Tribal leasing regulations remove roadblocks to economic development, represent another step furthering tribal self-determination
SHAWNEE, Okla.–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2013. As part of President Obama’s commitment to self-determination of tribal nations, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today joined Citizen Potawatomi Nation Chairman John Barrett to formally approve tribal leasing regulations that will help spur investment and commercial development on the nation’s trust lands in central Oklahoma.
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