Friday, May 17, 2002
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Native youth targeted in anti-drug ads
The Bush administration's drug czar on
Thursday unveiled a new set of ads
targeting extremely high rates of drug
use among Native American youth....
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Court draws line in tribal sovereignty
Public safety trumps tribal sovereignty, a divided Minnesota Supreme
Court ruled on Thursday....
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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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Court halts tax on inter-tribal commerce deal
A federal judge has dealt the state of Kansas a setback in its ongoing tax
fight against the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska....
Report cites danger to Klamath fish
A draft biological opinion by the National Marine Fisheries Service
concludes that coho salmon in the Klamath Basin won't get enough
water....
Nominee for 9th Circuit advanced
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the nomination
of Richard Clifton to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals....
Anti-abortion tactics ruled illegal
A full panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that
incendiary tactics of anti-abortion activists are unconstitutional....
Alaska reserve oil estimates revised
The Department of Interior on Thursday
released a revised assessment of the oil
in the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska....
Yucca Mountain expansion eyed
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham at
a Senate hearing on Thursday said the
Yucca Mountain facility in Nevada might
need to be expanded to handle all the
nation's nuclear waste....
Worst rating goes to DOI study
A joint environmental impact study prepared by the Department of
Interior and the state of Montana received a negative rating by the
Environmental Protection Agency....
White House explains warnings
The White House on Thursday sought to dispel criticism that the Bush
administration failed to act on warnings preceding September 11's
terrorist attacks....
Decisions affect national forests
The Bush administration is making two decisions affecting national
forests where Alaska Native corporations have interests....
Teen smoking shows decline
Federal statistics released on Thursday show a decline in teen smoking....
Meteor crash tied to dinosaur rise
Research published in today's issue of Science suggests a link between
the rise of dinosaurs and a meteor which hit the earth 200 million years
ago....
Oil company leaves tribal land
An oil company based in the United States has withdrawn plans to drill on
traditional Indian territory in Colombia....
Ouster of N.D. chairman sought
The chairman of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Tribe of North Dakota is being
locked out of office....
Court keeps Crow elk case alive
The Montana Supreme Court this week refused to dismiss a case
involving the reach of state wildlife laws to reservations....
Oil well drilled at Native site
Federal officials allowed an oil well to be drilled right in the center of a
prehistoric Modoc village in Oregon but never knew of the site's
significance....
Tribes criticize Bush proposals
The Affiliated Tribe of Northwest Indians held its annual meeting in Idaho
this week....
Pueblos want school buildings restored
The Department of Interior is handing over a set of run-down school
buildings to the 19 Pueblo tribes that own Santa Fe Indian School in New
Mexico....
Ariz. gaming bill moves one step
A bill to approve Indian gaming in Arizona moved ahead on Thursday
after some amendments....
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