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The Week in Review
ending March 2
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Ron Allen, chairman of
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, at NCAI.
Photo © NSM.
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Norton rethinks trust reform strategy
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has taken a big step back from
her hasty proposal to create a new Indian trust agency
amid criticism from Indian Country, Congress and
the courts.
After pushing the Bureau of Indian Trust Assets Management (BITAM)
as the "superior" solution to more than one hundred years of
financial mismanagement, Norton softened her stance in hopes of
getting something done.
Congress is willing to hold back funding,
tribes are prepared to litigate
and a federal judge is ready to hold
her in contempt for the dismal state of affairs.
Get the Story:
Norton admits
BITAM not only solution (2/25)
ICT: Norton
axes 'superior' comment (2/25)
DOI issues
call for accounting (2/25)
Judge mulls
contempt finding (2/25)
DOI: We're
writing checks (2/25)
Norton
retreats on BITAM proposal (2/26)
Daschle:
'Significant' questions on BITAM (2/26)
Interior
blames security on consultants (2/26)
NCAI's Hall
still doubts Norton (2/26)
Senate takes
shot at trust fund (2/27)
Senate holds
trust fund hearing (2/27)
Key trust
reform player leaving BIA (2/28)
McCaleb says
Cobell a 'blessing' (2/28)
Tribes to
hold Indian trust forum (2/28)
Pot chairman
supports Swimmer (2/28)
New trust
reform contract draws complaints (3/1)
BITAM
comments still accepted (3/1)
Tribes gather for NCAI conference
Tribal leaders from all over the country met in
Washington, D.C., this week to "take action"
on a number of key issues.
Top on the agenda for
the National Congress of American Indians,
the largest tribal organization, was improving
relations with lawmakers.
Visits with Senate and House members were
a major part of the week, as were
two Congressional hearings on trust reform
and recent rulings of the Supreme Court.
Health care and the Bush administration were also
discussed, as tribes looked for ways to make
sure their views are heard loud and clear.
Get the Story:
Inouye: 'This
Is Your Day' (2/26)
Tribes seek
to overturn Supreme Court (2/27)
Tribes seek
help from Congress (2/27)
Sharon
Blackwell leaving BIA (2/27)
IHS
pressed to include tribes in reform (2/28)
White House
offers open door to Indian Country (3/1)
NIGA conference
gets visitor (3/1)
more stories
There's still more to read in the recap
of the top stories.
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