Raúl Grijalva: “If done right, a proposal like this could find support among conservation groups and Federal land managers.”

Their bipartisan work to correct the misguided Carcieri ruling demonstrates how Democrats and Republicans can work together on this Subcommittee for Indian Country.

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.

Future exploration or mining activities at the site not only threatens the health and welfare of tribal members.

We cannot have meaningful tribal consultations as long as the mining industry has the automatic right to mine wherever they stake a claim.