Severe tribal libel law rescinded
Quicklink April 2, 2008The Reporters Committee has always warned journalists that the law, and particularly First Amendment rights, are treated differently on Indian reservations. But a rule enacted...
View ArticleTribal court bans reporter from covering fraud claims
Rory Eastburg Feature March 2, 2009A tribal court in Michigan has issued an injunction ordering a journalist not to report on issues related to “blood quantum” and qualifications for tribal enrollment....
View ArticleOsage government moves to ensure a free tribal press
Claire Brown Quicklink May 12, 2009The head of the Osage Nation, a tribe located in northern Oklahoma, issued an executive order last week declaring the tribal newspaper, the Osage News, independent of...
View ArticleTribal court strikes down prior restraint on journalist
Rory Eastburg Feature September 11, 2009A tribal appellate court in Michigan last month vacated a broad injunction that prohibited a Native American journalist from reporting on issues related to...
View ArticleTribal council shuts down Native American newspaper
Aaron Mackey Feature July 6, 2011A Native American newspaper in a remote region of northern California will not be able to publish again unless editors can justify the publication's budget and content...
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Cherokee Nation council considers changes to FOI law
Danielle Keeton-Olsen News May 29, 2014The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom of Information Act, extending the...
View ArticleCherokee Council amends nation's FOI law
Danielle Keeton-Olsen News June 18, 2014The Cherokee Nation Council passed an amendment to its freedom of information law that will extend the response time to records requests about the tribe’s...
View ArticleSevere tribal libel law rescinded
Quicklink April 2, 2008The Reporters Committee has always warned journalists that the law, and particularly First Amendment rights, are treated differently on Indian reservations. But a rule enacted...
View ArticleTribal court bans reporter from covering fraud claims
Rory Eastburg Feature March 2, 2009A tribal court in Michigan has issued an injunction ordering a journalist not to report on issues related to “blood quantum” and qualifications for tribal enrollment....
View ArticleOsage government moves to ensure a free tribal press
Claire Brown Quicklink May 12, 2009The head of the Osage Nation, a tribe located in northern Oklahoma, issued an executive order last week declaring the tribal newspaper, the Osage News, independent of...
View ArticleTribal court strikes down prior restraint on journalist
Rory Eastburg Feature September 11, 2009A tribal appellate court in Michigan last month vacated a broad injunction that prohibited a Native American journalist from reporting on issues related to...
View ArticleTribal council shuts down Native American newspaper
Aaron Mackey Feature July 6, 2011A Native American newspaper in a remote region of northern California will not be able to publish again unless editors can justify the publication's budget and content...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cherokee Nation council considers changes to FOI law
Danielle Keeton-Olsen News May 29, 2014The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom of Information Act, extending the...
View ArticleCherokee Council amends nation's FOI law
Danielle Keeton-Olsen News June 18, 2014The Cherokee Nation Council passed an amendment to its freedom of information law that will extend the response time to records requests about the tribe’s...
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