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2003 Fiduciary Duty
A service of the National Indian Law Library of the Native American Rights Fund
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Articles are arranged from most recent (December) to least recent (January) for this particular year and topic.
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• • Campaign against Cobell, BIA Reorganization
Decried (Indian
Country Today) * 12/29
• • Clear Facts
on the Ground: Lara Breeds Fine Points for Sovereignty (Indian
Country Today) * 12/22
• • Defense Counselor
Reichert Discusses U.S. v. Lara (Indian
Country Today) * 12/19
• • No End in
Sight to Indian Accounting Problem, Officials Say (Billings
Gazette) 12/19
• • GAO Report
Reviews Funding for Alaska Native Villages (Indianz.com)
12/15
• • 2003 Federal
Computer Security Report Card (reform.house.gov)
Posted 12/9
• • DOI Fares
Poorly on Computer Security Report Card (Indianz.com)
12/11
• • 'Famous Dave'
Confirmed by Senate to Head BIA (Star
Tribune) * 12/10
• • Stevens Seeks
GAO Review (rural AK programs) (News-Miner)
12/8
• • Appropriations
Measure Takes on Alaska Native Funding (Indianz.com)
12/4
• • DOI Holding
'to-be' Meetings on Trust Reform (Indianz.com)
12/3
• • Trust Fund
Rider Faces Test in Courtroom (Indianz.com)
11/24
• • Tribes and
Bush Administration Still Apart on Trust (Indianz.com)
11/21
• • Tribal Meet
Focuses on Landowner Suit (Journal
Star) 11/21
• • Meeting on
Trust Offered (Newsok.com)
* 11/20
• • Hold Apparently
Lifted on Anderson Nomination as BIA Head (kare11.com)
11/17
• • Indian Trust
Attorneys to Fight Accounting Delay (newsok.com)
* 11/15
• • Appeals Court
Halts Court-ordered Indian Trust Fund Accounting (Daily
Times) 11/14
• • Senate Indian
Affairs Committee to Discuss Bills (Indianz.com)
11/13
• • Indian Land
Audit Faces Court Test (arizonacentral.com)
11/12
• • MMS Audit
Uncovers Underpayments to American Indians (Minerals
Management Service-DOI) 11/5
• • American
Indian Attorneys Reviewing Norton Testimony (Billings
Gazette) 11/5
• • Daschle Criticizes
'Shameful' Rider in DOI Budget Bill (Indianz.com)
11/4
• • Congress
Grants Interior Reprieve on Indian Trusts (Denver
Post) 11/4
• • Bush Administration
Appealing Trust Fund Case Again (Indianz.com)
11/3
• • House Committee
Holding Field Hearing on Trust Fund (Indianz.com)
11/3
• • Norton Disavows
Move to Block Indian Accounting (Arizona
Daily Sun) 11/1
• • GOP Votes
in House Beat Challenges to Trust Fund Rider (Indianz.com)
10/31
• • House Steps
in to Delay Audit of Indian Trusts (Newsok.com)
* 10/31
• • DOI Budget
Bill Includes Self-governance Project (Indianz.com)
10/31
• • Congress
Debates Resolution of Trust Fund Case (Indianz.com)
10/30
• • Congress
Enters Trust Case (Newsok.com)
* 10/30
• • Pombo Furious
at Language Added to Interior Spending Bill (San
Francisco Gate) 10/28
• • Cobell Criticizes
Efforts to Overturn Trust Fund Wins (Indianz.com)
10/28
• • Court Opens
Window for Navajo Nation Trust Suit (Indianz.com)
10/27
• • Tribes Want
Trust Predicament Settled (Billings
Gazette) 10/26
• • Rider Halts
Court Decision Won by Indian Account Holders (Indianz.com)
