Jun 23, 2022 | Insights
On June 17, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) held a listening session on Cannabis in Indian Country to discuss tribal cannabis commerce and related equities. SCIA seeks comments from tribal leaders, designees, and experts about industry concerns and...
Jun 23, 2022 | Insights
In May 2022, the Biden administration released the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tribal Playbook: A Roadmap for Delivering Opportunity and Investment in Indian Country” to help tribal communities access funds to address infrastructure deficiencies. The $1...
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...
Apr 27, 2022 | Insights
U.S. Senators returned to Washington, D.C. on April 25, and resumed consideration of a proposed COVID-19 Supplemental Appropriations Bill. The bill would provide $10 billion in funding for additional vaccines, testing, and therapeutics. However, the Senate would pay...
Apr 27, 2022 | Insights
The Department of the Interior will host consultations to solicit input from Tribes on proposed revisions to the regulations governing Fee-to-Trust applications and Class III Tribal-State Gaming Compacts. In proposing revisions, the Department stated that...
