Media Share from JDSUPRA on February 25, 2026 Buffalo, in football and life, just can’t catch a break. Last fall, I drew attention to the heated debate over American bison (Bison bison) grazing on federal (public) and private lands in Montana (Wenning, 2025). The debate over bison management revolves around competing visions for land use – pitting commitments to wildlife …

Media Share by the Merchants Payment Coalition on Jan. 26, 2026 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2026 — The Merchants Payments Coalition and other merchant groups from across the country today urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to include the Credit Card Competition Act, which was recently endorsed by President Donald Trump, as part of cryptocurrency marketplace structure legislation. “We call on you …

Congratulations to the Blackfeet Nation on this great article in the New York Times! Visuals by Tailyr IrvineText by Jack Healy and Tailyr IrvineNov. 11, 2025 (READ FULL ARTICLE: on the New York Times website)

MEDIA SHARE25TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCILOFFICE OF THE SPEAKER BOISE, ID – On Monday, Speaker Crystalyne Curley of the 25th Navajo Nation Council participated in a high-level meeting with U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender and Treasurer Brandon Beach hosted by the Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT).  The tribal roundtable discussion centered on advancing tribal tax policy, affirming tribal economic opportunities, …

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 …

This is a media share from Native News Online. Our Executive Director, OJ Semans, will be speaking today at December 6th at 12 EST, but sure to tune in. MEDIA SHARE BY KRISTEN LILYA  DECEMBER 04, 2024 In this episode of Native Bidaské, Levi Rickert, editor of Native News Online, sits down with OJ Semans Sr., the Executive Director of Four Directions and Legislative …

Press Release Share from the Department of Interior’s Office https://www.bia.gov/news/indian-affairs-invests-15-million-bison-herd-expansion-and-ecosystem-restoration For Immediate Release:  January 09, 2024 WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced $1.5 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support the restoration of bison populations and grassland ecosystems in Tribal communities. The funding will be divided between …

The Coalition of Large Tribes joined an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court in Support of Bad River Band of Chippewa Indians v. Enbridge. The brief was filed in conjunction with 27 Tribal Nations, NCAI, USET and CTCA. It is available for download as PDF, and you can view a summary of arguments below.

Press Release from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes August 28, 2023  Press release found on the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes website at (https://www.sbtribes.com/shoshone-bannock-tribes-support-blms-decision-to-protect-cultural-resources/) August 28, 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Support BLMs Decision to Protect Cultural Resources  Fort Hall, Idaho – On August 17, 2023 the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a decision to close the American Falls Archaeological District and a …

The Coalition of Large Tribes urges the federal government to include Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service (“IHS”) in the appropriations bill for FY 2023. Advance appropriations for the IHS do not cost the federal government another dime, but failure to include IHS as advance appropriations costs Indian Country everything. Advance appropriations for Indian healthcare would keep the promises the United …