IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, et al.,  )  
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Plaintiffs,  )  
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v.  )  Case No. 1:96cv01285(JR)  
)  
KEN SALAZAR, Secretary of the Interior,  )  
et al.,  )  
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Defendants.  )  

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NOTICE OF FILING OF MAY 2009 STATUS REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF TRUST RECORDS 
The Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records hereby submits its status report 
for activity in May 2009. A copy of the report is attached hereto. 
Dated: June 15, 2009 Respectfully submitted, 
TONY WEST Assistant Attorney General MICHAEL F. HERTZ Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
J. CHRISTOPHER KOHN Director
  /s/ Robert E. Kirschman, Jr.                          ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR. Deputy Director 
(D.C. Bar No. 406635) JOHN R. KRESSE Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division 
P.O. Box 875, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044-0875 Telephone: (202) 616-0328 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that, on June 15, 2009 the foregoing Notice of Filing of May 2009 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records was served by Electronic Case Filing, and on the following who is not registered for Electronic Case Filing, by facsimile: 
Earl Old Person (Pro se) Blackfeet Tribe 
P.O. Box 850 Browning, MT 59417 Fax (406) 338-7530 
/s/ Kevin P. Kingston Kevin P. Kingston 
ACTIVITY REPORT 
OFFICE OF TRUST RECORDS 

May 1-31,2009 

PROGRAMMATIC: 
• 
Labat-Anderson (Labat Indexing Project) 

Labat reported that indexing of 1,425 boxes of inactive Indian records was completed in May 2009. The total number of boxes completed through May 2009 is approximately 191,785. OTR anticipates termination of the contract with Labat on June 30, 2009. OTR will use federal employees to continue indexing records. 

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Movement of Records 


The Bureau ofIndian Affairs (BIA) and Office of the Special Trustee (OST) 
moved 203 boxes of inactive records from various field locations to Lenexa, 
Kansas, for indexing and subsequent storage at the American Indian Records 
Repository (AIRR) during this reporting period. 
• Site Assessments Statement 
During the month of May, OTRA performed two records management 
assessments, one each at the following locations: OST/J\fBC, Office of Appraisal 
Services, Navajo Region; and Santee OST 11M field office. OTRA performed 
three follow-up records management assessments, one each at the following 
locations: Navajo Region OST 11M field office; Winnebago Agency BIA office; 
and Winnebago Agency OST 11M field office. OTRA issued one records 
management assessment report for the Red Lake OST 11M field office. OTRA 
also issued four records management follow-up reports, one each atthe following 
locations: Great Lakes Agency BIA office; Minnesota Agency BIA office; Great 
Lakes Agency OST 11M office; and Minnesota Agency OST 11M field office. 
• Records Training 
In May 2009, OTR provided records management training for 81 BIA/OST 
records contacts and 35 Tribal employees. OTR provided training on vital 
records for 4 BIA/OST employees. 

• Litigation Support and Research Requests 
OTR continued to provide significant support to the Office ofthe Solicitor, Office of Historical Trust Accounting and its contractors, the Department of Justice and its contractors, and tribal attorneys and contractors on behalf of various 
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Tribes. OTR continued to receive requests for information regarding litigation­related document requests. Many ofthese requests have very short deadlines. 
During May 2009, AIRR staff provided responses to 111 non-litigation research requests from BIA, OST and other requesters. 
ADMINISTRATIVE: General administrative activities continued. 

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS: None. 
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I express no opinion on the content of the Site Assessments Statement described above. 
I declare under penalty of perjury that the content of the Site Assessments Statement described above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I express no opinion on the contents of other sections/subsections of the report. 
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Larry Morrin Director, Office of Trust Review and Audit 
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