19-05-2017 19:54 via ktoo.org

Interior nominee sees ‘clean slate’ on land in trust

Tribes that want to place land in federal trust, giving them Indian Country jurisdiction, are still waiting to see how the Trump administration will treat their applications.
David Bernhardt, the nominee for deputy Interior secretary, suggests history won’t be any guide.
http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20170518-03.mp3“I’m excited about having a new slate to start with, if you will, not covered by the legacy of hundreds of years, or a hundred years,” Bernhardt said at his c
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