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Manitoba’s cigarette battle with Dakotas could end with blockades: Nelson
A battle between Manitoba and Dakota communities over cigarette taxes could spread across the province and ignite rail blockades and other actions, says one of the candidates running for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.  Tobacco & Cigarettes5/16/2013
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FDA seeks firm for Native American anti-tobacco effort
(Washington D.C.) -- The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products is seeking a firm to launch an anti-tobacco program targeting Native Americans.
4/30/2013
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Tribal leaders challenge decision to not extend tobacco compacts
(Oklahoma) -- “These negotiations and compacts have been to the advantage of the state,” Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief George Tiger said. “We...
4/19/2013
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Smoking ban exemption for First Nations
(Canada) -- The Penticton council has amended the smoking regulation bylaw in progress to include an exemption for the traditional First Nations cultural use of tobacco...
4/16/2013
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Tribes negotiate tobacco compacts with state
(Oklahoma) -- At least 25 leaders from Oklahoma tribal nations converged recently on Stroud to form a united front in their negotiations with the state to reach new...
4/10/2013
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Oklahoma tribes unite in talks on new tobacco sales compacts
(Oklahoma) -- A group of Oklahoma tribes agreed to unite Monday in re- negotiations with the state regarding tribal tobacco sales agreements.
4/8/2013
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Court shoots down Yakama tobacco company lawsuit
(Washington) -- A tobacco company owned by a Yakama Nation tribal member must pay into an escrow account established under a 1998 settlement with big tobacco companies,...
4/5/2013
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Tobacco smuggling study poorly researched, misleading: Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
(New York) -- The results of a cross-border smuggling study conducted and released by the MacDonald Laurier Institute this week is misleading and unfortunately can not...
4/3/2013
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3 Indian smoke shops on Long Island to pay NYC $10M for untaxed sales
(New York) -- Authorities say three smoke shops that operated on a Long Island Indian reservation must pay New York City more than $10 million for selling untaxed...
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Cough up $10M! Cigarette shops on L.I. reservation burned for untaxed sales
(New York) -- Three Indian smoke shops must pay more than $10 million to New York City for trafficking untaxed cigarettes off a Long Island reservation, a Brooklyn...
3/31/2013
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Lawsuit seeks payment over 2003 smoke shop raid
(Rhode Island) -- A lawyer who helped represent the Narragansett Indian tribe after state police raided a smoke-shop a decade ago is suing the tribe over legal fees...
3/30/2013
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State granted judgment in tobacco case
(Oklahoma) -- An Oklahoma County judge on Friday granted a motion for summary judgment of more than $47 million in a civil case against a company that was accused of...
3/29/2013
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Anti-smoking ads include American Indians, Alaska Natives
(Alaska) -- The Be Tobacco Free campaign has released a new set of videos that are aimed at reducing smoking among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
3/28/2013
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Doctors concerned about smoking in American Indian community
(Oklahoma) -- According to the most recent Oklahoma youth tobacco survey, American Indians in middle and high school were the highest users of cigarettes; 23 percent of...
3/26/2013
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Tribal leaders join in push for tobacco compact extensions
(Oklahoma) -- More than 20 Oklahoma tribes have submitted a formal written request to Gov. Mary Fallin for more time to negotiate expiring tobacco compacts. Signed by 22...
3/20/2013
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Alaska Kids fight Big Tobacco and join National Kick Butts Day initiative
(Alaska) -- Alaska kids are joining thousands of youth across the country by taking part in Kick Butts Day, a national day of activism that empowers youth to stand out,...
3/19/2013
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CN Healthy Nation expands Tobacco Tour
(Oklahoma) -- For the first time, the Cherokee Nation’s Healthy Nation Tobacco Tour recently went outside of the tribe’s jurisdiction by speaking to students...
3/14/2013
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RCMP pressured Canada Revenue Agency to not license Mohawk tobacco firms: court docs
(Canada) -- The federal tax agency has faced pressure from the RCMP to stop licensing Kahnawake Mohawk cigarette manufacturers, court documents show.
3/13/2013
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State, Tribe ink compacts on tobacco, burn bans
(Oklahoma) -- At a Capitol ceremony Monday, Governor Mary Fallin and Kaw Nation Chairman Guy Munroe signed compacts concerning tobacco taxes and burn bans.
