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The Week in Review
ending September 14
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Sen. Joe Lieberman
(D-Conn.) fights federal recognition.
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Talks on trust reform break down
The top issue for Indian Country over the past
year hasn't been terrorism but trust reform, or
the need to ensure that billions of dollars in
assets are managed properly by the
federal government.
Talks with federal officials to fix the broken
system, however, stalled this week when
tribal leaders announced their decision
to seek help from Congress instead.
Tribes blamed the impasse on the Bush administration's
resistance to putting trust standards
into law.
Department of Interior officials, however, downplayed
the schism and expressed hope that the
situation would improve when the two
groups meet later this month
in Washington, D.C.
Get the Story:
Trust fund sanctions resisted
(9/10)
Tribes scrap talks on trust
standards (9/11)
NCAI's Hall says trust dealt
'setback' (9/12)
Tribal foes challenge recognition
Critics of the Bureau of Indian Affairs launched
two challenges to the federal recognition process
this week, alleging political corruption of
the Bush and Clinton administrations.
Connecticut's two senators inserted a rider
into a spending bill that would halt all
pending recognition decisions.
Sens. Chris Dodd (D) and
Joe Lieberman (D) complain the system is
too slow-moving.
Other Connecticut politicians announced
an appeal of Assistant Secretary Neal
McCaleb's recognition of the Eastern
Pequot Tribe.
They said the decision was unlawful
and based on faulty reasoning.
Meanwhile, McCaleb finalized
a ruling against the Muwekma Ohlone
Tribe of California, citing
the failure to meet three
out of seven mandatory recognition
criteria.
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee
will consider those standards
at a hearing.
Get the Story:
BIA denies federal status to
tribe (9/10)
McCaleb meeting with tribes
criticized (9/10)
Senate panel to discuss recognition
(9/10)
Denied tribe was interested in
casino (9/10)
Budget bill cuts recognition
funds (9/11)
Announcement of Pequot appeal
planned (9/12)
McCaleb challenged on recognition
(9/13)
Conn. Gov: No more Indian casinos
(9/13)
RNC chief: Recognition 'steep in
integrity' (9/13)
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