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Trust Responsibility of Federal Government for Indian Tribes: Recent Cases (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date March 8, 2004
Report Number RS21399
Report Type Report
Authors M. Maureen Murphy, American Law Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Two pending Supreme Court cases, expected to be decided in 2003, may clarify how trust obligations are established and delineated. In one case, the Navajo Nation claims damages for the governments failure to maximize return from coal leases on tribal land; in the other, the White Mountain Apache Tribe seeks compensation for deteriorating structures on tribal trust property used by the United States.