BIA approves Grand Traverse Band land-into-trust
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Filed Under:
Trust
The
Bureau of Indian Affairs approved a land-into-trust application for the
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
The application was filed eight years ago. The tribe will use the land for a housing project.
The BIA's decision came as Chairman Derek Bailey testified before the
Senate Indian Affairs
Committee about land-into-trust backlogs at the
Interior Department. The tribe and its members have applications pending for as long as 17 years.
Get the Story:
GT Band picks up 78 acres for expansion
(The Traverse City Record-Eagle 12/15)
Committee Hearing:
Video: Senate hearing on backlogs at Interior
Dept. (12/9)
OVERSIGHT
HEARING: Where’s the Trustee? Department of Interior Backlogs Prevent Tribes
from Using their Lands (December 9, 2009)
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Department subject of hearing (12/8)
Indian Affairs Committee meeting and two hearings
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