Tribal nations

Back in February, the USDA told tribal leaders it was consolidating the FDPIR supply chain from two warehouses serving tribes all over the country to just one.

The decision is a win for tribal self-governance, but puts new pressure on the Indian Health Service's already stretched federal budget.

The Supreme Court left in place an agreement between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state of Florida, which gives the Seminole Tribe the exclusive right to offer online sports betting statewide.

That represents the eight consecutive year of growth and about 3% of total federal contracts.

Delays in the BIA approval of real estate transactions could have exposed Native homeowners to climbing interest rates and construction costs.

In Oklahoma's Osage Nation, the construction of a 200-mile fiber network is underway, but hurdles abound.

Some tribes have been waiting on the funding for decades. They'll put it toward shoring up water infrastructure on their reservations.

A change to the E-Rate program could help tribal libraries get online.

Some students lacked internet and other technology for remote learning. Some schools have provided incentives like free laptops.