Indian Law Bulletins | News | Archives | 2013 Land & Water

• • BIA accepting comments on rule for land-into-trust appeals (Indianz.com) 5/29/13

• • Tribes aim to close loopholes in water laws (Indianz.com) 5/7/13

• • S.D. tribe faces ultimatum on sale of massacre site (Yakima Herald) 5/2/13

• • Oklahoma-Texas water rights: Where local tribes stand (Epoch Times) 5/1/13

• • Two sides of fishermen trial disagree on testimony (KYUK) 4/26/13

• • Desert Water Agency sues over new tribal rules (My Desert) 4/25/13

• • State appeals D.C. court's decision on Akiachak lands (Alaska Journal) 4/25/13

• • Mescalero eyes Forest Service land (Ruidoso News) 4/25/13

• • Desert Water Agency sues over new tribal rules (My Desert) 4/25/13

• • Water rights tear at an Indian reservation (New York Times) 4/21/13

• • Thirsty states take water battle to Supreme Court (NPR ) 4/21/13

• • Judge blocks vote on Flathead water compact (Missoulian ) 4/17/13

• • Tribes hope to minimize conflict over federal lands (The World ) 4/15/13

• • Drought-stricken Texas and Oklahoma battle for Red River water rights (Kansas City Infozine ) 4/14/13

• • Water compact: Defeat of agreement yields chaos (Missoulian) 4/10/13

• • Dorothy Lawson: Bill in Alaska cuts tribes out of public process (Indianz) 4/10/13

• • Tribal water rights save rivers and communities (Red Lodge Clearinghouse) 4/9/13

• • State attorney weighs in on tribal lands case (Alaska Public Radio) 4/9/13

• • Court decision has big implications for tribal lands (Alaska Public Media ) 4/8/13

• • Native Sun News: Yaqui Tribe fights Mexico over water rights (Indianz.com ) 4/4/1

• • House panels kill bills to study, enact Flathead tribal water rights compact (Billings Gazette ) 4/3/13

• • NARF calls land-into-trust case a victory for all Alaska tribes (Indianz.com ) 4/3/13

• • Quapaw tribe files suit against federal government for alleged land mismanagement (Indian Country Today ) 4/2/13

• • Tribes file U.S. Supreme Court water appeal brief (Individual.com ) 3/31/13

• • Democratic legislator introduces bill to ratify Flathead water rights (The Montana Standard) 3/24/13

• • Tribal water compact not ready for legislative approval (Independent Record) 3/20/13

• • [Oregon] lawmaker's plan would give tribe 14,000 acres (The World) 3/20/13

• • Tribal water rights save rivers and communities (Times Standard) 3/20/13

• • Four New Mexico pueblos and Secretary Salazar finalize historic Aamodt water rights case (Indian Country Today ) 3/16/13

• • NM tribe to get leasing rights under federal law (Las Cruces Sun-News ) 3/14/13

• • Bill addressing reservation land introduced in Congress (Polkio ) 3/13/13

• • Wisconsin walleye fishing could be limited by tribal spearing plans (Journal Sentinel Online ) 3/11/13

• • CSKT chairman urges Legislature to back water compact (Missoulian ) 3/9/13

• • Oregon gives tribes top claims to water in much of Klamath Basin (Oregon Live ) 3/7/13

• • Casino case challenges tribe's access to land in Washington (Fresno Bee ) 3/5/13

• • Supreme Court stays proceedings in Flathead water compact case (Missoulian ) 3/1/13

• • Feinstein, Young question Interior's new tribal land acquisition policy; Feinstein's motives under scrutiny (Indian Country Today ) 2/25/13

• • The Indian land consolidation plot thickens (Indian Country Today ) 2/23/13

• • Feds seek dismissal of Jemez Pueblo land suit (ABQ Journal ) 2/19/13

• • Skokomish Tribe sues state over hunting rights (Kitsap Sun ) 2/20/13

• • Clash mounts over proposed Black Hills uranium mining (Indianz.com ) 2/19/13

• • Idaho tribes propose [land] tax law clarification (The Spokesman-Review ) 2/11/13

• • San Juan County water users oppose Navajo Nation in settlement case (Las Cruces Sun-News) 2/6/13

• • Lummis move to get trust land status worries local governments (The News Tribune ) 2/4/13

• • Suquamish Tribe loses preliminary injunction in Bangor construction (North Kitsap Herald ) 2/1/13

• • High court rejects tribe's lawsuit claim (Nevada Appea l) 1/31/13

• • Limited FEMA mapping on Indian reservations increases flood risk, lessens federal flood insurance (Indian Country Today ) 1/22/13

• • Land dispute between the Quapaw Tribe and Cherokee County (KOAM Tv ) 1/17/13

• • Ute Mountain Ute hunters and anglers gain access to Brunot area (Indian Country Today ) 1/17/13

• • Feds promise prompt review of Mashpee tribe's reservation application (The Enterprise ) 1/13/13

• • Supreme Court to decide on Texans' bid for Oklahoma's water (New York Times ) 1/7/13