10/24
• • Indians Question
Trust Proposal (Daily
Times) 10/24
• • New Efforts
Aimed at Indian Trust Fund Lawsuit (Indianz.com)
10/22
• • Iowa Tribe
to Host Update on Trust Fund Lawsuit (Indianz.com)
10/22
• • Alaska Natives
Confront Debates over Legal Status (Indianz.com)
10/21
• • Senate Approves
$143.9 Million for Loss of Lands (Las
Vegas Review Journal) 10/18
• • Trust Reform
Bill Gets Another Hearing (Indianz.com)
10/15
• • Appeals Court
Won't Rehear Norton Contempt Case (Indianz.com)
10/14
• • Federal Funding
and Unmet Needs in Indian Country: A Report (USCCR.gov)
• • Congressional
Panel Weighs Tribal Sovereignty, Trust Fund (Missoulian)
10/10
• • Self-governance
Tribes Fear Impact of Reorganization (Indianz.com)
10/9
• • Swimmer Cancels
Two Trust Working Groups (Indianz.com)
10/6
• • Judge Advances
Suit over Royalty Mismanagement (Indianz.com)
10/3
• • Cobell Master
Denied Access to Trust Records (Indianz.com)
9/30
• • 60 MILLION
ACRES: Western Shoshones Sue for Federal Land (Las
Vegas Review Journal) 9/30
• • Lamberth
Lays out Future of Indian Trust Reform (Indianz.com)
9/26
• • Accounting
Ordered at Indian Trust Fund (NYT)
* 9/26
• • Lamberth
Issues Rulings in Cobell Trust Fund Case (Indianz.com)
9/25
• • Swimmer Criticized
for Remarks on Trust Accounting (Indianz.com)
9/25
• • WESTERN SHOSHONE:
House Panel OKs Bill for Tribal Payments (Las
Vegas Review Journal) 9/25
• • Senate Votes
Down Health and Trust Measures (Indianz.com)
9/24
• • Expert Says
BIA Changes More Extensive than Tribes Realize (Native
Times) * 9/24
• • Retaliation
Alleged in Firing of Trust Fund Manager (Indianz.com)
9/18
• • DOI to Ask
Tribes about Indian Land Appraisals (Indianz.com)
9/16
• • White House
Acts to Fill Top BIA Leadership Post (Indianz.com)
9/15
• • Court Asks
Norton for Brief in Contempt Case (Indianz.com)
9/15
• • Appeals Court
Blocks Norton's Appeal in Trust Case (Indianz.com)
9/10
• • Tribal Courts,
Officers Get No Funding in Bill (Anchorage
Daily News) 9/10
• • Attorneys
Appeal Norton Contempt Ruling (Sun
Herald) 9/02
• • Land-lease
Deal with U.S. is a Trail of Broken Promises (Newsday.com)
8/31
• • Court report
finds undervaluation of Navajo lands (Indianz.com)
8/21
• • Court master releases report on Navajo appraisals (Indianz.com)
8/20
• • Bush Administration
Defends Reform Effort (Indianz.com)
8/06
• • Cobell Seeks
Settlement with DOI (Daily
Times) 8/04
• • Report: Feds
Underfund Indians (Argus
Leader) 8/04
• • Pressure
Building to Settle Indian Lawsuit (Guardian
Unlimited) 7/31
• • Osage Nation
Trust Suit Survives First Test (Indianz.com)
7/31
• • Judge Seeks
to Break Impasse over Trust Systems (Indianz.com)
7/29
• • Trust Fund
Settlement Goes before Congress again (Indianz.com)
7/29
• • Lawmakers
Push for Reform of Indian Trust (Indianz.com)
7/28
• • Indian Leader:
Trust Fund Bill Missing Key Ingredient (Argus
Leader) 7/26
• • Tally for
Private Attorney Fees in Cobell Case Rises (Indianz.com)
7/24
• • Report Documents
Unmet Needs in Indian Country (Indianz.com)
7/23
• • Appeals Court
Clears Norton, McCaleb of Contempt (Indianz.com)
7/21
• • An Interior
