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California county cites concerns about land-into-trust bids (01/30)
Officials in San Diego County, California, say tribes have submitted land-into-trust applications totaling more than 13,000 acres. So far, about...
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs hearing (01/30)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs will hold a hearing next Tuesday, February 7. The hearing will...
City to oppose Shakopee Tribe's land-into-trust application (01/25)
The city council in Shakopee, Minnesota, will join opposition to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community land-into-trust application. Officials, including the...
Opinion: Land-into-trust wasn't intended for 'wealthy' tribes (01/19)
"The U.S. government created tribal annexation to get poor tribes off the welfare rolls, not to get rich tribes off...
Ray Joseph, senior trust reform official, leaves Interior post (01/18)
Ray Joseph, the senior-most trust reform official at the Interior Department, resigned unexpectedly, Indian Country Today reports. Joseph had been...
Shakopee Tribe aims for better relations over land-into-trust (01/11)
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is working to improve relations with local communities through the land-into-trust process. The tribe recently...
WPR: Wyoming tribes face long fight in trust mismanagement (01/11)
"On Monday, the Federal Court of Appeals reinstated a claim filed by the Wind River Tribes against the federal government...
Federal Circuit reinstates trust claim in Wyoming tribes' case (01/10)
Two Wyoming tribes will be able to pursue another trust mismanagement claim after winning a decision from the Federal Circuit...
Sycuan Band gains support for its land-into-trust application (01/10)
The Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Indians won support for its land-into-trust application from the board of supervisors in San Diego...
Opinion: A lack of leadership over Chumash Tribe land-into-trust (01/05)
"It's odd that Doreen Farr did not attend the meeting of 600-plus people a few months ago to address the...
BIA extends comment period for Shakopee Tribe land-into-trust (01/05)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is giving officials in Shakopee, Minnesota, more time to comment on a land-into-trust application submitted...
City council stays out of Shakopee Tribe land-into-trust dispute (01/04)
The city council in Prior Lake, Minnesota, won't be joining opposition to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community land-into-trust application. The...
Bill Lomax: Supreme Court decision hurts tribal economies (12/15)
"In the Carcieri v. Salazar decision, the Supreme Court stood 75 years of policy and practice on its head. The...
School district sues over San Pasqual Band land-into-trust (12/12)
A public school district in southern California has filed a lawsuit to block a land-into-trust application for the San Pasqual...
Supreme Court blocks San Carlos Apache Tribe from appeal (12/12)
The U.S. Supreme Court won't let the San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona appeal a decision in a trust law...
County raises Carcieri issue on Shakopee Tribe land-into-trust (12/06)
Officials in Scott County, Minnesota, believe the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar might stop the Shakopee Mdewakanton...
Fronteras: Proposal aims to speed Indian Country development (12/05)
"The federal government has changed land leasing rules to make it easier for tribes to build housing and businesses. The...
Salazar names Indian Trust Administration and Reform panel (11/30)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the five members of the National Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform. The commission...
BIA promises 'enforceable' deadlines for leases on trust lands (11/29)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs will move quicker on leases for trust lands under new regulations that the Obama administration...
Sen. Akaka and Rep. Cole: Action needed on land-into-trust fix (11/16)
"In the Carcieri v. Salazar decision, the Supreme Court reversed 75 years of policy and practice. The Indian Reorganization Act...
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