Native American Law Watch – Summer 2013
Summer 2013 edition of Modrall Sperling’s Native American Law Watch includes:
Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (“HEARTH”) Act
Economic Development in Indian Country
Notable Happenings:
- Navajo Nation Proposes to Purchase BHP Navajo Coal Company
- New Mexico Court of Appeals Affirms Ruling that a Parcel Within the Former Fort Wingate Military Reservation is “Indian country”
- IRS Concludes Tribe May Pass on to Lessee Investment Credits Associated with Renewable Energy Assets
- French Court Allows Auction of Sacred Hopi Artifacts To Proceed
- Federal Regulation of Energy Development on Tribal Lands
- Indigenous Rights to Sacred Sites and Traditional CulturalProperties
- Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Proposed Changes to Fee-to-Trust Procedures
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Native American Practice Group Modrall Sperling’s Native American law practice focuses primarily on the representation of developers, tribal business corporations, financial sector participants, utilities, and others doing business, engaged in dispute resolution, or addressing policy issues in Indian country. The firm has represented clients in matters involving more than 40 tribes in over 20 states. Our Practice Group combines exceptional knowledge of core federal Indian and Native American law principles and recent developments with practitioners who bring specialized expertise applying those principles in finance, land and resource acquisition, employment law, environmental and cultural resource permitting and management, and related fields in Indian country. |
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