Assurance Wireless and Native Connections Offers Free Cell Service

Assurance Wireless and Native Connections

Assurance Wireless is a provider of the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) plan. The program was created to help eligible households afford broadband service. Assurance Wireless cell phone service is available at no cost.  There are no monthly bills, annual contracts, or activation fees.  New Eligible Assurance Wireless Customers Receive: Learn more by viewing the Native Connections partner website.

COLT applauds Arlando Teller’s appointment as  first-ever assistant secretary for Tribal Affairs  

Arlando Teller

The Coalition of Large Tribes applauds Arlando Teller’s appointment as the first-ever assistant secretary for Tribal Affairs within the Department of Transportation. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established structures within the Department of Transportation to support Tribal communities through technical assistance, established an Office of Tribal Affairs, and changed the Tribal Affairs leadership in DOT. These changes included moving the Tribal …

Vatican Repudiates the “Doctrine of Discovery;” COLT Calls on the United States to Follow Suit 

Vatican and the Doctrine of Discovery

 Press Statement from the Vatican Repudiates the “Doctrine of Discovery;” COLT Calls on the United States to Follow Suit and Take Steps to Support the Healing of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians  March 30, 2023   Browning, Montana – The Coalition of Large Tribes, an inter-tribal organization representing the interests of the more than 50 Indian Tribes having reservations …

Opinion: DOJ Spouts Outdated Colonialist Arguments in Face of Treaty Obligations (Media Share)

Marvin Weatherwax media share

This is a media share from a story on Native News Online, published March 21, 2023. To read the original article on their website click the below link: https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/opinion-doj-spouts-outdated-colonialist-arguments-in-face-of-treaty-obligations-2 Opinion: DOJ Spouts Outdated Colonialist Arguments in Face of Treaty Obligations BY MARVIN WEATHERWAX, CHAIRMAN OF THE COALITION OF LARGE TRIBES  MARCH 21, 2023 Guest Opinion. The Biden-Harris Campaign promised tribal nations that, among other things, …

‘Callous disrespect for tribal treaty rights’: Tribes blast government attorney for U.S. Supreme Court argument (Media Share)

COLT Media Share on Indianz

This is a media share from a story on Indianz, published March 21, 2023. To read the original article on their website click the below link: Original Article on Indianz Tribes blast government attorney for U.S. Supreme Court argument Tuesday, March 21, 2023 By Acee Agoyo Indianz.ComWASHINGTON, D.C. — Tribal leaders are calling on the Biden administration to re-examine its …

COLT Calls for Action After U.S. Department of Justice Argues to U.S. Supreme Court That the Navajo Nation’s Treaty Reserved Water Rights Are Basically Meaningless

Monument Valley sunrise in Navajo Nation

March 20, 2023 Browning, Montana – The Biden-Harris Campaign promised tribal nations that, among other things, their Administration would “Ensure fulfillment of federal trust and treaty obligations including by working to address chronic underfunding of unmet federal obligations to Indian Country.” See Biden-Harris Plan for Tribal Nations – Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website. On the same Campaign page directed to …

COLT Applauds Confirmation of Patrice Kunesh as Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services

Patrice Kunesh

March 8, 2023 Browning, Montana – The Coalition of Large Tribes, an inter-tribal organization representing the interests of the more than 50 Indian Tribes having reservations of 100,000 acres or more and 95% of the U.S. tribal land base, applauds the Senate’s confirmation of the nomination of Patrice Kunesh of Minnesota to be Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, …