9th Circuit rejects treaty claims of Indian tobacco manufacturer (September 26, 2014)

Ruling is the latest setback to the King Mountain Tobacco Company, a privately owned enterprise on the reservation.

9th Circuit rebuffs EEOC in dispute over tribal hiring preferences (September 26, 2014)

The ruling is a major blow to the agency, which has long contended that tribal preferences are illegal.

Attorney General Eric Holder to step down after six-year tenure (September 26, 2014)

From the Cobell settlement to tribal jurisdiction provisions in the Violence Against Women Act, the Department of Justice led a dramatic shift in the federal-Indian relationship.

Montana tribe expects a second round of Cobell buy-back offers (September 26, 2014)

Some $8.3 million in offers already went out to landowners earlier this month.

Kevin Washburn: Settlements with Indian Country hit $8B mark (September 26, 2014)

The head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs tallies up the value of Cobell, tribal and water rights settlements under President Obama.

Bryan Brewer: Congress does right thing with tribal taxation bill (September 26, 2014)

The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe praises Congress for passing H.R.3043, the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act.

Native Sun News: Tex Hall ousted in North Dakota tribal primary (September 26, 2014)

The incumbent President of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Tribes of North Dakota, Tex Hall, was ousted from office last Tuesday.