Friday, June 6, 2008

Dorgan Says Tribes Missing Out on Energy Development Because of BIA Incompetence

Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota says "incompetence" at the Bureau of Indian Affairs is stalling energy development on tribal lands in his state. Dorgan, chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, says the Fort Berthold reservation is missing out on an oil boom that's benefiting other parts of the state. Read more about it here.