The Federal-Indian Trust and Treaty Relationship
2010 Headlines
Land-into-trust fix in limbo amid dispute on appropriations bill (12/17)
Land-into-trust fix not included in Senate version of spending bill (12/15)
Narragansett Tribe still optimistic on fix to land-into-trust ruling (12/10)
Rep. Cole authored land-into-trust provision in appropriation bill (12/09)
Land-into-trust fix passes House as part of continuing resolution (12/09)
Opinion: Sen. Schumer useless in Cayuga land-into-trust process (12/06)
Sen. Schumer asks BIA to kill Cayuga Nation land-into-trust bid (11/30)
Narragansett chief on Capitol Hill to lobby for land-into-trust fix (11/19)
Energy firm spends $925M for land on North Dakota reservation (11/16)
Lobbyists worried about a rival land-into-trust fix on Capitol Hill (11/16)
BIA set to close comment period on Cayuga land-into-trust bid (11/15)
Recap: Supreme Court arguments in US v. Tohono O'odham Nation (11/02)
Supreme Court takes up Tohono O'odham Nation trust law dispute (11/02)
Turtle Talk: Initial reaction to Supreme Court hearing on trust case (11/02)
Supreme Court to hear Tohono O'odham Nation trust case today (11/01)
County loses challenge of Meskwaki Tribe land-into-trust ruling (10/28)
BLM distributes $5M in overdue trust payments at Fort Berthold (10/21)
BIA set to make decision on Cayuga Nation land-into-trust bid (10/15)
Turtle Talk: Supreme Court singling out tribes for damage cases (10/14)
Suit over Oneida Nation land-into-trust pending in federal court (10/14)
Counties eager to argue Oneida Nation case at Supreme Court (10/13)
Supreme Court agrees to hear Oneida Nation foreclosure case (10/12)
Sen. Feinstein reportedly drafting a different land-into-trust fix (10/06)
Levi Pesata: Obama should withdraw appeal in tribal trust case (10/01)
Supreme Court sets November 1 hearing for first Indian law case (09/29)
United Keetoowah Band hopeful for BIA land-into-trust approval (09/23)
Echo Hawk affirms UKB's right to follow land-into-trust process (09/13)
Groups claim Chumash Tribe can't follow land-into-trust process (08/23)
Editorial: Stop Congress from addressing land-into-trust decision (08/17)
BIA approves Mashantucket Pequot land-into-trust application (08/13)
Carl Artman: BIA issues a new directive for land-into-trust process (08/04)
BIA approves Saginaw Chippewa Tribe land-into-trust application (08/02)
Supreme Court approves extension for Jicarilla Apache trust ruling (08/02)
House panel hears dispute for management of Navajo trust fund (07/29)
Schwarzenegger won't back Tule River land-into-trust application (07/29)
Sen. Dorgan not planning to address worries on land-into-trust fix (07/29)
Village wants Oneida Nation to hold off land-into-trust application (07/26)
Indian lobbyists expect a tough road ahead for land-into-trust fix (07/26)
Jicarilla Apache Nation hopes to recover $6M in royalty dispute (07/23)
Land-into-trust fix included in House Interior appropriations bill (07/23)
Tule River Tribe gains city's support for land-into-trust application (07/22)
Notice: BIA agrees to place 40 acres in trust for Fond du Lac Band (07/22)
County official upset about Red Lake land-into-trust applications (07/21)
Land-into-trust fix still faces major obstacles in House and Senate (07/21)
House Resources Committee sets hearing next week on three bills (07/21)
Appeals court reopens Jicarilla Apache Nation gas royalty lawsuit (07/19)
Tribal leaders meet in DC to lobby for fix to land-into-trust ruling (07/14)
DC Circuit reverses land-into-trust decision for Mechoopda Tribe (07/13)
County battles BIA ruling on Coeur d'Alene Tribe land-into-trust (07/09)
Editorial: BP's troubled record includes underpaid Colorado tribe (07/08)
NCAI and USET schedule land-into-trust summit in DC on July 13 (07/07)
Editorial: Finally, a settlement in Utah Navajo trust fund dispute (07/02)
Salazar memo cites 1900 pending land-into-trust applications (07/01)
