2002 Press Releases |
Date | Article Title |
| 12/19/02 |
Congress Approves Historic Reorganization Plan for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special Trustee for American Indians |
| 12/13/02 |
Joint Tribal Leaders/DOI Task Force on Trust Reform to Conduct Final Meeting December 16 & 17 in Washington, D.C. |
| 12/5/02 |
McCaleb Proposes to Decline Schaghticoke Acknowledgment |
| 12/4/02 |
McCaleb Announces Major Realignment of the BIA to Improve Services to Trust Beneficiaries |
| 11/25/02 |
McCaleb Recognizes Traditional Council as Provisional Government of Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas |
| 11/22/02 |
Assistant Secretary McCaleb and Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief Beaver to Jointly Dedicate New Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office Headquarters |
| 11/20/02 |
Interior Celebrates 2002 National American Indian Heritage Month Institute of American Indian Arts’ 40th Anniversary Also Observed |
| 11/4/02 |
President Bush Proclaims November “National American Indian Heritage Month” |
| 10/24/02 |
Interior Department Statement on the Class III Gaming Compact Between the Seneca Nation of Indians and the State of New York |
| 10/22/02 |
Interior Department Statement on Neal McCaleb’s Notification to Court on E-mail Retrieval |
| 10/18/02 |
BIA Educator Charlotte Begay Receives Milken National Educator Award Ft. Wingate Elementary FACE Teacher One of Two New Mexico Winners |
| 10/17/02 |
Indian Affairs Organizes Consortium to Develop Indian Country Telecommunications Infrastructure |
| 10/11/02 |
McCaleb Meets With European-Bound Delegation of Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission |
| 10/11/02 |
BIA Awards Grant to Metlakatla Indian Community for Mineral Development Project “We must help, rather than hinder, tribes to create jobs and sustainable economies.” |
| 10/11/02 |
McCaleb to Develop National Strategy for Improving Tribal Economies Summit on Emerging Tribal Economies Provides Springboard for Action |
| 10/10/02 |
First Group of Historical Accounting Statements Mailed to Individual Indian Money Account Holders in Arizona |
| 10/2/02 |
McCaleb Announces Strategic Plan for Improving the Federal Acknowledgment Process |
| 9/20/02 |
BIA Supports Three Affiliated Tribes’ Dream of Joining Oil Refining Industry Through Grant Award |
| 9/19/02 |
McCaleb Highlights Partnerships in Tribal Economic Development at the National Summit on Emerging Tribal Economies |
| 9/13/02 |
White House, Interior Lead Federal Speakers at National Summit on Emerging Tribal Economies |
| 9/13/02 |
White House, Interior Lead Federal Speakers at National Summit on Emerging Tribal Economies |
| 9/12/02 |
Summit Offers Insights and Information for Building Sustainable Tribal Economies and Creating Jobs in Indian Country |
| 9/6/02 |
BIA Employees Among Recipients of Departmental Service Awards Portland Regional Office Director Stanley Speaks Honored for 42-Year Career in Public Service |
| 9/6/02 |
McCaleb Issues Final Determination to Decline Federal Acknowledgment of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe |
| 8/29/02 |
Tribal Economies Summit Supports President Bush's Goal Of Economic Security for All Americans |
| 8/23/02 |
Joint Tribal Leaders/DOI Task Force on Trust Reform to Meet August 26-28 in Anchorage, Alaska |
| 8/22/02 |
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb Commends Tribal Police Officer for Rescuing 10 Year Old Girl |
| 8/20/02 |
American Indian Roads Program Holding Education Meetings On Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| 8/9/02 |
American Indian Roads Program Boosted by Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| 8/2/02 |
Norton, McCaleb To Address Indian Country’s Economic and Employment Needs National Summit on Emerging Tribal Economies Set For September 16-19, 2002 in Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7/31/02 |
