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Surface Leasing Process Reform
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) announced yesterday plans to reform the approval process conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for leasing acres of surface land in Indian Country. The new regulations would apply to each of the …
Tribes Seek Injunction to Stop Water Transfer
The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma are asking a federal court to issue a permanent injunction to halt the proposed transfer of water to Oklahoma City from
Navajo Royalty Litigation Settled
The Navajo Nation, Peabody Energy, Salt River Project and Southern California Edison announced last week that they have reached a settlement agreement on the 1999 Navajo royalty litigation,
Federal Judge Rules for Columbia and Snake River Salmon
U.S. District Court Judge James Redden ruled on Tuesday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service failed for the third time in 10 years to
Osage Nation to Save Oklahoma State Park from Closure
Wah-Sha-She State Park is one on a list of seven Oklahoma state parks that will forced to permanently close on Aug. 15 due to budget cuts, but under
Interior Endorses Coquille Tribe, BLM Forestry Project
The Secretary of the Interior has endorsed the Coquille Indian Tribe of Oregon and the Coos Bay District of the Bureau of Land Management working
Pointe Au Chien First Louisiana Tribe to Sue BP
The Pointe Au Chien tribe in Louisiana is suing BP over claims that its ancestral lands and fishing grounds were devastated by the oil spill that blackened
National Ocean Council Appoints Tribal Reps to Governance Committee
Yesterday, the Obama Administration’s National Ocean Council announced the inaugural members of its Governance Coordinating Committee, a group of state, local and tribal representatives that will serve
North Dakota Tribe Wants Larger Share of State’s Oil Tax Revenues
The Three Affiliated Tribes in North Dakota want a bigger share of the oil tax revenues generated from oil production on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, as
Ute Energy Enters Oil Exploration Agreement with Ute Tribe
Ute Energy, LLC, a company majority owned by the Ute Indian Tribe along with affiliates of Quantum Energy Partners, has entered into an exploration and development agreement





