Trump’s Policies on American Indigenous Lands (2017–2021) and Energy Impacts
During Donald Trump’s presidency from 2017 to 2021, federal policies regarding American Indigenous lands underwent significant shifts. The administration pursued an “America First” agenda that prioritized resource extraction and deregulation, often at the expense of tribal sovereignty and environmental protections. This report examines specific policies, executive orders, and legislation from the Trump era that impacted Indigenous lands, how Trump’s energy policy (fossil fuel expansion and federal land use) affected Native communities, the responses of Indigenous groups (advocacy and legal challenges), and the environmental Read More