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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. granted a temporary restraining order Monday blocking the Office of Management and Budget from pausing federal financial assistance programs, including critical funding for tribal nations and Native-serving nonprofits Indian Country.
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A coalition of tribal leader councils and Native organizations sent a letter Sunday to President Donald Trump, congressional leaders and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum warning against misclassifying tribal programs as diversity or environmental justice initiatives that could face cuts under recent executive orders.
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A federal court ruling that temporarily blocks the Trump administration from pausing federal funding in 22 states and the District of Columbia leaves open questions about its impact on tribal nations, even as it marks the second judicial intervention protecting federal grants and financial assistance programs.
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The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded its controversial memo that had temporarily frozen federal funding, ending two days of uncertainty for tribal nations that had raised serious concerns about disruptions to treaty-mandated services.
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Tribal leaders are pressing for an exemption from a sweeping federal funding freeze, emphasizing their unique status as sovereign nations with treaty-protected rights to federal services.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s pause on federal funding, providing short-term relief to tribes and Native-serving organizations concerned about disruptions to essential services and treaty-obligated federal funding.
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The Office of Management and Budget has directed all federal agencies to temporarily pause their grant, loan and financial assistance programs, a move that could affect tribal nations receiving billions in federal funding for economic development, housing, infrastructure, and other initiatives.
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A federal jury in Kalamazoo convicted Jesus Gaytan-Garcia, 45, of Chicago on charges of interstate transportation of stolen money and theft from an Indian tribal organization in connection with a $700,000 heist from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' Four Winds Casino in Hartford, Michigan.
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Cherokee Nation has reached an $80 million settlement with the federal government to resolve claims of trust resource mismanagement during the 20th century.
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A federal grand jury has indicted two people on charges of defrauding the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota of $4.7 million.