In New Mexico, pueblos have succeeded in getting the Interior Department to ban new oil and natural gas development on hundreds of square miles of federal land for 20 years to protect culturally significant areas.īut the colony in Reno and others like the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona say promises of more cooperation ring hollow when it comes to high-stakes battles over multibillion-dollar “green energy” projects. Many tribes have benefited, including those who led campaigns to establish new national monuments in Utah and Arizona. The administration also has touted more spending on infrastructure and health care across Indian Country.
