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Assistant Secretary nominee Bryan Newland vows to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19
Bay Mills citizen comes directly from tribal government to Biden administration
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
• LIVE at 2:30PM Eastern: Nomination Hearing
Newland, a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community, goes before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for his nomination hearing on Wednesday afternoon. He
prepared an opening statement as part of the confirmation process, highlighting his goals and priorities should he be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
“If confirmed, I will bring that perspective with me to the Department of the Interior. We must help Indian Country build back better after the pandemic,” Newland says in his written testimony. “We must also respond with urgency to the violence against Indigenous women and children. And we must lay the foundation for the next generation of Native children to succeed.”
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BIA OKs Land-Leasing Rules For Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Law360 (April 21, 2021, 9:17 PM EDT) The Bureau of Indian Affairs said it has approved land-leasing regulations submitted by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe under a federal act that lets the tribe ink business, residential and wind and solar leases on its trust lands without further BIA approval.
The federally recognized tribe, whose reservation is in North and South Dakota, is now authorized to pursue clean energy projects for tribal members and to otherwise generate economic development revenue under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2012, also known as the HEARTH Act, the agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior announced.
Bureau of Indian Affairs approves Standing Rock Sioux Tribeâs business, residential, wind and solar leasing regulations under the HEARTH Act
Tribe now authorized to enter into leases on its trust lands without further approval by the BIA
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News Release
Office of the Assistant Secretary - U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced yesterday that it has approved leasing regulations submitted by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, a federally recognized tribe whose reservation is in North and South Dakota, under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership (HEARTH) Act of 2012.
Indian Affairs announces approval of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indiansâ business regulations under the HEARTH Act
HEARTH Act underscores importance of tribal self-determination and sovereignty
Author:
News Release
Department of the Interior
Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced today that it has approved a business site leasing ordinance submitted by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized tribe in Michigan, under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership (HEARTH) Act of 2012. The Band is now authorized to enter into business leases on its trust lands without further approval by the BIA.