The National Women’s Hall of Fame has named lawyer Sarah Deer, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, among its class of 2019 inductees.
READ MORENIGC Presents Grants Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Certificate of Self-Regulation
by Native Business Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | Gaming, Legal, Legislative / Policy
The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) has awarded a certificate of self-regulation to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, making it the fifth Tribe to earn the right to regulate Class II gaming with reduced oversight from the NIGC.
READ MORESupreme Court Rules Yakama Gas Station Exempt From Washington State Fuel Tax, Upholds 1855 Treaty
by Native Business Staff | Mar 19, 2019 | Legal, Legislative / Policy, News
Today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling deems Cougar Den exempt from paying tax on fuel it transports on public highways in Washington State under the Yakama Treaty of 1855.
READ MORERuling: Seneca Nation Must Share Gaming Revenues With New York; Tribe Defends Compact
by Native Business Staff | Jan 9, 2019 | Gaming, Legal, Legislative / Policy, News
The Seneca Nation’s tribal-state compact does not address revenue sharing with New York State beyond year 14, but the panel majority determined Tuesday that the tribe is still obligated to pay the state.
READ MORESupreme Court Decision on State Taxation of Yakama-Based Gas Station May Set a Precedent
by Native Business Staff | Jan 6, 2019 | Legal, Legislative / Policy
Washington State has asked the nation’s highest court to rule the Yakama Nation must pay state taxes on out-of-state fuel delivered to the Cougar Den gas station on tribal lands.
READ MORELawsuit Filed by Ho-Chunk, Inc. Tobacco Subsidiaries Will Proceed
by Native Business Staff | Dec 21, 2018 | Legal, Legislative / Policy, Manufacturing, News, Sales & Marketing
A federal judge has ruled Nebraska cannot dismiss a lawsuit filed by two Ho-Chunk, Inc. subsidiaries against state regulation of its tobacco manufacturing and distribution.
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