The Indian Self-Determination Education and Assistance Act, celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, restored self-governance to federally recognized Native tribes. The Choctaw Nation ...

DURANT, Oklahoma — January marks the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination Education and Assistance Act, which gave power back to federally recognized Native American tribes to ...

On January 4, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, a piece of legislation that fundamentally reshaped federal-tribal relations.

The act defined eligible “tribes” by reference to the 1975 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, a pivotal piece of legislation that, by allowing tribes to contract with the federal ...

The Self-Determination Act was written with the Lower 48 reservation system in mind. Tribal governments were required to authorize any new contract that served their members, a task that was more ...

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Alaska Native corporations constitute “Indian tribes” under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, making them eligible for $500 million in ...

About 50 University of Michigan students and staff gathered in Palmer Commons Friday night for the 2025 Robert F. Berkhofer Jr. Lecture, an annual speaker event hosted by U-M Native American ...

MISSOULA - The past 30 years have brought sweeping changes in how tribal governments manage basic services from health care to natural resources to law enforcement to education.

The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 led to more emphasis on community schools. As more community and public schools served the reservation population, the need for ...

The Indian Self-Determination Education and Assistance Act, a massive step toward tribes' freedom, became law in January 1975. "It has allowed us to embrace our sovereignty again, to help us ...