Apr. 13—A motor vehicle compact between the state of Oklahoma and the Choctaw Nation was renewed this week for another 10 years. “I am happy to announce that we have finalized a 10-year car tag compact with the Choctaw Nation,” said Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt in a press release announcing the renewal. “This is our […]
Fourteen tribal nations, tribal schools and colleges, and state organizations will initiate community projects to capture, preserve, and educate about the impact of the Federal Indian Boarding School era, thanks to $411,000 in funding announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities on April 10. From the early 1800s through the 1960s, federal policy supported […]
Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to the disproportionately high rates of suicide among Native American youth. Their lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles county court names Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms; Snapchat’s Snap Inc; TikTok parent company ByteDance; and Alphabet, which owns YouTube and Google, as defendants. […]
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(Image/Monica Whitepigeon) Legislation has been introduced by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) to address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) on tribal lands by encouraging record sharing between tribal and state/local law enforcement. The legislation, entitled the Tribal Community Protection Act, is aimed to address the complicated jurisdictional […]
OPINION. The Navajo Nation, which covers some 27,000 miles, has only 214 law enforcement officers and just three criminal investigators. With a population nearing 400,000, the Navajo Nation is home to 661 registered sex offenders. Between 2019 and 2022, there were 233 instances where cases were not pursued by federal prosecutors, including 75 involving child […]
Gov. Kevin Stitt asked the state agency that regulates wagering at the three Oklahoma racetracks to take action that could arguably stop the renewal of all tribal gaming compacts years down the road. Stitt asked the nine-member Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to pass a resolution saying it would not allow tracks to offer gaming machines […]
Tribal nations need more money from Congress to keep people safe, their leaders told federal lawmakers. Officials representing tribes in Oklahoma and 14 other states said Wednesday that inadequate funding has hamstrung their criminal justice systems, leaving them unable to fully address the opioid crisis. Many leaders also called on Congress to restore the power […]
Mar. 21—WASKISH, Minn. — Efforts to restore tribal boundaries to include the entirety of Upper Red Lake have gained some traction in the Minnesota State Legislature recently, but such plans won’t go without opposition. One bill, House File 4780 and its companion Senate File 5080 would transfer all state-owned land and real property within 84,105 […]
The Biden-Harris Administration announced on Friday the approval of $10 million for multi-purpose facilities in tribal communities under the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF), part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The announcement was made at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Friday’s announcement will fund New Mexico’s Tribal […]
The Red Lake Nation’s tribal police Friday night issued an Amber Alert for an abducted 3-year-old boy and a 36-year-old woman bearing the same name. According to a series of statements issued by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension: “The Red Lake Tribal Police Department is searching for abducted 3-year-old male Ethan Stately. Ethan is […]
The Department of the Interior announced a new wave of more than $120 million in funding for tribal climate resilience projects ranging from infrastructure reinforcement to relocation efforts. The money will support 146 projects across 102 tribal communities and nine tribal organizations. It is the largest investment under the Tribal Climate Awards Program, a competitive […]