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The Week in Review
ending October 5
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Resurrected? Indian trust official Ross Swimmer. File Photo © NSM.
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Problems many, solutions few on trust fund
After last week's task force bash,
the federal judge overseeing
Indian trust took center stage once again
in an attempt to fix the broken system.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth
criticized Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton for attacking
a court investigator who has produced
some rather embarrassing reports.
He ordered the Bush administration to
pay outstanding legal fees to
Joseph S. Kieffer III.
Lamberth also set in motion the
Department of Interior's third contempt
trial to address retaliation against
a Bureau of Indian Affairs employee.
Former Clinton officials are on the hook
to explain how Mona Infield, a computer
specialist, got sent home for
questioning trust reform efforts.
Meanwhile, in a series,
The Lincoln Journal Star examined some of
the key problems and players in the century-old
Indian trust saga.
Quote of the week goes to Louis LaRose of
Nebraska's Winnebago Tribe:
"I believe in resurrection now. They resurrected Ross Swimmer."
Get the Story:
Griles' credibility on trust
doubted (9/30)
Jodi Rave Series: Indian trust
problems (9/30)
Lamberth, a twin, 'having a good
time' (9/30)
Campbell touted separate trust
agency (9/30)
Uncle Sam is a trustee, not Sugar
Daddy (9/30)
Norton ordered to keep court
promise (10/1)
'They resurrected Ross Swimmer'
(10/1)
Navajo delegates want DOI stripped
of trust (10/1)
Appeal hinted in breach of trust
case (10/2)
Norton rebuffed on Cobell court
fees (10/2)
Trust task force takes on new life
(10/3)
Petition: Tribe can't handle
trust services (10/3)
BIA intimidation case continues
(10/4)
DOI has no comment on retaliation
ruling (10/4)
BIA hangs on to keep recognition duties
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb released his
long-awaited federal recognition reform plan
this week to an eager audience of critics.
About the only praise McCaleb got was
that he developed a plan.
The slow-moving research staff and
complex guidelines have drawn complaints
for years.
Beyond that, foes of the process said
they won't be satisfied until the Bureau of
Indian Affairs is fully isolated from
"outside" influences. Congress
might be tempted to wait another year
to see how McCaleb's strategy pans out
before acting on legislative solutions.
Get the Story:
Nipmuc comment period closes
(10/2)
McCaleb proposes recognition
reform (10/3)
McCaleb's recognition plan
welcomed (10/3)
Group claims exclusion from Pequot
tribe (10/3)
McCaleb's plan not enough, say
critics (10/4)
more stories
There's still more to read in the recap
of the top stories.
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