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House Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States - Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court's Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty

Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty (September 21, 2022)

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds an oversight hearing entitled “Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty.”

Cronkite News: U.S. Supreme Court ruling a ‘real threat’ to tribal sovereignty (September 21, 2022)

A decision from the nation’s highest court opens tribal lands to state jurisdiction — even though tribes have not consented to the imposition.

Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty (September 20, 2022)

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a hearing to examine the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court on tribal sovereignty.

Doug George-Kanentiio: Honoring a true Mohawk patriot (September 19, 2022)

Richard Thasriwasatse Oakes changed our culture, our politics, our economies.

‘Just a terrific week’: Native women break new ground in nation’s capital (September 15, 2022)

It’s been a banner week for Native women trailblazers at all levels of U.S. government.

Native America Calling: Queen Elizabeth’s legacy: Indigenous people and the Royal Family (September 15, 2022)

Indigenous leaders are among those reflecting on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.

National Congress of American Indians Sovereignty Run

National Congress of American Indians announces Sovereignty Run (September 14, 2022)

“We are in a critical time where, once again, our sovereignty is being threatened,” National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp said in announcing the 2022 Sovereignty Run.

‘Our policy is nation-to-nation’: Tribes join President Biden for celebration at White House (September 14, 2022)

Tribal leaders are looking forward to addressing climate change and improving economic conditions in their communities through the Inflation Reduction Act.

House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6032, H.R. 6964, H.R. 7581 [Discussion Draft ANS], H.R. 8115, H.R. 8286, H.R. 8380, and H.R. 8387 (September 13, 2022)

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States meets for a legislative hearing on September 14, 2022.

Harold Frazier: Honor sacred promises to our Native Sovereign Nations (September 13, 2022)

Mni Wiconi means water is life, and no one will silence our Native peoples.

Albert Bender: Anti-Indian sovereignty from the nation’s highest court (September 8, 2022)

Tribal nations must be prepared to combat this judicial onslaught—and any more to come—from the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative anti-Native agenda.

We Are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation lives up to treaty obligations to Freedmen (September 6, 2022)

A great nation is strong enough to tell the whole story, including those times when we inflicted trauma on others.

James Giago Davies: Grandstanding for the white man’s money (August 30, 2022)

Most people did not use logic or reason to arrive at their ideas.

Cronkite News: Fight over copper mine at sacred Apache site continues (August 15, 2022)

A long-running political, legal and environmental dispute over a copper mine on sacred Apache land in Arizona shows no signs of ending anytime soon.

Gaylord News: Freedmen continue to press for citizenship rights in tribal nations (August 2, 2022)

The Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Muscogee Nation and Seminole Nation signed treaties that include provisions addressing formerly enslaved persons in their territories.

‘Fizzled out’: Appeals court puts end to fireworks dispute in sacred Black Hills (July 27, 2022)

The Republican governor of South Dakota has once again been turned away in court over efforts to set off fireworks in the sacred Black Hills.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on "Select Provisions of the 1866 Reconstruction Treaties between the United States and Oklahoma Tribes"

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on Freedmen provisions in tribal treaties (July 27, 2022)

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Select Provisions of the 1866 Reconstruction Treaties between the United States and Oklahoma Tribes.”

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation celebrates historic act of unity (July 25, 2022)

Whatever our disagreements may be today, nothing compares to what divided the Cherokee people 183 years ago.

Albert Bender: U.S. Supreme Court takes Indian Country back in time (July 20, 2022)

As the retrograde Supreme Court has taken steps back in time, it has struck a reactionary blow against the tribal sovereignty of this land’s Indigenous nations.

Secretary Haaland returns to work after suffering injury (July 18, 2022)

Secretary Deb Haaland is returning to work after suffering a break in her left fibula during a hike in a national park.

‘You promised us that you would honor the treaties’ (July 12, 2022)

A hiring dispute at the Indian Health Service is being brought to the attention of President Joe Biden.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation betrayed by U.S. Supreme Court (July 5, 2022)

A narrow majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has ignored its sacred responsibility to uphold the law when it comes to federal treaties with Native sovereign nations.

Native America Calling: #LandBack Canada (July 5, 2022)

For many in Canada, #LandBack means taking back positions as stewards of the land and bringing balance to the community.

Cronkite News: U.S. Supreme Court ruling called a ‘disaster’ for Indian Country (June 30, 2022)

States can prosecute non-Natives for crimes against Native people on tribal lands, the nation’s highest court held in a closely-divided ruling.

‘An increase in violence against Native victims”: NIWRC raises alarms about U.S. Supreme Court decision (June 29, 2022)

“This decision will undoubtedly result in an increase in violent crimes being committed in Indian Country,” said Lucy SImpson of the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center.

‘An attack on tribal sovereignty’: Tribal organizations respond to U.S. Supreme Court ruling (June 29, 2022)

“The Supreme Court’s decision today is an attack on tribal sovereignty and the hard-fought progress of our ancestors to exercise our inherent sovereignty over our own territories,” said National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp.

Crystal Echo Hawk: U.S. Supreme Court part of ‘anti-Native, anti-woman war’ across the country (June 29, 2022)

“We cannot allow them to take any more power away from us,” says Crystal Echo Hawk, founder and executive director of IllumiNative.

Choctaw Nation weighs in on U.S. Supreme Court ruling in tribal sovereignty case (June 29, 2022)

Chief Gary Batton of the Choctaw Nation says the tribe will continue working with law enforcement at all levels.

Cherokee Nation Chief: U.S. Supreme Court ‘failed’ to honor promises to tribal nations (June 29, 2022)

The U.S. Supreme Court has gone against precedent and basic principles of Indian law, Chief Chuck Hoskin of the Cherokee Nation said.

Muscogee Nation calls U.S. Supreme Court decision a ‘step backward’ for justice in Indian Country (June 29, 2022)

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling is an “alarming step backward for justice,” the Muscogee Nation said in a statement.

U.S. Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (June 29, 2022)

The U.S. Supreme Court released a long-awaited decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, a contentious case affecting tribal sovereignty.

‘Historic appointment’: Tribal leader named Treasurer of the United States (June 21, 2022)

Lynn Malerba, the chief of the Mohegan Tribe, is taking on a prominent role in the Biden administration.

House Committee on Natural Resources markup on Indian Country bills (Round Two) (June 15, 2022)

The House Committee on Natural Resources meets for a markup on June 15, 2022.

Tom Wooten: Samish Nation faces termination era threats (June 15, 2022)

The Samish Indian Nation has historically suffered significant obstacles in our path to self-determination, due to agency mistakes, inaction, delay and decades of litigation.

Harold Frazier: National Congress of American Indians must support our sovereignty (June 12, 2022)

Together, we must always fight for our Native Peoples, our Native lands.

House Committee on Natural Resources markup on Indian Country bills (June 8, 2022)

The House Committee on Natural Resources meets for a markup on June 8, 2022.

Montana Free Press: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes celebrate return of bison range (May 24, 2022)

Land that was taken from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes was finally returned after more than a century.

Underscore.news: Native family works to preserve Kalapuya language (May 2, 2022)

The recent publication of a four-volume dictionary and an effort to build an expansive digital archive have brought renewed attention to the Kalapuya language.