Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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Supreme Court considers 'deception' of trust
The Navajo Nation has urged the Supreme Court to reject the Bush
administration's challenge to a $600 million royalty ruling....
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Report stresses importance of health insurance
Tens of thousands of Native Americans who lack health insurance face
additional risks from life-threatening diseases, according to a
comprehensive federally-supported study released on Tuesday....
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Audit: No one in charge of Indian trust data
The Department of Interior's information technology systems could be
plunged into chaos again based on the findings of a team of federal
computer security experts....
Groups appeal to stop Makah whale hunt
Animal-rights activists are appealing a federal judge's decision not to
halt the whale hunt of the Makah Nation of Washington....
DOJ to sue over Fla. election
The Department of Justice will sue the state of Florida for alleged voting
rights violations that occurred during the 2000 presidential election....
Inquiry into terrorist attacks sought
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) on Tuesday said he would
introduce legislation to create an independent panel to review the
September 11 terrorist attacks....
Norton to speak at GOP convention
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton will be a featured guest at the Montana
Republican Party Platform Convention next month....
Babbitt legal fees awarded
A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reimburse former
secretary of interior Bruce Babbitt for all of the legal fees incurred as a
result of an investigation into a controversial tribal casino proposal....
Tribal complex gets final nod
Plans for a new office complex for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
of Connecticut have gained final approval....
Researchers find jade mines
Scientists have discovered in Guatemala a huge source of jade used by
the Olmec and Mayan civilizations of Meso-America....
Anti-Pequot author loses primary
Democrats in a Connecticut city on Tuesday rejected a challenge to their
delegate from author and Congressional hopeful Jeff Benedict....
White House faces Senate subpoena
A Senate panel today will vote on a subpoena to compel the White House
to turn over information related to its contacts with the bankrupt
company Enron....
Tribes enter Missouri River fray
Two tribes in South Dakota have joined a multi-state battle over the
levels of water in the Missouri River....
Island returned to tribe
A paper company held a ceremony on Tuesday to return a sacred island
to the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine....
Alaska subsistence session dropped
The Alaska Legislature called an end to its work on Tuesday, leaving
public talks on subsistence by the wayside....
Editorial: Sacagewea's lost heritage
Kidnapped and sold at a young age, married into an abusive relationship soon
after and dead at age 25, Sacagawea is getting paid back with a golden dollar
coin that no one seems to want, The Daily Oklahoman laments in an editorial
today....
Sacred site up for historic list
The Department of Interior has determined that Mount Graham in Arizona
is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places....
Kansas finds no graves in wetlands
The state of Kansas is moving forward on an highway project after
finding no remains of Native Americans at a wetlands near Haskell Indian
Nations University....
Neb. group lends helping hand
A grassroots group based on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska
held a ceremony on Tuesday to start work on a healing garden....
Narragansett casino push supported
A legislative panel in Rhode Island approved a bill to put the
Narragansett Tribe's proposed casino on the November ballot....
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