An expert assigned to untangle the finances of Indian tribes, managed by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, says the answer is to jettison the current system and start over. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports that billions of dollars that Native American lands earn pass through the BIA and that money is supposed to be paid to individuals and tribes. The expert analyzing what went wrong says antiquated accounting practices and other forms of mismanagement require the establishment of a new agency to handle the money.
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