Tribal elders enjoy an afternoon of games, prizes and food on the Fort Berthold Reservation
In 1996, when Montana bank president and former Blackfeet tribal treasurer Eloise Cobell sued the U.S. in a class-action lawsuit, she brought national attention to a century of colossal mismanagement by the federal government of land and natural resources it held in trust for tribal members.
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
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Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights
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