Tribal Leaders Say Good Things About Trump's Pick for Interior Secretary

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum shakes hands with Master Sgt. Theopolis Toliver, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, Minot, Air Force Base, as Burgum presents a recognition coin to Toliver for being a candidate for North Dakota Air National Guard senior noncommissioned officer of the year at the annual unit enlisted recognition banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn, Fargo, N.D., March 4, 2017. Taken by Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp, Wikimedia Commons

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Doug Burgum was North Dakota Governor during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2016. Now he is President Trump's pick to head the Department of the Interior, and indirectly, the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

However, many Tribal leaders are optimistic about the pro-energy development nominee due to his good relationships with Tribal leaders in North Dakota during his two terms as governor.

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