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The Week in Review
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Native hunting quota defeated
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Indian trust fund still hot
A federal judge has yet to rule if Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton will be held in contempt for her handling
of the Indian trust fund but there's still plenty of
drama to go around while everyone waits.
The dispute between Norton and Tom Slonaker, the government's
top trust reform official, has extended into a full assault
on the court official who uncovered it.
After requests to rescind a critical report were
rejected, the Bush administration moved to block
trust fund monitor Joseph S. Kieffer III
all access to senior officials and documents.
Meanwhile, special master Alan Balaran continues
to investigate computer security holes
in computer systems housing the assets of
300,000 American Indians.
A recent federal audit found that the department
still can't define the meaning of trust data.
Get the Story:
Norton and court battle on reform
(5/20)
Indian Trust: Conflicts of interest
(5/20)
Norton challenges court monitor
(5/20)
Top trust official comes under fire
(5/21)
BIA web site back down (5/21)
Audit questions Indian trust
security (5/22)
Trust bill limits Indian ownership
(5/23)
Trust fund monitor hit with roadblock
(5/24)
Senior BIA official fired
The Clinton administration faced criticism for
its federal recognition and Indian gaming
decisions. But their successors aren't getting
off the hook easy either.
Amid two probes into the lobbying practices
of a former associate, Wayne Smith, the number two
at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was fired.
He charges that he was being pressured to overturn
a decision that would allow a tiny California
tribe to build a casino.
Smith reported
the activity to his superiors at the Department
of Interior. That, he claims, got him canned.
Get the Story:
Decision on tiny tribe fought
(5/21)
Wayne Smith given the boot
(5/23)
Trust fund monitor hit with roadblock
(5/24)
Smith won't go without fight
(5/24)
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