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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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Few assurances in trust fund accounting plan
American Indians will have to wait at least 10 years to receive an
historical account of their funds, according to a Bush administration plan
released on Wednesday....
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From the Archive: Hawaiians march for sovereignty
A small group of about 30 Native Hawaiians and Hawaiian
supporters held a solemn protest march on Independence Day in Boston,
Massachusetts, the birthplace of the American Revolution....
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Trust fund class action sees support
Nearly 300 Navajo tribal members on Tuesday voiced overwhelming
support for a lawsuit seeking to bring accountability to the management
of their trust funds....
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Court delays casino game settlement talks
A casino company with close ties to the $10 billion Indian gaming
industry launched a last-ditch effort on Tuesday to speed up resolution of
a dispute that has sent investors fleeing....
Symposium to focus on Navajo drought
Navajo Nation official will address drought and wildlife concerns at a
two-day symposium next week....
Solicitor Olson takes broad approach
Solicitor General Ted Olson has taken an unusual role in coordinating a
board array of federal cases affecting the war on terrorism....
Letter: Indian casinos not a 'disgrace'
"Indian gaming provides jobs and many other opportunities for tribal
members....
Letter: Opposition to Pequot Tribe lacking
"The comments of each of the 2nd District's elected federal officials
regarding the recent BIA recognition of an Indian tribe in North
Stonington would be laughable if the potential consequences to the
region were not so dire....
Conn. officials meet on recognition
State and local officials in Connecticut met on Tuesday to discuss an
appeal of the federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot Tribe....
Haskell museum harnesses Internet
Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas has a new museum and is
planning to use the Internet to bring its collections to life....
Rural Alaska schools deemed failing
Rural schools in Alaska can be forced under President Bush's education
reform act to transport students from rural villages to far away schools....
Sac and Fox leadership disputed
The Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma is trying to prevent a tribal member
from passing herself off as principal chief....
Tribes to sign agreement with Idaho
Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne signs an agreement today affirming tribal
sovereignty....
Okla. tribe sues for grave disturbance
The Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma is suing the state of Missouri,
alleging disturbance of burial grounds....
Chickasaw Nation pays $4.5M for ranch
The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma has purchased a 4,300-acre ranch,
doubling its land holdings....
Army officer expelled after Mont. battle
Army forces expecting to defeat Plains Indian tribes in 1876 found out
right away how wrong they were....
McCaleb makes own Navajo Nation visit
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb will meet with Navajo Nation officials
and tribal members today....
Tribe investigated foster care abuse
A six-year-old girl whose father is charged with her murder was the
subject of a tribal investigation into foster care abuse, The Daily
Oklahoman reports today....
Letter: Support for Pequot Tribe lacking
"In Washington, I stay apprised of Connecticut news through the
Internet and online newspapers....
Mont. tribal reporter drowns
A reporter for the Fort Peck tribal newspaper in Montana drowned in the
Missouri River....
McCaleb writes to The New York Times
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb: "The economy of Arizona's White
Mountain Apache Indian tribe is directly linked to the harvest of timber.
Sadly, the fires that have swept across Arizona now imperil this
economy....
Ariz. grand jury indicts for fire
A federal grand jury in Arizona indicted an Apache tribal member on
Tuesday for allegedly starting a fire that has strained racial tensions....
Kan. man dies during 'vision quest'
Authorities have yet to determine the cause of death for a Kansas man
who was on a vision quest....
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Attack on Indian trust fund monitor decried
The Department of Interior is coming under fire for accusing a court
investigator who has uncovered Indian trust fund mismanagement of
bias....
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In The Hoop: Independence
Indianz.Com is declaring its independence from vague warnings of
unsubstantiated terrorist chatter and is going on vacation this July 4
weekend!
The holiday will extend to July 9, so those readers needing their daily
Indian news fix will have to hold tight....
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Bush cutting cleanup funds for Okla. site
The Bush administration is cutting cleanup funds for one of the worst
toxic waste sites in the nation, according to a document made public on
Monday, an action affecting members of an Oklahoma tribe....
Okla. tribe elects leaders
Voters of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma elected council
members on Saturday....
Judge strikes federal death penalty law
A federal judge in New York on Monday ruled the federal death penalty
unconstitutional....
'We didn't come to use the bathroom'
A group of African-American farmers took over a Department of
Agriculture office in Tennessee on Monday to protest inaction over
delayed loan applications....
Neb. group promises gaming battle
An anti-casino group in Nebraska plans to fight a proposed ballot
initiative to expand gaming....
Nipmuc public comment period extended
The public has until October 1 to comment on the federal recognition
petitions of two Nipmuc tribes in Massachusetts....
Conn. paper identifies source of dissent
The New London Day of Connecticut discloses that the writer of a letter
published in today's paper is the leader of an anti-Indian and anti-treaty
rights group....
Editorial: Solutions needed on burial site
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader in an editorial today criticizes the state of
South Dakota and the U.S....
Yellow Bird: I learned more too
"Even though I have lived in many parts of this country, I believed that
the northern Plains was the "real" Indian country after all, North Dakota
is my home....
Alaska salmon returns best in years
Subsistence and sport fishermen are enjoying the best run of Western
Alaska king and chum salmon in years....
Ex-Peru spymaster gets nine years
Peru's disgraced former intelligence minister, Vladimiro Montesinos, was
sentenced to more than nine years in prison and fined $2.8 million on
Monday....
