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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2002

Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Individual Indian Money (IIM) class action, appeared on the C-SPAN program "Washington Journal" this past Saturday to talk about the lawsuit.

Cobell fielded questions from the show's host and callers for about 50 minutes. Almost every caller was supportive, although a couple said Indians gave up their land when they were conquered and the federal government can do nothing about it today.

Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb appeared on the program last summer shortly after he was confirmed. He defended Secretary of Interior Gale Norton's handling of the matter.

Watch the Program:
Video: Elouise Cobell, Indian Monies Trust Correction & Recovery Project, Director (2/8)

Relevant Links:
Washington Journal, C-SPAN - http://www.c-span.org/journal
Indian Trust, Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Trust Reform, NCAI - http://130.94.214.68/main/pages/
issues/other_issues/trust_reform.asp

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McCaleb defends Norton on trust fund (7/16)