Apr 27, 2023 | Insights
On March 29, 2023, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing on President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior. The budget requests $18.9 billion, an increase of $2 billion...
Apr 27, 2023 | Insights
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are considering changes to the laws and regulations governing Indian Arts and Crafts. Both SCIA and BIA developed proposals to revise, amend, and enforce the laws and regulations that...
Mar 29, 2023 | Insights
On Monday, March 20, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in a case threatening the ability of Indian tribes to protect and enforce their water rights. Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Navajo Nation can pursue its...
Mar 29, 2023 | Insights
On March 9, 2023, President Biden released his $6.9 trillion funding request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, known as his “Budget Request.” The Budget Request serves as the President’s proposal for federal agency funding for the upcoming FY and reflects...
Mar 29, 2023 | Insights
By Logan Big Eagle, Contributing Attorney On March 3, 2023, Deb Haaland issued Secretarial Order No. 3410 on the “Restoration of American Bison and the Prairie Grasslands.” The purpose of the Order is “to enhance the Department of the Interior’s work to restore wild...
Mar 29, 2023 | Insights
On February 3, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service (USFS) released a new Tribal Action Plan titled “Strengthening Tribal Consultation and Nation-to-Nation Relationships.” The Plan aims to strengthen Tribal consultation...
