FROM THE ARCHIVE

Interior given extension on trust report

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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2001

The Department of Interior has been granted a 5-day extension in order to respond to a court monitor's report critical of the government's attempt to fix the broken trust fund.

The Interior now has until August 1 to respond to Joseph S. Kieffer's report. The report, issued on July 11, is critical of the Clinton administration for failing to move forward with an historical accounting of the funds held in trust for an estimated 300,000 American Indians throughout the country.

The report is also critical of Secretary Gale Norton for not doing enough research into a statistical sampling plan approved by her predecessor. Kieffer says the decision has delayed resolution of the accounts, which two federal courts have ordered.

Get the Report:
FIRST REPORT OF THE COURT MONITOR (7/11)

Relevant Links:
Office of the Special Trustee - http://www.ost.doi.gov
Trust Management Improvement Project - http://www.doi.gov/bia/trust/tmip.htm
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com

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