3/12/2013
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New York Targets Tax-Free Cigarettes
(New York) -- New York’s attorney general is intensifying efforts to prevent the movement of tax-free cigarettes from Indian-owned companies in Canada to New York...
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No more border tobacco tax reduction for Kaw Nation
(Oklahoma) -- Under a new compact signed Monday with the state of Oklahoma, Kaw Nation smoke shops will no longer sell tobacco products at a reduced tax rate starting...
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Native leaders fret over contraband tobacco bill
(Windsor) -- Aboriginal councils close to the United States border are concerned about how recently tabled legislation on contraband tobacco could affect native...
3/11/2013
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Oklahoma governor signs compacts with Kaw Nation
(Oklahoma) -- Oklahoma has its first agreement with a tribal nation — the Kaw Nation — on the issues and execution of burn bans. Oklahoma also renewed a...
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Akwesasne leaders worry about contraband tobacco bill
(Ottawa) -- A proposed law setting mandatory minimum prison sentences for trafficking contraband tobacco has some Mohawk leaders worried that more of their young people...
3/3/2013
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Cigarette distributors face lawsuit
(New York) -- The state’s attorney general is stepping up efforts to combat the movement of tax-free cigarettes from Indian-owned companies in Canada to New York...
2/22/2013
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Maine Tribes Seek Tax Exemption for Tobacco Purchases
(Maine) -- Lawmakers in Augusta are considering a measure that would exempt the Penobscot National and other Maine tribes from paying sales taxes on certain tobacco...
2/15/2013
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State appealing ceremonial tobacco policy change
(South Dakota) -- South Dakota corrections officials on Thursday appealed a federal judge's decision that reinstated Native American inmates' ability to use...
2/6/2013
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Money laundering charges added to N.Y. cigarette investigation
(New York) -- An unsealed federal search warrant for the Skydancer Smoke shop in Seneca, N.Y., owned by the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, reveals that in 2012 more...
2/4/2013
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Okla. cigarettes seized in New York
(New York) -- Federal officials seized more than 500 cases of cigarettes produced and sold by an Oklahoma tribe at an upstate New York service station.
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RUCKMAN: Tobacco compacts and the manifestation of destiny
(Oklahoma) -- I once met a Seneca Cayuga chief who had served in the Navy and decorated his forearms with tattoos. Being a product of veterans, we seemed to click. So...
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Court records: $16M deposited in Seneca Falls store bank account
(Oklahoma) -- Federal authorities seized millions of cigarettes in a January raid on a Seneca County convenience store as well as more than $550,000 from a bank account...
1/24/2013
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Man appeals conviction in RI smoke shop case
(Rhode Island) -- A leader of the Narragansett Indian Tribe is asking the Rhode Island Supreme Court to overturn his assault and disorderly conduct convictions connected...
1/18/2013
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ATF raids Seneca Falls convenience store, seizes 800 cases of untaxed cigarettes
(New York) -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives seized about $1 million worth of cigarettes Wednesday afternoon from a Seneca Falls convenience...
1/16/2013
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ATF agents raid Seneca Falls smoke shop, seize cigarettes, records
(New York) -- The federal government Wednesday entered a dispute between Native American tribes by raiding a Seneca Falls service station operated by the Seneca-Cayuga...
1/12/2013
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Tribal smoke shop closed, to relocate
(Nebraska) -- A hand-written sign Friday on the window of the Ponca Tribe's first drive-through smoke shop in Lincoln announced the tribe's plan to close the...
1/11/2013
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OPINION: Local tribal councils become tobacco-free in 2012
(Alaska) -- Looking back at 2012 for Maniilaq Association's Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs, the year went fairly well. Both programs visited and met with...
1/1/2013
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Ex-Creek Nation official sentenced in cigarette scheme
(Oklahoma) -- A former Muscogee (Creek) Nation official is serving three years probation for accepting bribes from a cigarette wholesaler as part of a scheme to...
12/7/2012
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Grant to use cell phones for smoking cessation
(South Dakota) -- Thanks to a grant from the National Cancer Institute, Native Americans in South Dakota will get some technological help in ending their tobacco habit.
