Hello, welcome to the U.S. Department of the Interior
Indian Trust web page. This site provides a one-stop
clearinghouse for Indian trust management information.
We are committed to reforming the Indian trust system.
We have proposed an initiative to improve and fix the
Indian trust program. We're actively consulting
with tribal members and asking: Is the trust system
working now? Working together, how can we improve it?
What are your ideas and suggestions about the proposed
initiative to improve Indian trust programs?
Since January 31, 2001, the Interior Department has moved on several fronts to improve the Indian trust program. The Office of Historical Trust Accounting was created to address the requirements to provide historical reconciliation of individual Indian money accounts.
The department also commissioned EDS Inc., a widely respected independent consulting firm, to study the department's trust program. This study provided the additional support for former Secretary Norton's decision to propose a plan to improve and reform the department's Indian trust program. The proposed plan will improve Indian trust by forming a new departmental organization that exclusively oversees trust management. The proposed plan also allows the Bureau of Indian Affairs to intensify and redouble its commitment to improve economic development, transportation, education and law enforcement in Indian Country.
The Interior Department is committed to charting a
new course for positive, productive trust reform, benefitting
American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and individual
Indian account holders.
By working together hand-in-hand, friend-to-friend,
nation-to-nation with open, honest communication, we
can make meaningful trust reform a reality.
Historical Accounting for Individual Indian Monies
American Indian Probate Reform Act
News, Speeches, Meetings
Justice Department Documents and
Court Decisions
Plans
Quarterly Reports to the Court on Indian Trust Reform
Other
Reports
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