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The Week in Review
ending October 12
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Tribes rally
at U.S. Supreme Court.
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Tribes fight for sovereign rights
From Maine to Alaska, tribes are
fighting to preserve their right
to self-determination.
A 2,800-mile run that ended in Washington, D.C., this week
drew attention to the struggle.
At the foot of the U.S. Supreme Court,
tribal leaders lamented recent decisions
that limited authority over
reservation lands.
They have launched a campaign to
reverse court rulings and restore
full tribal jurisdiction.
The Court hasn't accepted any major
tribal sovereignty cases this term
But it
will hear two breach of trust disputes whose
outcome will determine
the nature of the federal
government's responsibilities
to Indian Country.
Get the Story:
Sovereignty Run ends at Supreme
Court (10/7)
Tribes rally in support of
sovereignty (10/8)
Tigua Tribe loses shot at appeal
(10/8)
Supreme Court Roundup (10/8)
'Bleak' outlook seen at Supreme
Court (10/8)
Native wireless venture gets day
in court (10/8)
Challenge to eagle feather law
denied (10/8)
Alaska loses subsistence fee
case (10/9)
Court hears FCC auction dispute
(10/9)
Janklow sues over tribal
jurisdiction (10/10)
In The Hoop: Save our Sovereignty
(10/10)
Trust fund accounting still in dispute
Nearly three years ago, a federal judge
ordered the Department of Interior
to account for Indian funds.
This week, the Bush administration said
it was starting to fulfill the court's
mandate.
But the statements the department mailed to
members of an Arizona tribe are
being disputed by attorneys
representing 500,000 Indian account holders
who say the information is misleading.
The dispute touches on a larger
obligation the Interior has yet to fulfill.
The accounts of oil, gas, timber and other
royalty owners are much more complex
to resolve and will take at 10 years,
and at least $2.4 billion, to
address.
Get the Story:
Editorial: Start with an accounting
(10/7)
Cobell takes on Goliath with
lawsuit (10/9)
Norton under investigation for
report (10/11)
Let court review trust fund
accounts (10/11)
Interior mails trust fund
'accounting' (10/11)
more stories
There's still more to read in the recap
of the top stories.
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