Please join us for a special webinar on taxation changes for Tribes, starting at 12PM Central on January 13th Topic: Indians Not Taxed Webinar Time: Jan 13, 2025 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83928514664?pwd=gyHCfbUgwwxnl0ttqPDmqjmq1NiyR5.1 Meeting ID: 839 2851 4664 Passcode: 224478 — One tap mobile +35722000888,,83928514664#,,,,*224478# Cyprus +35725054777,,83928514664#,,,,*224478# Cyprus — Dial by your location • +357 2 …

Media share from The Source on 01/09/2025 https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-01-09-2025-22479075 Letters To The Editor 01/09/2025 RE: “The Damned Deschutes”Nigel Jaquiss’s recent article misses the point. The story is not one of an electric utility, its critics and the health of the Deschutes River. That framing is too narrow. The real story is one of tribal sovereignty, resilience and self-determination. To be precise, …

BY O.J. SEMANS, SR.  JANUARY 09, 2025 Media Share from Native News Online (https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/president-biden-keep-your-promise-and-remove-the-medals-of-honor-from-wounded-knee-massacre-soldiers) Guest Opinion.  Of all the massacres, domestic and foreign, carried out by the U.S. Military, the Medal of Honor was never awarded, with one exception: the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890.  Presidents have used executive orders numerous times regarding military matters. On March 16, 1968, U.S. soldiers …

January 7, 2025 January 7, 2025 RE: Proposed Rulemaking on Tribally-Chartered Entities (REG-113628-21) / Comments of the Coalition of Large Tribes tribal.consult@treasury.gov Dear U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service Administration Officials:             I write as Chairman of the Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT), an intertribal advocacy organization representing the interests of the more than 50 tribes with …

January 5, 2025 Media Share from the Willamette Week we encourage you to read this article on the below website: https://www.wweek.com/news/dialogue/2025/01/05/readers-respond-to-the-condition-of-the-deschutes-river “Our teachings instruct us that we have a duty to manage our resources for seven generations into the future, which is necessarily predicated on our people’s continued survival.” By WW StaffJanuary 05, 2025 at 5:16 am PST LISTEN TO THE …

Media Share from Native News Online, please read on this site in the link below: https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/colt-strongly-supports-proposed-guidance-for-tax-treatment-of-wholly-owned-tribal-entities-from-u-s-department-of-the-treasury BY OJ SEMANS. SR.  JANUARY 03, 2025 Guest Opinion. The Coalition of Large Tribes, an intertribal organization representing the interests of the more than 50 tribes with reservations of 100,000 acres or more, encompassing more than 95% of the Indian Country lands and more than half the …

Media Share from KXLG https://www.mykxlg.com/news/local/farms-and-colt-partner-to-restore-ecosystems-and-strengthen-tribal-economies/article_b70aa48e-c450-11ef-bb81-d3271d683f88.html Steve Jurrens Dec 27, 2024  {KXLG – South Dakota} The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate has announced a groundbreaking collaboration between the North Dakota Advanced Agriculture Technology Engine (FARMS) and the Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT) through a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This partnership aims to advance bison rematriation, agricultural innovation, and food security across Tribal Nations by …

The Coalition of Large Tribes submitted comments to the Treasury on December 16th, 2024. Final comments can be found in the PDF.

Monday December 18, 2024 COLT leadership elections were held today and the new President of COLT is J. Garret Renville from Sisseton-Wahpeton. The new Vice President of COLT is Speaker Crystalyne Curley from Navajo Nation. I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to serve as Chairman of the Coalitionof Large Tribes (COLT). This responsibility is one I take to …