2024 Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction News Stories
Indigenous Governance Traditions event connects democracy, sovereignty (The Rocky Mountain Collegian - Colorado State University) 4/15/2024
Four Years of McGirt: Reviewing Changes in Tax, Energy, and Criminal Law (JD Supra) 4/15/2024
State of South Dakota announces local training for Tribal law enforcement (Rapid City Journal) 4/11/2024
Political leaders target tribes with unfounded claims [podcast] (Native American Calling) 4/10/2024
Oklahoma court rules 'McGirt' does not apply in Osage Nation (Public Radio Tulsa) 4/5/2024
Why Indigenous people are fighting for data sovereignty (CBC Radio Canada) 3/31/2024
California roundtable dissects detriments of Public Law 280 to Tribal public safety, sovereignty (Native News Online) 3/28/2024
IPLC: The acronym that is keeping Indigenous advocates up at night (Grist) 3/27/2024
Feds meet with Lake County Commission on criminal jurisdiction (Daily Montanan) 3/19/2024
Are we living up to our obligations to protect Native American rights and Tribal sovereignty? with John Echohawk [podcast] (Legal Talk Network) 3/19/2024
New Department of Interior opinion promises to recognize expanded Tribal jurisdiction in Alaska (Alaska Beacon) 3/15/2024
Following governor’s response, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes issue statement regarding PL 280 (Valley Journal MT) 3/13/2024
Oklahoma court recognizes Wyandotte Reservation, criminal jurisdiction (Public Radio Tulsa) 3/12/2024
Unequal before the law: Native Americans serve astoundingly longer prison sentences — because they are Native. (In These Times) 3/11/2024
Indigenous Tribe’s plan to sell cannabis sparks sovereignty battle (Filter) 3/7/2024
30 Great Lakes Tribes urge the Biden administration to speak out against Enbridge Line 5 (Milkwaukee Journal Sentinel) 2/28/2024
It is time to heal old wounds | Sovereignty is once again on the table for Maine’s Tribes (Native News Online) 2/28/2024
Lawsuit seeks to block Oneida Nation from acquiring reservation land (Wisconsin Public Radio) 2/27/2024
Tribal courts can't prosecute non-Native drug suspects. Tribes say it's a problem (NPR) 2/20/2024
Data sovereignty reinforces Native-led research, representation, resilience (The Badger Herald) 2/15/2024
Oklahoma governor signs latest deal with a tribal nation. Here's what to know (The Oklahoman) 2/13/2024
Oklahoma governor, Chickasaw Nation reach tobacco tax, car tag agreement (The Oklahoman) 1/19/2024
Oklahoma Supreme Court hears arguments in Muscogee citizen’s tax case (Oklahoma Voice) 1/17/2024
State Supreme Court finds Tribes have jurisdiction over casino personal injury cases (Santa Fe New Mexican) 1/16/2024
Senators introduce bipartisan legislation to advance Tribal parity in federal law (Native News Online) 1/11/2024
Amid ongoing sovereignty debate, legislature considers office on Tribal-state relations (Native News Online) 1/10/2024
Oklahoma’s Five Tribes won’t join Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new McGirt task force (Oklahoma Voice) 1/10/2024
