FORCE and Native advocates throughout the country celebrate and vow to continue to work to support survivors of sexual violence and ensure Tribal sovereignty. [Washington, DC] Today’s Supreme Court ruling in Dollar General vs Mississippi Band of Choctaws upholds tribal jurisdiction.  With a 4-4 tie, the lower court ruling in favor of the tribe stands. […]

Any day now the Supreme Court is going to make a decision in Mississippi Band of Choctaws vs Dollar General Corp. In 2003, a 13-year-old boy participated in a youth-opportunity job program. Through the program, the teenager was paid by his tribe, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, to work at a Dollar General store […]