Articles for Indian Tribes

Water-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix flexes its political muscles in a drying West
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Water-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix flexes its political muscles in a drying West

Associated Press  

SACATON, Arizona — Stephen Roe Lewis grew up seeing stacks of legal briefs at the dinner table — often, about his tribe’s water. Stephen Roe Lewis walks past a solar panel project before the panels are placed over a water canal in the Gila River Indian Community, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Sacaton, Ariz. Stephen Roe Lewis pauses along the …

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Supreme Court rejects challenges to law that governs tribal adoptions
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court rejects challenges to law that governs tribal adoptions

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Supreme Court on Thursday left intact a decades-old law that prioritizes the placement of Native American children with Native families or tribes in child custody proceedings, rejecting challenges brought by several adoptive parents. “But that is not because this Court has no justice to offer them.” “Our Constitution reserves for the Tribes a place – an …

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Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
1 year, 10 months ago

Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Fifteen Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements, the Biden administration announced Thursday. Of the funding announced Thursday, $460 million comes from the $2.5 billion set aside for Native American water rights settlements in the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill. The federal government signed the tribes’ water …

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A lawsuit in Wash. claims Native-run casinos have a monopoly on sports betting
2 years, 7 months ago

A lawsuit in Wash. claims Native-run casinos have a monopoly on sports betting

NPR  

A lawsuit in Wash. claims Native-run casinos have a monopoly on sports betting A federal lawsuit is challenging how Native-run casinos operate, saying they're a monopoly. HYDE: Tribal leaders say that principle of sovereignty is also baked into the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, which says if a state allows gambling, tribes can run casinos in that state. And in Washington, …

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Vigils, rallies mark day of awareness for Indigenous victims
3 years, 7 months ago

Vigils, rallies mark day of awareness for Indigenous victims

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some shared agonizing stories of frustration and loss. In Montana, a few dozen members of the state’s eight federally recognized tribes gathered in front of the Capitol in Helena, including many relatives of missing and slain Indigenous women. In New Mexico, members of the state’s task force on Wednesday shared some of the findings of their work …

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