September 4, 2024 The Coalition of Large Tribes has sent the below letter in regards to The National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education.

 The Coalition of Large Tribes (“COLT”) is a national tribal organization representing the interests of the more than 50 federally recognized Indian tribes that have reservations of 100,000 acres or more—encompassing more than 95% of the Indian Country lands and more than half the Native American population. COLT’s member tribes span Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, …

Below is a media share for an upcoming event in Boise, Idaho August 27-29 for National Tribal Housing. NATIONAL TRIBAL HOUSING ECOSYSTEM SUMMIT August 27-29 | Boise Centre | Boise, Idaho We are pleased to announce the speakers, panelists, and program showcases at our inaugural National Tribal Housing Ecosystem Summit, August 27-29 in Boise, Idaho. Hosted by Enterprise Community Partners …

Media Share from Daiy Montanan on August 15, 2024 Enough is enough. Together, we call on the Biden-Harris Administration to stop fighting Native women victims and, instead, grant them the justice they deserve. Specifically, we demand thatAttorney General Merrick Garland and Montana U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich pay L.B. for the pain and suffering she has endured, instead of forcing her …

Letter issued from Heenan & Cook, the office representing L.B. in a long standing case against the United States, on August 6, 2024: Re: L.B. v. United States of America, CV-18-74 (Dist. of Montana) Dear Attorney General Garland and Secretary Haaland: This office represents L.B. in a long-standing case against the United States involving the conduct of a government police …

Media Share from ICT on August 1, 2024https://ictnews.org/news/boarding-school-report-government-should-return-school-lands-to-tribes The final report from the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative shines light on South Dakota site that tribes say has a troubled history The story of Indian boarding schools – children stripped from their homes and forced into foreign lifeways – is a story of brutally disrupted lives, families and cultures that …

July 30, 2024 Assistant Secretary Newland completes investigation, releases final report The Department of the Interior today announced next steps on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, launched in June 2021 by Secretary Deb Haaland as the first-ever comprehensive effort by the federal government to recognize the troubled legacy of past federal Indian boarding school policies with the goal of addressing …

Media statement sent from COLT and NIWRC Portland, OR: On July 24, 2024, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s decision in L.B. v. United States, stating that the lower court was wrong to grant summary judgment in the federal government’s favor and dismiss L.B.’s lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). L.B.’s claims against the federal …

On December 28, 1890, the U.S. Army intercepted the band of Miniconjou Lakota, mainly women and children, on their way to Pine Ridge Reservation. As the military called together the Sioux men to confiscate their weapons, soldiers began indiscriminately shooting. They killed the mostly unarmed Native men, as well as the women and children who were in a separate section …

A voting rights Equal Protection claim was filed in Utah federal court Wednesday, suing the Utah Lieutenant Governor and county officials who are responsible for Utah elections, seeking to enjoin them from certifying the results of the June Utah primaries on July 22 as scheduled and requiring them to count certain mailed ballots they have refused to count. The issue …