National Wildlife Federation: Tester Bill Rights a Historic Wrong by Returning Ancestral Lands to Tribal Control, Updating Water Compact
December 20, 2019
December 20, 2019
MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 20 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release:
New legislation from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) affirms the water rights of the Fort Belknap Tribes and will also return ancestral lands to tribal control by restoring the Grinnell Notch to federal trust status for the Tribes. The bill, developed in collaboration with the Tribes, the state of Montana and other key stakeholders will bring certainty to both tribal and non-tribal wa . . .
New legislation from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) affirms the water rights of the Fort Belknap Tribes and will also return ancestral lands to tribal control by restoring the Grinnell Notch to federal trust status for the Tribes. The bill, developed in collaboration with the Tribes, the state of Montana and other key stakeholders will bring certainty to both tribal and non-tribal wa . . .