Policy Issues

About the IGA-NCAI Tribal Leaders Task Force

The IGA-NCAI Tribal Leaders Task Force was created as a direct response to the emergent threats endangering Tribal sovereignty and Tribal treaty rights. The purpose of the Task Force meetings is to bring together Tribal leaders, lawyers, lobbyists, and other interested parties to discuss issues related to legal, administrative, and legislative threats to sovereignty and treaty rights.

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The IGA-NCAI Tribal Leaders Task Force is co-chaired by:

• Mark Macarro, Tribal Chairman of the Pechanga Band of Indians and President of the National Congress of American Indians

• David Bean, Chairman of the Indian Gaming Association

Contact

Meghan Bishop, mbishop@ncai.org — Economic Development and Commerce

Resources

• NEW — Briefing on DeFi Intersections with Prediction Markets in Crypto Legislation: From BetterMarkets

• NCAI Resolution #SEA-25-098: Protecting Tribal Sovereignty and Regulated Gambling from Illegal Unregulated Event Gambling

• NCAI Resolution #CT-25-065: Urging the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to Prohibit Contracts from Being Listed or Made Available for Clearing or Trading

• IGA Resolution on Prediction Markets

• IGA Overview of Prediction Markets

Relevant Standing NCAI Bodies

• Tribal Gaming Subcommittee > Litigation and Governance Committee

• Economic Development, Finance, and Employment Subcommittee > Economic Development, Finance, and Community Development Committee

Events