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Federal Obligations to Consult with Tribes

The federal government's obligations to consult with tribes before taking actions that affect reservations, based on treaties, statutes, and court decisions.

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Jan 19, 2026
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does ICE have legal rights to enter tribal land

ICE does not have carte blanche to arrest U.S. citizens on immigration grounds, and tribal members born in the United States are U.S. citizens under federal law — a point emphasized repeatedly by trib...

Jan 16, 2026
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What treaties or historical agreements require federal consultation before entering specific reservations, and how have tribes used them to limit federal enforcement?

Federal obligations to consult with tribes before federal actions affecting reservations flow less from a single “consultation clause” in old treaties than from a web of treaties that reserved rights,...

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