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Washington, DC, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To mark the start of Native American Heritage Month, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI),...

Washington, DC, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To mark the start of Native American Heritage Month, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the oldest, largest, and most representative

The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on Tuesday announced it seeks tribal input on tribal intellectual property issues. The notice was published a notice in the Federal Register on Formal Tribal Consultation on World Intellectual Property Organization Intergovernmental Committee Negotiations. In the upcoming consultation, the USPTO wants tribal input on how to best protect genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions as they are being discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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

Former Cherokee Nation Attorney General Sara E. Hill was nominated on Wednesday  to become a federal district judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. If confirmed, Hill would be the fourth active Native American federal district court judge in the country, the seventh in the history of the federal judiciary, and the first Native American woman federal judge in the state of Oklahoma.