Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

The Interior Department has reversed a Trump administration decision determining that a portion of the Missouri River was under the jurisdiction of the state of North Dakota rather than a Native American reservation.

Trump officials had concluded a part of the river that flows through the Berthold Indian Reservation was within the state's jurisdiction rather than that of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the reservation's three affiliated tribes.

"The previous administration's M-Opinion overturned decades of existing precedent holding that the Missouri riverbed belonged to the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation," an Interior spokesperson said in a statement. "Today's action will allow us to review the matter and ensure the Interior Department is upholding its trust and treaty obligations in accordance with the law."

The earlier opinion is the subject of a legal challenge by the tribe in the District Court for the District of Columbia, according to the department. The court has granted the Interior Department a stay to review that opinion.



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[bluestarone]

1. GOOD!

[intheflow]

2. And Haaland's off with a bang!!

[onetexan]

3. in deed! Bravo Madame Interior Secretary!

[jaxexpat]

8. I've heard that her memory goes back over 200 years. Maybe even 529 years.

She may straighten out several more "misunderstandings" before she's done. Keep your ears to the ground or just stay tuned.

[tonekat]

4. Righting the wrongs!

So glad to see a correction of the previous four years.

[iluvtennis]

5. Excellent news! nt

[flying_wahini]

6. WooHoo! Hope it burns the Trumpies in a bad way.

[BobTheSubgenius]

7. A perfect example!

You see how much easier it is to "govern" if you have no regard for the law? S*** gets done!

[gademocrat7]

9. Great news!

Integrity is back in The Interior Dept.

[catbyte]

10. My Ojibwe heart is singing.

[maliaSmith]

11. Sec of the Interior

Now on to Bear Ears and the other National Monument that Trump cut drastically for no reason except to pollute these beautiful lands and historical Native American lands. Keep up the great work Sec, Haaland. We approve!

[ailsagirl]

12. I can hardly believe it when I see news like this!!!

Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland didn't waste any time!!!
How did we ever get through those four years of horror???