CRYP 2022 Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive in Progress
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s annual Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive is now under way, and the nonprofit organization is reaching out to hundreds of families to ensure that their children’s holiday wishes come true. Wo Otúh’an Wi means “Moon of Giving Away Presents” in...
White House Announces 2022 Tribal Nations Summit
The White House announced that it will hold the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 30th and December 1st, 2022 at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. Registrations are due by Monday, November 14, 2022. The White House states that each...
Treasury Extends Deadline for Tribal Consistency Fund Applications
Erin Shanley, Contributing Attorney The U.S. Department of Treasury extended the deadline for Tribal Governments to complete their submissions for the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) from October 31, 2022, to January 31, 2023. Under the Local...
Eighth Circuit Allows State Tax on Contractor Doing Work to Expand Tribal Casino
On October 4, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that South Dakota could tax a nonmember contractor doing construction work on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe's casino. The Court held that the state tax was not preempted by the Indian Gaming Regulatory...
Renewable Energy Tax Credits for Tribes
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes a new provision that allows tribes to utilize renewable energy tax credits to finance and develop renewable energy projects. The provision solves a long-standing problem that tribal governments face in renewable energy...
FEMA Announces National Tribal Strategy
On August 18, 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its “2022-2026 FEMA National Tribal Strategy.” The impetus for a National Tribal Strategy can be traced back to the enactment of the Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, which gave Tribes the...
New Interior Guidance to Strengthen Role of Tribes in Federal Land Management
On September 13, 2022, three agencies within the Department of the Interior released new guidance intended to improve federal land stewardship by strengthening the role on Indian tribes in federal land management. The agencies include the Bureau of Land Management...
U.S. Senate Confirms Indian Health Service Director
On September 21, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Roselyn Tso, a member of the Navajo Nation, as the Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Ms. Tso was nominated by the Biden Administration in March 2022. She previously served as the Director of the...
House Hearing on Tribal Parity on Public Lands and Cultural Protection Bills
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Land held a legislative hearing on the Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act and Tribal Cultural Protection Act. The...
Peltola Becomes First Alaska Native Elected to Congress
In a historic win, Mary Peltola defeated former Alaska Governor and Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a special election for Alaska’s only seat in the House of Representatives. Congresswoman Peltola is Yup’ik, and is the first Alaska Native elected to the...