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Legislative & Policy Updates

More is at Stake than Just Household SNAP Cuts

August 28, 2017

First Nations Development Institute Legislative & Policy Update More is at Stake than Just Household SNAP Cuts By A-dae Romero-Briones, First Nations Development Institute The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP [ https://www.fns....

Comment Wanted on Proposed Payday Lending Regulations

August 23, 2016

First Nations Development Institute Legislative & Policy Update Weigh In on Proposed Regulations for Payday Lending! The payday and auto-title lending industry has long plagued Indian Country by charging high interest and fees on loans when there...

Women's History Month: An Indigenous Perspective

March 22, 2016

First Nations Development Institute Legislative & Policy Update *Women's History Month: An Indigenous Perspective* By Montoya A. Whiteman [ http://www.firstnations.org/about/staff/montoya-whiteman ] (Cheyenne and Arapaho) First Nations Senior...

Wisconsin Bill Opens Door for Excavation of Effigy/Burial Mounds

January 11, 2016

First Nations Development Institute Legislative & Policy Update Wisconsin Bill Opens Door for Excavation of Effigy/Burial Mounds On December 29, 2015, a group of Republican representatives and senators sent Assembly Bill 620 [ http://docs.legis....

Update on Gold King Mine Spill

October 20, 2015

First Nations Development Institute Legislative & Policy Update *Gold King Mine Spill* On August 5, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was excavating the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado. During the excavation, approximately...

NCAI Launches VAWA Technical Assistance Website

January 27, 2015

First Nations Development Institute Partner Message *VAWA Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians: NCAI Launches Technical Assistance Website* The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 included historic provisions that reaffirm tribal...