Federal officials have not responded to the October deadline for the tribe’s permit for a traditional subsistence hunt of ...
Access to land for hunting, fishing and gathering are foundational provisions in many treaties between tribes and the U.S.
A landmark lawsuit reaffirmed treaty fishing rights after decades of intertribal activism, inspired by the civil rights movement. Fifty years later, we look back at how far we’ve come and today’s ...
I’ve always been a believer, I grew up in it, that people who live there are rights holders,” he said. “No government, no law can supersede that.” ...
Washington state stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel tax revenue and possibly more if a state Supreme Court decision involving fuel brought to the Yakama Reservation is allowed to ...
Explore treaty rights in action through two powerful examples of Indigenous stewardship... In this episode of Native Report, we explore treaty rights in action through two powerful examples of ...
Hunting and fishing on tribal lands has been a moving target in Oklahoma for weeks. What started as a back-and-forth over ...
For the U.S. government, the Treaty of Medicine Creek is an important historical document with ongoing legal authority. It’s carefully stored within feet of the U.S. Constitution at the National ...
*This brief has been updated to reflect new Concluding Observations made by UN Treaty Bodies as of July 8, 2025. Tax policy is inextricably bound up with governments’ human rights obligations. Under ...