12/5/2012
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Idaho Supreme Court hears cigarette tax case
(Idaho) -- The Idaho Supreme Court is considering whether Native America retailers that sell cigarettes to other Native American retailers must obtain Idaho state tax...
12/3/2012
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Idaho justices delve into tribal sovereignty, cigarette sales on reservation…
(Idaho) -- Idaho Supreme Court justices delved into the details of tribal jurisdiction this morning, during arguments on an appeal from Native Wholesale Supply Co.,...
11/30/2012
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Tribe subsidizes smoke shops while encouraging people to stop smoking
(Oklahoma) -- As this column took shape, I learned Principal Chief Bill John Baker issued a proclamation declaring Nov. 15 as “Great American Smoke Out Day”...
11/28/2012
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State, inmates far apart on ceremonial tobacco
(South Dakota) -- South Dakota corrections officials and an organization of Native American inmates are far apart on suggested revisions to a prison policy regulating...
11/27/2012
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Council approves 2nd smoke shops subsidy
(Oklahoma) -- At their Nov. 13 meeting, Tribal Councilors passed an act calling for a $1,000 monthly subsidy to be paid to people who both own and operate Cherokee...
11/25/2012
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Commentary: Native ties to tobacco run deep
(New Mexico) -- It is believed that in the beginning, tobacco helped Native peoples arrive safely into this world. In many tribal creation stories, tobacco plays an...
11/19/2012
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Alaska tribes going tobacco-free
(Alaska) -- Two more Alaska tribes are going tobacco-free. The Juneau Empire says the Skagway Tribal Council and the Chilkat Indian Village recently adopted local,...
11/16/2012
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Two more tribes go tobacco-free in Southeast Alaska
(Alaska) -- Momentum for statewide tobacco-free workplaces continues to spread in Alaska as the Skagway Tribal Council and the Chilkat Indian Village (Klukwan) tribes...
11/14/2012
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KADER: Bureaucracy and Lineal Title
(New York) -- American history shows the repeated pattern of federal and state government interference within American Indian communities. Like a habit that cannot be...
11/13/2012
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Tribe Dodges Suit Over Cigarette-Taxing Deal
(Washington) -- The 9th Circuit on Tuesday rejected a cigarette seller's court-hopping challenge to a tax contract between the Puyallup Indian Tribe and the state of...
11/5/2012
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First Nations smoke shop ordered taken over by province
(Manitoba) -- A court order issued on Monday is allowing the Manitoba government to take ownership of a controversial First Nations-owned smoke shop.
10/22/2012
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Alaska Native Groups Join Forces to Fight Tobacco Use
(Alaska) -- Alaska Native anti-tobacco crusaders received unanimous support from the board of the state’s largest Native organization last year.
10/3/2012
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EDITORIAL: As tobacco experience shows, tax increases affect peoples' behavior
(Oklahoma) -- PRESIDENT Barack Obama and other liberals believe tax increases won't change citizens' behavior and harm the national economy. Consumer response to...
9/28/2012
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Seneca-Cayuga Tribe accused in federal tobacco investigation
(Oklahoma) -- The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma and an Indian-owned business on the Seneca Nation in New York have been targeted as part of a multi-state federal...
9/27/2012
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Investigators seize tribal funds; U.S. attorney seeks forfeiture of cash
(Oklahoma) -- Business leaders of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe would say nothing Thursday about the federal seizure of $266,000 from a Bank of Oklahoma account bearing the...
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Oklahoma's Seneca-Cayuga Tobacco Company bank account seized
(Oklahoma) -- The federal government has seized more than $266,000 from the bank account of a tobacco company owned by the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma and detained a...
9/25/2012
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Councilors pass smoke shops subsidy act
(Oklahoma) -- Tribal Councilors unanimously passed an act on Sept. 17 that calls for subsidizing 75 percent of monthly land lease payments for operators of certain...
9/22/2012
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Fightin’ Creek Smoke Shop raided by IRS
(Idaho) -- The Internal Revenue Service raided Fightin’ Creek Smoke Shop south of Coeur d’Alene this week as part of an ongoing investigation.
