Raúl Grijalva: “Federal laws and policies require meaningful consultation with Tribes before Federal action.”

The passage of single-tribe legislation will inevitably diminish the political will to achieve additional Carcieri fixes.

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.

The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.

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.