Quapaw Tribe Files Suit Against Federal Government for Alleged Land Mismanagement

Brian Daffron
April 02, 2013
The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma filed suit against the United States in federal court on March 25...

San Luis Rey Water Rights Challenge - A 100-Year Old Struggle

ICTMN Staff
March 22, 2013
The following is a release on behalf of the San Luis Rey Indian Water Authority in regards to their 100-year old water rights struggle...

Indigenous Nations Prefer Citizenship to Secession, Though Some Have Tried

Duane Champagne
July 10, 2012
Stay or go? When it comes to Indian tribes and the United States, the answer has almost always been the former. And for that, there are many reasons. When the U.S...

Fulfilling the Federal Trust Responsibility, Testimony of Ray Halbritter

Ray Halbritter
May 17, 2012
The following is testimony given on May 17 by Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter at the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing on the to...

Government Contests Cost Payments

Carol Berry
December 26, 2011
Even if Uncle Sam is short on cash, the government may have to pay—or not—contract support costs (CSC) under a law designed to increase Native participation in federal services to ...

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