Rescinds 1975 memorandum directing no approval for any tribal ordinance. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland rescinded a memorandum this month that was issued by previous Secretary Rogers…
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Interior Introduces Plan to Restore Tribal Lands
Seeks to acquire land to place into protective trust. This week, the Department of Interior announced that it had begun the process of consulting tribal leaders about consolidating…
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Interior Department Swears in Assistant Secretary
Bryan Newland begins his position as head of Indian Affairs. This week, the Department of the Interior officially swore in Bryan Newland as the new Assistant Secretary for…
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Interior Announces New Agency Members
Six individuals added to agency leadership. On Friday, the Department of the Interior announced six new members who would join the leadership agency team to further the administration’s…
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Interior Secretary Haaland Sworn into Office
Inauguration marks first native American to lead the department. Deb Haaland was sworn in to become the 54th Secretary of the Interior Department this past week. Secretary Haaland…
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Interior Using COVID-19 Relief for Tribes
American Rescue Plan funds going to Native American communities. The Interior Department announced its plans to utilize funding from the recently passed American Rescue Plan, focusing on revitalizing…
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President’s Administration Reports Drug Busts
Over $19 million in narcotics seized. President Trump’s administration announced on Monday the results of the efforts of the Interior Department’s crackdown on illegal substances. In 2019 the…
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Interior Secretary Travels to Southwestern States
Meets with Tribal leaders, and inter-department agencies. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt traveled to New Mexico and Arizona last week to meet with various stakeholders to undertake the department-wide…
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Council on Native American Affairs Re-established
Interior Department to increase cooperation with Indian Nations. The Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday that the White House would be re-establishing the White House Council on…
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Interior Department Weighs Oil Plan on Native Lands
Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Affairs working together toward a solution The Interior Department released a public list of potential alternative sites for managing energy…
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