John Echohawk News Today

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a ruling on Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, a case centered on questions about funding for tribally-run health care from the Indian Health Service. The 5-4 ruling affirms that the IHS is required to fully reimburse tribes for administrative expenses connected to running their own health care.

American Indians were not granted citizenship by Congress until 1924. A prominent attorney discusses civil rights progress since then.

A tribal attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Jackson was former chief legal counsel to the Montana Department of Natural Resources.

U.N. staff, ambassadors, politicians, and academic experts from around the world are part of the three-day gathering.

The Cherokee Nation’s attorney general from 2019-23 was confirmed Dec. 19 as the newest federal judge in Oklahoma.

In a historic move, Shanlyn Park has been confirmed as the first Native Hawaiian woman to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for Hawaii.

In a historic vote last week, Judge Shanlyn Park was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai'i, making her the first Native Hawaiian woman to serve as a district court judge. The U.S. Senate confirmed Park in a bipartisan vote of 53-45. Native Hawaiians comprise 21.8% of the population served by the district where Judge Park will preside.

Blackfeet activist, banker, mother and trailblazer Elouise Cobell, who died in 2011, led a nearly 13-year-long fight for fairness and accountability from the federal government after it was discovered withholding

President Biden has expressed his intention to put forth Sara Hill (Cherokee) as a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

Sara E. Hill and John D. Russell will be nominated for Oklahoma's Northern District, based in Tulsa, the White House said.