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Commission on Indian Trust Administration to Hold Public Meeting

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WASHINGTON – The general public has a unique opportunity to participate in a Webinar meeting this coming Monday, August 13, to discover what the Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform has been doing since it was seated in late February.

Commissioner Dr. Peterson Zah of the Navajo Nation

The Commission was established by Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar as part of President Obama's commitment to fulfilling this nation's trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform is tasked with moving forward on their comprehensive evaluation of Interior's management and administration of the nearly $4 billion in trust assets.

The Commission is charged with providing recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior at the end of their two-year tenure on how best to improve the Department's trust management and administration.

Attendance is open to the public, but limited space is available to 100 participants. Members of the public who wish to attend must RSVP by August 10.

WHAT:
Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform Public Webinar

WHO:
Fawn Sharp, Chair, Quinault
Dr. Peterson Zah, Navajo Nation
Stacy Leeds, Cherokee Nation
Tex G. Hall, Three Affiliated Tribes
Bob Anderson, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Bois Forte Band
Lizzie Marsters, Designated Federal Officer for the Commission, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior

WHEN:
Monday, August 13

TIME:
1 pm to 2 pm, edt

WHERE:
Members of the public who wish to attend must RSVP
by August 10, by registering at www.gotomeeting.com

Instructions for joining the Webinar will be emailed upon registration.

posted August 10, 2012 6:50 am edt