Wednesday, July 24, 2002
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Interior avoids admission of trust standards
Trust law standards require the federal government to pay out billions of
dollars for fiduciary mismanagement, the Department of Interior's top
Indian trust official argued recently....
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In The Hoop: Norton's Horror
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton finally got some (positive) press
yesterday for her initiative against the snakehead fish, which she
described as "like something from a bad horror movie."
But one state official wasn't too excited about Norton's warning that the
dangerous species was discovered in Maine....
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Bush urged to settle Indian trust fund dispute
Buoyed by a recent Congressional victory, Indian Country advocates on
Tuesday called on the Bush administration to settle the bitter and
long-running Indian trust fund lawsuit....
Bush makes Yucca Mountain official
President Bush on Tuesday signed a bill that officially declares Yucca
Mountain in Nevada the nation's nuclear waste dump....
Torture victims win $54.6 million suit
A federal jury on Tuesday awarded $54.6 million to three victims of
torture suffered at the hands of the El Salvador army....
Snakehead fish to be poisoned to death
Wildlife officials in Maryland plan to exterminate all species in a pond in
order to kill any remaining snakehead fish, a species Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton declared as "injurious" to the American public on Tuesday....
Enviros wanted Interior role boosted
The Department of Interior's role in the $7.8 billion Everglades
restoration plan would be boosted under new rules the Bush
administration is releasing....
Judge orders bison documents released
A Montana judge on Tuesday ordered the release of documents related
to the state's participation in the slaughter of bison in Yellowstone
National Park....
Editorial: Support tribe's proposal
The Lincoln Journal Star in an editorial supports the Winnebago Tribe's
proposal to take over environmental enforcement on its Nebraska
reservation....
Restored Indian portraits go on view
The Smithsonian Institution is putting on a new exhibit of 400-plus
paintings of famed Indian portrait artist George Catlin....
Indian artist recovering from incident
An Indian artist in New Mexico is still recovering from a June 7 dragging
incident that has left him unable to walk without help, The Santa Fe New
Mexican reports....
Navajo Nation signs agreement with state
The Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico on Monday signed a
five-year renewal of an agreement to test weighing equipment owed by
the tribe....
Mohegan Tribe gets oyster project permit
The Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit to the Mohegan Tribe of
Connecticut to harvest oysters....
Bush pick comes under fire at hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday held a hearing for Priscilla
Owen, President Bush's pick to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals....
Tribe part of lake preservation plan
The Bureau of Land Management is holding a public meeting on Friday to
discuss progress on a plan to save the shrinking Walker Lake in Nevada....
Idaho tribal member pleads guilty
A member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho pleaded guilty this month
to embezzling more than $100,000 in tribal funds....
Native man named to Alaska game board
Alaska Governor Tony Knowles named an Alaska Native to the Board of Game
on Tuesday....
Native voters key to Ariz. district
Arizona's newly drawn 1st Congressional district has a 19 percent Native
American population, a factor which could tip the upcoming primaries
and election....
Bill requires Navajo-Hopi study
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs last week approved a bill to
require a study of the effects of relocation on Navajo and Hopi
communities in Arizona....
Crow Reservation man gets plea deal
A Montana man was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison and
three years of supervised release for abusive sexual contact with a child
under the age of 12 on the Crow Reservation....
Seminar focuses on tribal histories
A three-day workshop on writing tribal histories is taking place in Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho, this week....
Wash. tribes cut back clam harvest
Washington tribes are being forced to cut back their clam harvest by as
much as 50 percent....
Native crews fight Wash. fire
Seven Native fire crews have been battling the Deer Point Fire in
Washington, which has consumed more than 253,000 acres since it
started July 15....
Battle brews at Indian center
Community members are calling for the removal of the board members
at the American Indian Center in Fort Worth, Texas....
N.D. tribe not affected by funding woes
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation isn't affected by national cuts to
Lewis and Clark bicentennial funding, a tribal planner said....
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