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Some bad news for Indian Country as U.S. Supreme Court rules that tribes do not enjoy sovereign immunity in federal bankruptcy proceedings.

Decision is 8-1, with Justice Neil Gorsuch the lone voice in support of tribes.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson authors the court's opinion.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson:"Under our precedents, we will not find an abrogation of tribal sovereign immunity unless Congress has conveyed its intent to abrogate in unequivocal terms. That is a high bar. But for the reasons explained below, we find it has been satisfied here."
Justice Clarence Thomas, naturally, chimes in with this nugget of wisdom: "As I have explained, to the extent that tribes possess sovereign immunity at all, that immunity does not extend to 'suits arising out of a tribe’s commercial activities conducted beyond its territory.'"
Justice Neil Gorsuch states the obvious in his dissent: "Until today, there was 'not one example in all of history where [this] Court ha[d] found that Congress intended to abrogate tribal sovereign immunity without expressly men-tioning Indian tribes somewhere in the statute.'"
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin. #SupremeCourt #TribalSovereignty
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Jun 15
The U.S. Supreme Court also has issued the long-awaited decision in Haaland v. Brackeen. #ICWA #DefendICWA #ProtectICWA
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The Haaland v. Brackeen has been one of the most closely watched Indian law cases in recent history. At stake is the Indian Child Welfare Act, the gold standard in child welfare law and the law that recognizes that tribes have a say in the futures of their children. #ICWA
The decision in Haaland v. Brackeen is noticeably complex. The entire document, including the syllabus, opinion, concurring opinions and dissent totals 133 pages. #ICWA #DefendICWA #ProtectICWA
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Dec 1, 2022
The second day of the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit is about to begin. Tune in!

Livestreams:


livestream.com/ibc/events/106…

#TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS
It looks like those streams are already down so for those tuning in from home or the office, try this one instead:

Or even try this one, which seems to be working:

livestream.com/ibc/events/106…
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Nov 30, 2022
ICYMI: The first day of the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit took place at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.

Here are links to the audio available from the daylong session. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit
Opening Remarks from Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland @SecDebHaaland @Interior
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Nov 30, 2022
The first day of the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit is about to begin.

Tribal leaders will hear from Secretary Deb Haaland, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Tune in!

#TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS @SecDebHaaland @POTUS @VP indianz.com/News/2022/11/3…
The announcer just gave the two minute warning.

The 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit will start with the posting of the colors and an opening prayer.

The event is taking place at the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.

#TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS
Presentation of the colors by the Native American Women Warriors.

Honor song by Showtime Singers.

#NativeVeterans Presentation of the colors by the Native American Women Warr
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Feb 24, 2021
#DebForInterior hearing has started! Tune in.
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First up is Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), a new member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. #DebForInterior
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), a new member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is asking Deb Haaland about water management along the Colorado River. #DebForInterior
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Feb 23, 2021
The #DebForInterior hearing is moving pretty quickly. After just 30 minutes, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is already on the questions and answers portion.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), chairman of committee, is first in line for questions.
Tune in to the #DebForInterior hearing here:
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"My mom was a federal employee for 25 years," Deb Haaland notes at #DebForInterior hearing.

Her Pueblo mother, Mary Toya, worked for Bureau of Indian Education, one of agencies at Department of the Interior. @BureauIndianEdu @USInterior

Mary is watching hearing from #NewMexico.
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