On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced its new COVID-19 Action Plan (the “Action Plan”), which outlines a six-pronged approach to combat the pandemic. The wide-ranging Action Plan lays out plans to vaccinate...more
Tribal nations are governments. As such, they are responsible for the same type of governmental functions as state and local governments such as health, education, social services, infrastructure, elderly care, public safety,...more
Indian tribal governments have the inherent power to declare states of emergency on tribal lands to protect the health and welfare of tribal members, and a number of tribes have issued emergency declarations under tribal law...more
President Trump has declared a national emergency as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and more than 30 States have made emergency declarations in response to COVID-19. Governors of the States of...more
Tribal governments and Tribal businesses are starting to feel the impact of the novel-coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Already, one Tribal Casino in Oregon has been forced to temporarily close due to potential contamination...more