For Native Tribes It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

Doug Burgum Puts Private Profits Over Public Lands and Tribal Rights

Doug Burgum's decision to reduce bison grazing shows how he favors the profits of Big Oil, miners, and ranchers over public lands and Indigenous rights.

For Native Tribes It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

Photo by Goutham Ganesh Sivanandam When the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held confirmation hearings for current Department of Interior head Doug Burgum, he made it quite clear that he viewed public lands, lands belonging to the American public, as an asset on “America’s balance sheet”. His implication was pretty clear, these public lands should be used to turn a profit. Public lands belong to all Americans and were set aside for…