He put that intention at a round table with the Native American tribal leaders at the White House on Wednesday, June 28.
"Many of your lands have rich natural resources, which are beneficial for your people immensely." The untapped resources of wealth can help you build new schools, repair roads, improve Your community and job creation.
"All you want is the freedom to use them, and that's the problem. It's hard, is not it? It's going to be a lot easier under the Trump administration."
It was Trump's first public meeting with tribal leaders since taking office. Trump met with tribal leaders in December to hear requests for what they wanted from his administration.
Trump then bothered a number of Native Americans by signing an executive order in January to advance the Dakota Turnpike, which would cross Native American land.
On Wednesday the President focused on what his administration would do to help them reclaim control over resources on their territories.
“For too long the federal government has put up restrictions and regulations that put this energy wealth out of reach,” he said.
“It’s been really restricted, the development itself has been restricted, and vast amounts of deposits of coal and other resources have, in a way, been taken out of your hands. And we’re going to have that changed. We’re going to put it back in your hands.”
During his remarks, the president said it wasn’t enough to be energy free, perhaps referring to energy independence. Instead, the president said he wanted the United States to be “energy dominant.”
Trump said he was confident that working together they could usher in “a golden age of American energy dominance.”
The financial and security benefits of that success, he said, would benefit the entire country, including Native Americans.
Matthew Little for NTD
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