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Dollar General Claim Challenges Tribal Sovereignty Before Supreme Court

The idea that American Indian tribes are sovereign has a checkered history, in which it’s been both a sword for taking away Indians’ land and a shield for protecting some vestige of self-determination. Tribal sovereignty was before the U.S. Supreme …

State Insurance Commissioners Form American Indian Liaison Panel

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has approved the formation of an American Indian Liaison Committee to address cooperation between sovereign states and sovereign tribal nations. “The committee will provide a forum for discussion of insurance issues unique to …