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- 1Senate Indian Affairs Committee Weighs Tribal Land and Sovereignty Bills●Senate Indians Committee Weighs Tribal Land and Sovereignty Bills
The US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is considering legislation concerning tribal land rights and tribal sovereignty. The bills under review touch on how federal law recognizes and protects Native American tribes' authority over their territories. Observers of federal Indian policy are watching which measures advance out of committee and toward a full Senate vote.
- 2Osage Congress bill would require legislature approval for hyperscale data centers●Osage Congress introduces bill to require legislature's say on hyperscale data centers
The Osage Congress has introduced a bill requiring legislative approval before hyperscale data centers can be established in the Osage Nation's jurisdiction. The measure would give elected lawmakers a formal say over large-scale data facility projects rather than leaving such decisions to other parts of the government. Details on the bill's provisions and prospects have not yet been widely reported.
- 3Arizona governor backs Tohono O'odham Nation against border wall▼# Arizona governor sides with # TohonoOodham in fight against # BorderWall by Howard Fischer, Sep 25, 2026 "Gov. # Katie
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is siding with the Tohono O'odham Nation in its effort to at least delay federal border wall construction along the tribe's land on the US-Mexico boundary. The move sets up a clash between the state's top official and the federal government over tribal sovereignty and border infrastructure, drawing attention from border politics watchers and indigenous rights advocates.