Does anyone know if the entire 10 million acres are indigenous tribal land, or is this tribal overreach aided by envirowackos?
Back in the late 1990s....the federal government developed a new view...which meant they recognized around 200 Indian tribal units in the state.
This led (in the past couple of years) to 12 regions recognized by the federal government as tribal ‘lands’. This meant transfer of land, from national forests/parks, to tribal lands.
So while the Indian population does make up 15-percent of population...these 12 ‘regions’ now have a significant amount of influence over how lands/roads are developed/maintained.
I don’t think politicians fully understand what they created or how it’ll be increasingly impossible to accomplish things that go beyond the city limits of urban areas. Even national park managers may be shocked at their limited influence on future operations.
WHEN the forest fires start-— NO ACCESS by firefighters or equipment.
Would think that the FEDS had finally learned that lesson....