As discussed throughout this series, mine permitting in the United States is a complicated process. The permitting authorities are a mix of state and federal agencies, and that mix varies depending on where the mine is...more
Jessica Roberts, an associate in Davis Wright Tremaine's Business & Transactions Practice, draws on her personal background and knowledge of federal Indian law and tribal law to help clients transcend cultural barriers when...more
For our clients in Indian Country, the recent Executive Order is a welcome development as Tribal Nations plan and allocate funding to future projects. On Dec. 6, during the White House Tribal Nations Summit, President Biden...more
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in an effort to improve and streamline the tribal land acquisition application process, recently announced changes to the pertinent federal regulations, 25 CFR Part 151. Prior to the...more
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, No. 20-493: Whether the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act provides the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo with sovereign authority to regulate non-prohibited...more
On June 1, in a landmark case, the U.S. Supreme Court declared unanimously that tribal police officers have the authority to temporarily detain and search non-Natives on public rights-of-way through Indian lands if they are...more
On June 1, 2021, the Supreme Court decided United States v. Cooley, No. 19-1414, holding that Indian tribe police officers retain authority to search and temporarily detain suspected non-Indian criminals on public...more
Many countries across the Americas are home to large indigenous populations: Mexico has around 25.7 million people, Guatemala, 6.5 million, Bolivia 5.4 million, the US 4.3 million and Canada, 1.7 million. Such indigenous...more
La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) emitió sentencia en el caso de Comunidades Indígenas Miembros de la Asociación Lhaka Honhat (Nuestra Tierra) vs. Argentina, conforme a la cual declaró que Argentina violó los...more
In an effort to protect Indian tribal members and residents of Indian reservations and slow the spread of COVID-19, several tribes have issued shelter-in-place orders. Like the orders issued by a number of state governors,...more