Here are new materials in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (E.D. Mich.):
This is a lengthy case, so here is the case tag (link to all the posts).

Here are new materials in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (E.D. Mich.):
This is a lengthy case, so here is the case tag (link to all the posts).

Here are the materials in Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. Kennedy (D. D.C.):
71 Salt River Motion for Summary J
74 Federal Motion for Summary J

Here are the materials in Nansemond Indian Nation v. Commonwealth of Virginia (E.D. Va.):
Complaint here.

Matthew Fletcher and Dr. Hannah Wenger have posted “Issues of Contemporary Health Policy and Law for Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, Transgender and Gender-Diverse Communities in Indian Country” on SSRN.
Here is the abstract:
This policy brief asks a hypothetical question in a political environment in which the U.S. federal government and many states disfavor the delivery of gender-affirming medical care (GAMC) to 2S/IQ/TGD persons, even to the point of criminalizing such care. It further assumes that a tribal nation is willing and capable of delivering GAMC. The answer to the hypothetical question depends on many factors, including (1) whether the state law is authorized by an Act of Congress such as Public Law 280, (2) whether the state law is a criminal law or a civil-regulatory law, and (3) whether the patient or health care professional is a tribal citizen, a nonmember Indian person, or a non-Indian person. The answer here also assumes that the relevant state law does affirmatively criminalize the provision of GAMC and, further, that federal law prohibits the use of federal money by tribal nations to provide GAMC.

Here is the unpublished opinion in United Indian Health Services Inc./Tribal First v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board:

Aila Hoss has posted “Indigeneity, Data Genocide, and Public Health” in the Iowa Law Review. PDF
Here is the abstract:
Public health datasets will often tell us nothing about Indigenous people. This type of data suppression has been described as data genocide and data terrorism, because it demonstrates the effort to erase Indigenous people. Even when data is available, Tribes and their partners are regularly denied access to public health data from other jurisdictions. The seemingly simple call for more accurate, comprehensive public health data regarding Indigenous communities butts up against complicated issues. Who is considered Native and thus captured in Indigenous data? Why is Indigenous data regularly excluded from datasets? Who gets access to Indigenous data? These questions implicate federal Indian law, colonization, and Tribal sovereignty. So, while better quality data and improved data access are important goals, there is no way to bifurcate the need for public health data with the systematic racism embedded into the laws that impact the analyzing, collecting, and disseminating of this data. This Article aims to outline how Indigeneity interfaces with public health surveillance systems, in the context of both the collection of accurate data and the access to such data. It summarizes existing law and policy that define “Indian” under various frameworks and explores the challenges and limitations of defining Indian, particularly for the purposes of public health surveillance. This Article ends with a series of considerations regarding public health surveillance reform to better support Indian country.

Below is a list of planned lease terminations pulled from the DOGE website on March 10, 2025. The list is likely incomplete and inaccurate, since DOGE’s “wall of receipts” has notoriously overstated its savings impact for federal taxpayers, requiring numerous corrections since it began posting details of its work.
The list below also includes plans for the closure of seven additional BIA offices. These additional closures were pulled from a table published by the Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee.
“The impact on Bureau of Indian Affairs offices will be especially devastating. These offices are already underfunded, understaffed, and stretched beyond capacity, struggling to meet the needs of Tribal communities who face systemic barriers to federal resources. Closing these offices will further erode services like public safety, economic development, education, and housing assistance—services that Tribal Nations rely on for their well-being and self-determination.” – Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee
Mark Macarro, President of NCAI, explained to the A.P. that funding for the BIA, IHS, and the BIE represents the lion’s share of the government’s obligations to tribes, and last year those departments made up less than a quarter of 1% of the federal budget. “They’re looking in the wrong place to be doing this,” said Macarro. “And what’s frustrating is that we know that DOGE couldn’t be a more uninformed group of people behind the switch. They need to know, come up to speed real quick, on what treaty rights and trust responsibility means.”
| AGENCY | LOCATION | SQ FT | ANNUAL LEASE |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | CARNEGIE, OK | 0 | $2,798 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | ST. GEORGE, UT | 750 | $50,400 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | FREDONIA, AZ | 1,500 | $22,860 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-CALIFORNIA | ARCATA, CA | 1,492 | $37,012 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE NAVAJO | FARMINGTON, NM | 2,000 | $62,677 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | PAWNEE, OK | 7,549 | $156,171 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SEMINOLE, OK | 9,825 | $184,770 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-BEMIDJI | BEMIDJI, MN | 4,896 | $133,916 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE -OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | 5,000 | $119,951 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | WATONGA, OK | 2,850 | $38,573 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | PABLO, MT | 620 | $10,418 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | RAPID CITY, SD | 1,825 | $53,911 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | FORT THOMPSON, SD | 4,870 | $58,976 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SISSETON, SD | 4,911 | $180,008 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-BEMIDJI | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | 798 | $28,638 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | ZUNI, NM | 2,117 | $39,819 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE NAVAJO | GALLUP, NM | 20,287 | $322,529 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | ELKO, NV | 4,760 | $134,297 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | ASHLAND, WI | 34,970 | $649,408 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SHAWANO, WI | 1,990 | $36,395 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE NAVAJO | SAINT MICHAELS, AZ | 40,924 | $1,074,931 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | PHOENIX, AZ | 71,591 | $1,784,239 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | REDDING, CA | 5,307 | $154,103 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | HOLLYWOOD, FL | 3,000 | $79,365 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-PHOENIX | ELKO, NV | 853 | $22,240 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-NASHVILLE | MANLIUS, NY | 2,105 | $37,648 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-NASHVILLE | OPELOUSAS, LA | 1,029 | $25,015 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-BEMIDJI | SAULT STE MARIE, MI | 1,100 | $34,375 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-CALIFORNIA | UKIAH, CA | 1,848 | $45,857 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | PAWHUSKA, OK | 10,335 | $166,134 |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION | RAPID CITY, SD | 1,518 | $43,938 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | TOPPENISH, WA | 17,107 | $533,985 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | BARAGA, MI | 1,200 | $14,400 |
| OFFICE OF HEARING AND APPEALS (PROBATE HEARINGS DIVISION) | RAPID CITY, SD | 2,252 | $53,198 |
| TOTALS | 270927 | $6,339,757 | |
| Additional Office Closures – House Natural Resources Committee List | |||
| BUREAU | LOCATION | PLANNED TERM. DATE | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SHOW LOW, AZ | 1/26/2026 | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | TOWAOC, CO | TBD | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | LAPWAI, ID | 9/30/2025 | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SAULT SAINT MARIE, MI | TBD | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | POPLAR, MT | TBD | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | FT TOTTEN, ND | TBD | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | EAGLE BUTTE, SD | TBD | |
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