Case That Lays Bare Government as Usual (Washington
Post) 7/20
• • Congress
Not Ready to Embrace Bush Accounting Plans (Indianz.com)
7/17
• • Senate Committee
OKs Payments to Tribes (Las
Vegas Review Journal) 7/17
• • Navajo Trust
Fund Manager Targeted in Internal Probe (Indianz.com)
7/15
• • House Members
Give Up Bid to End Lawsuit (Guardian
Unlimited ) 7/15
• • Forced Settlement
of Trust Fund Suit under Debate (Indianz.com)
7/14
• • Cowboy Judge
Takes Indian Side (Denver
Post) 7/14
• • Bush Official
Balks at Large Settlement for Cobell (Indianz.com)
7/10
• • House Takes
Testimony on Trust Fund Settlement (Indianz.com)
7/10
• • Judge Lamberth
Hears Closing Arguments in Cobell Trial (Indianz.com)
7/09
• • Court Rules
Tribe Owed Self-determination Funds (Indianz.com)
7/07
• • Judge Strikes
Down a Trust Claim in Royalty Suit (Indianz.com)
7/03
• • Lamberth
Says Norton Playing Magic with Trust Reform (Indianz.com)
7/01
• • House Leader
Rejects Trust Fund Settlement Rider (Indianz.com)
6/30
• • Some Gov't
Computers Ordered Shut Down (Washington
Post) 6/30
• • Letter to
Gale Norton (Montana-Wyoming
Tribal Leaders Council) 6/27
• • Swimmer Affirms
Right to Trust Fund Accounting (Indianz.com)
6/27
• • Federal Judge
'Pessimistic' about Indian Trust Plan (News-Star)
6/27
• • Swimmer Takes
Stand in Indian Trust Fund Trial (Indianz.com)
6/26
• • On Trust,
Lawmakers Take Bush Officials at Face Value (Indianz.com)
6/25
• • House Bill
Targets Cobell Trust Fund Lawsuit Again (Indianz.com)
6/20
• • House Panel
to Consider Shoshone, Cherokee Bills (Indianz.com)
6/18
• • Cantwell
Stresses Importance of Judicial Picks (Indianz.com)
6/17
• • Tribes: Policy
Shift Turns Work with Feds 'Futile' (Gallup
Independent) 6/17
• • Villages
Fume at VPSO Cuts (Anchorage
Daily News) 6/17
• • Cason Testifies
on Trust Fund Accounting Limits (Indianz.com)
6/05
• • Supreme Court
Docket Shaping Up (Indianz.com)
6/04
• • Trial Testimony
Focuses on Trust Standards (Indianz.com)
6/03
• • Republicans
Redirect Gaming Money to Other Programs (Star
Tribune) 6/03
• • Tribes Focus
Energies on 'Core' Trust Reform Issues (Indianz.com)
5/30
• • Settlement
in Trust Fund Case an Elusive Goal (Indianz.com)
5/29
• • Tribes Gathering
for Trust Reform Discussion (Indianz.com)
5/29
• • Effects of
Trust Budget on Indian Programs Debated (Indianz.com)
5/28
• • Trust Suit
Splits Indians (Denver
Post) 5/27
• • Swimmer:
Tex Hall's Testimony 'Was Not True' (Indianz.com)
5/23
• • Tribal Leaders
Protest Increase in OST Resources (Indianz.com)
5/22
• • Daschle Testimony
on Indian Affairs Reorganization (Indianz.com)
5/22
• • Interior
Officials Push Trust Reorganization Plan (Indianz.com)
5/21
• • Official:
Strong Trust Controls Needed (Daily-Times)
5/21
• • Swimmer Putting
Mark on Trust Reform Efforts (Indianz.com)
5/14
• • Navajo Leaders
Criticize Upheaval at Trust Fund Office (Indianz.com)
5/09
• • On Fractionation,
Little Progress in Decades (Indianz.com)
5/09
• • Indian Land
Bill Draws Complaints from All Sides (Indianz.com)
5/08
• • Interior
Denies Hiding Indian Data (Billings
Gazette) 5/07
• • Tribes Counter
Spending Criticism (Daily
News) 5/07
