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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2002

"The recent decision to hold Department of Interior Secretary Gale Norton in contempt of court for failing to solve her department's mismanagement of Indian trust funds does not go far enough.

Enough time - and money - has been wasted by the Interior Department.

The Indian community has been patient long enough. They deserve better.

It is time for the management of funds and the reconciliation of the books to be reassigned to an independent trust expert.

The Interior Department has proved time and again that it simply cannot do the job."

Get the Story:
Editorial: Interior's oversight (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 9/25)

Relevant Links:
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Cobell v. Norton, Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/cases/cobell/index.htm
Indian Trust, Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust
Trust Reform, NCAI - http://www.ncai.org/main/pages/
issues/other_issues/trust_reform.asp

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