“Each year, Pow Wow strengthens the bonds within our community and among our guests from afar,” said Chairman Marshall Pierite.
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The Puyallup Tribe announced $600,000 in donations to local organizations in Washington state.
The Biden administration is promising to make it easier for tribes to restore their homelands and for one Indian nation in the Pacific Northwest, the initiative couldn’t come soon enough.
The Seneca Nation and the State of New York will continue negotiations on a long-term Class III gaming agreement.
The National Congress of American Indians is speaking out after a Republican lawmaker made derogatory remarks about Native people.
As communities across the nation celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is calling on a school district in Michigan to get rid of its supposedly Native imagery.
Laphonza Butler, the president of the well-known EMILY’s List voting group, will serve out the remainder of the U.S. Senate term of the late Dianne Feinstein.
A once prominent leader in Indian housing was arrested at an event on the Navajo Nation. He’s blaming the tribe’s news president.
Bipartisanship seemed to be on rare display on Capitol Hill as lawmakers advanced a trio of bills benefiting Indian Country.
Forty years of federal recognition and the Narragansett people are still fighting for what’s rightfully ours.
The White Earth Nation says it is developing an ethics code after hearing a “litany of concerns” about a prominent figure who has benefited from the tribe’s name for more than three decades.
Michael Hoenig, the longest-serving general counsel at the National Indian Gaming Commission, is departing on January 27, 2023.
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A prominent tribe with powerful connections has taken the unusual step of denouncing an educator and scholar who has long identified herself as a descendant of the community.
California voters will decide between two competing sports betting measures — a struggle that underscores a divide among tribal nations.
The Oneida Nation is the latest in Indian Country to join the cannabis industry.
The Oneida Nation has big plans in store for its flagship casino in the state of New York.
Former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is back in the news but it’s not because of his campaign for public office.
The tribal casino industry has rebounded dramatically despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, with revenues reaching a record high.
How has another year of COVID-19 affected the Indian gaming industry? We will soon find out with new revenue figures.
The Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association is getting ready for its conference and trade show.
Join Native America Calling for the next installment of a new series called “Through the Decades.” This time, it’s the 1980s!
The U.S. Supreme Court released a long-awaited decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, a contentious case affecting tribal sovereignty.
The House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, part of the Committee on Appropriations, begins markup of a key Indian Country funding bill.
A closely-divided decision confirms the right of two tribes to offer certain types of gaming in Texas, free of state interference.
The days of state governments claiming special authority over Indian Country appear to be numbered, with the nation’s highest court issuing another favorable ruling for tribal interests.
The nation’s highest court is winding down a highly controversial term with a ruling hailed by advocates for Native women, the first of three decisions being anticipated in Indian Country.
An unprecedented leak from the nation’s highest court is coming amid extreme uncertainty for tribes and their sovereign rights.
A View from the Courtroom is an inside look at oral arguments and opinion announcements unfolding in real time.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, No. 20-493, on February 22, 2022.
The U.S. Supreme Court argument in Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas presents yet another installment in the decades-long conflict between state gambling regulators and tribal nations.
Amid a high-stakes political battle, the nation’s highest court is gearing up for some major decisions that will affect Indian Country for generations to come.
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We are at a crossroads in United States and Indigenous history.
The highest court in the land has added another Indian law case to its docket, taking up a contentious sovereignty dispute that pits tribal nations against the state of Oklahoma.
The competition is stiff in the gaming business and it is not going to get any easier for tribes.
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