Jun 23, 2022 | Insights
The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is holding a series of virtual meetings in an effort to modernize its Civil Works programs through various policy initiatives. According to the Corps, a primary focus of the modernization effort is to serve the needs of Tribal...
Jun 23, 2022 | Insights
On May 25, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Program Office announced important updates to the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (TELGP). In response to tribal comments, the revisions eliminate the application, facility, and maintenance fees payable to...
May 31, 2022 | Insights
On May 11, 2022, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland released Volume One of the investigative report for the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. The report found that between 1819 and 1969, the United...
May 31, 2022 | Insights
On April 26, 2022, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a decision impacting the ability of Indian tribes to tax non-Indian property on lands held in trust for tribes. The court held that the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of 1934 did not expressly preempt the ability...
May 31, 2022 | Insights
On May 4, 2022, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation declaring May 5, 2022, as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. This declaration was accompanied by a call for all Americans and levels of government to support Tribal governments and Tribal...
Apr 27, 2022 | Insights
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta. The case threatens to limit the effect of the landmark decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma. In the 2020 McGirt case, the Supreme Court held that Congress never disestablished the Muscogee...
