Native Nations

Scholars argue religious liberty laws should stop the federal government from destroying Native sacred sites.

A Fifth Circuit ruling adopts a novel approach to a law that determines where Native children grow up.

Experts address weaknesses and inconsistencies in the U.S. regulation of looted cultural artifacts.

Promoting business development and economic independence on reservations is crucial to sustaining tribal communities.

Data collection on Native American involvement in adoption and foster care is needed to remedy courts’ failures.

Congress should enact a law that restores tribal regulatory and adjudicatory authority.

Judicial disregard of Native Nations’ ethnohistory frustrates the purpose of federal law protecting Native remains.

Critical race theory training is essential for fulfilling the U.S. government’s moral and fiduciary obligation to Tribes.

If the U.S. Congress fails to act on climate change, it should empower Indian tribes to protect their members.

A recent Supreme Court decision will have major implications for regulatory authority over tribal land in Oklahoma.

Native communities have responded to the pandemic in fast-moving, expertise-driven, and innovative ways.

Promoting Native environmental regulation requires confronting historically fraught federal-tribal relationships.