BLM and BIA issued the oil and gas approvals without consulting with the Nation
A drill rig at sunrise. Jim Parkin / Shutterstock
Tulsa, OK —(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2016. Last week the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, and tribal member Walter Echo-Hawk, filed suitagainst the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to challenge federal oil and gas approvals on Pawnee lands. The lawsuit seeks to set aside numerous oil…
