University of Colorado at Boulder
BMP of Oil and Gas Development

Pueblo of Laguna

The Laguna Pueblo reservation is located in northwestern New Mexico. The Laguna have nearly 8,000 members.

Constitution

Art. VII: Land Assignment and Land Leasing
Section. 7. Leases.- No lease of land shall be given to any company, or corporation or to any non-member of the Laguna Pueblo who wishes to do business of any nature except by the decisions of the Pueblo Council assembled for the purpose. Then the Council shall have the power to execute such lease, and there must be a written agreement signed by the Governor, two members of the Council and the lessee; otherwise, such lease shall be null and void.