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)  
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KEN SALAZAR, Secretary of the Interior,  )  
et al.,  )  
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Defendants.  )  

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NOTICE OF FILING OF APRIL 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 April 2009. A copy of the report is attached hereto. 
Dated: May 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 May 15, 2009 the foregoing Notice of Filing of April 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 

April 1-30,2009 

PROGRAMMATIC: 
• Labat-Anderson (Labat Indexing Project) 
Labat reported that indexing of 1,585 boxes of inactive Indian records was 
completed in April 2009. The total number of boxes completed through April 
2009 is approximately 190,360. OTR anticipates termination ofthis contract with 
Labat on June 30, 2009. OTR will use federal employees to continue indexing 
records. 

• Movement of Records 
The Bureau oflndian Affairs (BIA) and Office ofthe Special Trustee (OST) 
moved 926 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 April, OTRA performed two records management 
assessments, one each at the following locations: NBC, Office of Appraisal 
Services, Midwest Region; and Red Lake Agency OST 11M field office. OTRA 
also performed six records management follow-up assessments, one each at the 
following locations: Minnesota Agency BrA office; Great Lakes Agency BTA 
office; Fort Yuma Agency BTA office; Mescalero Agency BIA office; Minnesota 
Agency OST IIM field office; and Great Lakes Agency OST IIM field office. 
OTRA issued one records management assessment report at the following 
location: NBC, Office of Appraisal Services, Midwest Region. OTRA issued 
eight records management follow-up reports, one each at the following locations: 
Yakama Agency BTA office; Horton Agency OST llM field office; Southwest 
Region BlA office; Horton Agency BrA office; Pawnee Agency OST IIM office; Fort Yuma Agency BIA office; Mescalero Agency BIA office; and Pawnee 
Agency BrA office. 

• Records Training 
Tn April 2009, OTR provided records management training for 52 BIAlOST records contacts and 26 Tribal employees. OTR provided training on vital records for 22 BIAlOST and 14 Tribal employees. 
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• Litigation Support and Research Requests 
OTR continued to provide significant support to the Office of the 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 Tribes. OTR continued to receive requests for information regarding litigation­related document requests. Many of these requests have very short deadlines. 
During April 2009, AIRR staff provided responses to 153 non-litigation research requests from BrA, OST and other requesters. 
ADMINISTRATIVE: General administrative activities continued. 

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS: None. 
I declare tmder 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 ofother sections/subsections of the report. 
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