In a stinging disappointment for Native American tribes in Maine, the state’s Legislature adjourned Monday evening without taking action on a historic proposal to expand tribal sovereignty rights. There was still the possibility that lawmakers could resuscitate the proposal when …
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 …
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 …
