Solutions
Quarterly Legislative Update
Q3 2023 Legislative Update
This edition covers information made available through federal and state government websites from 6/30/23 through 9/29/23. AIPI reviewed 72 bills in Congress as well as 187…
Explainer
Policy Explainer: Supreme Court Term 2022: Highly Consequential For Principles Of Tribal Sovereignty
AIPI policy explainers present our expert understanding of key and current Indigenous rights issues by distilling expansive and complex policy information into clear and…
Quarterly Legislative Update
Q2 2023 Legislative Update
This is the second edition of our new quarterly policy update format, the information in our monthly update covers several government websites and databases. AIPI's policy…
Quarterly Legislative Update
Q1 2023 Legislative Update
The American Policy Institute (AIPI) tracks proposed legislation and other congressional actions through the monthly policy update in order to inform readers of important…
Policy Solution
POLICY ALERT: Indian Country Fights To Protect ICWA: Haaland v. Brackeen to be heard by SCOTUS on November 9, 2022
On November 9, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear the alarming case, Haaland v. Brackeen. The questions of the case are (1) whether the Indian…
Brief
FCC Data Collection: Broadband Data Collection in Indian Country
Federal and state data collection efforts are flawed and inaccurate when it comes to Tribal communities; moreover, they omit them entirely. This was proven true for…
Analysis
Attacks on Tribal Sovereignty: An Analysis of Recent Decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Recent Supreme Court decisions are concerning Tribal Nations and those who work in Indian Law. Most notably, Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta 1 has major implications on the legal…
Policy Solution
AIPI Policy Brief: Tribal Broadband Funding Opportunity Update
Key federal legislation over the last two years created many funding opportunities for Tribes to expand broadband access in their communities. This list of funding programs…
Policy Solution
Tribal Broadband Policy Priorities 2022
Tribal Nations have been at the forefront of connecting their communities to broadband internet because carriers often do not choose to service remote Tribal areas. The COVID…
Policy Solution
AIPI Policy Brief: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Broadband Analysis
On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, the Senate passed H.R. 3684. This historic legislation includes an extraordinary investment in Indian Country infrastructure and is the latest in…
Policy Solution
Indian Country's Voice: Recognizing, Respecting, and Protecting our Electoral Power
Joe Biden won the 2020 Presidential Election. An ordinary fact and objectively unexceptional opening sentence instead represents a still contested issue in Arizona and the…
Policy Solution
AIPI Policy Article: The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Broadband is critical for Indian Country, but it is often unavailable. In 2019, the American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI) found that 18 percent of Tribal reservation…