2024 Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction News Stories
State of Oklahoma and Cherokee Nation reach tentative tag agreement (KGOU NPR Oklahoma) 11/29/2024
Joe Biden’s last White House Tribal Nations Summit (ICT) 11/20/2024
Lac du Flambeau Tribe threatens road closures, contests access to more roads (Wisconsin Public Radio) 10/23/2024
Muscogee Nation claims victory in long-running dispute over sacred grounds (Indianz) 10/17/2024
Indigenous sovereignty is under attack as Supreme Court bends rules for settlers (Truthout) 10/14/2024
Harvard report: tax clarity could transform tribal economies (Tribal Business News) 10/13/2024
New California law means clearer path for Tribes to co-manage lands and waters (Pew) 9/27/2024
The federal TikTok ban will be a disaster for Tribes (Native News Online) 9/26/2024
Navajo President discusses value of sovereignty with Homeland Security Secretary (Native News Online) 9/25/2024
Oklahoma Supreme Court takes up Indian eviction case (NonDoc) 9/25/2024
Ninth Circuit: Physical presence on tribal land not required for tribal jurisdiction over nonmember (National Law Review) 9/23/2024
Muscogee Nation pushes back against standard Oklahoma tribal boundary signs (KGOU NPR Oklahoma) 9/6/2024
How is North Carolina getting a marijuana dispensary? Tribal sovereignty (NPR) 9/6/2024
California Senate passes Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act (Covers) 9/3/2024
Navajo Nation strengthens tribal law on radiation transport on lands (Navajo-Hopi Observer) 9/2/2024
Lawmakers mull how to return improperly assessed online sales taxes to Wind River Tribes (Wyoming Public Media) 8/29/2024
Potawatomi Tribe becomes first in Wisconsin to win self-governance in transportation needs (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) 8/27/2024
SD Supreme Court finds a tribal divorce isn’t valid (Siouxland Proud) 8/25/2024
Some tribal police would get more power under new bill to combat crimes like Indigenous kidnappings (LAist) 8/25/2024
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians takes significant step towards strengthening inter-tribal collaboration (Cherokee One Feather) 8/16/2024
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation asks federal court to resolve jurisdiction dispute with sheriff (Kansas Reflector) 8/14/2024
Expanded tribal authority over prosecuting crimes takes effect (Maine Morning Star) 8/10/2024
Uranium trucking to Utah across the Navajo Nation halts under deal brokered by Arizona governor (Salt Lake Tribune) 8/2/2024
Tribes respond to illegal uranium transport through Navajo Nation (Navajo-Hopi Observer) 7/31/2024
A casino project sparks conflict over tribal sovereignty and control of sacred lands (Los Angeles Times) 7/23/2024
Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling could bring changes for Tribes (ICT) 7/9/2024
Native American inmates ask to join Tribe in lawsuit against Tulsa (McAlester News-Capital) 6/27/2024
'Tribal courts are essential' | New legislations aims to strengthen tribal court system (Native News Online) 6/26/2024
Nez Perce Tribe to exercise jurisdiction for tribal victims of domestic violence (Clearwater Tribune) 6/26/2024
SCOTUS leaves the door open for Tribal nations to expand into online gaming (Marketplace) 6/21/2024
Black Hills Visitor Center under new joint tribal, federal oversight (Public News Service) 6/20/2024
Railway ordered to pay Washington state Tribe nearly $400M for trespassing (VOA News) 6/17/2024
Oklahoma City University launches Tribal sovereignty institute (Native News Online) 6/12/2024
First-of-its-kind digital sovereignty center for Tribal nations launches (High Plains Public Radio) 6/10/2024
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Tribal nations in dispute with the feds over health care costs (Wyoming Public Media) 6/10/2024
Supreme Court rules U.S. must pay more for Native American Tribes’ health care (SCOTUS blog) 6/6/2024
Former federal investigator explains how criminal investigations on Tribal land work (NBC 12 News Phoenix) 6/4/2024
