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Missouri River breaks above Fort Berthold in winter

Fort Berthold Land & Mineral Owners Association

Our land. Our minerals.
Our accounting.

For Native allottees and their heirs. We press for fair oil royalties, leases we are allowed to read, and a federal trustee that answers for the money it holds. Our unifying action is the Tesoro High Plains pipeline trespass lawsuit.

Joining and dues

Membership is $200 per year and is open to any enrolled MHA member who owns, or is heir to, allotted land or mineral interests on Fort Berthold. Dues pay for legal filings, expert review of royalty statements, and the 1:1 consulting to understand paperwork with allottees. In Short, FBLAMOA membership offers you:

  • Help with understanding fair market value for right of ways
  • Advocacy with land issues
  • Some of our causes:
  • Tesoro High Plains trespass lawsuit effort
  • Return of allottee bottomlands and water rights
  • Direct notice when oil activity touches your tracts
Read the lawsuit background

Dues renew yearly. Checks accepted by mail —Payable to FBLAMOA

Earthlodge on the Fort Berthold Reservation
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Land held in trust

Fort Berthold at a glance

550,000acres of land held in trust
75%owned by allottees or individual Indian landowners

Allotment map

Land and Mineral Tracts

Historic Fort Berthold Reservation allotment map showing land opened for settlement, Indian allotments, and coal lands
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Meetings

Where members meet

The association meets alongside the monthly assembly at Mandaree Water Chief Hall on the 19th of every month, 5:00 PM CT, in person and on Zoom. Landowner business — lawsuit updates, royalty questions, lease review — is taken up after the general agenda.

Royalty and paperwork consulting is offered by appointment. Reach out to X Person.

MonthlyAssociation business meeting19th of the month · 5:00 PM CT · Mandaree Water Chief Hall
Special Events · dates posted on the calendar
As neededLawsuit briefings

Tell us about your land

Knowing which tracts our members own lets us keep you up to date on oil-related developments — new permits, spacing units, pipeline activity, and royalty issues that touch your land specifically.

This information is kept private and is only seen by association organizers. You do not have to be a dues-paying member to send it in.

(701) 555–0142

Prefer to do this by phone? Call (701) 555-5555 and we will fill it out with you.