9/20/2012
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IRS Investigating North Idaho Smoke Shop
(Idaho) -- Wednesday the IRS raided Fighting' Creek smoke shop in Worley Idaho which is on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. Deputies from the Kootenai...
9/19/2012
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Federal agents raid Puyallup smoke shop
(Washington) -- State and federal agents swarmed a Native American smoke shop in Puyallup Wednesday, seizing scores of items.
9/6/2012
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Native American Teens Honor Traditional Tobacco & Fight Commercial Tobacco Use
(Minnesota) -- Sophia Sarenpa and 7 other Native American Mashkiki Ogichidaag (Ojibwe for “Medicine Warriors”) teens, worked all summer on anti-commercial...
9/5/2012
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OP/ED: Tobacco deal a true compromise
(Oklahoma) -- When the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the state of Oklahoma reached agreement on a tobacco compact, both sides won. The agreement settled seven years of...
8/28/2012
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Historic tobacco compact ends legal fight between tribe, state
(Oklahoma) -- Ending years of tension in state-tribal relations, the state of Oklahoma and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation signed an historic tobacco compact.
8/27/2012
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State, Muscogee (Creek) Nation sign tobacco compact
(Oklahoma) -- Governor Mary Fallin and Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief George Tiger Friday signed a tobacco compact between the state of Oklahoma and the Creek...
8/26/2012
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Creek Nation OKs proposed state tobacco compact
(Oklahoma) -- The National Council of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation unanimously adopted a proposed tobacco compact with the state of Oklahoma on Thursday night.
8/25/2012
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Creek chief, Fallin sign compact governing sale of tobacco on tribal land
(Oklahoma) -- Gov. Mary Fallin and Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief George Tiger signed an agreement Friday governing the sale of tobacco on tribal land.
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Oklahoma, Creek Nation sign tobacco compact
(Oklahoma) -- A tobacco compact was signed Friday between the state of Oklahoma and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which settles a lawsuit filed by the state over the...
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Tobacco compact agreement reached
(Oklahoma) -- An agreement for a tobacco compact between the state and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has been realized after years of failed negotiations.
8/23/2012
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Muscogee (Creek) Council approves tobacco tax compact with state
(Oklahoma) -- The Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council unanimously approved a tobacco tax compact proposal Thursday night, opening the door for the tribe’s...
8/22/2012
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Dakota Battle for Return of $500,000 of Cigarettes Seized in Manitoba Smoke Shop Raids
(Manitoba) -- The Manitoba government has seized nearly $500,000 in legal cigarettes from a Dakota smoke shop that has been raided five times by the Royal Canadian...
8/20/2012
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Oklahoma tribal cigarette sales at decade low
(New York) -- The percentage of cigarettes purchased at smoke shops is at a decade low and continues to decline, a World analysis of state Tax Commission records...
8/10/2012
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Tobacco Tax Case Against Tribes Running on Fumes
(Washington) -- Native American tribes in Washington have monopolistic control over cigarette taxes, smoke shop owners and customers argued in a 9th Circuit hearing.
7/23/2012
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Class-action suit filed over First Nations tobacco tax
(Saskatchewan) -- The Merchant Law Group reaped millions for its key role in the $5-billion residential schools settlement, but the firm’s latest salvo on behalf...
7/17/2012
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Inmates gain ally in fight to use tobacco in ceremonies
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Department of Justice is siding with Native American inmates who sued the state in 2009 after they were barred from smoking tobacco in...
7/5/2012
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Roll-your-own cigarette operations to be snuffed out
(Washington D.C.) -- A tiny amendment buried in the federal transportation bill to be signed today by President Barack Obama will put operators of roll-your-own...
6/26/2012
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Judge blocks roll-your-own cigarette taxes
(Washington) -- A Washington judge blocked the collection of taxes on roll-your-own cigarettes Monday, citing a voter-approved initiative that makes it harder for...
6/15/2012
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U.S. surgeon general joins effort to reduce smoking in youths
(Washington) -- Despite efforts to reduce smoking in Washington state, 70,000 youths smoke cigarettes and 50 start every day, according to state officials, with American...
6/14/2012
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Quebec $60 Billion Lawsuit Targets Big Tobacco
(Quebec) -- The Quebec government has sued four giant tobacco companies for $60 billion to recoup healthcare costs related to smoking. The defendants are British...
