Twenty-seven tribal nations and four tribal organizations on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in support of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ (Bad River Band) fight to eject Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline from its reservation in northern Wisconsin, along the shores of Lake Superior. The basis of the Bad River Band’s lawsuit is Enbridge’s right-of-way with the sovereign nation to operate the Line 5 expired in 2013 and was not renewed by the tribe.
The training is scheduled to take place from October 23, 2023, to October 25, 2023, at the Billings Hotel & Convention Center, located at 1223 Mullowney Lane, Billings, Montana. The decision to organize this training stems from the COLT's executive board's recognition of the insufficient funds allocated to address the MMIP/W crisis. COLT is offering this training free of charge to law enforcement officers from its membership.
WASHINGTON—Last week, a delegation of leaders representing the Native American Church of North America (NACNA) and Tribal leaders continued efforts on Capitol Hill asking for federal assistance to protect peyote habitat in southern Texas. “We continue our efforts to protect our sacred medicine and way of life,” NACNA President Jon “Poncho” Brady told Native News Online.