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- By Cody Two Bears, Indigenized Energy
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Guest Opinion. When I first tried to pursue solar energy development after the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, I learned a lot.
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- By Jeff Grubbe, Former Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
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Guest Opinion. President Trump did a favor for Indian Country his first week in office, revoking the Biden administration's misguided diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. In doing so, he opened a door for a long overdue conversation about tribal sovereignty, federal programs and an undeniable fact: Tribal nations are governments, not minority groups.
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- By Stephany Seay
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Guest Opinion. Gov. Greg Gianforte’s lawsuit against Yellowstone National Park’s bison management plan represents Montana livestock interests — not the vast majority of Montanans, who support restoring wild, migratory buffalo restored in the state.
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- By Kevin J. Allis
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Guest Opinion. American Indian tribes and their federal contractors must not be included in any congressional or administrative effort to remove existing preferences in the SBA 8(a) program due to their unique and legally distinct status. Tribes are sovereign nations with a political, not racial, classification under U.S. law, a principle affirmed by the Supreme Court in Morton v. Mancari (1974). This foundational distinction underscores the government-to-government relationship between tribes and the federal government and differentiates tribal programs from those aimed at racial equity or diversity initiatives.
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- By Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior
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Guest Opinion. Fifty years ago, President Ford signed the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 into law. This seminal law – the product of tireless Native activism that rallied against a centuries-long status quo – changed how tribal governments serve their people. It solidified that, while the federal government is a partner with trust and treaty obligations to tribes, it is tribes that know best what their people need from their governments.
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- By Jeffrey L. Grubbe, former chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
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In winning the popular vote and crushing the electoral college, Donald Trump won Indian Country.
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- By Tribal Business News Staff
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Oweesta Corporation, an intermediary for Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), has won a Gold Stevie Award for Nonprofit Organization of the Year at the 21st annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
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- By Cody Desautel, Intertribal Timber Council
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OPINION. Older forests on federal lands are being lost to increasingly devastating wildfires, insects, and disease. In June, the U.S. Forest Service published a draft environmental impact statement for the conservation of “old-growth” forests nationwide. A final impact statement and decision are expected in early December.
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- By Jason Smalley, Oklahoma Voice
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Guest Opinion. While inflation has slowed, its grip hasn’t completely loosened on those most affected by its impact.
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- By Casey Lozar, Center for Indian Country Development
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A new survey effort centered on data sovereignty and collaboration aims to promote public finance data parity for tribal governments.