After working for over a decade to get its $180 million tribal casino project in Muskegon County going, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is still .
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Hundreds Of Tribes Back Saginaw Chippewa s Blue Cross Suit
Law360 (May 14, 2021, 9:56 PM EDT) More than 300 tribes backed the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe s Sixth Circuit appeal, attempting to overturn a federal court s decision that said Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan does not have to give tribal clients Medicare-like discounts.
Saginaw Chippewa sued the insurer for allegedly overcharging for services that were eligible for reduced, Medicare-like rates dubbed MLR under federal regulations, causing the tribe to pay millions of dollars more than it should have.
The group of signatories, including tribal advocacy organizations, represent more than 300 tribes together, and they wrote in their Wednesday amicus brief supporting Saginaw Chippewa s request to reverse.
Celebrating Native American women
On this weekend edition of Indian Country Today, the Colville Tribes celebrate a milestone. And we salute the mothers, sisters, aunts, daughters and grandmothers.
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May 7, 2021
Rodney Cawston is the Chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. He joins the show to talk about an important anniversary for all Native Americans.
On the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Mary Kathryn Nagle, who is Cherokee, joined the show to talk about the continuing crisis. Shari Pena, who is Cherokee, is a wife and the mother of four who has always wanted to have a large family. Shari said she and her husband Hyrum wanted to be foster parents long before they had biological children.
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Mich. Tribe Asks 6th Circ. To Nix Blue Cross Win In Rate Suit
Law360 (May 4, 2021, 8:25 PM EDT) The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has urged the Sixth Circuit to overturn a finding that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is not required to give tribal clients Medicare-like rate discounts, saying the lower court erred by not applying the plain language of the MLR federal regulations.
The MLR regulations are designed to make discounted pricing available for services authorized by a Native American tribe s contract health services program and provided by a Medicare-participating hospital, according to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan s appellate brief filed Monday in its Employee Retirement Income Security Act case accusing the insurer of overcharging.
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March 16, 2021
She makes history as the first Native American in a presidential cabinet.
Haaland is a former congresswoman from New Mexico and a member of the Pueblo Tribe.
Many local tribes including the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe say they’ve been supporting Haaland since she first ran for the house in 2018.
She was even invited to their summer pow-wow in 2019.
They say Haaland’s accomplishments highlight what Native youth can hope to achieve.
“It brings a sense of, an indigenous attitude, and timekeeping with our culture, being stewards of mother earth. And what better than a proud kway, a proud Native woman, a strong individual to lead that fight,” said Frank Cloutier, Director of Public Relations.