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Tribal members reject trust takeover
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2002 A majority of members of the Fort Belknap Tribes of Montana voted against a takeover of trust services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. But the votes won't count even though more than 80 percent opposed the takeover. Tribal law requires a larger percentage in order for a referendum to be approved. The tribe has a self-determination contract to assume more than $1.4 million in programs from the BIA and from the Indian Health Services. Individual Indians said they weren't consulted. Get the Story:
Fort Belknap voters reject takeover of BIA programs, but referendum won't count (The Great Falls Tribune 11/14) Related Stories:
Mont. tribe voting on trust services (11/12)
Petition: Tribe can't handle trust services (10/03)
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