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Fall 2006 Interior Trust Officers Distribute More Than $50 Million in Trust Funds to Former "Whereabouts Unknown" Indian Beneficiaries » PDF Format
04/26/06 Hundreds Gather at former BIA Albuquerque Indian School Site for Lujan Indian Affairs Building Dedication, NIPTC Opening PDF Format
03/27/06 New Program Will Train and Certify Professional Land Surveyors: Special Emphasis on Providing Cadastral Services in Indian Country
12/05 People, Land & Water - The Cobell Lawsuit and Indian Trust Management (By Ross Swimmer, Special Trustee for American Indians) PDF Format
12/22/05 Indian Country Today - Letter to the Editor: Trust Fund case rebuttal (By Ross Swimmer, Special Trustee for American Indians) PDF Format
11/25/05 Lakota Journal - The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) announces Staff PDF Format
11/10/05 The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) Has Hired Experienced Staff throughout Indian Country to Serve Indian Trust Beneficiaries PDF Format
08/03/05 The Hill - Letter to the Editor: Accounts Holders Needn't Worry About Indian Trust (By Ross Swimmer, Special Trustee for American Indians) PDF Format
08/03/05 Reform Efforts Improve Services for Indian Trust Beneficiaries Across Indian Country PDF Format
05/02/05 The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) Opens Nationwide Trust Beneficiary Call Center, toll-free (888) 678-6836 ext. 888 PDF Format
04/05 The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) Opens Nationwide Trust Beneficiary Call Center, toll-free (888) 678-6836 ext. 0 PDF Format
04/21/04 OST To Contract With National Business Center To Manage Its Appraisal Program PDF Format
02/05/04 Special Trustee Names Advisory Board Members
02/02/04 FY 2005 Budget for Indian Trust Reforms  PDF Format
FY 2005 Budget Justification  PDF Format
04/25/03 Indian Affairs, BIA, OST Reorganization Formalized in New Departmental Manual
04/11/03 Senate Confirms Ross O. Swimmer to Be Special Trustee for American Indians  PDF Format
02/03/03 Historic Increase in FY 2004 Budget for Indian Trust Management Reforms  PDF Format
07/10/01 Secretary Norton Issues Order Streamlining Trust Reform
04/19/01 $110 Million Devoted to Trust Management Reforms in FY 2002 Budget PDF Format
28/06/00 Tom Slonaker Sworn In As New Special Trustee For American Indians PDF Format
04/19/00 TFAS Press release PDF Format
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Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
1849 C Street, NW, Suite 5140 • Washington, D.C. 20240
(202) 208-4866 • (888) 678-6836 (Toll Free Trust Beneficiary Call Center)
Last Updated on 02/24/09