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The government is planning to sell the vast warehouse under a law aimed at unloading excess federal property, but the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Monday says the building is anything but “excess.”

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Bulletin: In a major victory for Native nations and Tribal Sovereignty, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in a June 15, 2023, decision. Had SCOTUS failed to uphold ICWA, the results would have been disastrous.   The article below was…

The Supreme Court indicated that the 1868 treaty between the Navajo Nation and the federal government contained no language saying that the government was responsible for helping the Navajo Nation secure water rights.

The court indicated that the treaty contained no language saying that the government was responsible for helping secure water rights.

The Navajo Nation continues its fight for water after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the United States has no treaty obligation to identify and account for the Navajo Nation’s water rights in the Colorado River.

In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court also rejected a lower-court ruling that the act places undue burdens on states and that it was race-based.

At a national meeting in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Native leaders feared the decision on an Indian Child Welfare Act case could affect sovereignty.

Tribal leaders from across Indian Country are mourning the passing of former National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Joe Garcia, who served three terms as governor of the Ohkay Owingeh, a federally recognized pueblo in New Mexico. Garcia died on May 11 and a traditional funeral has already been held. Garica was 70.

SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) — Joe A. Garcia, a well-known Native American leader from New...