Smedberg, Heather2007-12-112007-12-112003Smedberg, Heather. (2003). Department of Interior and the Indian Trust. Indiana libraries, 22(1), 29-31.0275777Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/1275On Wednesday, December 5, 2001, the web sites of the United States Department of Interior, including all related bureaus, agencies, and organizations, were removed from the World Wide Web, without notice or any information on when would-be-users could expect restored service. The shutdown was a result of that day’s ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth in connection with a long-running civil lawsuit between members of various American Indian tribes and the Department of the Interior. The lawsuit deals with the mismanagement of Indian Trust Monies for over a hundred years by the Department of the Interior, but was brought to the attention of the wider public audience when it caused this widespread interruption of Internet service.en-USIndiana Library FederationLibrary science -- Societies, etc.United States Politics and governmentNative Americans and the lawInternet Security measuresIndian Trust Fund (U.S.)Native American Rights FundArticle