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Deputy Secretary Connor Outlines Accomplishments, Next Tribal Locations for $1.9 Billion Land Buy-Back Program - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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11/20/2014
Department's Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) has paid more than $225 million to individual American Indians for restoring the equivalent of 375,000 acres to tribal governments during the Program's first year of sendin
NOTICE: Information for Landowners with Fractional Interests Wishing to Participate in the Land Buy-Back Program - Archive
Native Americans, Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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11/6/2014
For landowners who wish to sell their interests, a new step-by-step video is now available to help assist people with identifying critical information included in their Offer Package and completing the necessary forms.
The Purchase Offer Process - Archive
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10/31/2014
The Buy-Back Program is a voluntary program. For landowners who wish to sell their interests, this step-by-step video is now available to help assist individuals with identifying critical information included in their Offer Package and completing the necessary forms.
Nearly 2,800 Landowners with Fractional Interests at Lake Traverse Indian Reservation Receive $63.5 Million in Purchase Offers through Interior's Land Buy-Back Program - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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10/10/2014
Building off of sustained momentum from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program), Deputy Secretary Mike Connor today announced that purchase offers worth more than $63.5 million
Interior Sends More than $298 Million in Purchase Offers to 4,000 Landowners with Fractional Interests at Crow Reservation in Montana - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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10/6/2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Deputy Secretary of the Interior Mike Connor today announced that the Department's Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) has sent purchase offers worth more than $298 million to nearly 4,000 landowners
Interior Transfers Another $1 Million from Land Buy-Back Program to Cobell Education Scholarship Fund - Archive
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10/1/2014
The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced that an additional $1 million has been transferred to the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund, bringing the total transferred in 2014 to more than $4.5 million. 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 provides financial assistance through scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary education and training.
Interior Offers More Than $9.4 Million to Nearly 1,800 Landowners with Fractional Interests at Umatilla Indian Reservation - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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9/16/2014
Deputy Secretary of the Interior Mike Connor today announced that purchase offers have been sent to nearly 1,800 landowners with fractional interests on the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Land Buy-Back Program Tops $100 Million in Payments to American Indian Landowners with Fractionated Interests - Archive
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9/8/2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Following Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell's recent visit with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Mike Connor today announced that more than $8.3 million in purchase offers have been mailed to nearly 2,100 individual landowners with fractional interests on that reservation. This mailing will kick off several weeks of additional purchase offers to landowners who own fractional land interests on the Umatilla, Coeur d'Alene, Lake Traverse (homeland of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) and Crow Indian Reservations.
Interior Offers Nearly $100 Million to More Than 4,000 Landowners with Interests at Gila River and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations to Reduce Fractionation of Tribal Lands - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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8/28/2014
The Department of the Interior today announced that purchase offers have been sent to more than 4,000 individual landowners with fractional interests at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana.
Due Date Approaching for Landowners with Fractional Interests at Rosebud Indian Reservation - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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8/4/2014
The Department of the Interior has sent purchase offers exceeding $50 million to more than 11,000 landowners with fractional interests at the Rosebud Indian Reservation. These offers provide landowners the opportunity to...
Interior, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Sign Agreement to Reduce Land Ownership Fractionation in Indian Country - Archive
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7/16/2014
As part of President Obama's continuing effort to help American Indian leaders build strong, resilient communities, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Mike Connor today announced the Department has signed a cooperative agreement with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota to facilitate the purchase of individual interests in fractionated trust lands and consolidate ownership for the tribes with jurisdiction. In his historic visit to the Standing Rock reservation last month, President Obama underscored his commitment to help restore tribal homelands across Indian Country.
Three More Tribal Nations Sign Agreements with Interior to Reduce Fractionation in Indian Country - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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7/9/2014
In the latest step in the successful implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program), Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor today announced that the Department has signed three additional agreements with...
Deadline Approaching for Landowners with Fractional Interests at Pine Ridge Reservation - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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7/7/2014
The Department of the Interior has sent purchase offers exceeding $100 million to more than 21,000 landowners with fractional interests at the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Interior Transfers Nearly $3 Million from Land Buy-Back Program to Cobell Education Scholarship Fund - Archive
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7/1/2014
The Department of the Interior today announced that $2.9 million has been transferred to the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship Fund was authorized by the historic Cobell Settlement and provides financial assistance through annual scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary education and training.
Interior Announces More Than $50 Million in Purchase Offers for Nearly 11,000 Landowners with Interests at Rosebud Reservation - Archive
Cobell / Land buyback, Press Release
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6/25/2014
In another step to fulfill President Obama's commitment to help strengthen Indian communities, the Department of the Interior today announced that offers have been sent to nearly 11,000 individual landowners with fractional interests at the Rosebud..

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