Willfully violating Tribal easements should impact the bottom line
Tribal Amici Support Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoers Who Violate Tribal Sovereignty
Sixteen Tribal Nations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana
Supreme Court Affirms Federal Support for Tribal Healthcare Must Be on Equal Footing with IHS Programs
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the 1975 Indian Self-Determination Act (ISDA) requires the Indian Health Service (IHS) to reimburse Tribal Nations that contract the administration and operation of healthcare programs...
Montana TikTok Ban Oversteps Tribal Jurisdiction and Counters Movement to Strengthen Tribal Digital Sovereignty
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the National Congress of American Indians filed an amicus brief highlighting how Montana’s TikTok ban law infringes upon tribal sovereignty...
Line 5 Pipeline: Tribal Groups Respond to DOJ’s Amicus Brief
The U.S. Dept. of Justice weighed in for the first time on a legal challenge brought by a Wisconsin-based Tribal Nation against Enbridge, a Canadian corporation whose dangerous ...
30 Tribal Nations Ask Biden Administration to Condemn Canadian Pipeline Trespass
The leaders of 30 Tribal Nations in the Great Lakes region sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the United States to speak out against the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline’s
Protecting Tribal Jurisdiction in Minnesota
On September 26, 2023, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the National Congress of American
New United States Supreme Court Rule Properly Recognizes Tribal Governments
In December 2022, the United States Supreme Court adopted changes to its rules. The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is happy to report that in those changes is a big win for Indian Country, one for which NARF actively advocated on behalf of tribal nations.
Blackfeet Nation Will Defend Boundaries and Rule of Law
The U.S. District Court, District of Montana, granted the Blackfeet Nation's motion to intervene in...
Utility Cooperative Again Seeks to Undermine Tribal Jurisdiction
A Montana utility cooperative has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lawsuit the cooperative lost to the Crow Tribe of Montana and its members. In Big Horn County Electric
Call for Indigenous Tourism Resources
The Indigenous Tourism Collaborative of the Americas seeks recommended resources to help create an Indigenous Tourism Resource Portal.
