Do you feel, I think it was asked, as a general proposition that Congress, after the fact, should feel free to unilaterally amend an Indian land or a water rights settlement without the consent of the tribe?
Grijalva raises concerns about Congress's authority to amend settlements without tribal consent.
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Mr. Cole's bill would simply restore the Secretary of the Interior's authority to take land into trust for all tribes, regardless of their date of Federal recognition.
You are hearing that correctly. Any American, or notably, any American subsidiary of a foreign company could have the exclusive rights to our public lands for about $10 per acre per year.
Fractionated land makes land use planning extremely difficult, cumbersome, and often impractical.
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