Indian Trader Regulations, Dept of Interior, update | The Daily World

United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior Mike Connor announced the publication of an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to comprehensively update the regulations governing trade occurring within Indian Country, historically known as the Indian Trader Regulations, during a visit to the Swinomish Tribe Thursday. The rules, which govern trade occurring within Indian country and were drafted in 1957, have not been comprehensively updated in more than 50 years. (Photo by Tami Heilemann, U.S. Department of the Interior)

U.S. seeks tribal guidance on proposal to update...

By Dan Hammock • December 12, 2016 10:00 pm

Original 1957 rules governing trade in tribal areas haven’t been updated since 1965

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