For decades, a colorful mural of New Hampshire’s earliest settlers hauling logs, frolicking through the snow and walking through town has greeted visitors at a post office in the state.
Read moreThe Cherokee Nation cannot deny membership to the descendants of black slaves owned by the tribe and others like it, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Read moreVictims of an elaborate securities fraud scheme involving overseas investment funds and the issuance of bonds by a Native American tribe in South Dakota sued U.S. Bank on negligence claims Wednesday over its role as trustee in the $63 million scam.
Read moreA divided 10th Circuit panel ruled this week that it remains to be seen whether the Department of Housing and Urban Development must repay $140,000 in grant money it seized without hearings from a Native American housing authority.
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In a win for California’s Bishop Paiute Tribe, the Ninth Circuit this week reversed and remanded its lawsuit against Inyo County, over powers Indian police have over non-Indians on the reservation.
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A 10th Circuit panel ruled 2-1 this week that New Mexico did not interfere with the Pueblo of Pojoaque’s casino business after the tribe and the state failed to reach a gaming compact.
Read moreAn FBI spokesman confirmed that its South Dakota office received reports that a firearms dealer sold the Oglala Sioux Tribe three rifles for $75,000 by fraudulently claiming that they had once belonged to Lakota warrior Crazy Horse, most famous for his defeat of General George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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Nine Indian tribes have beaten environmental groups to the punch by suing Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, claiming he violated their religious freedom by removing Yellowstone grizzly bears from the Endangered Species list without proper consultations.
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Plans for a new Connecticut casino operated by the state’s two federally recognized Indian tribes received a boost Wednesday as the Second Circuit rejected a challenge by MGM Resorts International.
Read moreA county government in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior to stop the construction of a tribal casino, arguing it will negatively impact a nearby Air Force base and could cause flight accidents.
Read moreNow that oil is flowing through the Dakota Access pipeline, a new court ruling points out several factors the government failed to consider before approving the project.
Read moreThe Soboba tribe of Southern California claims the Riverside County sheriff violated its sovereignty, terrorized its people, falsely imprisoned its tribal council and coerced officials into handing over hundreds of hours of surveillance video while investigating a missing-person case.
Read moreTexas claims in a federal lawsuit that the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe is violating state gambling laws against illegal lotteries through its electronic bingo slot machines and unlicensed, 24/7 bingo operation.
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Sending a record-keeping challenge over cigarette sales up in smoke, a federal judge refused to let a Nebraska-based tribe duck a law that curbs tobacco trafficking.
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Affirming a ruling that cited Native American treaties, the Ninth Circuit declined to reconsider a decision requiring Washington state to remove culverts that block salmon from passing.
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A South Dakota legislative audit of a nonprofit that managed federal money meant for Native American students has confirmed that at least $1.3 million has gone missing, with millions more poorly accounted for.
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The Tohono O’odham Nation and Arizona have ended their longstanding dispute over a casino outside Glendale, west of Phoenix and nearly 150 miles north of tribal headquarters.
Read moreMembers of the Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribe told a 10th Circuit panel Tuesday morning that New Mexico is prejudicing vendors against working on the reservation to strong-arm the tribe into handing over more of its casino proceeds.
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