Monday, July 15, 2002
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Opposition to trust fund bill mounts
Indian Country advocates in the House on Friday moved to defeat
legislation that would limit the federal government's responsibilities to
500,000 trust fund account holders....
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GAO: Welfare reforms miss Indian Country
Tribes throughout the country remain mired in poverty despite attempts
to stimulate economic development and increase opportunities for tribal
members, according to a new Congressional study....
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The Week in Review
Trust fund historical accounting plan greeted with skepticism, Bush administration reverses recognition of Chinook Nation, Congress takes on Native elder care issues, and nuclear waste dump gets approval....
Minn. tribe holds annual pow-wow
The Prairie Island Dakota Tribe of Minnesota held its annual Prairie
Dakota Wacipi Celebration this weekend....
Opinion: Removing Indian mascot was right
"When the Seattle School Board voted to get rid of the Indians mascot
for West Seattle High, a battle was won.
But not the war -- not by a long shot....
Probation in IHS drug fraud case
A Montana woman was given two years probation on Wednesday for her
part in a prescription drug scheme at an Indian Health Service hospital
on the Crow Reservation....
BIA officer shoots and kills man
A Bureau of Indian Affairs officer shot and killed an unidentified man on
the Crow Reservation in Montana on Saturday....
Oneida Nation elects tribal chair
Cristina "Tina" Danforth was elected chair of the Oneida Nation of
Wisconsin's tribal council on Saturday....
Crow Tribe sports professional athlete
The Crow Nation of Montana recently honored Tommy Whiteman, the
tribe's first professional athlete....
Obituary: Former BIA commissioner
Robert Bennett, Commissioner of Indian Affairs during the Lyndon
Johnson administration, died at a New Mexico hospital on Thursday....
Conn. group forms against tribes
A group called Connecticut Citizens Against Casinos has been created in
response to the recent federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot Tribe....
Letter: Too positive on Pequot recognition
"The Day should pay more attention to federal Indian policy and its
consequences....
Anti-Pequot candidate vows fight
A Democratic hopeful for Congress who wants to terminate the
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut says he is not out of
the race....
First Nations welcome orca home
Members of First Nations in British Columbia were on hand Sunday as
scientists reunited an orphaned killer whale with family members in
Canada....
BIA said to accept Seminole leadership
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is allowing federal funding for the Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma, the tribe's elected chief said....
Navajo youth meeting held in N.M.
The first Shiprock Youth Conference was held on the Navajo Nation in
New Mexico last week....
Tohono O'odham ranchers hit by drought
Ranchers on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in Arizona have suffered
at least $500,000 in damages due to a prolonged drought....
Ariz. blood drive held for tribal member
The Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross held a blood
drive on Sunday for a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe....
Tribes turn to power for revenue
Tribes in the Pacific Northwest, like those elsewhere in the country, are
developing revenue- and power-generating businesses....
Critics: Bush duped Utah on nuclear deal
The Bush administration's pledge to scuttle a nuclear waste facility on a
Utah reservation was a ruse, supporters and opponents of the Skull
Valley Goshute Tribe charge....
Full accounting said not 'cost effective'
A House committee won't fund a full historical accounting of the
Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust back to 1887 because it won't be
"cost effective," The Wall Street Journal reports today....
Canadian tribal leaders to meet
The Assembly of First Nations is holding its 23rd annual meeting in
Quebec, Canada, this week....
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