Results for keyword: Bureau of Indian Affairs
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The Other Bakken Boom: America's biggest oil rush brings tribal conflict
North Dakota's Three Affiliated Tribes have long wanted a stake in the state's occasional oil booms, but the size, scope and speed of the Bakken development caught them completely unprepared.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Apr 23, 2012 -
Elouise Cobell, rest in peace
Elouise Cobell, who fought to bring justice to American Indians defrauded by the federal government, will be remembered as a great Blackfeet warrior.
by Paul VanDevelder, Oct 24, 2011 -
Milestone in Cobell Indian trust case
Elouise Cobell's long-running lawsuit over Indian trust accounts appears to be finally reaching a settlement.
by Jodi Rave, Jul 27, 2011 -
Justice delayed but finally delivered
After 15 long years, Elouise Cobell's class action suit over missing Indian trust fund accounts has been settled.
by Paul VanDevelder, Jul 13, 2011 -
A new land grab
The Oglala Lakota are determined to reclaim both their land and cultural heritage.
by Joshua Zaffos, Sep 04, 2009 -
Oil drillers get 'one-stop shopping' at no extra cost
A provision in the new energy bill promises funding to speed up the oil and gas permitting process in BLM offices – without costing the industry an extra penny
by Emma Brown, Nov 14, 2005 -
Congress and Indians spar over lost money
Sen. John McCain proposes a way to settle the long-running scandal over missing Indian trust-account funds, but Blackfoot banker Elouise Cobell remains wary
by Daniel Kraker, Aug 22, 2005 -
Bedrock environmental law takes a beating
Congressman Richard Pombo’s task force tears into the National Environmental Policy Act
by Laura Paskus, Aug 22, 2005 -
The Great White Father comes up with a new scam
The writer lambastes the Washington, D.C., operatives who perpetrated the latest scam on Indian tribes
by Paul VanDevelder, Feb 14, 2005 -
Chinook tribe loses recognition
The Bureau of Indian Affairs rescinds the official federal status of the Chinook Indian tribe.
by Laura Paskus, Aug 19, 2002






