Supreme Court Miniseries: Tribal Rights in the 21st Century
DE Talk | Building Foundational Relationships in Native American & Tribal Communities
Proof in Trial: Appellate Edition: Stand Up for California et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al.
Tribal Tax Exemption Under McGirt Gains Preliminary Victory
McGirt Uncertainty Extends to Federal Environmental Regulations in Indian Country
Not All Fun and Games: James T. Meggesto Shares How Native American Culture Becomes Caricature
Jessica Laughlin Dispels Common Misconceptions of What it Means to be Native American
Native American Affinity Group Chair John Haney Share the Role of Art in his Family's Culture
Podcast - Native American Law Updates with Ron Allen, Chairman/CEO of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Revisiting McGirt: New Legal Developments Challenge Oklahoma’s Landmark Ruling
The Immediate and Lasting Impacts of McGirt: A Novel Ruling for Oklahoma
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Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
Daily Compliance News: August 9, 2020, the Sunday Book Review, Old is New edition
Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 70-Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 58 – The Paradise Syndrome
Daily Compliance News: July 20, 2020-the Talk is Cheap edition
A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
The Development Law Service (LEGN) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will hold a webinar on April 30, 2026, at 14:30 (CEST) aimed at enhancing awareness and understanding of the legal...more
On April 9, 2026, we issued an update on President Trump’s March 26, 2026 Executive Order, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, warning that the EO’s False Claims Act enforcement architecture, including its...more
El Ministerio de Vivienda, Construcción y Saneamiento (MVCS) aprobó el Reglamento de Participación Ciudadana en la evaluación ambiental de proyectos de inversión y actividades vinculadas a vivienda, urbanismo, construcción y...more
L’obligation d’accommodement raisonnable, issue de l’article 10 de la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne (la « Charte »), impose à l’employeur d’adapter certaines règles, pratiques ou exigences professionnelles afin...more
On March 26, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors. ...more
This bulletin was last updated April 9, 2026. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has announced its latest design decisions for a formal competitive procurement for new electricity transmission build in...more
On October 15, 2025, the reality for over 2,000 residents of Western Alaska changed overnight. Evacuees—mostly Yup’ik families from the Alaska Native villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok—boarded jets to Anchorage, Fairbanks,...more
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging the Trump Administration’s executive order seeking to narrow birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. The Citizenship Clause declares...more
As we previously reported, Washington state enacted the “Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act,” a mini-WARN law that became effective on July 27, 2025 (“WA WARN Act”). The WA WARN Act has some...more
Jusqu’à récemment, les revendications de titres ancestraux visaient des terres publiques (c’est-à-dire, des terres dont le droit de propriété est dévolu au gouvernement fédéral ou à un gouvernement provincial). Or, deux...more
In Mid-America Milling Company v. United States Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:23-cv-00072 (“Mid-America”), the Plaintiffs challenged the United States Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) use of a rebuttable...more
On March 23, 2026, the Government of Alberta announced plans to enact legislation that will set a 120-day approval timeline for major projects. The approval timeline will be achieved through an accelerated process that...more
As the second quarter of 2026 begins, mining issuers and investors are navigating a market defined by policy priorities, capital discipline, and competition for high-quality assets. In recent mandates, we are seeing an...more
On March 18, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued an Area Identification Recommendation (Area ID) covering more than 69 million acres offshore of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). ...more
Until recently, claims for Aboriginal title have focused on Crown (government-owned) land. Two 2025 court decisions, Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney General) (Cowichan Tribes) and J.D. Irving, Limited et al. v. Wolastoqey...more
On March 17, 2026, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced the audit and review priorities of the SBA’s Office of Inspector General. According to the SBA, the announced priorities “includes planned audits,...more
Nouveau partenariat - Le 4 mars 2026, un nouveau partenariat a été annoncé, dans le cadre duquel les gouvernements de la Colombie-Britannique, de l’Alberta, de la Saskatchewan, du Manitoba, du Nouveau-Brunswick, du Yukon,...more
On March 17, 2026, Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson signed legislation (Engrossed Senate Bill (ESB) 6106) that amends the state’s analogue of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act by...more
The Australian Federal Court has handed down its decision in Davey on behalf of the Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra Peoples v Northern Territory of Australia (No 5) [2026] FCA 153 (McArthur River Compensation Claim), which...more
The Department of War’s Office of Industrial Base Growth has issued a data call inviting small businesses and nontraditional suppliers to share how their work supports mission success and national security. ANC and tribally...more
Alaska Native Corporations and their construction subsidiaries face significant new legal exposure under Section 3 of House Bill 260, now pending before the House Labor & Commerce Committee....more
A New Partnership - On March 4, 2026, a new partnership was announced with several provinces and territories to advance a proposed national energy corridor aimed at strengthening transmission connections with British...more
On March 3, 2026, at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (“PDAC”) Convention in Toronto, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources unveiled a comprehensive investment package totaling over $3.6 billion...more
On Feb. 24, Department of the Interior (DOI) Solicitor William Doffermyre issued M-37087, revoking DOI’s authority to take land in Alaska into trust pursuant to the Indian Reorganization Act (“IRA”) on behalf of Alaska Native...more
The U.S. House of Representatives recently unanimously passed H.R. 5910, legislation that would authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. The bill, sponsored by Rep....more