by NUNAverse | May 1, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
While six tribes have filed a fourth CARES Act lawsuit pushing the Treasury to distribute the $8 billion set aside for tribal governments, an Alaska Native corporation, Ahtna, has filed a motion to intervene four days after a federal...
by NUNAverse | Apr 30, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
Despite the fact that the CARES Act stipulates that the $8 billion allocated to tribes be distributed “not later than 30 days” after March 26, 2020, Native News Online reports that the Treasury Department has not released any of the funds. Yesterday, the...
by NUNAverse | Apr 29, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
Following Monday’s CARES Act court decision, Alaska Native Corporations are said to not be eligible to receive stimulus funding as tribes implore theTreasury to disburse funding as quickly as possible to...
by NUNAverse | Apr 28, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
Last night, a federal judge ordered U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to halt the distribution of CARES Act relief funding earmarked for tribal governments to Alaska Native Corporations, siding with tribal governments in the first round of this...
by NUNAverse | Apr 27, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
While a federal judge is expected to rule today on whether Alaska Native Corporations should be considered eligible to receive funding from the CARES Act, USA Today reports that members of Indian Country trying to access CARES Act funds have been...
by NUNAverse | Apr 24, 2020 | Daily Media Clips
With the initial deadline for the CARES Act lawsuit delayed, a teleconference hearing was held yesterday on the case which discussed the allocation of the $8 billion relief funds for Indian Country. In a 26-page brief, by the Trump administration has...