Joseph Valandra

Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Government: No More Talk, Action Required

The Bureau of Indian Affairs website declares, “The United States has a unique legal and political relationship with Indian tribes and Alaska Native entities as provided by the Constitution of the United States, treaties, court decisions and Federal statutes.” It goes on to detail the type of rel...

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July 13, 2012

Interior Releases Tribal Economic Data Not Gathered From Tribes

Rob Capriccioso
July 12, 2012
WASHINGTON – Amid calls from the U.S. Congress for the U.S...

Congress Investigating Interior on Missing Tribal Jobs Reports That Broke Law

Rob Capriccioso
July 11, 2012
WASHINGTON – Democratic and Republican Indian affairs leaders in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate are concerned that the U.S...

Legal and Political Questions Surround Interior’s Decision Not to Release Tribal Jobs Survey

Rob Capriccioso
July 05, 2012
A long-awaited survey by the U.S. Department of the Interior on tribal jobs will not be released this year, even though federal law requires regular reporting on such matters...

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