Oneida Nation claim could be limited
Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday threatened to have Congress
resolve the Oneida Nation land claim if the sides can't agree on a
settlement....
Wis. tribe welcomes return of fish
Efforts to restore the sturgeon to the Great Lakes has helped revive a
tradition of the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin....
FBI investigating tribal officer death
The FBI continues to investigate the death of a tribal police officer on the
Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana....
Group to study Sioux battle sites
A non-profit group plans to document 12 sites where Sioux warriors
battled Army forces after the historic 1876 Battle at Little Bighorn....
EPA criticized for Superfund cuts
Congressional and environmental critics on Monday accused the Bush
administration of lying about its commitment to cleanup toxic waste
sites across the nation....
Threat of fire closes part of Mesa Verde
Parts of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado are closed due to threat of
fire....
White woman remains free for fire
White Mountain Apache tribal members in Arizona are questioning why a
white woman implicated in one of the largest fires in state history
remains free....
Okla. casino game settlement faces delay
National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman Montie Deer asked a
federal judge on Monday to delay court-ordered settlement talks over a
controversial casino game....
Historical accounting plan missing in action
Another deadline for one of Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's promises
has come and gone....
In Today's Federal Register
Proposed Indian Offenses Court
The Bureau of Indian Affairs seeks public comment on a final rule to
create a Courts of Indian Offenses for the Santa Fe Indian School in New
Mexico....
Goshute nuclear hearings continue
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board on Monday held the first of three
final hearings into a proposed nuclear waste facility on the Skull Valley
Goshute Reservation....
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Ariz. blaze attributed to BIA fire fighter
A Bureau of Indian Affairs contract firefighter was indicted on federal
charges this weekend for allegedly starting a blaze which has blossomed
into the worst fire in Arizona's history....
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Judge faults Corps for handling of remains
A federal judge on Friday extended a ban on construction work at a
South Dakota recreation site, citing the federal government's failure to
comply with a law designed to protect ancestral tribal remains....
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The Week in Review
Bureau of Indian Affairs recognizes Eastern Pequot Tribe,
Congress urges trust fund task force to move on solutions,
outgoing Indian gaming regulators leave legacy, and
Supreme Court finishes up term....
Tribal member planning run for Congress
A member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma plans to run for
Congress now that a close political friend is retiring....
Wyo. site eyed for gas drilling
he Bureau of Land Management in September plans to release an
environmental impact statement affecting drilling at a site in Wyoming
known for its unusual terrain, endangered species and sacred sites....
EPA cleanup funds being slashed
The Bush administration is cutting funds to 33 toxic waste sites and will
eventually shift the cost of the Superfund program to taxpayers....
Wash. law forbids use of 'Oriental'
The word "Oriental" can no longer be used in statutes, codes, rules and
regulations in Washington....
Report: Tribes reduce campaign spending
Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes have reduced contributions
to political campaigns, The Norwich Bulletin reports....
Pequot recognition draws complaints
In addition to state and local officials and lawmakers in Connecticut, U.S.
Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Representative Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) are among
those who can't figure out how the Eastern Pequot Tribe got recognized....
Ariz. tribe shocked by fire charges
White Mountain Apache tribal chairman Dallas Massey and residents of
the Arizona reservation expressed shock over charges brought in the
massive Rodeo-Chediski Fire....
Jodi Rave: Shattering stereotypes
"Normally, I wouldn't be attending any event on a California reservation
never had a reason to, never thought about it nor did I feel any
connection to the land or people....
Wis. to get new federal court house
Money for a new federal court house in Wisconsin is being sought....
Final hearings held on Goshute nuclear
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board is holding final hearings on a
proposed nuclear waste dump on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation in
Utah....
N.Y. tribe under scrutiny for cigarettes
State and local officials in New York are trying to stop the Oneida Nation
from offering cheap cigarettes to smokers....
Kan. urban Indian center opens
The Heart of America Indian Center has opened its doors at a new
location in Kansas City, Kansas....
Navajo families to get new homes
The US Marines and Air Force have launched "Operation Footprint," an
effort to bring more homes to the Navajo Nation....
Opinion: Windtalkers ignored true story
Windtalkers, the flop which has contributed to the ouster of an MGM
executive, failed because it was a story about white men instead of the
Navajo Code Talkers, a woman researched the soldiers writes in an
opinion today....
Salmon come back to Native village
Thanks to an ambitious hatchery program, red salmon have returned to
the village of Nanwalek in Alaska....
Tribal gamble pays off for salmon
Twenty years ago, the Confederated Umatilla Tribes of Washington
launched a risky scheme to get more water and money for dying salmon
runs....
Fire setting was part of tribal history
Fire setting was a part of tribal life as recently as this century, according
to historians and anthropologists....
Neb. petition expands casino gaming
A petition to expand gambling in Nebraska is due to be filed with the
state this week....
Shutdown of Interior computers sought
Attorneys representing 300,000 American Indian beneficiaries to the
Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust asked a federal judge to shutdown
certain computer systems at the Department of Interior....
Nightline to focus on Apache fire
The ABC News program Nightline will present a report tonight on the
Apache fire crews fighting the Rodeo-Chedeski Fire....
In Today's Federal Register
Federal Acknowledgment of the Historical Eastern Pequot Tribe
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announces its decision to acknowledge the
historical Eastern Pequot Tribe of Connecticut....
New Shawnee Nation coins issued
An historic Shawnee Nation dollar coin has been reissued featuring the
bust of Chief Tecumseh....
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