OIEP will hold Consultation Meetings with Tribal People on Regulations Established by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
| 7/30/02 |
McCaleb Statement on Resignation of Special Trustee Tom Slonaker |
| 7/19/02 |
McCaleb Names Brian Burns New CIO for Indian Affairs |
| 7/19/02 |
Joint Tribal Leaders/DOI Task Force on Trust Reform to Meet July 22-24 in Portland, Oregon |
| 7/12/02 |
BIA-OLES will host an Indian Country Corrections Summit |
| 7/9/02 |
McCaleb Names DuBray as Special Assistant for Communications |
| 7/5/02 |
Final Determination Declines Chinook Recognition |
| 7/1/02 |
McCaleb Confirms Aurene Martin as Deputy Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs |
| 6/28/02 |
McCaleb Approves Southern Ute Tribe Business Partnership with Canadian Gas Exploration Concern |
| 6/24/02 |
McCaleb Issues Final Determination to Acknowledge the Historical Eastern Pequot Tribe Two Petitioners Acknowledged as One Tribe |
| 6/20/02 |
Assistant Secretary McCaleb Calls On Tribal Leaders To Choose Prosperity Over Poverty Announces Tribal Economic Summit for September 16-19 in Phoenix |
| 6/17/02 |
Assistant Secretary McCaleb to Address NCAI 2002 Mid-Year Conference |
| 6/14/02 |
Secretary Norton to Meet with American Indian Leaders and Trust Reform Task Force to Discuss Report |
| 6/13/02 |
McCaleb Names Aurene Martin Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs |
| 6/13/02 |
Joint Tribal Leaders/DOI Task Force on Trust Reform to Meet June 13-15 in Bismarck, N.D. |
| 6/7/02 |
Bureau of Indian Affairs Support Alaska Natives Need to Whale |
| 6/4/02 |
Trust Reform Task Force Releases Progress Report |
| 5/17/02 |
Joint DOI/Tribal Leaders Task Force to Meet May 19-21 in Minneapolis |
| 5/16/02 |
Secretary Norton Joins Ground Blessing Ceremony for Santa Fe Indian School One of 12 New Indian Schools to be Built |
| 5/13/02 |
Canada/U.S. Bilateral talks on Indigenous Peoples issues yield spirit of cooperation |
| 5/6/02 |
BIA Law Enforcement to hold 11th Annual Memorial Service for Fallen Police Officers |
| 5/2/02 |
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb Will meet with Canadian Government Officials |
| 5/1/02 |
Jeanette Hanna Named Director of BIA's Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office |
| 4/26/02 |
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes Eligible to Get Internet Domain Name Suffix Designating Them as Government Entities |
| 4/24/02 |
Joint DOI/Tribal Leaders Task Force To Meet April 25-26 in San Diego, Calif. |
| 4/19/02 |
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb To Join High School Students on Earth Day 2002 |
| 2/8/02 |
Eighth Consultation Meeting On Improving Indian Trust Asset Management Set For February 14 In Portland, Oregon |
| 2/5/02 |
McCaleb Approves United Auburn Indian Community Land-Into-Trust Application Cites Tribal-State-County Cooperation As Example Of 4C’s Ideal |
| 2/4/02 |
Increased Funding To Improve Trust Management and Education Highlight BIA’s FY2003 Budget Request |
| 1/28/02 |
Seventh Consultation Meeting On Improving Indian Trust Asset Management Set For February 1 In Arlington, Virginia |
| 1/18/02 |
Sixth Consultation Meeting On Improving Indian Trust Asset Management Set for January 23 in Anchorage |
| 1/11/02 |
Fifth Consultation Meeting On Improving Indian Trust Asset Management Set for January 17 in San Diego |
| 1/9/02 |
BIA Schools Will See Improvements Under President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001” |
| 1/4/02 |
Fourth Consultation Meeting On Improving Indian Trust Asset Management Set for January 10 in Rapid City |
| 1/3/02 |
McCaleb Approves Reconsidered Final Determination To Recognize The Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington |
