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Senator calls for inquiry into funds spent on conference
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP)
- U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici is call
ing for a federal inquiry into
whether federal funds were mis
appropriated or misused for an
American Indian education con
ference in Hawaii.
I f so, the New Mexico Re
publican said action needs to be
taken.
More than 360 people rep
resenting the Navajo N ation
preregistered for the four-day
conference held last month in
Honolulu. The preregistration
fee for the event, hosted by the
National Indian Education As-
sociation, was
per person.
It's not clear how many people
who preregistered represented tive branch sent 18 delegates, lessons they learned and shared
Navajo governm ent, public Tribal
Council
Speaker them with others.
school districts on the Navajo Lawrence Morgan has said it's
Central Consolidated school
Nation or other groups.
not unusual for tribal lawmak board member Hoskie Benally
Although some of the trav ers to travel on behalf o f the Jr. said he views the news cov
elers might have paid their own sovereign nation.
erage as deliberately inflamma
expense, some used tribal funds
Navajo President Joe Shirley tory. . |
or federal funds to pay for the Jr. was invited to speak at the
“I see that the motive of the
trip, the Daily Times reported conference and took his wife new spaper is to plant the
Saturday.
and an assistant with him, the thought in the mind of the com
The Central Consolidated president's spokesman, George munity people that something
school district sent eight people Hardeen, has said.
, may illegally be happening, and
to the convention at a cost of
The Daily Times has criti that's nqt fair,” he said.
about $15,000. Interim superin cized the Navajo Nation govern
Domenici said he personally
tendent Charles Hayes said he ment and school districts on its called Shirley to discuss the
considers the money well spent. opinion pages for the number matter and to request that the
“I am sorry we couldn't send of representatives sent, claim Navajo Nation make all infor
more,” he said. “I'd do it again.*’ ing that fewer representatives mation about the trip a matter
The Navajo Nation's legisla could have brought home the ypf public record. /
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New spirit of cooperation
between tribal, state courts
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) i - The chief judge of the
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has agreed that the
tribal court should recognize decisions made in
other tribal courts and state courts.
In turn, that means state courts in South Da
kota are now authorized to recognize the orders
or judgments of the Standing Rock court.
“It is my belief that the preservation and ex
pansion of the sovereignty of the Standing Rock
Sioux Nation depends upon the respect of our
fellow sovereigns as well,” said Standing Rock
Chief Judge William Zuger. “I am pleased that
f this will result in the recognition of our judgments
'in the courts of South Dakota.”
“I am concerned that those representatives and "take ap-
w ho rep resen t the Navajo , propriate action in accordance
people have not accounted for with all applicable laws, rules and
this trip,” Domenici told the regulations."
“If is im portant that The
newspaper Friday.
. In a letter to Inspector Gen Daily Times be held accountable
eral Earl D evancy o f the .De for their reporting and that the
partment o f Interior, Domenici Navajo Nation also be held, ac
asked that the federal office re-' countable for their actions,he
view the trip taken by Navajo* said.
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The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation straddles
the North Dakota and South Dakota border. Fort
Yates, N.D., is the site of the tribal court.
State law allows South Dakota courts to honor
decisions in tribal courts when the tribes grant
legal reciprocity to orders and judgments of state
courts.
The two-way judicial street is effective imme
diately, said South Dakota Supreme Court Chief
Justice David Gilbertson,
“It is my hope that this rule granting mutual
recognition of court orders will aid in providing
justice to all citizens of South Dakota,” he said.
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Judge grants injunction against ‘tribe*
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Texas judge has granted a per
manent injunction against the
j Wichita-based Kaweah (kuh-
• WAY') Indian Nation and its
! self-proclaimed chief, Malcomb
Webber.
The unrecognized tribe is
accused o f defrauding illegal
imfmgratitiTby ® iffy earning against two other defendants.
they could get Social Security And a spokesman for the Texas
numbers if they bought tribal attorney general's office said a
memberships. The Texas attor ruling on any penalties and res
ney general's office had filed a titution will be made after the
lawsuit accusing Webber and his entire case is settled.
group of violating the Texas
A court-appointed attorney
Deceptive Trade Practices Act. ' for Webber has said Webber was
The lawsuit is still pending a victim of renegade underlings.
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tribal organization.
She could be sentenced to: up
to five years in prison Jan. 28,
according to federal prosecu
tors.
Former treasurer David Rab
bit Sr. earlier pleaded guilty and
was ordered to repay nearly
$ip,000 and serve five years o f
probation for not repaying pay
roll advances.
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Third Fine Ridge official pleads guilty
RAPID CITY, S.£>. (AP) -
A third former Oglala Sioux
Tribe official has acknowl
edged that she stole from the
tribe on the Pine Ridge In
dian Reservation.
Kim Colhoff, 51, of Pine
Ridge, who was the tribe's
payroll supervisor, pleaded
guilty in federal court in
Rapid City to theft from a
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And a jury last month con
victed former' tribal vice
president Eileen Janis o f •
theft...She also could get up'
to five years in prison when
she's sentenced Jan. 28..
The thefts happened in
2003 and 2004, according to
court documents.
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Crist, tribe sign deal to expand
Indian gambling, state gets cash
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP)
— Existing Indian gambling fa-
cilities in Florida will be able to
add Las Vegas-style slots and
card games like blackjack, and
the state will get a cut of the
m oney under an agreem ent
signed Wednesday by Gov.
Charlie Crist and leaders of the
Seminole Tribe of Florida.
The 25-year deal will mean a
minimum of $100 million a year
for the state, and while the Leg
islature will determine how that's
spent, Crist suggested it should
: go almost entirely for education.
S ’] i. The Legislature may fight the
: * V agreement anyway, with some
House members saying the deal
isn't valid without their OK.
Crist, a Republican who said
while campaigning that he op
posed the expansion o f gam
bling, said he didn't really have
a choice in the matter, contend
ing that the federal government
was set to allow the Seminóles
to expand their gambling offer
ings anyway.
It would have been irrespon
sible, Crist said, to bypass an op
portunity to have a say in the
details of what exactly is allowed
at the casinos and how they are
regulated, and to leave on the
table millions o f dollars that will
be generated at the seven exist
ing facilities on tribal lands.
Crist was up against a Thurs
day deadline set by the U.S. De
partment of the Interior, and he
said he was told by federal offi
c ia l that if^a state deal weren't
Signed Washington would move
forward with allowing the Semi
nóles to have slot machines.
“To allow the people o f
Florida to not share in possibly
billions o f dollars o f revenue
over time, that is a gamble I am
not willing to take,” Crist said.
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