Feb 24, 2021 | Federal Regulation, News, Tribal Sovereignty
Department of Interior to Hold Tribal Consultations in March The Department of the Interior recently announced its plans to hold consultations with tribal leaders in March to hear their suggestions for departmental actions and federal policy. The Indian Affairs’...
Feb 5, 2021 | News, Tribal Sovereignty
Mika Leonard in the Detroit News: Give Native Americans Voice in Federal Financial Regulations The below opinion column from NAFSA Chief Operations Officer Mika Leonard originally appeared in the Detroit News. On Jan. 26, the Biden administration tackled inequality...
Feb 1, 2021 | Federal Regulation, News, Tribal Sovereignty
Biden Signs Memo Bolstering Tribal Consultation Last week, President Biden signed a Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships, reaffirming the policies announced in Executive Order 13175 and directing every federal agency to...
Mar 9, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News, Tribal Sovereignty
CFPB Denies Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Petition to Dismiss Civil Investigative Demands Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) denied a petition filed by companies owned by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Indian Tribe seeking to set aside...
Feb 18, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News, Tribal Sovereignty
Senator Udall Highlights Importance of Government-to-Government Relationships with Tribes Earlier this month, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Vice-Chairman Tom Udall (D-N.M.) addressed the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) about his work to advance...
Jan 13, 2020 | News, Online Lending, Tribal Sovereignty
Revenues from Tribal Lending Enterprise and Investments into Economic Enterprises Lead Lac Vieux Desert to Historic Milestone: Payment in Full of Casino Debt Recently, the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (LVD) announced that the Tribe had paid...
