By Larry Roberts (July 25, 2017, 11:12 AM EDT) -- At this point in the Obama administration eight years ago, Secretary Ken Salazar was clear on his commitment to restoring tribal homelands. Embracing his trust and treaty responsibilities, Secretary Salazar left no ambiguity on priorities, stating "[t]aking land into trust is one of the most important functions that this Department takes on behalf of Indian tribes." After eight years of focused effort, more than 600,000 acres were restored to tribes as well as the equivalent of another 2.1 million acres due to the Cobell settlement. These are small but significant steps in restoring the tens of millions of acres taken from tribes under repudiated policies of allotment, assimilation and termination....