BIA backs Fond du Lac Band's land-into-trust application

Thursday, June 13, 2013  

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is publishing notice of a decision to take 199 acres in trust for the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa Indians in Minnesota.

The decision was made by the superintendent of the Minnesota Agency. The notice says the land will be placed in trust within 30 days.

The Obama administration has proposed a rule that would eliminate the 30-day waiting period in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Salazar v. Patchak.

Get the Story:
PUBLIC NOTICE - NOTICE OF FINAL AGENCY DETERMINATION TO TAKE LAND "IN TRUST" - Potlatch St. Louis County Parcel (The Pine Journal 6/13)

Federal Register Notice
Land Acquisitions: Appeals of Land Acquisition Decisions (May 29, 2013)

BIA accepting comments on rule for land-into-trust appeals (05/29)