Thursday, April 4, 2002
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FBI truths subject of probe and Peltier suit
A number of FBI employees with a high-level of security have failed an
initial round of polygraph tests, FBI officials acknowledged on
Wednesday....
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Judge wants court monitor for another year
US District Judge Royce Lamberth wants the court official whose reports
formed the basis of the Bush administration's contempt trial to keep
investigating the Department of Interior for another year....
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In The Hoop: Trials and Stipulations
Attorneys for Leonard Peltier gave Indianz.Com a shoutout in the lawsuit
they filed today accusing former FBI director Louis J....
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Trust fund judge considering sanctions for 'attack'
A Department of Interior manager who was reassigned to a top-level
position in Washington, D.C., after a court official questioned his role in
trust reform may be punished for his personal "attacks," a federal judge
has said....
Pow-wow at Neb. school
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is hosting the fourth annual
Inter-Tribal Student Council Pow Wow this weekend....
Exhibit documents Custer's Last Stand
The Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman, Oklahoma, is hosting a
traveling exhibit featuring the drawings of Minniconjou Sioux Chief White
Bull....
Clinton rejected energy order
The energy industry lobbied the Clinton administration to issue an
executive order to speed up review of power plants and development on
federal lands but the request was rejected....
Abraham pushes domestic drilling
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham on Wednesday said the United
States needs to reduce its dependence on oil from the Middle East and
drill more federal lands....
UND law school opposes 'Fighting Sioux'
The faculty of the University of North Dakota law school last month
passed a resolution opposing the school's "Fighting Sioux" nickname and
logo....
Native corp seeks casino waiver
Cook Inlet Region Inc, an Alaska Native corporation, has asked the
Nevada Gaming Control Board for a waiver to ensure stockholders get
paid for a casino venture....
Refund due for Alaska Native venture
The Federal Communications Commission is refunding $2.8 billion in
down payments to several telecommunications companies who bought
wireless licenses in a disputed auction that has reached the Supreme
Court....
R.I. town approves gaming pact
A gaming company has agreed to pay a Rhode Island $50,000 up front
and $25,000 every quarter for hosting the Narragansett Tribe's proposed
casino....
Sacagawea coins not so popular
The Sacagawea golden dollar coins have proven popular with collectors but not
with the public so the U.S....
Journal doubts bio-corn study
In this week's issue of Nature, the science journal's editors are
disavowing a controversial study which claimed genetically modified
corn has infiltrated Mexico....
Ridge to meet with Congress
Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge on Wednesday said he will meet
with two Congressional committees but reiterated the Bush
administration's position that he won't formally testify....
Rodeo finals to have focus on tribes
The National High School Finals Rodeo will take place in in Farmington,
New Mexico, next year and and will include a special focus on tribes....
U.S. stance on treaties criticized
The Clinton and Bush administrations are criticized in a report being
released today about the United States' role in the treaty making
process....
Mont. Indian students dropping out
American Indian students have the highest dropout rate in the state of
Montana, the Office of Public Instruction says in a recent report....
Pokagon land-into-trust disputed
A federal judge has agreed to let a lawsuit challenging an initial
reservation for the Pokagon Potawatomi Tribe of Michigan....
Native bank up and running
The Native American Bank of Montana is planning on establishing another
branch this summer....
Editorial: Navajo consumer law backfired
In an editorial today, The Farmington Daily-Times says the Navajo
Nation's consumer protection law has "backfired" because tribal
members are being singled out based on race....
Editorial: Stop Gale Norton
"An axiom of protecting America's natural heritage is that a win is only
temporary, but a loss is forever.
Nowhere is this more true than open pit mines--immensely damaging
projects that leave toxic scars on the public's land and cleanup liabilities
with the taxpayers....
Editorial: Norton ignoring policy
In an editorial today, The New York Times criticizes Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton for scuttling long-standing national policy to curry favor with
local interests....
Neb. Indian gaming killed
Supporters of gaming on Nebraska's reservations expressed shock and
disbelief at the rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment by the
Legislature on Wednesday....
BIA still shut down
The Department of Interior says 85 percent of its computer systems are
back up and running but this doesn't include the Bureau of Indian Affairs
or of the Office of the Special Trustee....
A fight over funds, race
The controversy over the status of the Seminole Freedmen is discussed
in The Chicago Tribune today....
Misuse of trust money alleged
The Bureau of Indian Affairs in North Dakota is being told to find out why
Standing Rock Sioux tribal officials allegedly gave out $7.4 million in
personal loans from a settlement fund....
Tribes host coalbed methane meetings
Two meetings to address coalbed methane development in Montana are
being held today on the Northern Cheyenne and Crow reservations....
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