Civil, Criminal Authority Restored to Yakama Nation

Richard Walker
5/5/16
It was a return of authority that should never have been taken in the first place, some say. But the day was worth celebrating nonetheless...

Looking Ahead: 2016 Loaded With Big Changes for Indian Country

Tanya H. Lee
1/1/16
Important developments are expected in Indian country in 2016...

First Impressions: Dollar General and Indian Country

Suzette Brewer
12/9/15
As the dust settled from Monday’s Supreme Court hearing in Dollar General v...

The US Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Dollar General Case

Suzette Brewer
12/7/15
As hundreds of Native people protested on the front steps of the United States Supreme Court, oral arguments were heard in Dollar General v...

Police Protection in CT Increases: Tribes Can Now Arrest Non-Natives

Christina Rose
8/5/14
On Friday, August 1, 27 members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police received the power to arrest non-Natives on tribal land...

Tony West on ICWA: ‘We Will Continue to Stand Up for ICWA’

ICTMN Staff
4/14/14
The following are the remarks of Associate Attorney General Tony West as delivered at the National Indian Child Welfare Association’s 32nd annual Protecting Our Children Conference...

Three Tribes to Exercise Jurisdiction Over Non-Indian Perpetrators Under VAWA

ICTMN Staff
2/6/14
Three American Indian tribes—the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, and the Umatilla Tribes of Oregon—will be the first in the nation exercise their i...

Yakama’s ‘Bittersweet’ Moment: Gaining Some Criminal Jurisdiction

Richard Walker
1/29/14
Even as Gov...

Big Bubba Lawsuit Bumped by Mohegan’s Sovereign Immunity

Gale Courey Toensing
6/25/13
It didn’t take long for a Connecticut Superior Court judge to dismiss a gaming facility lease dispute case against the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority...

House Republican VAWA Bill Offers Strong Tribal Protections; Will Cantor Accept?

Rob Capriccioso
2/22/13
Republican House members Tom Cole (Okla.) and Darrell Issa (Calif.) on February 20 issued new Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) legislation that includes stronger tribal jurisdicti...

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