President Biden's federal infrastructure package is providing $466 million to the Bureau of Indian Affairs over the next five years, according to the Department of the Interior.
Last week, President Biden signed into law the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, expanding its protections for particularly vulnerable groups of people including Native American women.
According to an article published by The Daily Wire, the Supreme Court is considering a law concerning the adoption of Native American children and its intention.
The TBIPAC has been busy the last few months meeting with several congressional members who have proven time and time again to hold the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe and Native American concerns as pressing issues in Washington D.C. We want to thank Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA), and Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) for taking time out of their busy schedules to meet with us and to hear our voices.
In an exclusive interview, Native News Online interviewed Special Assistant to the President for Native American Affairs Libby Washburn about the progress that the Biden-Harris administration has made for Indian Country in the past year.
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Oklahoma Becomes First State with Concurrent Jurisdiction with the Federal Government
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As of June 29, 2022, the Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that Oklahoma has jurisdiction to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians in Indian Country. The ruling marks the...
State Can’t Regulate E-Bingo on Reservations, Says New Supreme Court Ruling
June 16, 2022
On Wednesday June 15, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision allowing Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, located near El Paso, Texas, to offer electronic bingo at its gaming facility.
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