BROWNING, Mont., Aug. 7 -- Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the class-action lawsuit over the government's mismanagement of the Individual Indian Trust, today expressed "disappointment" over the ruling by U.S. District Judge James Robertson.
Here is her statement:
"I have asked our lawyers to carefully review this opinion as we
consider whether to appeal the ruling."
"I know I speak for everyone in Indian Country when I say that it is difficult to reconcile the Court's ruling with beneficiaries' experiences with the Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust. I am disappointed, to say the least.
"We believe we presented a strong, compelling case that individual Indian trust beneficiaries are entitled to much more than the government's admitted mismanagement of our trust monies over the past 120 years."
contact: Bill McAllister 703 385-6996
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