Thursday, May 9, 2002
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Yucca Mountain gains House approval
The House on Wednesday
overwhelmingly approved a plan to store
up to 77,000 tons of highly radioactive
nuclear waste on traditional Shoshone
land in Nevada....
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Blackwell memo contradicts court order
The same day a federal judge renewed an order barring the Department
of Interior from moving trust fund records, Deputy Commissioner Sharon
Blackwell told Bureau of Indian Affairs offices they could freely transfer
documents belonging to 300,000 American Indians....
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Tribes oppose treaty termination bill
A bill to extinguish all treaty rights in the state of Illinois drew opposition
from tribal leaders and Democrats at a Congressional hearing on
Wednesday....
Mashantucket Pequot casino robbed
Police in Connecticut have in custody a man accused of stealing more
than $250,000 in casino chips from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal
Nation....
Proposal paves way for monument drilling
The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to allow a drilling company
to explore for oil in a national monument in Colorado....
Narragansett Tribe to observe work
The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island will observe work at a site in
Connecticut to ensure any uncovered artifacts are protected....
Indian events scheduled at park
Yellowstone National Park will play host to Indian events over the
weekend....
Haskell Students of the Year
Erika Washee Stanley and Carlene Nofire-Morris are Students of the Year
at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas....
Pueblo plans questioned
Plans by Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico to construct a large hotel are
being questioned....
Tribes gather for fishery meeting
The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission held its annual meeting in
Washington on Wednesday....
'Attack' on state tribes stalled
A bill that one tribal leader said was an attack on state-recognized tribes
in Connecticut failed to pass the Legislature this session due to lack of
commitment....
Bison protesters plead guilty
Three of four women arrested while protesting bison policies of the state
of Montana have pleaded guilty....
FBI faulted for lack of response
The FBI came under fire on Wednesday for not following up on
information Democratic Senators said might have prevented the
September 11 terrorist attacks....
Bush changing same-sex school policy
The Bush administration is opening public debate on a proposal to
encourage same-sex public schools....
Wyandotte trust land notice clarified
The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma hasn't been approved to conduct
gaming on certain trust lands, Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb clarified
in a Federal Register notice published on Wednesday....
Vote delayed on Native casino waiver
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is delaying a vote to allow
shareholders of an Alaska Native corporation to take in profits from a
casino....
Native victory impacts industry
The British Columbia Court of Appeal in February ruled that the Haida
First Nation must be consulted prior to decisions affecting timber on
Queen Charlotte Islands....
Probation in IHS drug fraud case
A Montana woman was given three years probation on Wednesday for
her part in a prescription drug scheme at an Indian Health Service
hospital on the Crow Reservation....
The Devil is here to stay
A nemesis of Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye was endorsed on
Wednesday....
Sho-Ban chairman denies charges
Shoshone-Bannock Nation Chairman Blaine Edmo defended himself on
Wednesday from accusations by an Idaho county Sheriff....
Yucca won't take all waste
There just might be enough highly radioactive nuclear waste in the
country to make President Bush and the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of
Utah happy....
Haney opponents still locked in
The Seminole Nation tribal office in Oklahoma is still being held by Ken
Chambers and his supporters....
Editorial: Indian voters at the table
In an editorial today, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader calls for South Dakota
and the rest of the nation to include Native American voters....
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