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Excerpted from 10-2/3-99 California Indian Gaming E-News Digest by Victor Rocha of
pechanga.net
Sunday, October 3rd, 1999.
White buffalo doing well after toe surgery
http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=80973873
-- JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- Miracle, a buffalo said to fulfill an American Indian
prophecy when it was born white, has made it through toe surgery, but it will be about
six months until the 700-pound animal is fully recovered, a veterinarian said.
Anishinabe man works to bridge gap between cultures
http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=80973075
-- NETT LAKE, MINN. -- ...Bringing kids to the Bois Forte Indian Reservation at Nett
Lake is one way Goodsky teaches others about his Anishinabe, or Ojibwe, people. And it
is a way for the Anishinabe and those outside the reservation -- especially the young
-- to feel comfortable with each other.
Fishing war brews in Canada after court backs Indians
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9910/02/AM-Canada-IndianFishing.ap/index.html
-- TORONTO (AP) -- A high court ruling giving Indians the right to unlicensed fishing
year-around has drawn protests from some commercial fishermen, who claim the decision
puts their jobs at risk. Atlantic lobstermen say they can now stand on shore and watch
Micmac Indians harvest tons of lobster two months before the legal season starts.
'Precedent-Setting' Suit Pits B.C. Resort Against Province Issue: Native right to
erect blockades v. business interests
http://www.nationalpost.com/news.asp?f=991002/92937&s2=national&s3=news
-- VANCOUVER - A ski resort that was caught in a crossfire between an Indian band and
the British Columbia government will sue the province for $128-million on Monday, in a
case that will be watched intently because of its broader implications.
Brother oil tycoons battle in Tulsa federal court
http://www.msnbc.com/local/KJRH/39838.asp
-- TULSA, Okla. (AP) It could be a soap opera. A tale of two brothers from a
billionaire family fighting over wealth and power. The plot has takeover attempts,
conspiracies and betrayal. The latest chapter digs deep into the heart of Oklahoma
with allegations that Koch Industries, the country s leading crude oil purchaser,
stole black gold from right underneath the Indians and independent producers.
Native statue receives own spot Anishinabe Scout no longer to stand at Champlain's
feet
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/991002/2941419.html
-- The long-running feud between the Assembly of First Nations and the National
Capital Commission over the statue of Samuel de Champlain on Nepean Point in Major's
Hill Park is over. In 1996, the NCC promised to remove the figure of an Aboriginal
guide crouched at the feet of the 17th century explorer, geographer and map-maker who
founded Quebec City.
Nevada Prison System Wins In Native American Religion Lawsuit
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-crime/1999/oct/01/509376056.html
-- CARSON CITY (AP) - The Nevada prison system has prevailed in a lawsuit brought by
two American Indian prisoners who said their religious rights were violated by
officials at the Southern Desert Correctional Center. Inmates Dennie Jaso Jr. and
George Dunckhurt III alleged in a lawsuit that guards used excessive force in removing
them from an Indian sweat lodge at the prison near Indian Springs.
With ancient methods, ricers gather the 'food that grows on water'
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/oct99/rice03100299a.asp
Up North, tradition's in the grain - - Near Tomahawk - The sky was cloudless and the
sun shining, but inside Patty Petit's canoe, it was raining. Her brother stood behind
her, pushing the canoe through submerged rice beds with a tamarack pole. With each
stroke, Petit pulled thin green rice plants over the top of the canoe and tapped the
stalks with thin cedar sticks, loosening a shower of tiny grains.
Non-Status Natives Shut Out Of Fishery
http://www.canoe.ca/TopStories/natives_oct2.html
-- Non-status aboriginals have been shut out of the Atlantic fishery. Non-status
natives are not entitled to the benefits of a recent Supreme Court ruling that permits
status natives to fish year-round, a spokesman for the federal Fisheries Department
maintained Saturday. "It was our opinion that they were not beneficiaries of the
treaty right," said Andre-Marc Lanteigne. "We're giving them until Monday morning to
take their gear out of the water."
Navajo Ruling May Impact Business
http://www.abqjournal.com/biz/1biz10-02-99.htm
-- FARMINGTON -- A Navajo Nation Supreme Court ruling on workers' compensation could
impact how companies do business on the Navajo Nation and could make companies
reluctant to locate on the reservation, say two attorneys who specialize in business
law. One of the lawyers predicted the recent decision could fill the tribal court
system with litigation.
Tribes supported Schafer, 'shocked' leader says
http://www.northscape.com/news/docs00/1002/27B2ABD.htm
-- "I'm shocked," said Tex Hall, tribal chairman from the Three Affiliated Tribes,
when he heard that Gov. Ed Schafer wasn't running for re-election. He said the
governor gave no indication that he wasn't going to run for re-election during recent
gaming-compact signing ceremonies. Schafer signed a 10-year compact with the tribes.
Indian teens among those calling for proper handling of area under S- curve
http://gr.mlive.com/news/index.ssf?/news/stories/19991002indians0021802.frm
-- By Charles Honey Press Religion Editor David Wilson looked around at the freeway
overpass, parking lots and industrial buildings that cover the Grand River villages
where his ancestors once lived. As the 16-year-old pointed in each direction, he said,
"That's dishonoring." Since the dishonor to local Native Americans already has been
done in his view, Wilson hopes the state will erect some sort of memorial at the site,
"to tell you the history of this area."
$240,000 payoff was disturbing, not illegal
http://www.sunherald.com/business/docs/bally100299.htm
-- ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - New Jersey casino regulators balked Friday at punishing Park
Place Entertainment for the company's $240,000 payoff to a Florida politician in a
failed 1994 casino campaign. They were disturbed by it but said they could not revoke
the company's casino license or impose a fine because the payment was legal..
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