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Head of Indian Affairs says he won't resign
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The head
the Bureau of Indian Affairs said last
week he will not resign, despite a call
from a Connecticut senator to do so.
"I will not step down," said Dave
Anderson.
Anderson was the keynote speaker
at the United Tribes Technical College
commencement ceremony in Bis
marck. The founder of Famous Dave's
restaurants took over Feb. 2 as the In
terior Department's assistant secretary
for Indian affairs.
Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.,
called for Anderson's resignation ear
lier this week, saying Anderson no
longer is making critical decisions on
tribal recognition.
A congressional committee has
stepped up its efforts to investigate the
effect of gambling on the federal tribal
recognition process.
Anderson, who co-founded a com
pany that runs tribal casinos, said he
has recused himself from tribal recog
nition and gambling-related decisions to
avoid the appearance of a conflict of
interest. He said he also has stepped
down as chairman of his Famous
Daves barbecue chain, which opened
a restaurant in Bismarck last month.
Anderson was introduced at Friday's
ceremony by Tex 1 1 all, president of the
National Congress of American Indi
ans and chairman of the Three Affili
ated Tribes in North Dakota. Mall said
he had been contacted by officials in
Connecticut to help oust Anderson.
"I told them I would not, because
he's a fellow American Indian," Mall
said. "I told them it's their issue."
Mall urged graduates and others at
the United Tribes' commencement to
stand behind Anderson.
"(Me) is an Indian man committed
to Indian country," Hall said.
Anderson said he would make no
apologies for promoting casinos in the
past.
"Gaming opportunities for our In
dian people have often helped tribal
infrastructure and created meaningful
jobs," he said. Anderson is a Choctaw
and Chippewa, and an enrolled mem
ber of the Lac Courte Oreilles Lake
Superior Band of Ojibwa. Anderson
co-founded Grand Casinos Inc. In an
other BIA news item last week:
Anderson asked Interior Secretary
Gale Norton to delegate authority for
all matters related to tribal gaming to
BIA's deputy assistant secretary Aurene
Martin. The order was signed last
month and took effect immediately.
In an accompanying memo, Norton
said Anderson, confirmed by the Sen
ate last December, initiated the change.
"I Ie didn't want to have any possi
bility tl.at his past associations would
call into question any of his decisions,"
said spokeswoman Tina Kreisher.
The move drew criticism from Con
necticut Attorney General Richard
Blumenthal, who protested that criti
cal decisions will now be made by some
one not subject to Senate confirmation.
"I am deeply troubled that Mr.
Anderson will be unable to perform
some of the key responsibilities of the
office for which he was nominated and
confirmed by Congress," said
Blumenthal.
I Ie added that recusal on individual
cases is appropriate but, "such general,
across the board delegation is severely
problematic, raising constitutional and
statutory questions about overbroad
illegal delegation." While Anderson will
have no influence in recognition deci
sions, gaming matters or issues related to
tribes taking land into trust for casino
purposes, Kreisher said that he will con
tinue to have other duties as the head of
BIA. I Ie will oversee social welfare pro
grams, other land use issues, and the 184
BIA schools located in 23 states.
Congressional
panel vows
BIA investigation
WASHINGTON, DC. (AP) -A
congressional committee said
last week that it expects to sub
poena leaders of the Schaghticoke
Tribal Nation as part of a widen
ing investigation into the effects
of big money gaming on the fed
eral tribal recognition process.
Government Reform Commit
tee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va.,
said the panel invited the
Schaghticokcs, who are based in
Kent, Conn., to testify at a hear
ing Wednesday, but they declined.
During the hearing the inspec
tor general for the Bureau of In
dian Affairs said his office is also
investigating the BIA's decision to
grant the Schaghticokcs federal
recognition to determine if the
agency followed proper procedures.
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