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Interior returns trust decisions
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued
an order on Tuesday, April 27, returning the authority to review and ap-
prove applications to place land into trust for Native American Tribes to
the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ regional directors.
The move reverses steps taken in 2017 by the Trump administration
that “unnecessarily” elevated land-into-trust decisions to the department’s
headquarters staff, increasing the complexity of the decision-making pro-
cess and causing delays.
“We have an obligation to work with Tribes to protect their lands and
ensure that each Tribe has a homeland where its citizens can live together
and lead safe and fulfilling lives,” Haaland said in a press release an-
nouncing the action. “Our actions today will help us meet that obligation
and will empower Tribes to determine how their lands are used – from
conservation to economic development projects.”
In addition, Interior’s Solicitor’s Office withdrew three previous opinions
that impeded the department’s ability to take land into trust for Tribes
and that were issued without adequate Tribal consultation.
“Going forward, the department will engage in meaningful and robust
consultation with Tribes to learn about the challenges they face in the
fee-to-trust process and in managing their own lands,” the Interior press
release stated. 
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Sept. 17, 2021 at 2 p.m.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
VIRTUAL BI-MONTHLY VETERANS MEETINGS:
Memorial Day Honoring
Honoring families of Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde veterans who have walked on …
Open to all veterans in our local community. The meet-
ings will focus on various informative topics each month.
• June 15, 2 p.m. Blue Water Navy Meeting #2
• Sept. 2021 – VISN Network Presentations – Meeting #3
Gathering Around the Canoe Veterans Cultural Class:
Thank you to all the par-
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Let us express our gratitude and pride for those who
served; those who put their lives on the line; and the
families who supported them. We raise our hands to ac-
knowledge and honor the service of the veteran in your
family and their memory. hayu masi.
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Be a Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) Tribal
member or a Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde fam-
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1. A CTGR veteran in your family who has made their
journey (from any service era) and,
Nov. 12, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
Veterans Day Dinner
SAVE THE DATE CALENDAR:
May 31, 2021 at 1 p.m. (Meal starts at noon)
(attendance limited due to COVID precautions)
Memorial Day Event
July 8, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.
Paint with a Vet event (only 22 spots available)
Contact TVSO to sign up.
July 2021 (Date/Time TBD)
Veterans Virtual Claims Clinic
Oct. 2021 (Date/Time TBD)
Native Wellness Behavioral Health Training #4
Dec. 2021 (Date/Time TBD)
Veterans End of the Year Event
2. Submit a photo, biography, story or information about
your Tribal veteran and/or their military service by May
21, 2021 (to TVSO office by mail/email).
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