• • Land Ownership
Records in Disarray, Says Witness (Indianz.com)
5/05
• • Bush Reform
Plans Debated in Trust Fund Trial (Indianz.com)
5/02
• • Indian Trust
Fund Trial Starts (Daily-Times)
5/02
• • Court Tackles
Trust Accounting and Reform Plans (Indianz.com)
5/01
• • Judge Upholds
Ongoing Trust Relationship (Indianz.com)
4/29
• • Appeals Court
Halts Work of Trust Fund Master (Indianz.com) 4/25
• • Court Monitor
Suspended in Norton Case (AP)
4/25
• • Activity
in Cobell Case Keeps Everyone Busy (Indianz.com)
4/23
• • Court Investigator
Slams Interior's Trust Fund Report (Indianz.com)
4/22
• • Bunker Mentality
Evident in Trust Reform Fight (Indianz.com)
4/22
• • Appeals Court
to Hear Norton's Contempt Appeal (Indianz.com)
4/21
• • Cobell Says
Interior Trying to Block Lawsuit (Billings
Gazette) 4/21
• • Ore. Tribes
Await Outcome of Trust Fund Case (Indianz.com)
4/17
• • Conference
Offers Avenues to Uphold Trust Relationship (Indianz.com)
4/15
• • Reach of
Supreme Court's Trust Rulings Debated (Indianz.com)
4/14
• • Udall, of
N.M., Named Vice-chair of Native Caucus (Indianz.com)
4/8
• • Indian Country
Takes on Trust Relationship Debate (Indianz.com)
4/8
• • Echohawk
Discusses Debt to Native Americans (Iowa
State Daily) 4/7
• • Bush Administration
Turns to Congress on Trust (Indianz.com)
4/4
• • On Indian
Issues, Senate Gets a Sense of Itself (Indianz.com)
3/27
• • Study Finds
$61 Error in Indian Accounts (NY
Times) 3/26
• • DOI Doesn't
Like What NCAI Has to Say on Trust (Indianz.com)
3/21
• • Cobell Sees
Positive in Supreme Court Rulings (Indianz.com)
3/17
• • Navajo Nation
Tussles with New Trust 'Philosophy' (Indianz.com)
3/20
• • Bush Reorganization
Faces More Obstacles (B.I.A.) (Indianz.com)
3/14
• • On Accounting,
Norton Finds Her Magic Date (Indianz.com)
3/12
• • Judge Notes
'Pattern of Deceit' at Interior (Indianz.com)
3/12
• • Old Person
Wants to Remain in Trust Suit (Great
Falls Tribune) 3/10
• • Pressure
Stirs to Settle Trust Fund Lawsuit (Indianz.com)
2/27
• • Senator's
Action Stalls Nominee's Confirmation (Review
Journal) 2/27
• • Senators
Renew Their Call For BIA Overhaul (Hartford
Courant) 2/27
• • Omnibus Spending
Bill Gains Bush Approval (Indianz.com)
2/21
• • Spending
Bill Keeps Provisions Affecting Cobell (Indianz.com)
2/14
• • Norton Says
Trust Forced 'Tough Choices' in Budget (Indianz.com)
2/12
• • Court: McCaleb
'Fabricated' E-mail Story (Indianz.com)
1/24
• • Lamberth
Tempted by Disqualification Campaign (Indianz.com)
1/21
• • Trust Reform
Plans Go to Judge (Indian
Country Today) 1/16
• • Judge Denies
Existence of Trust Relationship (Indianz.com)
1/15
• • Tribes Debate
Response to Trust Reform Plans (Indianz.com)
1/13
• • A Month Later,
BIA Reorganization Details Emerge (Indianz.com)
1/13
• • Campbell
Plots End to Indian Trust Fray (Farmington
Daily Times) 1/11
• • The Year
in Law: Supreme Court 2002 (Indianz.com)
1/9
• • Norton Files
Indian Trust Reform Plans (Indianz.com)
1/7
• • American
Indians Say Government Has Cheated Them Out of Billions (NYT)
1/7
• • Court Affirms
Native Hawaiian Ruling (Indianz.com)
1/6
• • Hawaiians
Forge Uneasy Alliance (The
Honolulu Advertiser) 1/6