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Fort Berthold Reservation allotted landowners seek intervention in Tesoro Pipeline lawsuit

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Unforgettable: DOJ consultation led to condemnation threat of our land

Condemnation_Todd Hall

Tesoro High Plains Pipeline Appraisal: Am I Invisible?

Tesoro High Plains Pipeline trespass on the Fort Berthold Reservation.

21st century Bureau of Indian Affairs following playbook from racist past

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Landowners reject Tesoro settlement offer for pipeline trespass on Fort Berthold

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Todd and Patti Jo Hall

When an Oil Company Profits From a Pipeline Running Beneath Tribal Land Without Consent, What’s Fair Compensation?

The Tesoro High Plains Pipeline carries crude oil beneath the Little Missouri River beyond the boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. A Biden administration official wants a fresh look at the multi-million-dollar dispute between hundreds of Three Affiliated Tribes landowners and the pipeline company. Credit: Jodi Spotted Bear/Buffalo's Fire

Perspective: Government orders Tesoro Pipeline to shut down, pay landowners millions

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Andeavor Tesoro Meeting

ANALYSIS: Tesoro High Plains Pipeline offer to Native landowners unacceptable

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear