"Native American Leader Elouise C. Cobell, who has led the fight for a full accounting of trust funds held by the federal government for thousands of American Indians, is one of four women who will be honored Nov. 14 by the Women's Leadership Exchange."Meanwhile, "Lawyers ... warned that some members of Congress are threatening to undo their victories in the courts.
"'This is a wholly unconstitutional effort by a group of anti-Indian lawmakers to deny Indians what they have sought for more than 100 years,' said Dennis M. Gingold, the lead lawyer in a class action lawsuit that has exposed the Interior Department's scandalous handling of the trust accounts."
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"'This is a wholly unconstitutional effort by a group of anti-Indian lawmakers to deny Indians what they have sought for more than 100 years,' said Dennis M. Gingold, the lead lawyer in a class action lawsuit that has exposed the Interior Department's scandalous handling of the trust accounts."
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