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Osage Nation Becomes 20th Tribe to Partner with Interior to Implement the Land Buy-Back Program - Archive
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5/28/2015
Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Connor announced today that the Department has signed a cooperative agreement with the Osage Nation to implement the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). The Buy-Back Program facilitates the purchase of individual interests in fractionated trust lands and consolidates ownership for the tribe with jurisdiction.
Interior Department Sends 150 Million in Purchase Offers to 6,500 Landowners with Fractional Interests at Cheyenne River - Archive
South Dakota, Office of the Secretary, Cobell / Land buyback, Native Americans, Press Release
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5/7/2015
Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Connor today announced that almost $150 million in purchase offers have been sent to more than 6,500 landowners with fractional interests at the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Interior Department, Navajo Nation Partner to Implement Land Buy-Back Program - Archive
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4/20/2015
Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Connor announced today that the Department has entered a cooperative agreement with the Navajo Nation to further implement the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). The agreement outlines the strategy and resources to be provided to the tribe's leadership to facilitate education about the Buy-Back Program and reach out to owners with fractionated interests in reservation land that can be consolidated for the benefit of the tribal community.
Almost $200 Million in Purchase Offers Mailed to Landowners with Fractional Interests at Standing Rock Indian Reservation - Archive
North Dakota, South Dakota, Cobell / Land buyback, Native Americans, Press Release
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4/6/2015
The Department of the Interior today announced that its Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations has sent $195 million in purchase offers to more than 16,000 landowners with fractional interests at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
Interior Makes Largest Transfer to Date to Cobell Education Scholarship Fund - Archive
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4/2/2015
The Department of the Interior today announced it has transferred more than $12 million to the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund, bringing the total amount transferred so far to $17 million. Authorized by the historic Cobell Settlement, and funded in part by the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program), the Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance through scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary and graduate education and training.
Interior Hosts Land Buy-Back Program 2015 Listening Session - Archive
Arizona, Cobell / Land buyback, Native Americans, Press Release
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3/20/2015
More than 150 tribal leaders and individual landowners joined Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Connor and Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn at the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations 2015 Listening Session.
Lummi Nation Partners with Department of the Interior in Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations - Archive
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3/9/2015
U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor today announced that the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation in Washington State has signed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Tribe joins nearly 20 other tribal nations in signing agreements with the Department to actively participate in the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program).
More Than $100 Million Available as Land Buy-Back Program Deadlines Approach for Thousands of Indian Landowners - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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2/23/2015
More than 10,000 owners of fractional interests in trust or restricted land in Indian Country are facing fast approaching deadlines for $100 million in purchase offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations.
Two Additional Tribal Nations Sign Cooperative Agreements with Interior to Reduce Land Fractionation in Indian Country - Archive
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1/30/2015
In the latest step of the U.S. Interior Department's work to reduce land fractionation and strengthen tribal sovereignty across Indian Country, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor today announced that two additional agreements have been signed with tribal nations to guide implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program).
Interior's Land Buy-Back Program Sends $20 Million in Purchase Offers to Members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community - Archive
Arizona, Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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1/16/2015
Interior's Land Buy-Back Program Sends $20 Million in Purchase Offers to Members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Interior Signs Agreements with Two Tribal Nations in Washington State to Reduce Land Ownership Fractionation in Indian Country - Archive
Washington, Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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1/13/2015
Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor today announced that the Department has signed two additional agreements with tribal nations in Washington State through the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program).
Federal Register Notice: Interior Updating Systems of Records Notices to Facilitate Information Sharing with Tribes Implementing the Land Buy-Back Program - Archive
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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1/8/2015
In a Federal Register notice published today, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced that it is updating the existing system of record notices (SORNs).
Interior Wraps Year with Total Transfer of $5 Million to Cobell Education Scholarship Fund as a Result of Land Buy-Back Program - Archive
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12/30/2014
With a transfer of nearly $1 million, the Department of the Interior today announced that total contributions to the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund have surpassed $5 million for 2014. The Scholarship Fund was authorized by the historic Cobell Settlement and is funded in part by the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). The Scholarship Fund will provide financial assistance through scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary education and training.
Interior Sends $9 million in Purchase Offers to Indian Landowners with Fractional Interests at Coeur d'Alene Reservation - Archive
Idaho, Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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12/17/2014
Deputy Secretary Mike Connor announced that nearly $9 million in purchase offers have been sent to more than 400 landowners with fractional interests at the Coeur d'Alene Reservation in Idaho.
Interior Sends Nearly $1.5 Million in Purchase Offers to Landowners with Fractional Interests at Squaxin Island Indian Reservation - Archive
Washington, Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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12/10/2014
Deputy Secretary Mike Connor today announced that nearly $1.5 million in purchase offers have been sent to more than 600 landowners with fractional interests at the Squaxin Island Indian Reservation in Washington through the Land Buy-Back Program.

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