The relationship between tribes and their land and natural resources is complex, extending from time immemorial to the present day and beyond. Tribal governments demonstrate excellence in caring for their lands and natural resources with respect and minimal financial resources. Tribes look to their land and natural resources to provide and support essential elements of Native life and culture—from subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering, to sources of economic development and tribal sacred places. At the heart of NCAI’s advocacy work is the connection between Native people and their land and natural resources.
Legal Briefings
Deschutes River Alliance, An Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Plaintiff–Appellant/Cross Appellees Vs. Portland General Electric Company, An Oregon Corporation, And The Confederated Tribes Of The Warm Springs Reservation Of Oregon, A Federally-Recognized India
Oct 05, 2020
Center For Biological Diversity, Et Al., Plaintiffs/Appellees, V. United States Fish And Wildlife Service, Et Al., Defendants/Appellants, And Rosemont Copper Company, Intervenor-Defendant/Appellant.
Sep 18, 2020
Penobscot Nation; United States, On Its Own Behalf, And For The Benefit Of The Penobscot Nation, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, V. Aaron M. Frey, Attorney General For The State Of Maine; Judy A. Camuso, Commissioner For The Maine Department Of Inl
Jul 15, 2020
NCAI Publications
Reform to The General Mining Law of 1872
Mar 08, 2023
2019 Annual Wrap Up
Nov 18, 2019
2019 NCAI Annual Convention Policy Update
Oct 24, 2019
Testimony & Speeches
NCAI CEO Kevin Allis Testimony for U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Oversight Hearing on “The Irreparable Environmental and Cultural Impacts of the Proposed Resolution Copper Mining Operati
Mar 12, 2020
Carcieri Inter-Tribal Org Letter of Support
May 15, 2019
NCAI Testimony on H.R. 375
May 15, 2019
Resolutions
Calling for the Advancement of Meaningful Tribal Co-Management of Federal Lands
Nov 13, 2020
Calling on Congress, the BIA, and FEMA to Establish and Support On-Reservation Residential Fire Protection Programs and Grants
Nov 13, 2020
Calling on the U.S. Insurance Industry to Adopt Policies to Ensure that the Projects they Insure Have Obtained the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent of Impacted Tribal Nations
Nov 13, 2020
General Library
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, et al., and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, et al, Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Defendant, and Dakot Access, LLC, Defendant-Intervenor
Jul 06, 2020
Draft Comments for Tribes to Consider on the Army Corps of Engineers Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline Crossing
Feb 07, 2017
NOI Comments, Dakota Access Pipeline Crossing
Feb 07, 2017
News
Save Sacred Oak Flat Federal Land and Stop Giveaway to Foreign-Owned Resolution Copper
Nov 25, 2020
NCAI Condemns Formal Withdrawal by the United States from the Paris Agreement; Reaffirms Tribal Nations’ Commitment to the Accord
Nov 04, 2020
Statement on U.S. House of Representatives Passing Amendment Protecting the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and its Reservation Land
Jul 29, 2020