Decision-making agreement first of its kind. On Tuesday in Oklahoma, U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg represented the department at the signing of the first-ever Tribal Transportation Self-Governance…
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President Introduces Tribal Homeland Initiative
President Biden seeks to center Native Americans In stewardship of federal lands. On Monday, President Biden hosted the White House Tribal Nations Summit. During his remarks, he introduced…
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HUD Announces Funding for Tribal Housing
Grant supports low-income housing development and operation. On Friday, the Housing and Urban Development Department announced that over $652 million in Indian Housing Block Grant funding is available…
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President Signs “PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act of 2019”
Legislation promotes tribal self-governance. President Trump signed the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act of 2019 bill this week. Introduced last year by Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota,…
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President Signs Bill Nullifying Tribal Restrictions
Supplemental Treaty of 1865 limited Native American rights in middle Oregon. This week President Trump signed a bill into law that nullifies the Supplemental Treaty between the United…
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Supreme Court Issues Final Decisions of Term
Presidential immunity is not all-encompassing. The Supreme Court issued their final opinions for the 2019-2020 term on Thursday ahead of the Court’s summer recess. The cases of McGirt…
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Eastern Oklahoma is Native American Land, Court Says
Case involves issues of state or federal prosecutions. In a 5-4 opinion authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court ruled that a large swath of the state…
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