Alaska is considering new steps to protect its indigenous populations from violence, abuse, and harassment—and other states should do the same.
Wash. State Sued By Casino ATM Provider, Claiming Tribal B&O Tax Exemption
On New Year's Eve, a non-Indian owned ATM provider to 17 Washington gaming tribes sued the Washington State Department of Revenue in Thurston County Superior Court.
Chinook Denounces Disenrollment
On Saturday, January 9, 2016, the Chinook Indian Nation General Council met for a community workshop during which, according to Chairman Tony Johnson: “There was 100% consensus that we’re not doing disenrollment.”
Washington Supreme Court Grants Review of Tribal Property Tax Case
The Washington State Supreme Court has accepted review in City of Snoqualmie v. King County Exec. Dow Constantine, et al.
Galanda Broadman Opens Yakima Office
Galanda Broadman lawyers have proudly represented Native interests in the Yakama Valley for over a decade. We are excited to open a tribal law shop there.
Even Unrecognized Tribes Are Disenrolling Their Kin
Word on the Telegraph is that the “Chinook Nation” is proposing to disenroll a slew of members who do not reside near Chinook headquarters in Bay Center, Washington.
Forsaking The Individual Indian
Without the individual Indian, there would be no Indian fishery, no Indian gaming, no Indian economy—no Indian Country.
Happy 2016, from Galanda Broadman
Gabe Galanda Featured in Seattle Times Videography: "Fighting an 'epidemic' of tribal disenrollment"
As a companion to the front-page Seattle Times story featuring Gabe Galanda--"Native lawyers takes on tribes that kick members out"--the Times produced a videography featuring Gabe.
The video story is called "Fighting an 'epidemic' of tribal disenrollment." As the "trailer" explains: "Driven by his own family's history and identity, Seattle lawyer Gabriel Galanda has been fighting against an epidemic of disenrollment, in which Native American tribes strip members of their tribal citizenship."