5/31/2012
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Dakota chiefs will ignore injunction
(Manitoba) -- The Dakota will ignore a temporary injunction to shut down a smoke shop that sells cigarettes in defiance of provincial tobacco tax laws, Canupawakpa Chief...
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Manitoba’s cigarette battle with Dakotas could end with blockades: Nelson
(Manitoba) -- A battle between Manitoba and Dakota communities over cigarette taxes could spread across the province and ignite rail blockades and other actions, says...
5/30/2012
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Manitoba granted order to close native smoke shop
(Manitoba) -- The Manitoba government has won a temporary court injunction to close down a First Nations smoke shop that has been selling cigarettes illegally since...
5/19/2012
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OP/ED: Taxing questions about Indian cigarette sales
(New York) -- The state years ago came up with the idea to tax cigarettes sold on Indian reservations. For a long time that idea was stymied by a very simple and...
5/14/2012
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Pregnant women still smoke
(Wisconsin) -- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for Urban Initiatives and Research released its report, “Smoking during Pregnancy in Wisconsin and the...
4/1/2012
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Roll-your-own smokes tax has retailers fuming
(Washington) -- Tobacco shops say they would take a serious hit if state lawmakers, struggling to cover a $1 billion budget gap, change how the state taxes roll-your-own...
3/29/2012
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Inmates fight against tobacco ban
(South Dakota) -- A traditional healer is arguing that tobacco is an integral part of Native American religious ceremonies and denying its use is akin to taking away the...
3/26/2012
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Native American inmates challenging tobacco ban
(South Dakota) -- Opening arguments are scheduled Tuesday in a federal lawsuit filed by a group of Native American inmates saying a state prison policy that bans the use...
3/23/2012
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Manitoba takes fight with native smoke shop to Facebook
(Manitoba) -- The Manitoba government is trying to crack down on an illegal First Nations smoke shop, in part by preventing people from using Facebook or other websites...
3/14/2012
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Smoking Study and Native Americans
(North Carolina) -- A report from the US Surgeon General confirms a big problem among Cherokee teenagers. The latest report shows American Indian adolescents ages 12-17...
3/9/2012
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State Versus Tribe Tobacco Issues Resurface
(Oklahoma) -- Repeated efforts by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to conduct tobacco sales without state intervention appear to have floundered in a federal appeals court...
3/6/2012
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First Nation smoke shop raided a 4th time
(Manitoba) -- A native-run discount smoke shop in western Manitoba was raided by provincial authorities on Tuesday afternoon, who seized cigarettes from the illegal...
2/29/2012
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Federal appeals court upholds Creek Nation tobacco sales ban in Oklahoma
(Oklahoma) -- The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed the state of Oklahoma's ...
2/27/2012
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Charges dismissed against ex-Creek Nation worker
(Oklahoma) -- A federal judge has dismissed charges against a former Creek Nation employee accused of bilking the government out of more than $2.5 million in cigarette...
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Charges dismissed against ex-Okla. tribe worker
(Oklahoma) -- A former Muscogee Creek Nation official accused of bilking the government out of more than $2.5 million in cigarette taxes pleaded guilty Monday to federal...
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Former Bixby Man Pleads Guilty In Creek Nation Cigarette Tax Investigation
(Oklahoma) -- A former Bixby resident and former Creek Nation employee, Michael Wisner II, 40, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy in federal court in Muskogee...
1/31/2012
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Manitoba Dakota Chundee Smokes Raids Latest in Growing Tobacco War
(Manitoba) -- Manitoba authorities are stepping up efforts to halt sales of cigarettes that are federally labeled but not marked for purchase in the province.
1/24/2012
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Hearing delayed for two former Creek Nation workers
(Oklahoma) -- A magistrate judge has rescheduled the plea hearing for two former Creek Nation employees accused of bilking the government out of more than $2.5 million...
12/14/2011
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Police: Rochester man caught with 15,000 illegal cigarettes in Pembroke
(New York) -- A Rochester man is accused of possessing over 15,000 untaxed cigarettes, and trying to transport them across Indian reservation lines. Genesee County...
