Some good news for tribes outta the Interior Dept today: Secretary Deb Haaland is reversing Trump-era actions that made it a lot harder for tribes to put land into trust.
"It's hard to express how big a deal this," said an Interior Dept official in a call with media.
Haaland is reversing Trump's 2017 action making Interior Dept HQ in DC oversee all land-into-trust decisions vs field offices doing it. It's meant lots of delays + costs for tribes.
Haaland is reversing Trump's 2017 action making Interior Dept HQ in DC oversee all land-into-trust decisions vs field offices doing it. It's meant lots of delays + costs for tribes.
Put into perspective:
During Obama's admin, the Interior Dept put more than 560K acres of land in trust to tribes.
During Trump's admin, under his changed rules, the Interior Dept put 75K acres of land into the trust.
During Obama's admin, the Interior Dept put more than 560K acres of land in trust to tribes.
During Trump's admin, under his changed rules, the Interior Dept put 75K acres of land into the trust.
Interior Dept folks gave an example of one Midwestern tribe that's been trying to put a law enforcement bldg into trust status for years but can't b/c of Trump's rules.
It's meant this tribe's law enforcement agency can't exercise criminal jurisdiction within its own building.
It's meant this tribe's law enforcement agency can't exercise criminal jurisdiction within its own building.
Here's more on what the Biden administration just announced it's doing to make it easier for tribes to reacquire lands m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_60… via @c_m_dangelo
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