On November 9, 2022, the United States Supreme Court heard a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in the Haaland v. Brackeen case. The Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of ICWA, its validity under the Indian Commerce Clause, and claims that...
By Donald Walton, Associate Attorney On October 7, 2022, the Department of the Interior and other federal departments announced a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to implement the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017. Under the...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s annual Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive is now under way, and the nonprofit organization is reaching out to hundreds of families to ensure that their children’s holiday wishes come true. Wo Otúh’an Wi means “Moon of Giving Away Presents” in...
The White House announced that it will hold the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 30th and December 1st, 2022 at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. Registrations are due by Monday, November 14, 2022. The White House states that each...
Erin Shanley, Contributing Attorney The U.S. Department of Treasury extended the deadline for Tribal Governments to complete their submissions for the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) from October 31, 2022, to January 31, 2023. Under the Local...
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 not preempted by the Indian Gaming...