12/8/2011
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Court Rules State Has Jurisdiction in Tribal Cigarettes Case
(Washington) -- A ruling today from the state Supreme Court says Washington does has criminal jurisdiction over tribal members who sell cigarettes without a required tax...
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Court: State has jurisdiction over tribal cigarette sales outside Puyallup land
(Washington) -- The Washington Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state has criminal jurisdiction over tribal members who sell cigarettes without a required...
12/7/2011
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Judge Blocks Tax Scheme in New Cigarette Law
(Washington D.C.) -- A provision of the new cigarette-trafficking law unfairly subjects remote sellers of tobacco products to unfair local and state taxes, a federal...
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Seneca cigarette dealer files for bankruptcy
(New York) -- One of the biggest movers of Native American-made cigarettes has filed for federal bankruptcy protection, a month after a court said the wholesaler is...
12/5/2011
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Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Tax Provision In Cigarette Trafficking Law
(Washington) -- A federal judge in Washington on Monday blocked enforcement of a provision in a new cigarette trafficking law that required remote sellers of tobacco...
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ABOUREZK: Smoking cessation program tailored to Natives
(Nebraska) -- Dale Leach II started smoking 21 years ago, when he was 15. He quit twice -- once for a year in 1989 and then for two years in 2005. But being around...
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Aboriginal ‘smoke shacks’ to mushroom
(Winnipeg) -- Convenience store owners say aboriginal “smoke shacks” are set to mushroom across the Prairies and governments have a duty to shut them down.
12/1/2011
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University of Oklahoma developing tobacco use policy for Norman campus
(Oklahoma) -- University of Oklahoma President David Boren wants to make it difficult, but not impossible, to light up on campus. Boren, who is pushing for a policy that...
11/30/2011
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Native smoke shop vows to continue
(Manitoba) -- Owners of the native-run discount smoke shop near Virden say they will continue to sell cigarettes despite another raid on the premises by the provincial...
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Province seizes smoke shop's product for a second time
(Manitoba) -- The province has again raided the Dakota Chundee Smoke Shop and Gaming Centre. Shortly after 12:30 p.m. Monday, provincial authorities and supporting RCMP...
11/22/2011
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NY Court: Cigarette Tax Law Harms Indian Economy, but Regulation is Lawful
(New York) -- In a case brought by the Seneca Nation of Indians, a New York appellate court has ruled that the negative economic impact to Indian reservations from the...
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Lawyer vows to appeal tribal cigarette tax case
(Washington) -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s right to tax non-members who buy...
11/17/2011
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State Law Challenges Tribal Autonomy
(Oklahoma) -- Native American Heritage Month will see a key test of sovereignty in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals when the Muscogee Creek Nation argues against...
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Manitoba First Nations use cheap smokes as weapon in land dispute
(Manitoba) -- A trio of Manitoba First Nations are hoping to settle a century-old land dispute by pressuring Ottawa without blockades or other messy confrontations with...
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Manitoba moves in on illegal First Nation smoke shop
(Manitoba) -- The Manitoba government has moved in on a First Nations smoke shop that has been defying provincial laws on tobacco sales. The Finance Department says...
11/15/2011
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Cigarettes seized from First Nation smoke shop
(Manitoba) -- Manitoba government officials have confiscated more than 89,000 cigarettes from a First Nation-run shop that was intentionally selling the smokes without a...
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Manitoba Indians Sell Contraband Cigarettes Openly
(Manitoba) -- Contraband cigarettes are usually sold under the counter, but the Manitoba Indians are not hiding the fact that a newly opened smoke shop stock illegal...
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Manitoba raids Dakota smoke shop, seizes Mohawk cigs
(Manitoba) -- It didn’t take long for Manitoba tax authorities to strike. Agents with Manitoba Finance’s special investigations unit along with the RCMP...
11/12/2011
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BLOG: Is New York Planning a Crackdown On Indian-Made Cigarettes? (Updated)
(New York) -- The Cuomo administration has so far refused to seek to collect taxes on cigarettes made and sold on Indian reservations in New York, instead taxing the...
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Editorial / Dakota complicate the issues
(Manitoba) -- The battle over a First Nations smoke shop that opened this week centres on unresolved recognition of the rights of Dakota Indians who migrated to Fort...
