The House Resources Committee held a hearing today on H.R. 4322, the Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005. Here are MP3 recordings of the testimony.
Chairman Pombo, Ranking Member Rahall:
Introduction - 6:34 - 1.50MB
Panel I:
James Cason
Associate Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
Testimony - 5:03 - 1.15MB |
Q&A - 59:02 - 13.5MB
Panel II:
Elouise Cobell - PDF: Testimony
Blackfeet Reservation Development Fund, Browning, Montana
Accompanied by Keith Harper, Attorney for the Native American Rights Fund
Testimony - 18:02 - 4.12MB |
Q&A - 22:40 - 5.18MB
H.R.4322, and its counterpart S.1439, would end the historical accounting portion of the Cobell lawsuit. The plaintiffs have sought $27.5 billion but key members of Congress say the amount is too high.
Both bills would eliminate the Office of Special Trustee, create a deputy secretary position to oversee Indian affairs, establish an Indian Trust Asset Management Policy Review Commission and authorize a new land consolidation program. The Indian Trust Asset Management Demonstration Project, created for a handful of tribes a couple of years ago, would be expanded to more tribes.
Historical Accounting Decision:
Cobell
v. Norton (November 15, 2005)
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
National
Congress of American Indians - http://www.ncai.org
Intertribal
Trust Fund Monitoring Association - http://www.itmatrustfunds.org
Trust
Audio: House Resources hearing on Cobell
Thursday, December 8, 2005
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