Solutions


Call to Action

Notice of Funding: Tribal Transit Program Grant

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a FY 2024 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations (Tribal Transit) Program (TTP) grant. The funds will be awarded…

Call to Action

Call To Action: Upcoming DEA Grant Program Topical Webinars for Native Entities

The Digital Equity Act Grant Programs (DEA) provide funding for Digital Equity work like digital skills training, access to affordable devices, and content development for…

Call to Action

Tribal Library E-Rate Advocacy Program Resources

On October 29, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shared at the general assembly for the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Convention that the…

Policy Solution

POLICY ALERT: Indian Country Fights To Protect ICWA: Haaland v. Brackeen to be heard by SCOTUS on November 9, 2022

POLICY ALERT: Indian Country Fights To Protect ICWA: Haaland v. Brackeen to be heard by SCOTUS on November 9, 2022 Subject Matter On November 9, 2022, the Supreme Court of…

Policy Solution

The White House & Tribal Nations: A 2022 Summary

The Biden-Harris Administration completed another year in which it continued its work to strengthen the nation-to-nation relationship between Tribal Nations and the…

Call to Action

Call to Action: National Spectrum Strategy Tribal Consultations

Tribal Nations have long advocated for their sovereign interests in natural resources like land and water. Tribes have also advocated for their sovereign interest in the air…

Call to Action

Call to Action: ONAP and WTB Seek Comment on Tribal Nation and Native Hawaiian Access to Spectrum and Related Data

Spectrum is an essential natural resource because it is finite and has economic and public use, purpose, and benefit. Similar to other natural resources such as water, timber…

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ACP Update and Call to Action

ACP Update and Call to Action 1-9-24 The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) faces a critical juncture. In a letter sent out earlier this week, the Federal Communications…

Legislation

Reauthorization of H.R. 7888 carries substantial implications for Tribal Sovereignty

Earlier this month, H.R. 7888 was introduced to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). This bill includes an amendment that expands FISA’s…

Explainer

Unrelenting Litigation? The Supreme Court’s Overruling of Chevron in Loper Bright Enterprises & Relentless, Inc. and What’s Next for Tribes

The decision in  Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. is just as impactful as the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade,  its ruling on Presidential immunity…

Call to Action

Call To Action: NAGPRA Open Committee Meeting

On Monday, September 23, 2024, the National Park Service Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee will host their ninth meeting of a ten-meeting…

Call to Action

Call to Action: The FCC seeks comments on the new 5G Rural Fund

The newly created 5G Fund for Rural America is meant to expand mobile 5G broadband into rural parts of the country. The 5G fund will utilize a reverse auction process to…