Barry C. Bartel, Contributing Attorney On October 4, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that South Dakota could tax a nonmember contractor doing construction work on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe’s casino. The Court held that the state tax was...
Cassondra Britton, Contributing Attorney The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes a new provision that allows tribes to utilize renewable energy tax credits to finance and develop renewable energy projects. The provision solves a long-standing problem that tribal...
Jason Decker, Contributing Attorney On August 18, 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its “2022-2026 FEMA National Tribal Strategy.” The impetus for a National Tribal Strategy can be traced back to the enactment of the Recovery Improvement...
On September 13, 2022, three agencies within the Department of the Interior released new guidance intended to improve federal land stewardship by strengthening the role on Indian tribes in federal land management. The agencies include the Bureau of Land Management...
On September 21, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Roselyn Tso, a member of the Navajo Nation, as the Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Ms. Tso was nominated by the Biden Administration in March 2022. She previously served as the Director of the...
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Land held a legislative hearing on the Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act and Tribal Cultural Protection Act. The...
