The National Congress of American Indians is supporting the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska in a dispute over its alcohol tax.

The tribe requires businesses that sell liquor to obtain a license. Retailers must collect a 10 percent tribal tax on purchases.

But non-Indian retailers in the village of Pender refuse to pay the tax. They say the reservation has been diminished and no longer includes Pender.

The lawsuit is being heard in federal court. Judge Richard Kopf has previously indicated he will give deference to a tribal court ruling that determined the reservation remained intact.

Get the Story:
Omaha Tribe’s legal battle finds national support (The Omaha World-Herald 7/11)
Press Release: Omaha Tribe's effort to defend reservation boundary lawsuit gets support of national tribal organization (Omaha Tribe 7/10)

Relevant Documents:
Status Report [Includes tribal court decision] | Court Order

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Federal judge set to rule on Omaha Tribe's liquor taxation case (02/20)
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