The Federal-Indian Trust and Treaty Relationship
2007 Headlines
Judge refuses to delay tribal trust fund suits (12/20)
Judge dismisses lawsuit over gaming land determination (12/17)
Seminole Tribe spends millions to acquire land (12/17)
Grand Traverse Band out of land-into-trust 'hole' (12/14)
Soboba Band plans hotel next to golf course (12/14)
Wisconsin tribe cites potential land-into-trust shift at BIA (12/13)
OIG report looks into land-into-trust consortium (12/13)
Wisconsin tribe sues BIA over off-reservation gaming (12/10)
OST warns IIM account holders of potential scam (12/06)
Utah Navajos seek extension for state trust fund (12/04)
Bush holding back off-reservation gaming proposals (11/16)
Editorial: Utah should pull out of Navajo trust (11/16)
Utah seeks to pull out of Navajo trust fund (11/14)
BIA makes changes to land-into-trust process (11/09)
2nd Circuit hears Oneida Nation foreclosure case (11/07)
Terminated Utes hope to keep trust lawsuit alive (11/06)
2nd Circuit to hear Oneida Nation foreclosure case (11/05)
City to appeal Shakopee land-into-trust decision (10/30)
County waits on Shakopee land-into-trust appeal (10/24)
Deadline nears on Shakopee land-into-trust (10/23)
Rhode Island appeals land-into-trust ruling (10/19)
ITMA set for conference in Las Vegas this month (10/16)
BIA still having trouble accounting for land-into-trust (10/05)
Appeal of Shakopee land-into-trust decision weighed (09/28)
DOI's royalty computer system under investigation (09/27)
BIA agency lacks accounting for millions in trust (09/25)
Audit finds Indian trust management problems (09/24)
Court: Navajo Nation owed money for bungled lease (09/14)
Yurok Tribe debates use of $93M trust fund (09/04)
Massachusetts tribe files first land-into-trust bids (08/31)
Interior attorney accused of disclosing trust data (08/29)
Navajo allottees plan another trust lawsuit (08/24)
Navajo beneficiaries owed more than $2M (08/23)
OST tries to find owners of millions in trust funds (08/21)
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe compensates members (08/10)
OST can't find owners of more than $70M in trust funds (08/02)
Swimmer admits 'mistakes' by top OST officials (07/31)
White House blocked testimony on trust responsibility (07/27)
White House revised Grim's testimony on trust (07/26)
Southern Ute Tribe worth about $4B thanks to resources (07/24)
Appeals court backs tribe in land-into-trust dispute (07/23)
Santo Domingo Pueblo faces property tax claim (07/16)
Oneida Nation ties trust fund to high school education (07/13)
OK, so just what is the Office of the Special Trustee? (07/12)
Another Cobell historical accounting hearing (07/09)
BIA names Cherokee woman to head up trust services (07/06)
Ethics issue behind us, Swimmer tells OST (06/27)
Wisconsin tribe opposes Oneida Nation trust land (06/21)
Land-into-trust next big move for Oneida Nation (06/15)
BIA approves land-into-trust for Shakopee Tribe (06/14)
Judge dismisses New York land-into-trust lawsuit (06/06)
Group puts spin on Indian rights-of-way study (05/22)
Report maintains status quo on Indian rights-of-way (05/16)
OST connects Indian beneficiaries with $1M (05/11)
BIA to act on Oneida Nation land-into-trust (05/10)
Director of MMS to step down at end of month (05/08)
Column: BIA failed Suquamish Tribe on lease (05/03)
Judge expands Dakota trust mismanagement suit (04/30)
DOJ seeks dismissal of New York land-into-trust suit (04/26)
BIA and OST make do without Internet after five years (04/24)
Dakota descendants fight for land trust rights (04/23)
Cason explains misgivings on land-into-trust (04/20)
Counties oppose Coeur d'Alene land-into-trust (04/20)
Jodi Rave: Probate reform changes 'devastating' (04/16)
BIA office in Palm Springs criticized by landowners (04/11)
BIA office in Palm Springs under investigation (04/10)
Editorial: No justice in $7B offer to settle Cobell (04/06)
Judge throws out royalty underpayment verdict (04/05)
Lawmaker cites 'no basis' for Cobell and tribal lawsuits (04/04)
Bush administration won't admit liability on Indian trust (03/30)
Mediator suggests $7-9B settlement for Cobell (03/30)
Jodi Rave: Indian probate conference in Montana (03/30)
Listening Lounge: House hearing on BIA-OST (03/30)
Listening Lounge: House hearing on royalties (03/29)
Senate hearing on Indian trust fund litigation (03/29)
House hearing on royalty collection at Interior (03/28)
Battle over Hoopa-Yurok trust fund continues (03/27)
From Cobell to Abramoff, the downfall of J. Steven Griles (03/26)
Editorial: The $200 billion question for Alberto Gonzales (03/26)
Senate hearing on trust fund litigation on Thursday (03/26)
Fond du Lac Band encourages wills for landowners (03/21)
Blast from the Past: NBC segment on Cobell (03/21)
BIA names new director for Navajo regional office (03/14)
White Mountain Apache Tribe takes over historic fort (03/14)
Opinion: US owes Indians billions for theft (03/14)
Bush aide linked to Special Trustee firing resigns (03/14)
Mark Trahant: Mismanagement of the Indian trust (03/12)
Interior Department still in denial over Cobell (03/09)
Bush offers low figure to settle all trust fund claims (03/07)
Hoopa Valley Tribe weighs options on trust fund (03/05)
Indian beneficiaries finding long-lost money (03/05)
Swimmer says $90M trust fund owed to Yurok Tribe (03/02)
OST trying to find Indians who are owed millions (03/02)
Interview: Ross Swimmer not ready to close shop (02/27)
GAO finds unresolved Indian trust management problems (02/08)
Another hearing on Oneida Nation land-into-trust (02/07)
Interior reopens comment period on trust reform rules (02/01)
Navajo Nation reaches interim rights-of-way deal (01/29)
Oil company owes million for underpaid royalties (01/25)
Indian plaintiffs lose trust fund ruling despite DOI delay (01/25)
Appeals court revives mixed-blood Ute lawsuit (01/22)
OST officials rewarded despite questionable record (01/17)
Senate panel to hold oversight hearing on DOI royalties (01/16)
ITMA schedules February meeting in Albuquerque (01/16)
Tribes file trust mismanagement suit (01/12)
BIA schedules another Oneida land-into-trust meeting (01/10)
Interior raises royalty rate for offshore drilling (01/10)
OST pressed on timetable to complete trust reform (01/09)
NewStandard: Tribes turn to court over trust funds (01/08)
Jodi Rave: Interior mum on class action tribal suit (01/05)
Rep. Issa introduces Pechanga land-into-trust bill (01/05)
Democrats to repeal oil and gas royalty incentives (01/04)
Tribes file class action trust accounting lawsuit (01/04)
Navajo Nation still working on rights-of-way deal (01/03)
DOI official under investigation for ties to industry (01/02)