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How the Trump administration is putting hundreds of sacred sites at risk
UNITED STATES, MAY 29 – The administration’s 94% funding cut to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers and reduced review time to seven days threaten Indigenous cultural sites and tribal consultation rights.
- In January 2025, the federal government under President Donald Trump issued an emergency order aimed at accelerating the development of fossil fuel and energy infrastructure projects.
- This declaration reduced the time federal agencies must notify and consult Indigenous nations before projects start, amid ongoing federal rollbacks.
- As of April 2025, 186 projects with emergency designation began construction, threatening sacred sites like PeSla in the Black Hills used by Sioux and Lakota nations.
- Trump's proposed 2026 budget, under congressional review, includes a 94 percent cut to the national THPO program and $911 million cut from Indian Affairs and Education.
- Delays in releasing approved 2025 THPO funds force tribes to choose between essential services and preservation work, risking a return to pre-consultation conditions like those in the 1960s.
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