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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.
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs capped off a busy year, passing 16 bills and securing significant funding increases for Native communities in 2024, including more than $1.3 billion for Native housing and $7 billion for Native health care programs.
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Tribes need to weigh in regarding a recent Treasury rule change that certified wholly owned tribal enterprises as tax-exempt, clarifying more than 30 years of murky policy.
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A Native American former employee of Zurich American Insurance Company has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation by the property and casualty insurance provider.
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It’s still early in the process, but in his first go-round as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Tom Cole (R-Okla.) seems to be delivering on his promise to prioritize Indian Country.
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The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing yesterday on two bills that would expand tribal authority to acquire land, potentially reversing a 2009 Supreme Court ruling that restricts the designation of trust lands.
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The decision could change the system created by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act more than 50 years ago.
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This month, hundreds of Tlingit, Tsimshian and Haida tribal members gathered in Juneau for Celebration, a four-day, biennial cultural festival.