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2025 Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction News Stories

Naabik’íyatí Committee approves legislation advocating for Indigenous representation in federal dietary guidelines (Navajo-Hopi Observer) 2/17/2025

Sen. Murkowski defends tribal sovereignty on senate floor (Native News Online) 2/14/2025

Native organizations' leaders defend tribal sovereignty before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Native News Online) 2/13/2025

Imminent Minnesota-tribal compacts would allow Tribal Nations major access to off-reservation cannabis market (MinnPost) 2/11/2025

Bill considers how to return improperly collected online sales tax on the Wind River Reservation (Wyoming Public Media) 2/7/2025

BADGES for Native Communities Act reintroduced in the US Senate (Native News Online) 2/7/2025

New lawsuit seeks to limit Alaska Native Tribes’ authority, stop Eklutna gambling hall (Alaska Beacon) 2/6/2025

South Carolina Native American Tribes sign treaty promising to work together (South Carolina Daily Gazette) 2/5/2025

Minnesota Tribes could gain sports betting rights under trio of new bills (Tribal Business News) 2/4/2025

CDC data removal threatens Native health, violates treaties, UIHI says (Native News Online) 2/4/2025

Native leaders press Trump Admin, Congress to preserve Tribal Nations' political status amid federal changes (Native News Online) 2/2/2025

Tribes look to join DOJ suits against top attorneys who 'push the envelope' in Indian Country (Public Radio Tusla) 1/26/2025

"Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court (Salon) 1/23/2025

Tribal leaders call on Colorado to respect Tribes’ sovereignty, and include them in policymaking (Colorado Public Radio) 1/16/2025

Tribal council keeps roads open as federal judge rules on Lac du Flambeau dispute (Native News Online) 1/16/2025

Wisconsin Tribe plans nightly road closures in easement dispute (Native News Online) 1/14/2025

Lawmakers hear proposal urging feds to fully fund law enforcement in Indian County (Montana Public Radio) 1/14/2025

City Manager Murray: City had ‘no authority’ over the federal government’s decision concerning casino (Times-Herald Valejo California) 1/13/2025

Proposed regulations provide clarity on tax treatment of entities wholly owned by tribal governments (JD Supra) 1/10/2025

Despite fed pushback, Tulsa district attorney pursues charges against tribal citizen (Public Radio Tulsa) 1/7/2025

Citing McGirt decision, Osage Nation wants federal court to acknowledge its reservation (The Oklahoman) 1/7/2025

Q&A: Native American Rights Fund founder John EchoHawk on the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act of 1975 (Native News Online) 1/5/2025

Feds back Shinnecock land rights, undercutting state and local lawsuits (Tribal Business News) 1/3/2025

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