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GAO: Authority gaps limit tribal role in federal land management

1 February 2026 Chez Oxendine
Federal agencies are expanding shared decision-making agreements with tribes, but gaps in authority and capacity continue to limit tribal control over federal land and water management, a new Government Accountability Office report found.

Wyden urges SEC to delist firm accused of selling fake tax credits tied to tribes

01 Feb
Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to consider delisting White River Energy Corp., accusing the company of repeatedly violating...

Hydropower relicensing looms as tribes seek to protect fisheries, treaty rights

February 01
Tribal nations are bracing for a wave of relicensing as nearly 40% of existing federally regulated hydropower projects come up for renewal over the next decade — a reset that could determine how...

UNLV Law School, Tribal Leadership Council launch executive certificate program

January 31
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law and the Tribal Leadership Council will offer an Executive Certificate in Tribal Sovereignty and Economic Leadership Program...

Three ways economic data will strengthen Indian Country over the next decade

February 01
Blending historical approaches with modern data applications, tribal leaders and organizations set the stage for the next decade of economic data innovations.

Alaska Native group sues Interior over canceled caribou protections

A nonprofit group in Nuiqsut has sued to block the Interior Department from canceling a conservation right‑of‑way created to protect the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd during development of the Willow oil...
 

Navajo Nation telecom workers win wage parity with Frontier Communications

Economic Development
Navajo Nation telecommunications workers have secured wage parity after Frontier Communications agreed to raise pay in a new three‑year union contract.

IN SERVICE | Ho-Chunk attorney Samantha Skenandore on tribal law and sovereignty

Indigenous Entrepreneurs
Samantha Skenandore once planned to be a veterinarian. Today, she is a founding partner at Madison, Wisc.-based Skenandore Wilson LLP, specializing in tribal law and governance.

Jamul Indian Village Development Corp. refinances $425M tied to new casino resort operations

Finance
Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation has refinanced $425 million of senior secured debt tied to the Jamul Indian Village’s gaming and resort operations in San Diego County, according to transaction details released by the lead arranger.

Minnesota Supreme Court decision allows Running Aces electronic table games despite tribal challenge

Gaming
A Minnesota casino operator will move forward with new electronic table games after the state’s high court left in place a ruling that sided against the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, which argued the expansion crossed into gaming activity reserved for tribes.

‘If you don't fill the space, somebody else will’ 

Food | Agriculture
National organizations are pushing tribal nations to establish formal agricultural authority, pointing to Oneida Nation and a handful of other early adopters as models for claiming regulatory control before state and local agencies do it by default.

MacArthur names Megan Minoka Hill to lead new Native self-determination program

Sovereignty
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has named Megan Minoka Hill as director of its new Native self-determination program, formalizing a philanthropic initiative developed over more than two years of consultation with Indigenous leaders and organizations.

IN SERVICE | Kayla Palmer chose construction over law to serve her tribe sooner

Real Estate
At just 18 years old, Kayla Palmer survived a car accident that left her with medical injuries doctors said would prevent her from ever having a career.

ASRC Federal wins Defense Logistics Agency supply chain contract with $2.3B ceiling

Native Contracting
ASRC Federal, an Alaska Native–owned government contractor, said it has won a contract valued at up to $2.3 billion from the Defense Logistics Agency to manage the U.S. military’s global supply chain for chemicals and packaged petroleum oils and lubricants.

Blackfeet filmmakers win Frank Blythe Award for buffalo documentary

Arts and Culture
Blackfeet filmmakers Ivan and Ivy MacDonald won the Frank Blythe Award from Vision Maker Media for their documentary Bring Them Home/Aiskótáhkapiyaaya, which chronicles efforts to return wild bison to the Blackfeet reservation in Montana.

Haskell appoints temporary president as search continues 

Higher Education
Haskell Indian Nations University has appointed Dr. Alex Red Corn as temporary president through an Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignment while the Bureau of Indian Education continues its search for a permanent leader.

South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance wins $175,000 to build tribal-controlled tourism economy

Tourism
A coalition of South Dakota's nine tribal nations will use a $175,000 prize to train Native youth and develop tourism businesses that keep revenue in Indian Country rather than flowing to outside operators.

Former Hopi chairman joins Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy in executive role

Energy | Environment
Timothy Nuvangyaoma, the outgoing chairman of the Hopi Tribe, has been appointed vice president of tribal engagement at the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, the organization said.

Cherokee Nation proposes $30M partnership with University of Oklahoma for nursing school

Health Care
Cherokee Nation is pursuing a $30 million partnership with the University of Oklahoma to establish a satellite nursing campus in Tahlequah, Okla., as part of a broader effort to address healthcare workforce shortages in the region.

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