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Getting into an accident is always a stressful experience, and when it occurs on tribal land, the legal landscape can become more complex. In New Mexico, where several tribal nations have sovereign territories, understanding the implications of an accident on …

Relations between American Indian tribes and the federal government have turned around since Barack Obama became president, tribal leaders said Thursday night after a two-day St. Paul conference. “A breath of fresh air,” Judge Theresa Pauley of the Colville Confederated …

(Attorney Zackeree Kelin is on the far right) United States Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and newly-appointed US Attorney for Arizona Diane J. Humetewa recently visited Window Rock, Ariz., to meet with a delegation of Navajo Nation officials and DNA-People’s …

(This article was originally published on the Law360 Blog, July 10, 2017) A New Mexico utility asked the full Tenth Circuit on Friday to rethink a ruling that it cannot secure a path for a transmission line through the …