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• Drawing Brighter Lines: Recent Developments Affecting Natural Resources In And Around Indian Country ( March 1998 )
  Lynn H. Slade of Modrall Sperling

  Those involved with natural resource development and regulation in and around Indian country know that federal Indian law complicates the process. Federal Indian law ultimately will resolve competing claims of tribal, state, and federal governments to regulate the many facets of resource development in "Indian country."

• The Clean Air Act "Treatment As States" Rule ( May 1999 )
  William C. Scott of Modrall Sperling

  Air quality regulation in this country has long been characterized by varying degrees of shared responsibility and authority between the federal government and the states. Beginning in the 1950's the federal government provided financial and technical assistance to the states to study the problem of air pollution.

• The Federal Trust Responsibility In A Self-Determination Era ( May 1999 )
  Lynn H. Slade of Modrall Sperling

  The Federal government's trust responsibility towards Indian lands and resources is multi-faceted. The trust doctrine's role in defining tribes' claims against the United States for taking or badly managing tribal lands has been the focus of much discussion.

• United States Supreme Court Holds Tribal Courts Are Not Courts of "General Jurisdiction" ( June 2001 )
  William C. Scott of Modrall Sperling

  On June 25, 2001, the United States Supreme Court held in Nevada v. Hicks that the tribal court in and for the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribes did not have jurisdiction to adjudicate a tribal member's claims against a Nevada state law enforcement officer for alleged tortious conduct in executing a search warrant for an off-reservation crime. The Court's opinion applied Montana v. United States in assessing the scope of tribal court jurisdiction, even though the officer's alleged wrongful conduct occurred on tribal trust lands.

• Reservations of Right: An Introduction to Indian Law ( March 2003 )
  Gabriel S. Galanda of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC

  Over the past decade, Indian tribes throughout the United States have become major players in the nation's economy. Tribes are aggressively creating and operating new businesses in the areas of real estate development, banking and finance, media, telecommunications, wholesale and retail trade, tourism, and gaming.

• The Indian Health Service ( February 1999 )
  Interior Department

  Fact sheet from the Bureau of Indian Affairs which describes various aspects of the Indian Health Service.

• Fact Sheet on Indian Tribal Trust Funds ( November 1997 )
  Interior Department

  Fact sheet from the Bureau of Indian Affairs which answers questions regarding Indian tribal trust funds.

• American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act ( March 1999 )
  Interior Department

  Publication from the Department of the Interior which discusses Secretarial Order Number 3206 which regulates American Indian tribal rights, federal-tribal trust responsibilities and the Endangered Species Act.

• Questions & Answers--American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act ( March 1999 )
  Interior Department

  Answers to questions regarding American Indian tribal rights, federal-tribal responsibilities and the Endangered Species Act from the Department of Interior.