11.   He has written five books on legal procedures, and as a longtime member of Congress sponsored legislation to increase Indian rights and fight discrimination.

12.   His Indian rights bill was weakened before passage by a bitterly divided Congress, and the Zapatista rebels responded by putting off peace talks with his administration.

13.   Historian Alvin Josephy pointed to Black Mesa coal devel opment as a prime example of federal failure to protect Indian rights.

14.   His first Indian rights accomplishment was helping restore salmon fishing rights in the Northwest.

15.   Interior Minister Diodoro Carrasco also called on the Senate to hold hearings on Indian rights.

16.   It could mean that Fox has decided to put pressure on the Congress to end its weeklong stand-off with the Zapatistas over discussing Indian rights.

17.   It was a residence for monks, and Bartolome de Las Casas, the first Spanish defender of Indian rights, once preached here.

18.   Marcos had sought to address Congress on behalf of the San Andres Accords, a proposed constitutional amendment for Indian rights.

19.   On Tuesday, the two sides opened negotiations in two sites in Chiapas on how to change government policy on Indian rights.

20.   Others in the crowd voiced skepticism that the Indian rights bill, which goes before Congress later this month, would translate into better conditions for the Indians.