11/9/2011
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Loleta smoke shop on tribal land sued for 'contraband cigarettes'
(California) -- A tribal tobacco shop in Loleta has been ordered by the California Attorney General's Office to stop selling what it describes as illegal cigarettes...
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First Nation offers illegal smokes, gaming
(Manitoba) -- A small Manitoba First Nation is baiting the Canadian and Manitoba government by setting up an illegal smoke shop and gambling lounge.
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Fate of cigarette seller up to court
(New York) -- A federal prosecutor and a defense attorney argued Wednesday before a federal appeals court about whether a man who had been accused of monopolizing a...
11/7/2011
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Loleta smoke shop sued by state for 'contraband cigarettes'
(California) -- A tribal tobacco shop in Loleta has been ordered by the California Attorney General's Office to stop selling what it describes as illegal cigarettes...
11/6/2011
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‘Taxed out’ New York smokers roll their own
(New York) -- At Island Smokes on New York City's Lower East Side, customers sick of the highest tax on cigarettes in America are fighting back by rolling their own...
11/5/2011
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Manitoba band ready to open smoke shop, VLT lounge
(Manitoba) -- A Dakota First Nation VLT lounge and smoke shop will open Wednesday in southwestern Manitoba, Canupawakpa Chief Frank Brown has confirmed — with or...
10/21/2011
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TESTIMONY: Center Scholar Testifies on Cigarette Taxes
(North Dakota) -- We thank you for the invitation to submit this testimony regarding tax-induced cigarette smuggling. I have studied the cross-border economic phenomena...
9/29/2011
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Native Sun News: Indian inmates sue over ban on tobacco use
(South Dakota) -- Native American inmates at the South Dakota Department of Corrections (DOC) will litigate the ban on the use of tobacco in traditional ceremonies at...
9/2/2011
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Bloods Attempted Takeover of a Long Island Indian Reservation Smoke Shop
(New York) -- It was Sunday, shortly before daybreak, last Labor Day eve when three gunshots pierced the peaceful morning quiet on the Poospatuck Indian Reservation in...
8/9/2011
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Fourth District Court of Appeal Upholds Injunction Barring Tobacco Sales on Tribal Land to Non-Indians
(California) -- The Fourth District Court of Appeal has upheld an injunction barring the sale of tobacco by stores operating on lands held in trust in eastern Riverside...
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Only tribe members can buy untaxed cigarettes
(California) -- Black Hawk can still sell its untaxed, non-fire-safe cigarettes to members of any federally recognized California tribe, but that's it, according to...
7/29/2011
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States Balk on Accord With Cigarette Makers
(New York) -- A proposed deal between big cigarette makers and U.S. states to resolve a $7.1 billion payments dispute has been rejected by many state attorneys general,...
7/22/2011
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Native American Fair Commerce Coalition Joins Movement to Stop Proposed Amendment of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
(Washington D.C.) -- The Native American Fair Commerce Coalition (NAFCC), a representative organization comprised of like-minded tribes and tribal members that are...
7/20/2011
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An uphill battle to curb a culture of tobacco use
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota's American Indians have higher than average cancer death rates, mostly caused by tobacco. But completely taking tobacco out of the Indian...
7/18/2011
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Native American tribe sues over raid
(Mississippi) -- A Washington state Native American tribe is suing several Mississippi municipalities over allegations that their law enforcement officials illegally...
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Tribes sue Tupelo, others over FBI raid
(Mississippi) -- A Washington state Indian tribe has sued the city of Tupelo and Marshall County, among others, claiming their law enforcement officials illegally...
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Dakota Nation to regulate own sale of tobacco
(Manitoba) -- The Canupawakpa Dakota Nation plans to regulate its own aboriginal tobacco sales, after band Chief Frank Brown says the province was unable to press...
7/14/2011
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NM official's store targeted by attorney general
(New Mexico) -- Attorney General Gary King’s office said Wednesday it plans to take enforcement action over what it views as the illegal sale of some cigarettes at...
7/13/2011
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Attorney general plans enforcement over cigarette sales at store owned by NM cabinet secretary
(New Mexico) -- Attorney General Gary King's office says it will take enforcement action over what it views as the illegal sale of some cigarettes at a store in...
