Maria Cantwell actually said...

The implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program is critical for restoring tribal sovereignty.

A lot of acres, millions of acres were taken from tribes.

The Supreme Court's 2009 decision in Carcieri v. Salazar has created two unequal classes of federally recognized tribes.

The law should not be changed to give non-Indian communities or interested third parties veto power over where (or even whether) newly recog...