“The Supreme Court’s decision today is an attack on tribal sovereignty and the hard-fought progress of our ancestors to exercise our inherent sovereignty over our own territories,” said National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp.
"This decision will undoubtedly result in an increase in violent crimes being committed in Indian Country," said Lucy SImpson of the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center.
"Congress must consult with our tribal nations to find a meaningful path forward," said Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-New Mexico), a member of the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.