Abstract
It is widely reported that the federal government has a trust relationship with the Indian peoples of this land, one of the many distinctive features of the indigenous/federal relationship. Despite the importance of this concept, legal and political commentators and, surprisingly, federal policy makers have radically conflicting definitions of what the trust relationship actually means.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1998
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Copyright © 1998 Indian Country Communications. This article first appeared in News from Indian Country (February 1998), 15A.
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Recommended Citation
Wilkins, David E. “Will Tribes Ever be Able to ‘Trust’ their Federal Trustee?” News from Indian Country 12, no. 3 (February 1998), 15A.
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