Elections 2012: American Indian Issues are Prominent at DNC

Mark Trahant
September 05, 2012
American Indian issues are prominent at the Democratic National Convention. Tonight Denise Juneau, a Mandan and Hidatsa, who grew up on the Blackfeet Reservation, will speak ...
Harold Monteau

Why Tribes Should Opt Into the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Let’s dispel a myth circulating in Indian country: Indians and Indian tribes are not prevented from taking advantage of the benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...

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August 27, 2012

Republican VP Candidate Paul Ryan’s American Indian Outlook

Rob Capriccioso
August 16, 2012
WASHINGTON – There are some sentimental reasons for American Indians to feel good about U.S. Rep...

Indian Health Care Choices Widen Through State 'Exchanges'

Carol Berry
July 27, 2012
For too many Native Americans, the adage “Don’t get sick after June" once applied—because Indian Health Service (IHS) funds sometimes dwindled then—but soon it may be a different s...

Obama Administration Enlists Tribes to Fight GOP Health Law Repeal Effort

Rob Capriccioso
July 10, 2012
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is working with tribal leaders to fight against Republican congressional attempts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AC...
Mark Trahant

ObamaCare Is a Different Debate; Indian Health Care Improvement Act Is Permanent

The entire debate over ObamaCare” is now fundamentally different. It’s the law of the land that has been upheld by the Supreme Court....

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June 28, 2012

US Supreme Court Upholds Indian Health Law and Larger Obama Health Law

Rob Capriccioso
June 28, 2012
This story will be updated throughout the day...
Mark Trahant

A Few Thoughts in Advance of Supreme Court's Ruling on Affordable Care Act

The Supreme Court will most likely issue a decision on Thursday that will leave a mess behind. I doubt there will be a clean decision—up or down—it’s far more likely that court will focus on the most narrow of issues. Then the political process can sort out what’s left standing....

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June 27, 2012

Observers Optimistic Gun Lake Case Will Be Decided on a Narrow Legal Question

Rob Capriccioso & Gale Courey Toensing
May 06, 2012
When the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Salazar v...

Lawyer Reflects on Supreme Court and Indian Health Law

Rob Capriccioso
March 30, 2012
WASHINGTON – Geoffrey Strommer, a partner with Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, has been the lead Native affairs lawyer in the nation following how the U.S...

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