Army Corps Seeks Tribal Input on Civil Works Program

Army Corps Seeks Tribal Input on Civil Works Program

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...
Department of Energy Updates Tribal Loan Guarantee Program

Department of Energy Updates Tribal Loan Guarantee Program

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...
Interior Releases First Report on Indian Boarding Schools

Interior Releases First Report on Indian Boarding Schools

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...
Supreme Court to Hear Case Attacking McGirt Decision

Supreme Court to Hear Case Attacking McGirt Decision

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...