Friday, July 12, 2002
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Dispute over casino game rules lingers
Outgoing political appointees of the Clinton administration last week
scrapped controversial casino game procedures, a move condemned by
the nation's top Indian gaming regulator as potentially illegal....
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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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Limits on Indian trust duties criticized
A senior government official, who swore in court declarations that he is
in charge of Indian trust, and lawmakers worried about the cost of a
lawsuit that has exposed government corruption came under fire on
Thursday for attempts to restrict the Department of Interior's obligations
to Indian Country....
Fire burns on Blackfeet Reservation
A fire on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana has consumed between
300 and 600 acres....
Bison prices plummet and ranchers exit
Prices for bison have dropped to $300 a head and below, down from a
high of $3,000 a few years ago....
Native Hawaiians intervene in lawsuit
A federal magistrate this week allowed a group of Native Hawaiians to
intervene in a lawsuit challenging a Native Hawaiian land program....
Blackfeet council swears in new members
The Blackfeet tribal council in Montana held an inauguration ceremony
Thursday....
Idaho tribe changes reservation burn plan
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho has dropped a controversial component
of its smoke management plan....
Navajo Nation primary halted over dispute
The Navajo Nation's presidential primary has been suspended over a
dispute involving the legitimacy of a candidate....
Water again short in Klamath Basin
Water shortages in the Klamath Basin of Oregon and California are
affecting fish considered vital to area tribes....
Nuclear cleanup fund proposal doubted
An $800 million funding deal by the Bush administration is a ruse to limit
responsibilities to clean up nuclear waste in Washington, critics charged
on Thursday....
Wyo. reservation water district sought
Tribal members on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming plan to create
an irrigation or conservation district to set their own water rights rules....
Tribal college student pleads guilty
A student at SiTanka Huron University in South Dakota pleaded guilty on
Thursday to intentional exposure of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS....
Indigenous Games held this month
The 2002 North American Indigenous Games takes place in Winnipeg,
Canada, this month....
Pueblo threatened with court action on water
A New Mexico state official on Thursday said he might ask a federal court
to Pojoaque Pueblo's water usage....
Bush not 'exonerated' in stock deal
A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation conducted during
the 1990s failed to clear President Bush of wrongdoing for a stock deal,
The Washington Post reports today....
Editorial: Mascots do not honor Indians
The Seattle Times in an editorial today praises a local school board for
eliminating its Indian mascot....
White Fire-Starter: I saved my life
A white woman who admitted starting part of the fire that burned 60
percent of the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona says she can't be
blamed for the worst blaze in state history....
Congressional paper runs gaming section
The Hill, a Congressional media source, published a special section on
the gaming industry this week....
Native donors sought for tribal member
The American Red Cross is seeking Native American and other minority
donors in Arizona for a blood drive....
Church proposed near Apache burial site
The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma has raised concerns about a
proposal for a Greek Orthodox monastery near the burial site of
Chiricahua Apache leader Cochise....
Winnebago Tribe welcomes gas tax decision
Winnebago Tribe officials in Nebraska say a federal judge's preliminary
injunction proves the state of Kansas is wrong to tax inter-tribal gasoline
transactions....
Oneida Nation sues casino game company
The Oneida Nation of New York has sued a casino game manufacturer
that is involved in another lawsuit over a controversial machine....
Candidate: Tribe could police Whiteclay
A Democratic hopeful for Nebraska attorney general is suggesting the
Oglala Lakota Tribe have jurisdiction over the border town of Whiteclay....
DOI denies involvement in House bill
The Department of Interior has denied involvement in a House bill that
restricts action on the Indian trust fund even though the legislation
contains provisions requested by Deputy Secretary J....
Trust fund debacle goes on television
The Indian trust fund debacle is the focus of two television reports....
In Today's Federal Register
The Bureau of Indian Affairs today publishes its list of tribes eligible to
receive services, otherwise known as those with federal recognition....
Kan. tribes oppose state mascot policy
Tribal leaders in Kansas say the state's policy towards school mascots is
demeaning and offensive....
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