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The Week in Review
ending June 1
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III unveils restructuring plans at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. May 29, 2002. File Photo Reuters.
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III
unveils restructuring plans.
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Indian trust reorganization advanced
After five months of meetings all over the country, the Department of Interior and a group of tribal leaders are ready to advance their plan for the future of the Indian trust.

Yet the proposal, released in draft form this week, looks a lot like the past in some respects. Although the joint federal-tribal task force endorsed the creation of a high-level department official to handle trust asset management, the idea recalls the days when the Bureau of Indian Affairs was the only game in town.

The plan also rejects independent management of the Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust at the center of a six-year-old lawsuit that seems to have no end. In one of the latest chapters, a court official watching over the department continues to face opposition by the Bush administration.

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Trust fund battles continue (5/29)
Trust reform set for round two (5/30)

Supreme Court looks at historic dispute
The Supreme Court met in private this week to consider a landmark ruling affecting the Navajo Nation..

An appeals court last year determined the government breached its trust to the tribe by not being entirely honest about a mining contract negotiated in the 1980s. The Bush administration has challenged the decision and wants limits placed on its responsibilities.

The tribe claims as much as $600 million is owed for the breach.

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Navajo royalty case up for review (5/30)

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