Jan 06 Amid unrelenting drought, Biden signs water bills benefiting 3 tribes in Arizona By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press President Joe Biden has approved three bills that will improve access to water for three tribes in Arizona amid an unrelenting drought. Continue reading
Apr 06 Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration water rule By Associated Press The Supreme Court has reinstated, for now, a Trump-era rule that had curtailed the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways. Continue reading
Oct 07 Biden to expand 2 Utah national monuments cut by Trump By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Environmental and tribal groups had sued to reverse the cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. But the reductions were applauded by conservative state leaders who considered the size of both monuments U.S. government overreach. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Biden administration to grant $1 billion for broadband on tribal lands By Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a roundtable Thursday to discuss steps the administration is taking to make high-speed internet more accessible. Continue reading
Nov 30 Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Minnesota regulators have approved the final permit for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota. Continue reading
Sep 08 Battered by the virus, tribes race to boost census count By Matthew Brown, Lindsay Whitehurst, Iris Samuels, Associated Press Millions of federal dollars for impoverished Native American communities are on the line in the U.S. census, and tribes are racing to avoid being undercounted again. Continue reading
May 13 Native American tribe says their sovereignty allows checkpoints in South Dakota By Stephen Groves The Republican governor says the checkpoints are illegal and that she asked the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Oglala Sioux Tribe to restrict them to tribal roads only. But Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe chairman Harold Frazier made clear to The… Continue reading
May 05 U.S. Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press The U.S. Treasury Department says it will begin distributing billions in coronavirus relief funding to tribes. The announcement Tuesday comes more than a week after a congressional deadline to get $8 billion to tribal governments. Continue reading
Apr 28 Tribes urge U.S. Treasury to disburse coronavirus relief funding By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press At least 18 tribes sued the federal government seeking to keep any portion of the $8 billion in funding allocated to tribes out of the hands of Alaska Native corporations. A judge in Washington issued a ruling late Monday to… Continue reading
Apr 23 U.S. unsure it can meet deadline to disburse funds to tribes By Felicia Fonseca The department says it's still working to determine whether Alaska Native corporations are eligible for a share of the funding. Meanwhile, the list of tribes suing the federal government to try and keep the money out of the hands of… Continue reading