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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.