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Interior, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Sign Agreement to Implement Land Buy-Back Program
Native Americans, Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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10/17/2017
Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs John Tahsuda today announced that the Department has signed an agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon to guide implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program).
Landowners with Fractional Interests at the Spirit Lake Reservation Receive Land Buy-Back Program Offers
Native Americans, Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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10/3/2017
The Department of the Interior today announced that 5,041 landowners with fractional interests at the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota have been sent purchase offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program).
Buy-Back Program Sends Offers to Landowners with Fractional Interests at Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Location
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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8/25/2017
The Department of the Interior today announced that nearly 3,000 landowners with fractional interests at the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes location in Oklahoma have been sent purchase offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program).
Interior Announces Revised Strategy, Policies to More Effectively Reduce Fractionation of Tribal Lands
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7/31/2017
Following extensive analysis and feedback received from tribal leaders and American Indian landowners, the Department of the Interior today announced a revised strategy for the consolidation of fractional land interests through the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Program).
Landowners with Fractional Interests at Nez Perce, Pechanga and Rincon Indian Reservations Receive Land Buy-Back Offers
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, California, Idaho, Press Release
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6/26/2017
The Department of the Interior today announced that more than 1,600 landowners with fractional interests at the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Idaho, as well as the Pechanga and Rincon Indian Reservations in California, have been sent purchase offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). 
Tribal Land Buy-Back Program Offers Sent to Landowners with Fractional Interests at Pala and Sycuan Indian Reservations
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, California, Office of the Secretary, Press Release
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6/6/2017
The Department of the Interior today announced that nearly 600 landowners with fractional interests at the Pala and Sycuan Indian Reservations in California have been sent purchase offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). Landowners have 45 days to consider and return accepted offers in the pre-paid postage envelopes provided.
Landowners with Fractional Interests at Omaha and Winnebago Indian Reservations Receive Land Buy-Back Program Offers
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Nebraska, Office of the Secretary, Press Release
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5/22/2017
The Department of the Interior today announced that more than 5,100 landowners with fractional interests at the Omaha and Winnebago Indian Reservations in Nebraska have been sent purchase offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). 
Nearly 3,600 Landowners with Fractional Interests at Yakama Indian Reservation Receive Land Buy-Back Program Offers
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Office of the Secretary, Native Americans, Press Release
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4/24/2017
The Department of the Interior today announced that nearly 3,600 landowners with fractional interests at the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington have been sent purchase offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). 
Interior to Host Listening Session on Land Buy-Back Program
Washington, Office of the Secretary, Cobell / Land buyback, Native Americans, Press Release
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4/12/2017
In a Federal Register notice published today, the Department of the Interior announced it will host its fourth annual Listening Session on April 25, 2017, at the Tulalip Resort Casino in Tulalip, WA, to hear directly from tribal leaders and individual landowners on the progress of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). 
Interior Department Transfers Nearly $8 Million to Cobell Education Scholarship Fund - Archive
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1/11/2017
The Department of the Interior today announced that an additional $7.9 million has been transferred to the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund (Scholarship Fund), bringing the total amount contributed so far to more than $47 million. The Scholarship Fund – funded in part by the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) and authorized by the Cobell Settlement – provides financial assistance through scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary and graduate education and training.
Connor: Surpassing Our Goals - Archive
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1/10/2017
In just three years, Buy-Back Program payments to interested landowners have exceeded $1 billion, and we’ve secured the potential for tribes to manage more than 11,000 tracts of land.
Deputy Secretary Connor Announces Land Buy-Back Program Sales Exceed $1 Billion - Archive
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1/5/2017
As part of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s nationwide tour to highlight the progress that has been made in the last eight years to restore the nation-to-nation relationship with Native Americans and Alaska Natives, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor joined leaders of the Navajo Nation today to announce that sales from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) have exceeded $1 billion.
Interior Agreements with Tribes to Implement Land Buy-Back Program Now Total 40 - Archive
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12/15/2016
U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor today announced that the Department has signed agreements with three additional Tribes – the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma, the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians in Wisconsin, and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation in California – to guide implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program).
Landowners with Fractional Interests at Colville Indian Reservation Receive More Than $25 Million in Land Buy-Back Program Offers - Archive
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, Office of the Secretary, Press Release
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12/12/2016
Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor today announced that more than 4,600 landowners with fractional interests at the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington have received about $25 million in purchase offers as part of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). 
Interior Deputy Secretary Testifies on Land Buy-Back Program - Archive
Native Americans, Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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12/7/2016
U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Department Michael L. Connor testified today at a full committee hearing in front of the Senate Committee for Indian Affairs on the Interior Department’s role and progress in the implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). 

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