May 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
MAKOTI As the Three Affiliated Tribes blessed the ground Wednesday where a refinery will be built, one tribal council member called it a new day for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara. Continue Reading
May 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
NEW TOWN A new tribal oil tax agreement is a “huge improvement” but still contains bad language that doesn’t recognize tribal sovereignty, Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Tex Hall said Tuesday. Continue Reading
May 3, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK The North Dakota Legislature voted Friday to close a tax loophole used by the oil industry that the Tax Department says is costing the state $50 million each year. The measure that passed the Senate and House on the last day of the 80-day legislative session also gives the Three Affiliated Tribes a greater share of the taxes collected from reservation oil production. Continue Reading
April 30, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Officials plan to build a $33 million hotel on the United Tribes Technical College campus in Bismarck to provide a training opportunity for students and to help support the school governed by the five tribes in North Dakota. Continue Reading
April 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
MAKOTI The Three Affiliated Tribes has announced that it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for North Dakota’s newest refinery next month. Continue Reading
April 25, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
A scathing report issued Thursday by the Western Organization of Research Councils says water used in the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is reaching a crisis point in Western states. Continue Reading
April 12, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Tensions ran high as members of the Spirit Lake Nation gathered for a second meeting in two days Friday to debate the future of the tribe’s leadership. Continue Reading
April 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Tribal leaders are pressing lawmakers for a bigger cut of oil production taxes on the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota, saying the extra money is need to fund drilling impacts unforeseen when the tribes first signed the pact with the state five years ago. Continue Reading
April 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Tribal leaders are pressing lawmakers for a bigger cut of oil production taxes on the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota, saying the extra money is need to fund drilling impacts unforeseen when the tribes first signed the pact with the state five years ago. Continue Reading
April 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK North Dakota’s oil industry is endorsing a change to a revenue sharing agreement that the state has had with the Three Affiliated Tribes since 2008. Continue Reading
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