Opinion: DOJ Spouts Outdated Colonialist Arguments in Face of Treaty Obligations (Media Share)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the original article on their website click the below link: https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/opinion-doj-spouts-outdated-colonialist-arguments-in-face-of-treaty-obligations-2 Opinion: DOJ Spouts Outdated Colonialist Arguments in Face of Treaty Obligations BY MARVIN WEATHERWAX, CHAIRMAN OF THE COALITION OF LARGE TRIBES  MARCH 21, 2023 Guest Opinion.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 …

Dozens Of Tribes Back Navajo Water Claims At Supreme Court

Navajo Nation Monument Valley

COLT was mentioned in a Law360 article titled “Dozens Of Tribes Back Navajo Water Claims At Supreme Court.” This is a media share in relation to the Amicus Brief filed by the Coalition of Large Tribes. Original Article: Dozens Of Tribes Back Navajo Water Claims At Supreme Court Read the Amicus Brief

NAVAJO NATION PRESIDENT TO CHAIR THE COALITION OF LARGE TRIBES

Coalition of Large Tribes - Executive

For Immediate Release Coalition of Large Tribes to hold meeting on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON—The Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT) will hold its Winter Legislative meeting on February 12 at the National Indian Gaming Stanley R. Crooks Tribal Leaders Conference Center on Capitol Hill. Tribal leaders from 12 nations will be in town to discuss a range of issues including public …

President Begaye elected vice president for Coalition of Large Tribes

ALBUQUERQUE—The Coalition of Large Tribes, or COLT, convened in Albuquerque on August 4 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Comprised of members from large Indian tribes throughout Indian Country, the coalition serves as an advocacy group for issues facing American Indian tribes with land bases exceeding 100,000 acres. These tribes include the Navajo Nation, Crow Nation, Blackfeet Tribe, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, …