Monthly Archives: February 2008

U.S. Forest Service protects Cave Rock

Posted on February 29, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

“The U.S. Forest Service signed a final decision to protect the sacred Cave Rock in Nevada. The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit developed a plan to ban climbing at the rock. The plan was upheld by the 9th Circuit Court … Continue reading →

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Senator Dorgan probes Spirit Lake business

Posted on February 29, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

“Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, is seeking an investigation of a manufacturing company owned by the Spirit Lake Nation of North Dakota. Dorgan asked the Department of Defense to look into Sioux … Continue reading →

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Assimilation and Cherokees

Posted on February 29, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

Indiana Professor Steve Russell writes in Indian Country Today: “Cherokees, as my Plains Indian pals never hesitate to remind me, are among the most assimilated peoples indigenous to North America. We’ve been a constitutional republic since 1827, but our fascination … Continue reading →

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Indian water settlements in Congress

Posted on February 28, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

“At least four major Indian water rights settlements are headed to Congress this year. The largest is a $800 million deal between the Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico. The Bush administration has balked at the high cost … Continue reading →

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Kickapoo Tribe files suit in Supreme Court

Posted on February 28, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

“The Kickapoo Tribe of Texas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Indian gaming case.  The tribe has been trying to negotiate a Class III gaming compact with Texas. But state officials have refused. So the tribe turned … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma county sues to stop tribal gaming

Posted on February 28, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

“Commissioners in Cherokee County, Kansas, filed suit against the Interior Department in hopes of stopping the Quapaw Tribe from building a casino. The $300 million Downstream Casino Resort is located on three parcels of land in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. … Continue reading →

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N.Mex. stops Oklahoma tribe's bingo operation

Posted on February 28, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

“New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has ordered state police to block access to the Fort Sill Apache Tribe‘s casino site.  Officers were posted at the site near Las Cruces yesterday evening. Richardson said the Oklahoma tribe’s bingo operation is … Continue reading →

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Narragansetts want land taken out of trust

Posted on February 28, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

The Narragansett Tribe is attempting to manuveur around its ongoing conflict with Rhode Island. “The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island is asking the Interior Department to take its entire reservation out of trust.  Council member John Brown said the move … Continue reading →

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Senate passes Indian health care bill & apology!

Posted on February 28, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

The Senate passed the Indian health care bill and the attached resolution by Senator Brownback of Kansas to apologize to American Indians for 200 years of active oppression.  Read about it here: “It only took nine years of negotiation, but … Continue reading →

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Alaska Native village sues oil companies for global warming

Posted on February 26, 2008 by robertjmiller2013

The Anchorage Daily News . com reports:  “The eroding village of Kivalina in the Northwest Arctic is suing Exxon Mobil and 23 other energy companies for damage related to global warming.  The suit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District … Continue reading →

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