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2018 Annual Report

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Fifth Circuit Strongly Upholds the Indian Child Welfare Act

On August 9th, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act -- a great victory for tribes and those who fought to protect ICWA

Inter-American Development Bank Invest

The Inter-American Investment Corporation was established in 1984 as the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. In 2017, it was rebranded as the "I.D.B. Invest." Governed by 45 member countries, including 26 countries from Latin American and the Caribbean, I.D.B. Invest...

Supreme Court fails to issue a decision in Carpenter v. Murphy on final day of its term ̶ Court to rehear case

On June 27, 2019, the final day of its term, the U.S. Supreme Court unexpectedly failed to issue a decision in Carpenter v. Murphy. Many consider Murphy one of the Court’s most consequential and closely-watched Indian law cases in recent history. It also stands as the oldest case on the Court’s...

DOJ Declares Law Enforcement Emergency in Rural Alaska

On June 28, 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice declared a law enforcement emergency in rural Alaska and announced new funding for the law enforcement needs of Alaska Native villages. This funding includes $6 million dollars for the State of Alaska to hire law enforcement officers in rural...

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues calls for an Expert Group Meeting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

[Helena, MT, July 2, 2019] - The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has recommended that the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States, in cooperation with UN entities, “organize an international expert group meeting, by 2021, on ongoing issues of violence against...

Declaración de la Coordinación Indígena de Abya Yala

**RENUNCIA: Aunque el Centro no participó en la Coalición de la Coordinación Indígena de Abya Yala, es importante destacar las contribuciones que esta Coalición hizo durante la 49a Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos. Esta Coalición apoyó mucho la posición y la...

Statement of the Indigenous Coordination of Abya Yala

**DISCLAIMER: Though the Center did not participate in the Indigenous Coordination of Abya Yala Coalition, it is important to highlight the contributions this Coalition made during the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States. The Coalition was very supportive of our...