The author provides an overview of the 11 federally recognized tribes in Wisconsin and their relationships to and with the federal and state governments and laws.

This article focuses on the Menominee Indian Tribe's termination and restoration against the backdrop of federal governmental policy toward all tribes in the United States.

Until 1974, the father's name was not included on birth certificates of children born in Wisconsin to unwed parents. This practice has particularly serious ramifications for Indigenous children.

The gaming compacts by which Indian tribes obtained sole and exclusive right to conduct specific gaming enterprises in Wisconsin require tribes to secure liability insurance and a carrier endorsement that limit the carrier from asserting a sovereign immunity defense.

The earth's changing climate has significant ramifications for Indian tribes' subsistence needs, public health, economic stability, sovereignty, and traditional ways of life. Learn how tribes are addressing environmental harms.

Amicus practice is particularly common in federal Indian law cases. Here are examples that demonstrate some of the more nuanced elements of strategic amicus practice.