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Supreme Court rejects Indian law cases amid U.S. government shutdown (October 6, 2025)
As the shutdown of the federal government enters its first full week, the nation’s highest court remains open for business. 
VIDEO: Markup of H.R.1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (September 22, 2025)
The House Committee on Education and Workforce holds a markup on H.R.1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. 
AUDIO: Markup of H.R.1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (September 22, 2025)
The House Committee on Education and Workforce holds a markup on H.R.1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. 
Tune into Native America Calling to get insights from tribal leaders and legal experts on how banishment fits in with modern justice.
Criminal cartels have long targeted federal and tribal lands along the United States borders with Mexico and with Canada.
For the first time, the Cherokee Nation is looking ahead with a new plan for policing and public safety.
The Muscogee Nation will assume some law enforcement duties in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, as part of a historic agreement.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in our safety (June 2, 2025)
For nearly two centuries, Cherokee Nation has upheld a vision of justice anchored in accountability and self-determination. 
Nearly four decades into the era of Indian gaming, some tribes are still facing roadblocks at the state level.
“Great Plains reservation communities are continuing to deal with a public safety crisis,” said Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Public Law 280 continues to be the source of unresolved law enforcement and public safety issues in Indian Country.
The state of Alaska has filed suit against the Department of the Interior in hopes of shutting down a tribal gaming facility.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation reaches trust settlement with United States (January 27, 2025)
During most of the past two centuries, the country’s failed federal Indian policy inflicted a great injustice on the Cherokee Nation. 
The Department of Justice is kicking off a series of consultation sessions to address a U.S. Supreme Court decision seen as detrimental to tribal sovereignty.
Daily Montanan: County loses ruling in reservation law enforcement fight (December 5, 2024)
Local officials are still trying to get the state of Montana to pay for law enforcement costs on the Flathead Reservation.
Local officials have billed the state of Montana nearly $1 million this year to help cover the cost of law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation.
United Keetoowah Band: Standing for truth and the future (October 31, 2024)
The UKB is not a threat to the historic Cherokee Nation. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation faces threat to sovereignty from fellow tribe (October 21, 2024)
I cannot meet my oath of office if I do not defend Cherokee sovereignty against all attackers. 
With her debut book, award-winning journalist Rebecca Nagle is taking a look at one of the most consequential U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Indian Country.
StrongHearts Native Helpline: Reclaiming justice for Native women (October 7, 2024)
Having endured colonization, Native women and advocates are speaking up to reclaim justice — one piece at a time. 
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation asserts authority over uranium shipments (September 23, 2024)
The shipment of uranium ore from the new Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon has outraged leaders of the Navajo Nation. 
President Biden issues proclamation on Violence Against Women Act (September 12, 2024)
The Violence Against Women Act has reached a milestone. 
The federal government has reversed course, paving the way for an Alaska tribe to open a Class II facility on an allotment.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation signs historic wildlife agreement (July 29, 2024)
For centuries, Cherokee Nation and neighboring tribes have maintained a profound connection to the land and its resources. 
A federal judge who was once praised for his work in understanding Native issues resigned following an investigation into sexual misconduct.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation celebrates Juneteenth (June 24, 2024)
Juneteenth marks a joyous moment in American history — the final emancipation of enslaved African Americans. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is once again taking a close look at public safety in Indian Country.
Tribal citizens are seeing an increase in targeted stops and fines by non-Indian law enforcement in Oklahoma despite a long-standing sovereignty victory.
Join Native America Calling to discuss some of the current limits and possibilities for exerting sovereign influence over tribal airspace.
‘Heartbroken’: Leader of Cherokee Nation mourns death of young student (February 20, 2024)
The leader of the Cherokee Nation is “heartbroken” over the passing of a 16-year-old who died within reservation boundaries in Oklahoma. 
VIDEO: Secretary Deb Haaland on sovereignty and Native women’s safety (February 13, 2024)
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivers remarks about tribal sovereignty and Native women’s safety. 
Montana Free Press: Governor silent on reservation law enforcement (February 8, 2024)
Local officials say the clock is ticking for the state to assume felony law enforcement duties on the Flathead Reservation. 
Ute Tribe bars non-members from hunting and fishing on reservation (January 24, 2024)
The Ute Tribe is banning non-members from engaging in hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational activities on its lands in Utah. 
Cross-deputization helps solve the great challenge of multiple law enforcement agencies exercising their respective authority over the same geographic area.
Montana Free Press: County in dark after end of tribal law enforcement agreement (December 11, 2023)
So far, the Montana governor’s office has not said how the state plans to handle law enforcement duties on the Flathead Reservation.
Montana Free Press: County withdraws from tribal law enforcement agreement (November 28, 2023)
A Montana county is pulling out of a decades-old agreement after saying it can no longer afford the costs of law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation. 
A national commission of federal and tribal experts is calling for a “Decade of Action and Healing” to help address the crisis of missing, murdered and trafficked people in Indian Country.
Sara E. Hill, the former attorney general of the Cherokee Nation, is making history as a nominee to the federal bench.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is making history with a new housing project in the state of New York.
“What we need is real action. And that means boots on the ground, and that means real money to address this crisis,” said MMIW advocate Justine Rufus.
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