Tuesday, July 23, 2002
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In The Hoop: If I Could Be Like...
Thanks to the programming wizardry of New York resident Monica Lamb,
you can learn Mohawk from Onkwehonwehneha, an artificial intelligence
(AI) robot available to anyone with AOL instant messenger capabilities....
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Texas tribe fights casino shutdown order
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas made an urgent plea on Monday
to keep its disputed casino up and running....
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Indian health leaders push for IHS post
President Bush's failure to name a new Indian Health Service director
has raised fears that a non-Indian will be appointed to oversee the
health care of more than 1 million Native Americans....
Editorial: Stop using Crazy Horse name
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader in an editorial today calls on companies to
stop using Lakota leader Crazy Horse's name....
Judge to rule on tribal waste suit
A federal judge on Monday said he would decide within a week on a
lawsuit filed by tribes and environmental groups....
Sho-Bans hold community talks
The Shoshone-Bannock Nation of Idaho is holding a two-day summit this
week....
Bush withholds $34M from UN program
The Bush administration is withholding $34 million in funds from a United
Nations family planning program over the objections of a White House
advisory panel....
Controversial nominee gets hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee today is holding a hearing for Priscilla
Owen, President Bush's pick for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals....
Neb. group challenges gaming push
An anti-casino group plans to file a lawsuit to stop a gaming initiative
from going on the November ballot in November....
S.D. mother allowed custody of son
A South Dakota judge on Monday returned custody of a 5-year-old Native
American boy to his mother....
Fla. find documents older Indian culture
Archaeologists are tracing the discovery of a network of waterways in
central Florida to an Indian culture farther north....
Ariz. fire probe expands on reservation
Several arrests might be made in connection with more than 200 fires on
the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona, The Arizona Republic reports
today....
Opinion: Drilling deal good for Crow Tribe
An executive of a company that has entered into a development deal
with the Crow Tribe of Montana praises the arrangement in a guest
editorial today....
Native tobacco conference underway
The 2nd annual National Native Conference on Tobacco Use is being held
in Utah this week....
Opinion: Tribal member not worthy foe
In an opinion piece published in The Washington Post, journalist Liza
Featherstone criticizes the Green Party's nomination of Lakota Sioux
tribal member Ed McGaa for U.S....
GOP congressman to return GOP donation
Representative Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) doesn't want to be associated with a
Republican bigshot because it would also associate him with the Eastern
Pequot Tribe of Connecticut....
N.M. water project gets funds
Senator Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) reported the approval of $300,000 in funds
for a proposed water pipeline affecting the Navajo Nation and other users
in New Mexico....
Utah national park to repatriate shields
Capitol Reef National Park in Utah plans to repatriate three shields to the
Navajo Nation unless there are objections....
Idaho center to honor Sacagawea
Work has begun on the $1.5 million Sacagawea Interpretive and
Education Center in Salmon, Idaho....
Drought forces N.M. livestock auction
Navajo ranchers on Monday were able to unload some of their livestock
at an auction sponsored by the Navajo Nation....
Navajo blessings kick off rodeo
The National High School Finals Rodeo is being held in Farmington, New
Mexico, this week....
Candidate seeks rural Alaska votes
Fran Ulmer, the Democratic candidate for governor in Alaska, has taken
her campaign to rural Alaska in hopes of reaching Native voters....
Native groups ask Norton for more time
Several Alaska Native organizations have asked Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton to extend a comment period on the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
The Tanana Chiefs Conference, the Alaska Federation of Natives and the
Association of ANCSA Regional Corporation Presidents and CEOs Inc....
Ill. mascot foes awarded $5,000
A federal judge on Monday ordered the University of Illinois to pay
$5,000 for five opponents of the school's Chief Illiniwek mascot....
Mont. county fights Native voting ruling
A hearing will be held tomorrow to address a federal judge's ruling on
voting rights affecting the Fort Belknap Reservation....
Calif. bill aims to protect sacred sites
The California Assembly is considering a bill to add protections to sacred
sites....
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