackfeet Nation of Montana is planning legal action in the case....
Wis. school retires 'Indians'
A Wisconsin high school has dropped its 100-year-old "Indians" mascot....
Group urged to recognize Natives
Rick West, the director of the National Museum of the American Indian,
spoke at a historic preservation conference on Thursday....
Bush wants Venezuela to make changes
President Bush on Thursday made his first public remarks on the
temporary ouster of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez....
Whiteclay activists drink beer
Members of an activist group protesting the sale of liquor to American
Indians were cited for drinking beer at a public hearing in Nebraska on
Thursday....
Okla. tribes want river bed settlement
Three Oklahoma tribes are asking Congress to finalize a $50 million
settlement for land and trust assets along the Arkansas River bed....
Support sought for Pueblo land claim
Sandia Pueblo in New Mexico is seeking the support of a local county for
its unresolved land claim....
Bush looks for other places to dril
The Department of Interior is moving to open up drilling in the Rocky
Mountains....
On drilling, a defeat for Bush
By rejecting an attempt to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil
and gas drilling, the Senate has handed President Bush a stunning
defeat, the analysts are saying....
Next Stop: Drilling on Inupiat land
Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is planning on introducing a measure to
allow Inupiat Eskimos to drill on land they own in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge....
Navajo killer guilty of all counts
A jury in New Mexico on Thursday convicted a man of first-degree
murder charges for stabbing a Navajo woman to death....
Some trust records already moved
A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against
the Department of Interior to protect records belonging to American
Indians....
White House looking into McCaleb aide
The White House is looking into allegations that a former business
partner of Wayne Smith, the deputy to Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb,
is exploiting his ties to get lobbying work, Al Kamen of The Washington
Post reports today....
Victory on sacred site case
A federal judge in Utah has upheld a National Park Service policy aimed
at protecting the Rainbow Bridge, considered sacred by a number of
tribes....
Home lending policies changed
Fannie Mae has altered its mortgaging policies for homes on trust land....
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