House approves Pueblo jurisdiction, Creek land-into-trust bills (07/01)
Judge backs $33M settlement in Utah Navajo trust fund case (06/30)
DOI fines BP America $5.2M for underpaid Southern Ute Tribe (06/30)
DOI officials tell NCAI land-into-trust applications are moving (06/22)
Settlement was drafted in Oneida Nation land-into-trust case (06/22)
County sues to block Yankton Sioux land-into-trust approval (06/16)
Wyoming tribes lose decision in trust mismanagement case (06/14)
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe sues to stop trust fund distribution (06/14)
BIA to hold meeting for Western Shoshone trust distribution (06/10)
10th Circuit rejects challenge to Wyandotte land-into-trust (06/08)
Tonto Apache Tribe celebrates big expansion of reservation (06/02)
Nisqually Tribe drops plan to acquire surplus Navy property (05/27)
County to fight Meskwaki Tribe's land-into-trust application (05/25)
Briefs filed in challenge to Gun Lake land-into-trust decision (05/19)
Oneida Nation calls county settlement talks a publicity stunt (05/18)
MMS official in charge of offshore drilling to retire on May 31 (05/18)
Notice: BIA to accept 360 acres in trust for Fond du Lac Band (05/13)
Interior plans to create separate royalty collection agency (05/12)
Appeals court sides with Cayuga Nation in tobacco tax case (05/11)
Legislation to fix land-into-trust decision remains in limbo (05/10)
Osage Nation wins big ruling in trust mismanagement case (05/05)
Sen. Merkley opposes land purchase for Klamath Tribes (04/29)
Groups question BIA review of Chumash land-into-trust (04/29)
2nd Circuit blocks foreclosure suits against Oneida Nation (04/27)
County backs agreement for Ho-Chunk Nation trust lands (04/27)
Village battles BIA over Oneida Nation's land-into-trust (04/20)
Ho-Chunk Nation agrees to pay counties for trust lands (04/19)
Supreme Court declines Dakota descendants trust case (04/19)
Supreme Court accepts Tohono O'odham trust law case (04/19)
House Resources Committee to take up Pueblo land bill (04/19)
County fights Winnebago Tribe's land-into-trust request (04/15)
Editorial: A lot at stake in Chehalis Tribe taxation dispute (04/12)
Opinion: Chumash Tribe wields influence on land-into-trust (04/08)
Navy turns down bid to transfer land to Narragansett Tribe (04/07)
BIA renews MOU for land-into-trust consortium in California (04/01)
Muscogee Nation plans $1B investment in Tulsa projects (03/31)
Groups claim BIA wants to study Chumash land-into-trust (03/29)
Narragansett Tribe wants to attain surplus Navy property (03/26)
Oneida Nation foes tie Osage case to land-into-trust feud (03/24)
Judge holds hearing over rejected Goshute nuclear dump (03/23)
Utah Legislature backs $33M settlement for Navajo trust (03/12)
Land-into-trust foes eye list of tribal recognition dates (03/11)
Hoopa Valley Tribe loses trust fund distribution lawsuit (03/10)
Suquamish Tribe got good price on golf course, property (03/10)
Lobbying firm presses government on tribal trust funds (03/10)
Sen. Schumer warns DOI against land-into-trust action (03/09)
Judge dismisses claims in Oneida land-into-trust case (03/05)
North Dakota tribe sees $1M a month in oil production (02/25)
Klamath Tribes close to deal to buy land near Portland (02/24)
BIA backs return of surplus land to Fond du Lac Band (02/24)
BIA changes stance on Narragansett land acquisition (02/24)
Groups file first brief over Chumash land-into-trust (02/22)
County ends foreclosure proceedings on Cayuga land (02/16)
Pojoaque Pueblo claims tax exemption for property (02/11)
County won't fight Fond du Lac Band land-into-trust (02/10)
Mining company owes royalties to Coeur d'Alene Tribe (02/03)
Editorial: Saginaw Chippewa land-into-trust a big issue (01/18)
Oops! Not all Indian teens receive $50K check at age 18 (01/15)
Court says government must produce trust documents (01/13)
Editorial: Congress must address land-into-trust ruling (01/11)
Navajos in Utah reach settlement for trust fund case (01/06)