Native American
Native American Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on regulation and legislation related to Native American tribes. The section also tracks litigation and deals involving Native American tribes and Native American-owned businesses.
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Latest News in Native American
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August 17, 2017
Think Finance Owes $4M On Refinance Deal, Firm Claims
A boutique investment bank and advisory firm is seeking more than $4 million from Think Finance Inc., a loan servicer that often negotiates with Native American tribes, as part of a success fee for assisting in a credit facility refinancing, according to a suit filed in New York federal court.
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August 17, 2017
Calif. Judge Tosses Tribe Members' Suits Against BIA
A California federal judge has tossed two of three complaints by members of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians alleging the Bureau of Indian Affairs improperly helped nonmembers enroll in the tribe, and has lifted an order preventing the agency from acting to approve changes to the tribe’s constitution or enrollment rules.
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August 17, 2017
Okla. Tribe Says 10th Circ. Ruling Backs Its Jurisdiction
The Kialegee Tribal Town filed a lawsuit in D.C. federal court Thursday seeking a declaration that it shares jurisdiction over the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s lands, pointing to a recent Tenth Circuit decision to boost its claims.
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August 17, 2017
Gov't Says $380M Tribal Funds Plan 'Regrettable' But Settled
The federal government said Wednesday that it now considers a plan for distributing $380 million left over from the landmark settlement of Native American farmers and ranchers’ racial discrimination claims “regrettable,” but that the full D.C. Circuit need not review the denial of a challenge to the plan.
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August 17, 2017
Pipeline Co. Fights Order To Get Off Okla. Tribal Lands
Enable Midstream Partners LP again urged an Oklahoma federal judge on Wednesday to lift an order to remove a natural gas pipeline from the property of a group of tribal landowners, saying the landowners haven’t given a persuasive reason why the company’s request shouldn’t be granted.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- Board of Indian Appeals
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- Indian Health Service
- Office of Indian Education
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Civil Rights Act
- Tribal recognition rules
- Native American trust fund and land issues
- Gaming compact negotiations
- Federal and state tax policies and revenue-sharing
- Native American lobbying groups
- LITIGATION
- Suits over development projects involving Native American groups, including mining and drilling, casinos and resorts, and shopping centers
- Disputes over land use and other natural resources
- Breach of trust and mismanagement of tribal resources suits
- Native American rights, sovereignty, and tribal recognition disputes
- Cases involving tribal employers
- Criminal jurisdiction disputes
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of Native American and tribal law practices
Readership
- Attorneys who focus on Native American law
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Native American-owned companies
- Tribal leaders and tribal government officials
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals