I have a friend who works for the Feds in Minerals, Mines and Resources. He pays out the royalty checks, a lot of which go to Indians.
None of them turn down the royalty checks. They do bitch when the price goes down however.
But they don’t have to pay royalties because it doesn’t go through any reservations, thus the drama. Bet it doesn’t go through any “sacred sites” either, those are all on reservations.