The bodies of three people were discovered on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming and the FBI is investigating the incident, a spokesman for the Northern Arapaho Tribe said. The three bodies were found in a home in the Beaver Creek housing development near U.S. Highway 789 just south of Riverton Wednesday morning, the Jackson Hole Star Tribune reported today.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The FBI Investigates Three Deaths on Reservation
The bodies of three people were discovered on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming and the FBI is investigating the incident, a spokesman for the Northern Arapaho Tribe said. The three bodies were found in a home in the Beaver Creek housing development near U.S. Highway 789 just south of Riverton Wednesday morning, the Jackson Hole Star Tribune reported today.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Lumbee Use HUD Money for Trips
Ten Lumbee tribal council members attended an Indian education conference last October at the four-star Hilton hotel on Waikiki Beach – a junket that cost the tribe $4,000. Credit card statements provided, to WRAL News by a council member who asked to remain anonymous show that tribal officials also have traveled to Albuquerque, N.M., San Antonio, Texas, and Alaska in the past year. The television station reported today on its Web site that the charges include a limo service in Colorado and $500 for a hotel room in Florence, S.C., which is less than an hour's drive from the Lumbee community in Robeson County.
Council member Wendy Moore-Graham said the trips were paid for with money the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development gives to the tribe each year. This year's grant was $13 million, but HUD recently cut funding to the Lumbees by $1.7 million. The tribe shut down its housing rehabilitation program on Monday with more than 1,000 tribal members still on the waiting list for assistance.
Council member Wendy Moore-Graham said the trips were paid for with money the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development gives to the tribe each year. This year's grant was $13 million, but HUD recently cut funding to the Lumbees by $1.7 million. The tribe shut down its housing rehabilitation program on Monday with more than 1,000 tribal members still on the waiting list for assistance.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Union warns members and public to avoid Indian casino
The Riverside County Sheriff's Assn., a union representing 3,700 employees, has warned its members and the public to stay away from the Soboba Indian casino near San Jacinto, Calif., because of recent violence. The group urged its members to visit other casinos until the situation at Soboba was "stabilized." The reservation was the scene of two shootouts last month between Riverside County sheriff's deputies and several tribe members who used rifles against officers, their vehicles and a helicopter. Three tribal members died in those gun battles.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Greektown Casino Files for Chapter 11
Citing significant delays and cost overruns associated with its expansion, Greektown Casino in Detroit has asked a federal court for approval to reorganize its finances and continue business operations under the protection of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced today.
“We are not closing. We are not bankrupt. We are a profitable company with a liquidity issue,” Greektown Casino spokesman Roger Martin told the Detroit Free Press.
“We are not closing. We are not bankrupt. We are a profitable company with a liquidity issue,” Greektown Casino spokesman Roger Martin told the Detroit Free Press.
Court of Appeals Upholds FLSA Ruling
In Lobo, Suarez v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a district court ruling that the tribe was immune from suit for allegedly violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. The plaintiffs argued that the FLSA is a statute of general applicability that applies to Indian tribes.
The Court said that even though an Act may apply to tribes, a tribe is not subject to suit unless the tribe waives its immunity or Congress expressly abrogates it. Citing Florida Paraplegic Association Inc. v. Miccosukee Tribe, the court said that “whether or not a tribe may be subject to a statute and whether or not a tribe may be sued for violating the statute are two entirely different questions.” A copy of the case is available at Turtle Talk.
The Court said that even though an Act may apply to tribes, a tribe is not subject to suit unless the tribe waives its immunity or Congress expressly abrogates it. Citing Florida Paraplegic Association Inc. v. Miccosukee Tribe, the court said that “whether or not a tribe may be subject to a statute and whether or not a tribe may be sued for violating the statute are two entirely different questions.” A copy of the case is available at Turtle Talk.
Foxwoods Employees Reject UAW
Race book employees at The Foxwoods Resort Casino voted 23-13 against organizing under the United Auto Workers Unions. They are the second group of employees to reject union representation. On May 1, operating engineers at the casino voted 215-67 against joining the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 30. Read the story here.
Dropout rates at Crisis Level in Northwest
Educators in Seattle, Washington, have been told that dropout rates for minority students, especially Native Americans, are at crisis levels in six Northwestern states, according to the Associate Press. The news was delivered at a one day conference of educators from Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
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