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Tribal nations
Supreme Court delivers expensive victory for tribal health care
Jul 11, 2024
The decision is a win for tribal self-governance, but puts new pressure on the Indian Health Service's already stretched federal budget.
SCOTUS leaves the door open for tribal nations to expand into online gaming
Jun 21, 2024
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.
Tribal firms won record $23B in federal contracts in 2023
Jan 26, 2024
That represents the eight consecutive year of growth and about 3% of total federal contracts.
Federal oversight may be hindering Native American homeownership, GAO report finds
Oct 30, 2023
Delays in the BIA approval of real estate transactions could have exposed Native homeowners to climbing interest rates and construction costs.
After federal investment, supply chain jams and labor shortages still hinder tribal broadband access
Apr 6, 2023
In Oklahoma's Osage Nation, the construction of a 200-mile fiber network is underway, but hurdles abound.
Interior Department will put $1.7 billion toward fulfilling tribal water rights settlements
Feb 25, 2022
Some tribes have been waiting on the funding for decades. They'll put it toward shoring up water infrastructure on their reservations.
FCC proposes rule change to help tribal libraries with broadband
Oct 25, 2021
A change to the E-Rate program could help tribal libraries get online.
For public good, not for profit.
Native American community colleges see enrollment declines because of COVID-19
by
Aaron Bolton
Apr 14, 2021
Some students lacked internet and other technology for remote learning. Some schools have provided incentives like free laptops.