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Cobell
Cherokee Nation low on list for Cobell land consolidation plan (05/06)
It doesn't look like many members of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will be benefiting from the land consolidation portion of the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement. The settlement...
Filed Under: Cobell
BIA aims to start Cobell land consolidation purchases this year (04/22)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs hopes to start the land consolidation portion of the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement by the end of the year, Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Theodora Bird Bear: Oppose plan for Cobell land consolidation (02/28)
Theodora Bird Bear urges Indian beneficiaries and their family members to object to the $1.9 billion land consolidation component of the Cobell trust fund settlement: Right now, the feds are...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Jay Daniels: Indian land consolidation marks a new beginning (02/25)
"The Department of Interior recently completed the final tribal consultations for the implementation of the Cobell Settlement's Land Buy Back Program for Tribal Nations. Tribal Consultations were previously conducted in...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Gabe Galanda: More bad moves for Indian land consolidation (02/25)
" There were several revelations from the Department of the Interior during its tribal consultation in Seattle last week. Interior officials successfully conveyed to Indian leaders their best of intentions...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Jay Daniels: BIA moves fast on Cobell land consolidation plan (02/06)
"The first of the second round of tribal consultations between the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of the Special Trustee (OST) and various tribes...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Gabe Galanda: Tribal members ignored in land consolidation (01/29)
"When the United States supposedly sent $1,000 checks to over 300,000 Indians in time for Christmas or the New Year, the holiday good tidings read: “South Dakota to receive $115M...
Filed Under: Cobell
MPR: Minnesota tribes can benefit from land consolidation plan (12/20)
"In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Act, allowing reservation land to be given to individual Indians. Most were given a parcel of 80 or 160 acres. The federal government held...
Filed Under: Cobell
DOI to consult tribes about Indian land consolidation program (12/19)
The Interior Department is launching the $1.9 billion land consolidation portion of the $3.4 billion Cobell settlement. As part of the Land Buy-Back Program, DOI will pay Indian landowners for...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Dina Gilio-Whitaker: Winners and losers in Cobell settlement (12/11)
"Now that we have the obstacles cleared for the federal government to start making payouts under the Cobell settlement, we can expect tribal governments to begin their land consolidation processes....
Filed Under: Cobell
About 350K to share in first round of Cobell settlement payout (11/27)
About 350,000 Indian beneficiaries across the nation are expected to share in the first round of payments from the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement, attorneys for the late Elouise...
Filed Under: Cobell
Native Sun News: Cobell trust fund settlement moving forward (08/15)
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Charlie Colombe, a Rosebud Sioux Tribe rancher, is one of...
Filed Under: Cobell
DOI won't place liens on land acquired under Cobell settlement (08/13)
The Interior Department won't place liens on land acquired in connection with the Cobell trust fund settlement, a top official said. The settlement creates a $1.9 billion fund for DOI...
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Payments from $3.4B Cobell trust settlement could go out soon (05/30)
Barring further appeals, payments from the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement could go out soon. The settlement puts $1.412 billion in the hands of Indian beneficiaries. Most will receive...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Gabe Galanda: DOI land consolidation plan another insult (04/19)
"To quote an Indianz.com headline: “Interior’s land consolidation plan is a disaster.” The Department of the Interior’s proposal to spend $1.9 billion in taxpayer dollars authorized by the Cobell settlement...
Cherokee Nation low on list for Cobell land consolidation plan (05/06)
It doesn't look like many members of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will be benefiting from the land consolidation portion of the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement. The settlement...
Filed Under: Cobell
BIA aims to start Cobell land consolidation purchases this year (04/22)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs hopes to start the land consolidation portion of the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement by the end of the year, Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Theodora Bird Bear: Oppose plan for Cobell land consolidation (02/28)
Theodora Bird Bear urges Indian beneficiaries and their family members to object to the $1.9 billion land consolidation component of the Cobell trust fund settlement: Right now, the feds are...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Jay Daniels: Indian land consolidation marks a new beginning (02/25)
"The Department of Interior recently completed the final tribal consultations for the implementation of the Cobell Settlement's Land Buy Back Program for Tribal Nations. Tribal Consultations were previously conducted in...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Gabe Galanda: More bad moves for Indian land consolidation (02/25)
" There were several revelations from the Department of the Interior during its tribal consultation in Seattle last week. Interior officials successfully conveyed to Indian leaders their best of intentions...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Jay Daniels: BIA moves fast on Cobell land consolidation plan (02/06)
"The first of the second round of tribal consultations between the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of the Special Trustee (OST) and various tribes...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Gabe Galanda: Tribal members ignored in land consolidation (01/29)
"When the United States supposedly sent $1,000 checks to over 300,000 Indians in time for Christmas or the New Year, the holiday good tidings read: “South Dakota to receive $115M...
Filed Under: Cobell
MPR: Minnesota tribes can benefit from land consolidation plan (12/20)
"In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Act, allowing reservation land to be given to individual Indians. Most were given a parcel of 80 or 160 acres. The federal government held...
Filed Under: Cobell
DOI to consult tribes about Indian land consolidation program (12/19)
The Interior Department is launching the $1.9 billion land consolidation portion of the $3.4 billion Cobell settlement. As part of the Land Buy-Back Program, DOI will pay Indian landowners for...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Dina Gilio-Whitaker: Winners and losers in Cobell settlement (12/11)
"Now that we have the obstacles cleared for the federal government to start making payouts under the Cobell settlement, we can expect tribal governments to begin their land consolidation processes....
Filed Under: Cobell
About 350K to share in first round of Cobell settlement payout (11/27)
About 350,000 Indian beneficiaries across the nation are expected to share in the first round of payments from the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement, attorneys for the late Elouise...
Filed Under: Cobell
Native Sun News: Cobell trust fund settlement moving forward (08/15)
The following story was written and reported by Jesse Abernathy Native Sun News Editor. All content © Native Sun News. Charlie Colombe, a Rosebud Sioux Tribe rancher, is one of...
Filed Under: Cobell
DOI won't place liens on land acquired under Cobell settlement (08/13)
The Interior Department won't place liens on land acquired in connection with the Cobell trust fund settlement, a top official said. The settlement creates a $1.9 billion fund for DOI...
Filed Under: Cobell
Payments from $3.4B Cobell trust settlement could go out soon (05/30)
Barring further appeals, payments from the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement could go out soon. The settlement puts $1.412 billion in the hands of Indian beneficiaries. Most will receive...
Filed Under: Cobell | Opinion
Gabe Galanda: DOI land consolidation plan another insult (04/19)
"To quote an Indianz.com headline: “Interior’s land consolidation plan is a disaster.” The Department of the Interior’s proposal to spend $1.9 billion in taxpayer dollars authorized by the Cobell settlement...
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