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Excerpted from Victor Rocha's Pechanga.net
American Indians celebrate at Alcatraz:
http://www.sacbee.com/news/news/local05_19991024.html
Occupation of island started 30 years ago ALCATRAZ ISLAND -- The haunting chants of
six American Indians beating drums signaled the start of Saturday's celebration of the
30th anniversary of the Alcatraz Indian occupation.
Land, power and pride: Onondaga chief hopes settlement with state will mean
tangible assets for his people
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyKey=20941&category=F
ONONDAGA NATION -- Irving Powless Jr., the 69-year-old chief of the Onondaga Indian
Nation, longs to see the day when his people enjoy economic stability and independence
-- and not from the revenues of a casino or a bingo hall.
Bush comment on Indian issues draws comment The GOP presidential contender says he
considers state law supreme.
http://www.pechanga.net/bush_comment_on_indian_issues_dr.htm
A 22-word comment on Native American issues earned presidential candidate George W.
Bush support from some Central New York landowners and annoyed some Native Americans.
While admitting he knew little about Indian land claims in New York, Bush had this to
say during a campaign stop Monday in Syracuse: "My view is that state law reigns
supreme when it comes to the Indians, whether it be gambling or any other issue."
Bush-Lite Made with Less Leadership, Less Experience, & More Right-Wing Flavor
http://www.pechanga.net/bush.htm
Forget about George W. Bush's faux split with Dick Armey and Tom DeLay. The real
fight is between Bush and James Madison. Campaigning in New York this week, the
five-year Texas governor tried to answer one question about local Indian issues,
saying, "My view is that state law reigns supreme when it comes to the Indians,
whether it be gambling or any other issue." [Syracuse Post-Standard, 10/6/99]
Indian nations resume intertribal trading, on the Net
http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=81028896
-- On a recent trip to visit the Catawba Indian Nation in Catawba, S.C., Dan Umstead,
a member of the Oneida Nation of central New York, was shown centuries-old pottery of
Oneida design excavated there, some 800 miles from home.
Buffalo To Roam New Home
http://www.abqjournal.com/news/3news10-24-99.htm
-- POJOAQUE -- Ed Maes watched the bison roundup Saturday morning from the other side
of a 7-foot wire fence, bidding a fond farewell to the 16 bison in the Pojoaque Pueblo
herd.
Federation accuses state of ruining Native life: AFN demands greater support
http://www.adn.com/stories/T99102415.html
(ALASKA) The Alaska Federation of Natives on Saturday adopted a sharply worded
resolution urging the nation and the world to pay attention to the "assault on Native
cultures and communities by the state of Alaska."
Controversy brews on whether suit against band can be heard in U.S. court
http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=81034445
-- In 1997, a police officer working for an American Indian tribe arrested a newspaper
reporter who was covering a meeting of tribal leaders at Grand Casino Mille Lacs. He
was jailed until the meeting ended. Criminal charges against the reporter, a
non-Indian, were dismissed in district court.
Villages sue state over police protection
http://www.msnbc.com/local/KTUU/41826.asp
(ANCHORAGE, AK) A group of Native villages is taking the state to court over funding
for police protection in the Bush. The group argues the state discriminates against
rural Alaska based on race and location.
Judge blocks plans for casino
http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsnews/233nd2.htm
(WAUKEGAN) (AP) A Lake County judge Friday blocked state regulators from approving
plans for a floating casino in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, at the request of rival
developers who say the Rosemont investors got special treatment from Illinois
lawmakers.
Pueblo 'Slaps' N.M. Sending Money Out-Of-State
http://www.abqjournal.com/news/1gamble10-23-99.htm
(ALBUQUERQUE) -- Sandia Pueblo has slapped the state in the face by sending money to
an out-of-state treatment center for problem gamblers, the head the New Mexico Council
on Problem Gambling said.
A River of Indian Anger Shoreline Fight Reflects Racial Gulf in South Dakota
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-10/23/074l-102399-idx.html
( PIERRE, S.D.) It was a gloriously warm autumn day when 300 people gathered at the
state capitol here on Native American Day last week to celebrate the late Gov. George
S. Mickelson's dream of reconciliation between Indians and whites, who in a sense have
never really stopped fighting in South Dakota since Gen. George A. Custer made his
last stand at Little Bighorn.
