Trump Advisers Push Privatizing Indian Lands

[Dr. Evil]

Trump Advisers Push Privatizing Indian Lands

 

[Plater1]

Sounds like a good idea. What's Pelosi have to say about it?

 

[Phauxtoe]

cant comment
that could be a A Huge Can of worms!

 

[MilesTeg]

I would like to see more of the federally and state controlled land go first.

 

[SigLady]

Wow. That's a hot potato. My inclination is to defer to the tribes. I'm also kind of afraid that some money hungry, corrupt tribal leader will sell tribal lands to developers of mining companies and the tribes will end up just as broke but now without any land resources whatsoever- like with the Oneida tribe outside of Syracuse.

 

[Cooolone]

They are already privatized. If he proposes a Federal Seizure of Indian Lands and the breaking of treaties, that will just lead to trouble. There are many, who would stand up and protect the lands as demonstrated with the pipeline against Federal Aggression. It'll never happen. Leave the American Indians alone, there's bigger fights to fight and focus upon!

 

[Robin]

I don't know about the rest of the country but from what I here tell, the Rez's in NY don't care about cumo, the safe act or even the Fed's. They try to take that land from them........... well, if they still have bows, they're for recreation.
Robin

 

[Grimscale]

I don't know about the rest of the country but from what I here tell, the Rez's in NY don't care about cumo, the safe act or even the Fed's. They try to take that land from them........... well, if they still have bows, they're for recreation.
Robin

Didn't they back down when NY wanted to tax cigarettes and gas sold on Rez land?

 

[Phauxtoe]

Wow. That's a hot potato. My inclination is to defer to the tribes. I'm also kind of afraid that some money hungry, corrupt tribal leader will sell tribal lands to developers of mining companies and the tribes will end up just as broke but now without any land resources whatsoever- like with the Oneida tribe outside of Syracuse.

exactly my thought!

 

[OwnTheRide]

Hehe... read the article before commenting, folks. I had the same initial reaction, but they're not talking about what the headline comes across as.

 

[NirvanaFan]

I would like to see more of the federally and state controlled land go first.

I've got some mixed feelings on this. I hunted in the Uncompahgre National Forest a couple months back. It was an amazing area, and it was pretty much untouched. Being able to walk around on almost 1 million acres was crazy. It shows you what the wild actually is. If were were to privatize that land, lot of people would lose their opportunities to enjoy such a pristine environment. But, the Libertarian in me says that the government shouldn't be controlling the land (and part of the economy through grazing rights) like that.

 

[MilesTeg]

I've got some mixed feelings on this. I hunted in the Uncompahgre National Forest a couple months back. It was an amazing area, and it was pretty much untouched. Being able to walk around on almost 1 million acres was crazy. It shows you what the wild actually is. If were were to privatize that land, lot of people would lose their opportunities to enjoy such a pristine environment. But, the Libertarian in me says that the government shouldn't be controlling the land (and part of the economy through grazing rights) like that.

Agreed, I think my problem is the shear volume that they now control. Also state controlled land is pretty crazy also. I can see keeping some select national treasures and some public land, but not in large scale like they do now.