Monday, September 9, 2002
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Tight on funds, tribe probes financial past
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma last week said it opened a probe into
allegations of financial mismanagement amid a bitter leadership dispute
and cash-flow problems....
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Hemp crop defended under Sioux treaty
Enforcement of drug laws on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota
violates tribal sovereignty, a family whose industrial hemp crop has been
targeted for destruction argued recently in court papers....
Tribal forum to address issues
The Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council is co-sponsoring a
legislative forum in November to focus on issues affecting tribal and urban
Indian communities....
Wash. tribe gets key development permit
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a wetlands permit to the
Muckleshoot Tribe of Washington....
Native corp close to $2.5B contract
An Alaska Native regional corporation hopes to finalize a $2.5 billion
defense contract....
Catawba chief picked in disputed election
A dissident group of Cawtaba tribal members elected new leaders on
Saturday....
Court won't halt special election
A federal appeals court on Friday refused to halt a special election for a
Native-heavy voting district in Montana....
Campbell visits AIDS victims
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.), Northern Cheyenne tribal
member, visited AIDS victims in Africa with a contingent of Senate
Democrats during the August recess....
Native student overcomes obstacles
Joy Shockley is one of many Native students entering college this year.
Her choice just happens to be on the other side of the country....
Haney discounts Seminole investigation
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma has started an investigation of the
activities of its disputed former chief....
Native veterans walk across America
Six Native American veterans are walking across the country to draw
attention to veterans issues....
Public hearing set on Haskell highway
The Army Corps of Engineers is holding a public hearing on Thursday
over a highway project that would affect wetlands near Haskell Indian
Nations University in Kansas....
Yellow Bird: Protecting the Badlands
"Environmentalists want legislation that will keep this part of North Dakota
as it is, and I agree with them.
It doesn't take long to destroy this kind of wild beauty....
Stolen eagle feather bustle still missing
Police in Wisconsin are still trying to find a sacred eagle feather bustle
thieves took from a priest whose home was also burned....
Navajo voters ready for the polls
The Navajo Nation holds primary elections for president tomorrow....
Lumbee woman goes to Miss America
A member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina arrived at the Miss
America pageant over the weekend amid questions over her status in the
competition....
Wash. tribe reveres rare goat
Momentum is building to restore the population of the rare mountain goat,
an animal revered by the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe of Washington....
Ceremony to mark Nez Perce battle
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho is hosting its annual pipe ceremony to mark
one of the battles of the Nez Perce War of 1877....
Lummi healing pole makes final stop
Members of the Lummi Nation of Washington finished their cross-country
journey in honor of the September 11 terrorist attacks....
John Potter: Mad about Kennewick Man
"Really Stupid Stuff That Vexes Me: Federal Judge rules Kennewick Man is
NOT Native American, but actually an ancestor of modern scientists.
Therefore, the scientists get to further ravage, I mean study, the remains.
I wrote about this last year sometime, I think....
The Week in Review
Federal judge rules on Kennewick Man, Bush administration makes picks on Indian gaming, reports discuss jails and drug use, and court dismisses Oneida Nation land claim suits....
Foxes released on Mont. reservation
The Blackfeet Nation of Montana is participating in a program to restore
swift fox to the reservation....
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