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Audio from Senate Indian Affairs Committee's budget hearing (04/24)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing this afternoon on the fiscal year 2014 budget request for tribal programs. The committee first heard from Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn,...
Filed Under: Health | Law
IHS leader vows to follow Supreme Court decision on contracts (10/25)
The Indian Health Service will abide by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, Director Yvette Roubideaux said on Wednesday. Federal agencies must fully fund self-determination...
Filed Under: Health | Law
Arctic Slope Native Association gets ruling over IHS contract (08/23)
The Arctic Slope Native Association in Alaska will be awarded contract support costs from the Indian Health Service under a ruling from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday....
Filed Under: Opinion
Lloyd Miller: Supreme Court vindicates tribes in contract case (08/06)
"On June 18 the Supreme Court issued a rare decision favoring Indian Tribes in a one billion dollar case pitting the Tribes against the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the...
Filed Under: Law | Politics
Cherokee Nation authorizes $180K in contributions to politicians (07/20)
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma authorized about $180,000 in political contributions, The Tulsa World reports. The money will be split between Democrats and Republicans. Of the amount, $30,400 was spent...
Filed Under: Health | Law
Alaska Natives could be owed $2.7M for contract support costs (06/26)
The Indian Health Service might end up owing at least $2.7 million as part of a self-determination case in Alaska. Arctic Slope Native Association manages the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital...
Filed Under: Health | Law
Supreme Court orders new ruling for contract support cost case (06/25)
The U.S. Supreme Court today ordered new proceedings in Arctic Slope Native Association v. Sebelius, another self-determination case. In December 2010, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the...
Filed Under: Law
Long battle expected over self-determination contract support (06/22)
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered an important victory for tribes in Salazar v . Ramah Navajo Chapter but it could be years before they see any of the money they...
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Trial to begin in dispute over self-determination contract costs (06/20)
Fresh off a win from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ramah Navajo Chapter in New Mexico will go to trial on Monday to determine how much is owed on self-determination...
Filed Under: Law
Supreme Court backs tribes in self-determination contract case (06/18)
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision today in Salazar v . Ramah Navajo Chapter, a self-determination case. By a close 5-4 vote, the justices ruled that the federal government...
Filed Under: Law
Supreme Court to hear arguments in Indian law cases in April (02/06)
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in two Indian law cases. On April 18, the justices will hear Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter. The case is a class...
Filed Under: Law
Supreme Court agrees to take up self-determination dispute (01/09)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a self-determination case at the urging of the Obama administration. The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act authorizes tribes and Alaska...
Filed Under: Health | Law
Supreme Court puts off action on self-determination litigation (11/28)
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to take action on a self-determination case but the issue remains on the docket as the Obama administration seeks resolution of a major class...
Audio from Senate Indian Affairs Committee's budget hearing (04/24)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing this afternoon on the fiscal year 2014 budget request for tribal programs. The committee first heard from Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn,...
Filed Under: Health | Law
IHS leader vows to follow Supreme Court decision on contracts (10/25)
The Indian Health Service will abide by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, Director Yvette Roubideaux said on Wednesday. Federal agencies must fully fund self-determination...
Filed Under: Health | Law
Arctic Slope Native Association gets ruling over IHS contract (08/23)
The Arctic Slope Native Association in Alaska will be awarded contract support costs from the Indian Health Service under a ruling from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday....
Filed Under: Opinion
Lloyd Miller: Supreme Court vindicates tribes in contract case (08/06)
"On June 18 the Supreme Court issued a rare decision favoring Indian Tribes in a one billion dollar case pitting the Tribes against the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the...
Filed Under: Law | Politics
Cherokee Nation authorizes $180K in contributions to politicians (07/20)
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma authorized about $180,000 in political contributions, The Tulsa World reports. The money will be split between Democrats and Republicans. Of the amount, $30,400 was spent...
Filed Under: Health | Law
Alaska Natives could be owed $2.7M for contract support costs (06/26)
The Indian Health Service might end up owing at least $2.7 million as part of a self-determination case in Alaska. Arctic Slope Native Association manages the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital...
Filed Under: Health | Law
Supreme Court orders new ruling for contract support cost case (06/25)
The U.S. Supreme Court today ordered new proceedings in Arctic Slope Native Association v. Sebelius, another self-determination case. In December 2010, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the...
Filed Under: Law
Long battle expected over self-determination contract support (06/22)
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered an important victory for tribes in Salazar v . Ramah Navajo Chapter but it could be years before they see any of the money they...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Law
Trial to begin in dispute over self-determination contract costs (06/20)
Fresh off a win from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ramah Navajo Chapter in New Mexico will go to trial on Monday to determine how much is owed on self-determination...
Filed Under: Law
Supreme Court backs tribes in self-determination contract case (06/18)
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision today in Salazar v . Ramah Navajo Chapter, a self-determination case. By a close 5-4 vote, the justices ruled that the federal government...
Filed Under: Law
Supreme Court to hear arguments in Indian law cases in April (02/06)
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in two Indian law cases. On April 18, the justices will hear Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter. The case is a class...
Filed Under: Law
Supreme Court agrees to take up self-determination dispute (01/09)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a self-determination case at the urging of the Obama administration. The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act authorizes tribes and Alaska...
Filed Under: Health | Law
Supreme Court puts off action on self-determination litigation (11/28)
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to take action on a self-determination case but the issue remains on the docket as the Obama administration seeks resolution of a major class...
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