Indian Affairs | 2008
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2008 Press Releases

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12/18/08 Graduation Ceremony for Inaugural Class of IEED-UA Pilot Project Trainees to be Held December 19
12/4/08 BIA Anadarko Agency Oil and Gas Mining Lease Sale Totals $6.1 million
9/19/08 Skibine Congratulates Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe on Opening of New Computer Achievement Center
9/12/08 BIA Officer Wounded on the Standing Rock Reservation
9/5/08 Michael Black Named Regional Director for BIA's Great Plains Regional Office
8/26/08 Indian Affairs’ Internet Reconnection Completed
8/7/08 DOI Response to Decision on Cobell Lawsuit
8/1/08 Skibine Praises KILI-FM Radio Station’s Wind Turbine
7/31/08 Skibine Congratulates Oglala Sioux Tribe, State of South Dakota on Signing Joint Sovereign MOU for Tribe’s Secured Transactions Commercial Code
7/11/08 Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to Participate in Indian Affairs Public Law 102-477 Program
7/9/08 Second National Conference on Child Protection and Child Welfare in Indian Country to be Held in Billings, Montana
7/8/08 National Geographic, 5 U.S. Agencies Sign Agreement to Embrace Geotourism, Expanding Conservation Efforts
6/25/08 Indian Affairs Promotes Increased Capital Investment in Indian Country
5/30/08 Skibine Announces Publication of Proposed Finding to Decline Federal Acknowledgment of Group Known as Biloxi, Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogees, Inc.
5/30/08 Skibine Announces Publication of Proposed Finding to Decline Federal Acknowledgment of Group Known as Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe
5/28/08 Secretary Kempthorne Presents Presidential and Departmental Awards to Interior Executives
5/27/08 Skibine to Temporarily Assume Responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
5/23/08 The Bureau of Indian Affairs Network Reconnects to the Internet
5/23/08 Artman Announces Publication of Guidance Notice to Improve Federal Acknowledgement Process Efficiency, Transparency
5/20/08 Artman Announces Publication of Final Rule to Implement IGRA Sec 20
4/28/08 Kempthorne Announces Departure of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Carl Artman
4/28/08 Gidner Names Dale Morris as BIA Pacific Regional Office Director
4/17/08 Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Carl Artman, Senator John Thune Launch South Dakota Indian Business Incubator Project
4/11/08 BIA Great Plains Region to Host 10th Annual Great Plains/Tribal Economic Development Summit April 15-16, 2008
3/18/08 Landmark Indian Water Rights Settlement Fully Implemented
3/12/08 Artman Issues Final Determination to Decline Acknowledgment of FAP Petitioner Steilacoom Tribe of Indians
3/10/08 DOI Publishes Final Regulations on Tribal Energy Resource Agreements
2/12/08 DOI, Mashantucket and Seminole Tribes Sign Historic Partnership Agreement to Promote Indian Business Development
2/8/08 Artman to Host Kick-off Event for DOI Intertribal Economic Consortium Initiative
2/4/08 Safer Communities, Improved Education and Economic Investment Highlight Fiscal Year 2009 Indian Affairs Budget
1/31/08 Interior Secretary Kempthorne, EPA Administrator Johnson, Others Announce Increases for Indian Country Initiatives and Launch New On-line Employee Training
1/29/08 Interior Secretary Kempthorne and EPA Administrator Johnson to Discuss Indian Issues at National Press Club
1/17/08 Artman Invites Tribal Leaders to Indian Affairs Modernization Initiative National Meeting Scheduled for January 30 in Washington, D.C.
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