“Reclaiming Native Truth is a national effort to achieve equity, inclusion and policy changes that will improve the lives of Native families and communities. For the first time ever, we know what different groups of Americans — across socioeconomic, racial, geographic, gender and generational cohorts — think (and don’t know) about Native Americans and Native …
2018- RESEARCH FINDINGS: COMPILATION OF ALL RESEARCH Read More »
“Because the FTCA and the interplay between the federal and tribal governments can be challenging, it behooves the practitioner in Indian Country to have a fundamental understanding of FTCA and Self-Determination Act issues, as they are likely to impact representation of injured plaintiffs as wells as tribes and tribal organizations.”
“The purpose of IGAP grants is to help tribes develop environmental programs, and over 70 percent of tribes have met at least one of EPA’s strategic goals for improving human health and the environment in Indian country. However, only 12 percent of tribes are implementing Federal environmental programs. Many tribes have not developed long-term plans …
“This 2009 annual report on Tribal Self-Governance is submitted by the Secretary of the Interior to the Congress pursuant to section 405(a) of the Act which states: ‘The Secretary shall submit to Congress a written report on January 1 of each year following the date of enactment of this title regarding the administration of this …
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“The enacted farm bill provides authority, pursuant to P.L. 93-638 (ISDEAA), for a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization to enter into contracts and compacts with USDA to administer and transfer funding for specified programs that, in the absence of such contracts and compacts, would be administered by USDA for the tribe or tribal …
2019- CRS: 2018 Farm Bill Primer: Support for Indian Tribes Read More »
