COLT endorses Navajo Nation citizen Billy Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Wiilliam “Billy” Kirkland, III (center) with Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Navajo Nation First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren. (Photo/President Buu Nygren) February 7, 2025  Dear Chairman Murkowski, Chairman Lee, Vice Chairman Schatz and Ranking Member Heinrich,  I write as Chairman of the Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT)—an intertribal organization representing the interests of the more than 50 tribes with reservations …

Historic Trial in L.B. v. United States Set to Begin Tomorrow in Billings (media share)

Media share from National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center February 3, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS COLT J. Garret Renville, (605) 268-0589, chairman@swo-nsn.gov COLT Executive Director OJ Semans, (605) 828-1422, tateota@hotmail.com NIWRC Communications, media@niwrc.org BILLINGS, Mont. — On February 4, 2025, the trial will begin at the United States Courthouse in Billings in L.B. v. United States, a case concerning the right of a Native woman victim to receive damages …

White House backs down on funding freeze – for now (media share)

Media Share from ICT News on January 29, 2025 https://ictnews.org/news/white-house-backs-down-on-funding-freeze-for-now Stewart HuntingtonICT Native leaders hailed a move by President Donald Trump’s budget office Wednesday to rescind an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across Indian Country and beyond. “I am happy for every federally recognized tribe, as well …

COLT SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL EXEMPTION FROM ANY FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE OR REEVALUATION OF SERVICES TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRIBAL CITIZENS

January 29th, 2025  Resolution: January 29, 2025, 2025-Resolution #01-2025 (Virtual)  EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OF COLT SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL EXEMPTION FROM ANY FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE OR REEVALUATION OF SERVICES TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRIBAL CITIZENS  WHEREAS, the Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT) was formally established in early April 2011, and is comprised of Tribes with large land base, including the Blackfeet Nation …

Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps (media share)

Media Share from CNN on January 27th, 2025 (By Alaa Elassar, CNN) We encourage you to read the article on the original website: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/us/navajo-detained-ice-indigenous-immigration-trump/index.html CNN —  At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids …