The relationship between tribes and their land and natural resources is complex, extending from time immemorial to the present day and beyond. Tribal governments demonstrate excellence in caring for their lands and natural resources with respect and minimal financial resources. Tribes look to their land and natural resources to provide and support essential elements of Native life and culture—from subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering, to sources of economic development and tribal sacred places. At the heart of NCAI’s advocacy work is the connection between Native people and their land and natural resources.
Legal Briefings
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawtomi Indians v. David Patchak
Sep 26, 2011
US v. Tohono O'odham Nation
Sep 01, 2010
US v. Navajo Nation Brief of Amici Curiae
Jan 16, 2009
Policy Papers
Analysis of the Sequester: Betraying the Trust Responsibility and Slowing Tribal Progress
Feb 27, 2013
Voter ID Laws & the Native Vote
Oct 15, 2012
‘Walk softly and listen carefully’: Building research relationships with tribal communities
Oct 01, 2012
Testimony & Speeches
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Tribal Programs
Apr 24, 2013
NCAI Comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline
Apr 22, 2013
President's Address - 2013 Executive Council Winter Session
Mar 05, 2013
Resolutions
"Support for the Yupiit Fourteen in the Exercise of Their Inherent Rights to Fish "
Oct 23, 2012
Calling for Congressional Field Hearings in Alaska to Investigate the Effects of ANCSA Section 1604 (b) and to Restore our Traditional Tribal Hunting and Fishing Rights under the ANCSA
Oct 23, 2012
Supporting of the First Stewards Coastal Peoples Organization
Oct 23, 2012