Navajo Consumer Act Draws Criticism
http://www.abqjournal.com/news/8news10-23-99.htm
-- (GALLUP, NM) Darren Baade used to advertise his used-car lot on the edge of the
Navajo Reservation here as the "home of the second chance." Baade has rarely turned
down a Navajo customer in the 20 years he has been selling cars and trucks off the
reservation.
Senecas move to get 1,100 acres for reservation
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/295/region/Senecas_move_to_get_1_100_acre:.shtml
(JIMERSONTOWN, N.Y.) (AP) The Seneca Nation of Indians is moving to add 1,100 acres to
its Cattaraugus reservation base. The land in the Town of Napoli, known as the
Enchanted Lake, was once eyed by developers for recreation projects. But funding
became a problem for many of the owners and over the past 20 years the county has
foreclosed on many of the land parcels for back taxes.
Attorney general threatens New Mexico Indian casinos
http://www.msnbc.com/local/KOB/34704.asp
New Mexico s attorney general is threatening to stop Indian casino gambling in the
state. Patricia Madrid says she plans to ask a federal court to halt the gaming if
on-going negotiations don t bring an agreement the tribes will follow. She says her
goal is to get the tribes to pay the state what is required under gambling compacts
signed two years ago. Tribes insist the required payments are illegally high and some
have refused to pay.
For American Indians, trust fund case means righting a century of wrongs
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/295/nation/For_American_Indians_trust_fun:.shtml
(HEART BUTTE, Mont. (AP) Josephine Spotted Bear Wildgun knows nothing of courtrooms.
She is 75 years old with a sixth-grade education. When a stranger strikes up a
conversation, she giggles, flashing a gap-toothed grin, and burrows her chin in her
chest.
Team looking for clues to significance of ancient site
http://www.naplesnews.com/today/florida/d354845a.htm
(MIAMI) State archaeologists have begun the gentle excavation of animal bones, pottery
fragments and other ancient debris in an effort to determine the scientific
significance of a circle carved into stone bedrock at the mouth of the Miami River.
Shipbuilder abandons ship Tribe fails to revive an ancient New England
http://projo.com/report/pjb/stories/02704292.htm
(CONNECTICUT) Born just three years ago amid great fanfare, the Pequot River Shipworks
in New London, Conn., is being eulogized as a ``grand and noble venture.'' Whatever
the reason for its failure, John Markowitz, the executive director of the Southeastern
Connecticut Economic Region, says it wasn't for lack of skill on the part of its
workers or for lack of trying and financial commitment on the part of the owners of
the Foxwoods Resort and Casino.
Indian woman leads the fight for trust fund reform
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/295/nation/Indian_woman_leads_the_fight_f:.shtml
(BROWNING, Mont.) (AP) The stories began long ago, as far back as Elouise Cobell can
remember. She was just a child when neighbors gathered at her home on the Blackfeet
Indian Reservation, talking of land and money and things she couldn't possibly
understand.
**Reverse-Bias case settled for $50,000
http://fl.mlive.com/news/index.ssf?/news/stories/19991022settlemt.frm
-- (MT MORRIS TWP.) A Clio man has settled for $50,000 in a reverse discrimination
suit against the township. Matthew Moore accepted the settlement Monday, a day before
the case was to go to trial, said his attorney, Glen N. Lenhoff of Flint. Moore, who
is one-eighth Chippewa Indian, filed suit in 1994 after he was not hired to fill one
of seven positions on the Mt. Morris Township Police Department.
Justice Served for American Indians
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/1999/oct/22/102200081.html
-- (HEART BUTTE, Mont.) (AP) -- Josephine Spotted Bear Wildgun knows nothing of
courtrooms. She is 75 years old with a sixth-grade education. When a stranger strikes
up a conversation, she giggles, flashing a gap-toothed grin, and burrows her chin in
her chest.
Natives to observe commercial season
http://www.canoe.ca/NationalTicker/CANOE-wire.Native-Fishery.html
(YARMOUTH, N.S.) (CP) A Mi'kmaq chief received a standing ovation from hundreds of
non-native fishermen Friday night after telling them her band would honour their
lobster season.
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