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Muscogee (Creek) Nation Wins Supreme Court Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has finally ruled that a large portion of eastern Oklahoma remains the reservation land of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. In the

Governor Threatens to Sue Tribes Over Checkpoints Last month, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem threatened to sue the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and

January 23, 2020 By NICOA Leave a Comment

Zoning Dispute Earlier this month, the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians won a federal lawsuit over Bayfield County, Wisconsin’s

November 4, 2019 By NICOA 1 Comment

Polluted Fish Washington tribes and environmental groups have accused President Donald Trump's administration of breaking the law and endangering

NICOA's July 2019 Newsletter is out! The National Indian Council on Aging's summer newsletter has the latest in Native news and events, including

Water Rights In their 2013 lawsuit, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians claimed that the Desert Water Agency and the Coachella Valley Water

Geothermal Land Leases Members of the Pit River Tribe claim the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has allowed Calpine Corporation to occupy

January 31, 2019 By NICOA Leave a Comment

Check out NICOA's first newsletter of the new year! Read the latest in tribal news and events, including reports on our advocacy efforts. Subscribe

January 30, 2019 By NICOA Leave a Comment

Tribal hunting rights in Wyoming, an oil pipeline in Michigan, a lawsuit from Massachusetts’ Mashpee Wampanoag tribe — these are just a few of the