Legislative Policy Sector Articles
Coalition of Tribes Propose Sports Betting Initiative in California
Illegal sports wagering in the United States currently totals $150 billion annually. Tribes in California support a measure for the state to legalize sports betting and access a substantial piece of that revenue.
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Poarch Band Releases Game-Changing Plan to Generate a Billion Dollars for Alabama Within a Year
“What could Alabama do with a billion dollars?” That’s the question the Poarch Band of Creek Indians poses on its site “Winning for Alabama.”
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Federal District Court Upholds Arbitration Ruling That Seneca Nation Owes Millions in Back Payments
A federal district judge issued a determination Friday that the Seneca Nation owes New York State upwards of $225 million in back casino revenue payments.
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Fawn Sharp, Newly Elected NCAI President, to Tap ‘Strength and Braintrust All Across Indian Country’
In an overwhelming victory, Quinault Indian Nation President Fawn Sharp was named president of the National Congress of American Indians on Thursday at the 76th Annual NCAI Convention in Albuquerque.
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Landless for Nearly Six Decades, Wilton Rancheria Officially Has a Home
In a final decision, a federal judge has ruled in favor of the Wilton Rancheria, putting 36 acres in trust for the Tribe, which has been landless since the termination era of the 1950s.
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Navajo Nation Calls T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Essential to its Economic Recovery
The Navajo Nation supports the $26 billion T-Mobile/Sprint merger, saying it will provide the infrastructure for 21st Century reservation jobs.
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Native Entrepreneurs to Discuss Racial-Wealth Gap at United Nations Civil Society Conference
Three Native women entrepreneurs will weigh in on the UN commitment to make communities economically equal places while highlighting the racial-wealth gap.
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Former Obama Advisor Nominated as Cherokee Nation Delegate to Congress
The Cherokee Nation is nominating Kimberly Teehee as the Tribe’s delegate for the U.S. House of Representatives, enacting a treaty provision that has never been enforced.
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Aquinnah Tribe Wins Bid in Casino Suit, Chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais Partakes in Presidential Forum
On Monday, a Massachusetts federal judge granted the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head’s bid to amend a judgment in a lawsuit against the state. Meanwhile, Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, served on two panels at the LaMere Native American Presidential Forum.
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Stacy Leeds to Guide Future Lawyers to Advance & Defend Tribal Rights Through ASU’s Indian Legal Program
Stacy L. Leeds, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, will teach federal Indian law this fall as part of ASU’s Indian Legal Program.
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