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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2002

"A problem-plagued trust designed to protect royalties for American Indians has become a high-profile example of inexcusable government mismanagement.

And the Interior Department's failure to make an adequate effort to remedy the problems in the last two presidential administrations adds insult to injury.

In the latest development in the saga over the Native American trust fund, Interior Secretary Gale Norton was held in contempt of court by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth this week.

Norton's well-deserved slap follows those of former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, who served during the Clinton administration. They, too, were held in contempt over the situation. . ."

Get the Story:
Editorial: What has happened to Indians' royalties? (The San Antonio Express-News 9/21)

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

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