Trust reform is an important concern to ATNI tribes because of its impact on the role of tribal governments to manage trust resources. ATNI has been a national leader in the trust reform arena in efforts to preserve and protect our inherent tribal sovereign powers to regulate trust activities and to hold the Federal Government accountable for proper management of trust responsibilities. ATNI formed a standing Trust Reform Committee last year as way of actively monitoring trust activities and making recommendations to the Executive Board and ATNI tribal leadership on trust issues.