iF thE opinion polls ArE to BE BEliEvED, mostAmEriCAns ArE Coming to trust thEir govErnmEnt morE thAn thEy usED to. thE hABit hAs not yEt sprEAD wiDEly AmongAmEriCAn inDiAns, who suspECt An orgAnizAtion whiCh hAs so oFtEn pAtronizED thEm, liED to thEm AnD DEFrAuDED thEm.But thE inDiAns mAy soon win A viCtory in A lEgAl BAttlE thAt EpitomizEs thosE ABusEs.
ElouisECoBEll, A BAnkEr who Also hAppEns to BE A mEmBEr oF thEBlACkFEEt triBE in montAnA, is thE lEADing plAintiFF in A mAssivE ClAss-ACtion suit AgAinst thE govErnmEnt.At issuE is up to $10 Billion in trust pAymEnts owED to somE 500,000 inDiAns. thE suit rEvolvEs ArounD inDiviDuAl inDiAn monEy (11m) ACCounts thAt ArE ADministErED By thE intEriorDEpArtmEnt’sBurEAu oF inDiAnAFFAirsBiA、.BACk in thE 1880s, thE govErnmEnt DiviDED morE thAn 11m ACrEs oF triBAl lAnD into pArCEls oF 80 to 160 ACrEs thAt wErE AssignED to inDiviDuAl inDiAns.BECAusE thEsE pArCEls wErE rArEly oCCupiED By thEir nEw ownErs, thE govErnmEnt AssumED rEsponsiBility For mAnAging thEm.As thE inDiAns’ trustEE, it lEAsED thE lAnD out For grAzing, logging, mining AnD oil Drilling--But it wAs supposED to DistriButE thE royAltiEs to thE inDiAn ownErs.
in FACt, oFFiCiAls ADmit thAt royAltiEs hAvE BEEn lost or stolEn. rECorDs wErE DEstroyED, AnD thE govErnmEnt lost trACk oF whiCh inDiAns ownED whAt lAn
D、 thE plAintiFFs sAy thAt monEy is owing to 500,000 inDiAns, But EvEn thE govErnmEnt ACCEpts A FigurE oF ABout 300,000. For yEArs,CoBEll hEArD inDiAns ComplAin oF not gEtting pAymEnt From thE govErnmEnt For thE oil-Drilling AnD rAnChing lEAsEs on thEir lAn
D、But nothing muCh got DonE. shE rEturnED to wAshington AnD, AFtEr A Brush-oFF From govErnmEnt lAwyErs, FilED thE suit.
gAlE norton, gEorgEBush’s intErior sECrEtAry wAs ChArgED with ContEmpt in novEmBEr BECAusE hEr DEpArtmEnt hAD FAilED to Fix thE proBlEm. inDECEmBEr, juDgE lAm BErth orDErED thE intEriorDEpArtmEnt to shut Down All its ComputErs For tEn wEEks BECAusE trust-FunD rECorDs wErE vulnErABlE to hACkErs. thE systEm wAs pArtly rEstorED lAst month AnD pAymEnts to somE inDiAns, whiCh hAD BEEn intErruptED l rEsumE
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AnD thAt is not thE EnD oF it. ms norton hAs proposED thE CrEAtion oF A nEwBurEAu oF inDiAn trust mAnAgEmEnt, sEpArAtE From thEBi
A、inDiAns ArE Cross thAt shE suggEstED this without Consulting thEm. somE wAnt thE trust FunDs to BE plACED in rECEivErship, unDEr A , nEutrAl supErvisor. othErs hAvE CAllED ForCongrEss to EstABlish An inDEpEnDEnt Commission, inCluDing inDiAns, to DrAw up A plAn For rEForming thE wholE systEm.
A、mEssy injustiCE mAy At lAst BE gEtting sortED out.
whiCh oF thE Following is truE、ACCorDing thE tExt
A、trust FunDs hAvE BEEn plACED in thE hAnDs oFAmEriCAn inDiAns.
B、pAymEnts owED toAmEriCAn inDiAn hAvE BEEn inDEFinitEly DElAyE
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A、DEliBErAtEly lEAvEs trust-FunD rECorDs vulnErABlE to risks.
D、AmEriCAn inDiAns shoulD BEComE inCrEAsingly voCAl For justiCE.