Tensions high in Lac du Flambeau as road dispute between Tribe, town drags on (Wisconsin Public Radio) 6/4/2024
The Quandry of Tribal Sovereignty (Chronicles Magazine) 6/2024
Final South Dakota Tribe bans governor (ICT) 5/21/2024
New clinic on a reservation in Oregon advances Tribal sovereignty (The Daily Yonder) 5/21/2024
After 30 years, a new challenge to car license sovereignty [podcast] (Native America Calling) 5/17/2024
Justice Department intervenes in Muscogee (Creek) Nation's lawsuit against Tulsa (Legal Newsline) 5/13/2024
Is the sky the limit for tribal sovereignty? [podcast] (Native America Calling) 5/8/2024
A space for representation (ICT) 5/7/2024
Tribes, National Congress of American Indians oppose Montana's TikTok ban on grounds of sovereignty (Native News Online) 5/7/2024
AG: push continues for equality under Major Crimes Act (Cherokee Phoenix) 5/2/2024
After Lāhainā, Indigenous peoples call for independence (Grist) 5/2/2024
Alaska Tribal health consortiums are legally immune in many cases, state Supreme Court says (Alaska Beacon) 4/27/2024
Indigenous Governance Traditions event connects democracy, sovereignty (The Rocky Mountain Collegian - Colorado State University) 4/15/2024
Four Years of McGirt: Reviewing Changes in Tax, Energy, and Criminal Law (JD Supra) 4/15/2024
State of South Dakota announces local training for Tribal law enforcement (Rapid City Journal) 4/11/2024
Political leaders target tribes with unfounded claims [podcast] (Native American Calling) 4/10/2024
Oklahoma court rules 'McGirt' does not apply in Osage Nation (Public Radio Tulsa) 4/5/2024
Why Indigenous people are fighting for data sovereignty (CBC Radio Canada) 3/31/2024
California roundtable dissects detriments of Public Law 280 to Tribal public safety, sovereignty (Native News Online) 3/28/2024
IPLC: The acronym that is keeping Indigenous advocates up at night (Grist) 3/27/2024
Feds meet with Lake County Commission on criminal jurisdiction (Daily Montanan) 3/19/2024
Are we living up to our obligations to protect Native American rights and Tribal sovereignty? with John Echohawk [podcast] (Legal Talk Network) 3/19/2024
New Department of Interior opinion promises to recognize expanded Tribal jurisdiction in Alaska (Alaska Beacon) 3/15/2024
Following governor’s response, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes issue statement regarding PL 280 (Valley Journal MT) 3/13/2024
Oklahoma court recognizes Wyandotte Reservation, criminal jurisdiction (Public Radio Tulsa) 3/12/2024
Unequal before the law: Native Americans serve astoundingly longer prison sentences — because they are Native. (In These Times) 3/11/2024
Indigenous Tribe’s plan to sell cannabis sparks sovereignty battle (Filter) 3/7/2024
30 Great Lakes Tribes urge the Biden administration to speak out against Enbridge Line 5 (Milkwaukee Journal Sentinel) 2/28/2024
It is time to heal old wounds | Sovereignty is once again on the table for Maine’s Tribes (Native News Online) 2/28/2024
Lawsuit seeks to block Oneida Nation from acquiring reservation land (Wisconsin Public Radio) 2/27/2024
Tribal courts can't prosecute non-Native drug suspects. Tribes say it's a problem (NPR) 2/20/2024
Data sovereignty reinforces Native-led research, representation, resilience (The Badger Herald) 2/15/2024
Oklahoma governor signs latest deal with a tribal nation. Here's what to know (The Oklahoman) 2/13/2024
Oklahoma governor, Chickasaw Nation reach tobacco tax, car tag agreement (The Oklahoman) 1/19/2024
Oklahoma Supreme Court hears arguments in Muscogee citizen’s tax case (Oklahoma Voice) 1/17/2024
State Supreme Court finds Tribes have jurisdiction over casino personal injury cases (Santa Fe New Mexican) 1/16/2024
Senators introduce bipartisan legislation to advance Tribal parity in federal law (Native News Online) 1/11/2024
Amid ongoing sovereignty debate, legislature considers office on Tribal-state relations (Native News Online) 1/10/2024
Oklahoma’s Five Tribes won’t join Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new McGirt task force (Oklahoma Voice) 1/10/2024
