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Utah Legislature backs $33M settlement for Navajo trust (03/12)
The Utah Senate joined the Utah House in approving a $33 million settlement for the Utah Navajo Trust Fund. The deal provides $1 million to the trust this year; $5...
Land-into-trust foes eye list of tribal recognition dates (03/11)
Land-into-trust foes in New York say the Obama administration has developed a list of tribes, along with their dates of federal recognition, but they say the Interior Department won't make...
Hoopa Valley Tribe loses trust fund distribution lawsuit (03/10)
The Hoopa Valley Tribe lacks standing to challenge the distribution of a trust fund to the Yurok Tribe, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday. In 1988, Congress...
Suquamish Tribe got good price on golf course, property (03/10)
The Suquamish Tribe of Washington paid $4.65 million for a golf course and land, far below the assessed value, The Kitsap Sun reports. The White Horse Golf Course and...
Lobbying firm presses government on tribal trust funds (03/10)
Sixteen tribes with trust fund management lawsuits have hired Quinn Gillespie & Associates to lobby the Obama administration to settle their cases, Roll Call reports. Jack Quinn and Manuel Ortiz...
Sen. Schumer warns DOI against land-into-trust action (03/09)
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) says the Obama administration shouldn't take action to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. The decision restricts the land-into-trust process to...
Judge dismisses claims in Oneida land-into-trust case (03/05)
A federal judge dismissed a number of claims in a lawsuit that challenges the land-into-trust application of the Oneida Nation of New York. The tribe filed an application for over...
North Dakota tribe sees $1M a month in oil production (02/25)
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota has hit an oil production benchmark, The Bismarck Tribune reports. The tribe and its members are receiving more than $1 million...
Klamath Tribes close to deal to buy land near Portland (02/24)
The Klamath Tribes of Oregon are close to a deal to purchase 385 acres near Portland. The tribe has been negotiating with Tom and Chris Maletis for six years. A...
BIA backs return of surplus land to Fond du Lac Band (02/24)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs says 18 acres of surplus U.S. Coast Guard land should be returned to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota. Tribal...
BIA changes stance on Narragansett land acquisition (02/24)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has shifted its stance on a land acquisition for the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island. In December, the BIA said it wouldn't try to obtain...
Groups file first brief over Chumash land-into-trust (02/22)
Two groups filed their opening brief in a challenge to the land-into-trust application of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California. Preservation of Los Olivos (POLO) and Preservation...
County ends foreclosure proceedings on Cayuga land (02/16)
Legislators in Cayuga County, New York, voted to withdraw foreclosure proceedings against the Cayuga Nation, but they could pick up the issue in the future. The county says the tribe...
Pojoaque Pueblo claims tax exemption for property (02/11)
Pojoaque Pueblo and the state of New Mexico appear to be headed towards resolution of a property tax dispute. The tribe bought the 139-acre La Mesita Ranch in 2008. The...
County won't fight Fond du Lac Band land-into-trust (02/10)
Commissioners in St. Louis County, Minnesota, will no longer oppose efforts by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to reacquire ancestral lands. Last year, the...
Mining company owes royalties to Coeur d'Alene Tribe (02/03)
A mining company says it needs more time to figure out how much money it owes to the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho. Sterling Mining Co. is in bankruptcy court....
Editorial: Saginaw Chippewa land-into-trust a big issue (01/18)
"The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is following the lead of many other Tribes across the country by purchasing land, then asking that the land be put into trust by the...
Oops! Not all Indian teens receive $50K check at age 18 (01/15)
"Earlier this week, DiversityInc received complaints from some American Indian readers because of our video interview with Margot Copeland, executive vice president and director, Corporate Diversity and Philanthropy at KeyBank,...
Court says government must produce trust documents (01/13)
The federal government can't raise the attorney-client privilege to prevent the release of Indian trust documents, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled at the end of the year. The...
Editorial: Congress must address land-into-trust ruling (01/11)
"A controversial Supreme Court ruling last year blocks many American Indian tribes recognized by the U.S. Interior Secretary after 1934 from making more land-to-trust applications. The high court's Carcieri vs....
Navajos in Utah reach settlement for trust fund case (01/06)
Members of the Navajo Nation who live in Utah reached a $33 million settlement with the state over the management of the Utah Navajo Trust Fund. The deal provides...
Indian Affairs Committee passes land-into-trust fix (12/18)
By a voice vote, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Thursday approved S.1703, a bill to fix the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. The decision limits the...
Agenda for Senate Indian Affairs business meeting (12/16)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a business meeting tomorrow to consider pending legislation. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place last week but Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North...
BIA approves Grand Traverse Band land-into-trust (12/15)
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...
Navajo Nation opposes bill affecting Utah trust fund (12/10)
The Senate Indian Affairs
Committee held a hearing on Wednesday on a bill to address the management of
the Utah Navajo Trust Fund.
Video: Senate hearing on Interior Department backlogs (12/09)
The Senate Indian Affairs
Committee held a hearing this morning to focus on backlogs at the Interior Department.
Video: Senate hearing on Utah Navajo trust fund bill (12/09)
The Senate Indian Affairs
Committee held a hearing this morning on a bill to address the management
of the Utah Navajo Trust Fund.
BIA won't acquire surplus land for Narragansett Tribe (12/08)
After seeking a number of extensions, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has dropped efforts to acquire surplus U.S. Navy property for the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island. In a letter...
Hearing to focus on Utah Navajo trust management (12/08)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on a bill to address the management of the Utah Navajo Trust Fund. In 1933, Congress created a trust...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee postpones meeting (12/08)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has postponed a business meeting that was scheduled to take place tomorrow. The meeting will instead take place Thursday, December 17. The agenda had included...
'Major' announcement on Indian trust management (12/08)
Follow us at Twitter for updates on settlement! $p The Obama administration is making a "major" announcement regarding Indian trust issues today in Washington, D.C. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Attorney...
Indian Affairs Committee meeting and two hearings (12/07)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a business meeting and two hearings this Wednesday, December 9. The meeting focuses on pending issues. An agenda hasn't been posted online but...
County asks for Oneida Nation land-into-trust records (12/02)
The Interior Department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Department of Defense and the Air Force are being asked to submit "any and/or all" information about the Oneida Nation land-into-trust...
Obama weighs other options for land-into-trust fix (11/20)
The Obama administration is looking at other options to fix the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. The administration supports bills in Congress to ensure that "all" tribes,...
DOI disbursed $765M to Indian trust beneficiaries (11/19)
The Interior Department said it disbursed $765 million to tribal and individual Indian beneficiaries in fiscal year 2009. According to an independent audit, $414 million was disbursed to tribal governments...
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