Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP (Native Law Group) proudly announces the inclusion of six (6) of its attorneys in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This is the third consecutive year Native Law Group has been recognized in this highly...
On May 11, 2023, the Klamath Irrigation District (KID) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari that could potentially expand the authority of an Oregon state court to adjudicate settled tribal water rights belonging to the Klamath and Hoopa Valley Tribes (Tribes). ...
On July 17, 2023, the Department of the Interior, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Justice (the Administration) sent a letter to Tribal leaders asking for input on how the Administration can promote federal protections for Indian children...
At its Annual Convention in October 2022 the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) passed a resolution recognizing that Alaskan Native Corporations are not sovereign governments. AFN took the action in response to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act...
On June 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation’s breach of trust claim relating to its reserved water rights in the Arizona v. Navajo Nation and Department of the Interior v. Navajo Nation consolidated case. The decision significantly limits...
On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register entitled “Conservation and Landscape Health” for the public lands managed by BLM. The proposed rule is intended to increase conservation efforts as a part of BLM’s...
