Turtle Mountain Tribal Council Bans Fracking

The Tribal Council of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians has preemptively banned the oil extraction process known as fracking on reservation lands. The move followed a presentation to the Tribal Council by a group called No Fracking Way Turtle Mountain Tribe, according to the Minot Daily News.

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