An incompatible relationship exists between the federal trust responsibility over Indian tribes and tribal sovereignty, the conflicting nature of which has been exacerbated by numerous judicial confirmations of the unbridled congressional plenary power over all tribal affairs. Nowhere is there more conflict between the trust responsibility and sovereignty than within the context of mineral resource development on tribal lands. The evolution of the regulatory framework of Indian mineral development can be viewed as a continuum, with maximum trust obligation and minimum tribal sovereignty on one extreme, and an inversion of these two variables on the other. There currently exists pending legislation that would amend the 2005 Energy Policy Act...
In the mid-1900s the U.S. Government facilitated unfettered energy-company access to Native American...
Only five years ago, a grassroots movement led by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe was begin...
The pipeline protests at Standing Rock continued a long tradition of Native people coming together t...
An incompatible relationship exists between the federal trust responsibility over Indian tribes and ...
Energy development in Indian country exists at the crossroads of tribal self-determination and the f...
The federal government’s trust relationship with federally- recognized Indian tribes is a product of...
Energy development in Indian country exists at the crossroads of tribal self-determination and the f...
Full-text available at SSRN. See link in this record.Today, despite political acrimony on many domes...
Tribal governments’ capacity to implement land use controls within their Nations is limited by the U...
From the Missouri River, passing through the Sonora Desert, all the way down to the Amazon Forest an...
Energy infrastructure projects throughout the United States are proliferating at a rate unseen in ge...
This article examines disputes over surface mining jurisdiction on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reser...
Indian country contains abundant renewable energy resources, and harnessing such resources is vitall...
Full-text available at SSRN. See link in this record.Increased domestic energy production is of enha...
This Article seeks to outline the major issues related to tribal jurisdiction and energy development...
In the mid-1900s the U.S. Government facilitated unfettered energy-company access to Native American...
Only five years ago, a grassroots movement led by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe was begin...
The pipeline protests at Standing Rock continued a long tradition of Native people coming together t...
An incompatible relationship exists between the federal trust responsibility over Indian tribes and ...
Energy development in Indian country exists at the crossroads of tribal self-determination and the f...
The federal government’s trust relationship with federally- recognized Indian tribes is a product of...
Energy development in Indian country exists at the crossroads of tribal self-determination and the f...
Full-text available at SSRN. See link in this record.Today, despite political acrimony on many domes...
Tribal governments’ capacity to implement land use controls within their Nations is limited by the U...
From the Missouri River, passing through the Sonora Desert, all the way down to the Amazon Forest an...
Energy infrastructure projects throughout the United States are proliferating at a rate unseen in ge...
This article examines disputes over surface mining jurisdiction on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reser...
Indian country contains abundant renewable energy resources, and harnessing such resources is vitall...
Full-text available at SSRN. See link in this record.Increased domestic energy production is of enha...
This Article seeks to outline the major issues related to tribal jurisdiction and energy development...
In the mid-1900s the U.S. Government facilitated unfettered energy-company access to Native American...
Only five years ago, a grassroots movement led by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe was begin...
The pipeline protests at Standing Rock continued a long tradition of Native people coming together t...