Jan 12, 2026 | Tribal Energy
In 2025, the First Nations Development Institute noted that recent Executive Orders by the Trump administration had “severely impacted” tribal energy projects in various ways. The cancellation of clean energy grants like Solar for All removed millions of dollars in...
Jan 5, 2026 | Tribal Government, Tribal Land, Tribal Utility
Writing enforceable tribal codes for land use, utility management, and governance enables tribes to control how their land is developed, who uses it, and how public services are provided on tribal lands. However, this can often be a challenge when trying to parse the...
Dec 22, 2025 | Tribal Government
When federal agencies consider policies that affect American Indian tribes, government consultation serves as the foundational process for honoring the nation-to-nation relationship between tribal nations and the United States. Patterson Real Bird & Rasmussen LLP,...
Dec 15, 2025 | Tribal Government, Tribal Land
The historic relationship between the United States and tribal governments has been complicated at best, which means that the process to secure land into trust can be fraught with legal challenges. While there are many advantages to securing tribal land in a trust,...
Dec 8, 2025 | Tribal Land
Disputes involving tribal land often present complex legal questions that require careful navigation through multiple court systems. Patterson Real Bird & Rasmussen LLP represents American Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and individual tribal members...
Dec 1, 2025 | Tribal Utility
Sovereign immunity in tribal utility and infrastructure contracts can prevent lawsuits and affect remedies when projects go wrong. In many cases, sovereign immunity shields tribal utilities and governments from being sued unless that immunity has been clearly and...
