Cobell hasn't heard from Obama administration
Monday, March 23, 2009
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Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the
Indian trust fund lawsuit, hasn't heard from
President Barack Obama or his administration about a settlement to the long-running case
In his
campaign platform, Obama said he was committed to "equitably" settling the case. But with an important court hearing fast approaching, Cobell said the new president doesn't appear to be living up to his promise.
“The time to talk settlement is now,” Cobell, a member of the
Blackfeet Nation of Montana, told Indian Country Today.
The
D.C. Circuit Court of
Appeals will hear arguments on May 11 to determine how much money the Cobell plaintiffs are owed for the federal government's failure to account for billion of dollars of their trust funds.
Get the Story:
Cobell disappointed with Obama administration
(Indian Country Today 3/23)
D.C. Circuit Order:
Cobell
v. Salazar (March 13, 2009)
Lower Court Decision:
Cobell
v. Kempthorne (August 7, 2008)
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Cobell: Indians still the invisible Americans (12/19)
Obama vows Salazar will fulfill trust
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Appeal granted for Cobell historical accounting
(11/21)
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