Home > What's New on Indianz.Com? Wednesday May 28, 2008 George Skibine now running the Bureau of Indian Affairs. File Photo © The River Reporter. Top BIA post filled for now Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) says frequent changes in leadership are "undermining" Indian Country. • Bureau of Indian Affairs Recognition guidelines changed Internal guidance -- made without tribal consultation or public comment -- allows Bureau of Indian Affairs to delay action on certain groups and speed up action on others. • Federal Register Notice Federal Register | Casino Stalker | Calendar Tuesday May 27, 2008 The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe discussed federal recognition in 1974. File Photo MWT. Recognition guidelines changed Internal guidance -- made without tribal consultation or public comment -- allows Bureau of Indian Affairs to delay action on certain groups and speed up action on others. • Federal Register Notice Senate approves housing bill Version doesn't include provisions addressing the Cherokee Freedmen controversy. • NAHASDA Reauthorization Federal Register | Casino Stalker | Calendar Monday May 26, 2008 Friday May 23, 2008 Cherokee Nation employees build a home in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. File Photo © CN. Senate approves housing bill Version doesn't include provisions addressing the Cherokee Freedmen controversy. • NAHASDA Reauthorization NIGC worried about 'promises' Oklahoma tribe criticized for agreeing not to use newly acquired lands in New Mexico for gaming -- only to change its mind at a later date. • Fort Sill Apache Opinion Federal Register | Casino Stalker | Calendar Thursday May 22, 2008 Fort Sill Apache Chairman Jeff Houser. Photo © Las Cruces Sun-News. NIGC concerned about 'promises' Oklahoma tribe criticized for agreeing not to use newly acquired lands in New Mexico for gaming -- only to change its mind at a later date. • Fort Sill Apache Opinion Oneida Nation hails trust ruling Interior Department agrees to acquire about 13,000 acres in trust for Oneida Nation of New York. • Record of Decision Federal Register | Casino Stalker | Calendar

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