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Native America Calling: A path forward or a one-time anomaly with tribal energy agreement?
Thursday, January 22, 2026
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A tribal mining development agreement: a path forward or a one-time anomaly?
A recent agreement between a gold mining company and the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation is being called “historic” by its chairman.

The mining company president says the agreement follows the standards set by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and gives the tribe a share of the profits from the mine. The company and tribal officials are optimistic this will set a precedent for how mining companies partner with tribes.

At the same time as the agreement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes to severely limit the power of tribes to interfere with construction of oil and natural gas pipelines and resource-guzzling data centers.

Guests on Native America Calling
Brian Mason (Shoshone Paiute), Chairman of Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation in Nevada and Idaho

Maranda Compton (Delaware Tribe of Indians), founder and president of Lepwe, a Native training and education company based in Montana

Kate Finn (Osage), founder and director of the Tallgrass Institute, a Native economic stewardship based in California

James Grijalva, professor of law at the University of North Dakota School of Law

Melissa Kay, Tribal Water Institute fellow at the Native American Rights Fund

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