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On the recordApril 2, 2019
The Supreme Court rules specifically that the Secretary's authority to hold land in trust for tribal governments under the Indian Reorganization Act was limited only to recognized tribes 'now under Federal jurisdiction.'
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Cole explains the Supreme Court's ruling affecting tribal land trust authority.

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