United States: Indigenous Peoples

The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) on August 4, 2026, convened a roundtable, "Tracking Prediction Markets' Exponential Growth: Tribal Implications and Beyond," to discuss growing concerns that unregulated prediction markets and event contracts pose significant threats to Tribal sovereignty, gaming revenues and consumer protections.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will convene a critical roundtable to examine how the explosive growth of prediction markets intersects with Tribal gaming sovereignty and established regulatory frameworks. As sports-related prediction markets expand rapidly, Tribal governments and gaming organizations contend these platforms may constitute sports wagering that circumvents the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and Tribal-state compacts. The August 2026 discussion brings together Tribes, states, regula

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has voted to approve a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would fundamentally restructure the Section 106 Tribal consultation process under the National Historic Preservation Act. The proposed revisions would replace the existing step-by-step consultation framework with an agency-prepared report system, narrow key definitions affecting historic property eligibility, and shift significant control over timelines and outcomes to federal agencies.

On June 11, 2025, the Washington State Supreme Court's Minority and Justice Commission hosted a nine-hour Symposium regarding Indigenous human rights, with a focus on federal Indian boarding schools.

As the presidential transition began in January 2025, President Biden promulgated a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) on missile technology exports to advance "the President's goals of strengthening allied defense capabilities, bolstering the U.S. defense industrial base, streamlining defense trade, and deterring adversaries."

California's legislative, executive, and judicial branches are converging to strengthen Native American tribes' influence over development projects through enhanced consultation requirements and mitigation powers under CEQA.

One of the inconvenient truths about modern renewable energy, especially from non-consumptive sources like solar and wind, is that they need lots of rare earth metals...

Property-casualty insurers should take note of letters sent by the U.S. Senate Budget Committee on June 9 to prominent insurers seeking information on climate-related matters.

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