September 17, 2021
A D.C. federal judge handed the Navajo Nation a win in its suit accusing the U.S. Department of the Interior of withholding forestry program money, ruling that the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act requires an updated funding contract.
November 19, 2020
The Navajo Nation on Thursday accused the U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs of mischaracterizing and distorting its "simple, straightforward case" as the tribe continues to seek approval of some aspects of a proposed 2020 contract for its forestry program.
November 05, 2020
The U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to withhold approval of a proposed 2020 funding contract for the Navajo Nation's forestry program does not violate federal law, the department told a Washington, D.C., federal court Wednesday.
April 28, 2020
The Navajo Nation hit the U.S. Department of the Interior with a suit Monday claiming the department is illegally holding back money for the tribe's forestry program that the government owes under a self-determination contract.