7/12/2011
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Cabinet secretary's store questioned over selling banned cigarettes
(New Mexico) -- The attorney general's office says a store owned by one of Gov. Susana Martinez's cabinet secretaries on the Navajo Nation is selling cigarettes...
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Cigarette sales by cabinet secretary's store on tribal lands under scrutiny
(New Mexico) -- A store owned by one of Gov. Susana Martinez's cabinet secretaries on the Navajo Nation is selling cigarettes prohibited in New Mexico and untaxed by...
7/8/2011
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North Dakota-bought cigarettes illegal in Montana due to tax issue
(North Dakota) -- “Don’t take cigarettes out of the state,” reads a sign along Interstate 94 near the Montana-North Dakota border. The sign is in...
7/3/2011
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Claiming Tobacco Smuggling, RCMP Seizes Luxury Cars, Makes Arrests
(Alberta) -- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) sent 120 officers to raid locations in Châteauguay, Laval and Longueuil to break apart a “huge tobacco...
7/1/2011
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Tobacco — tradition vs. addition
(Canada) -- I work in an environment that treats tobacco with respect. You might say “why treat it with respect, when it kills 37,000 Canadians every year?”
6/22/2011
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Big tobacco pushing states to go after tribal tobacco retailers
(Washington D.C.) -- Philip Morris USA and other big tobacco companies are trying to reopen the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement and force states to go after tribal...
6/20/2011
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Big Tobacco launches $1.5-B lawsuit against First Nations smoke shops
(Ontario) -- Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. has decided to butt into the debate on contraband cigarettes, launching a $1.5-billion lawsuit against what it calls contraband...
5/29/2011
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Yakama Sues Feds for Violations of Treaty, Consultation, TLOA
(Washington) -- During a visit to Washington this week, the chairman of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and members of his delegation will go to...
5/27/2011
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Seneca Nation leader discusses tobacco tax at UN forum
(New York) -- The Seneca Nation has a treaty right to regulate trade and commerce free of state interference, a tribal leader told the United Nations Permanent Forum on...
5/23/2011
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Lawmakers pass measure to negotiate tobacco payments with tribes
(Nebraska) -- A legislative bill calling for the state to negotiate with Native tribes to make payments on cigarette sales so Nebraska can continue to receive millions...
5/12/2011
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Our view: Cuomo must stay firm on tobacco tax
(New York) -- Talk is cheap — especially when it comes to New York state’s ability to collect taxes on cigarette sales by Indian-owned businesses to non-...
5/9/2011
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2nd Circuit lifts injunction in New York tribal tobacco dispute
(New York) -- The state of New York won a key ruling today in its effort to impose a tobacco tax in Indian Country. Under a new law and new regulations, wholesalers who...
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Appeals court clears state to tax Native cigarette sales
(New York) -- A federal court appeals panel has cleared the state to collect taxes on cigarettes sold by Native American merchants — a decision expected to devastate the...
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Court: NY can begin collecting cigarette sales taxes from reservations
(New York) -- Approximately $500,000 per day could be flowing into state coffers following a court ruling Monday in the ongoing battle over the state's ability to...
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Federal court throws out American Indian cigarette tax injunction
(New York) -- A federal court today threw out an injunction preventing the state from collecting cigarette taxes on American Indian reservations, the latest in a long...
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Federal court vacates Indian tax injunction
(New York) -- A federal appeals court has vacated the injunction that several Indian tribes had against collecting the state’s $4.35 excise tax on cigarettes sold...
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New York wins ruling in tribal cigarette tax clash
(New York) -- Two Native American tribes have lost a round in their court battle to block New York state from collecting cigarette taxes from reservation stores.
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NY Gets Court Win On Cigarette Tax Collection
(New York) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd District this morning said the tribes "have failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits of their claims."
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NYS Can Collect Tax On Indian Cigarette Sales
(New York) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued a unanimous decision upholding the authority of New York State to collect taxes on cigarette...
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Oneidas: Cigarette tax ruling won’t affect them
(New York) -- Following a federal court decision Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his administration will move quickly to begin collecting taxes on cigarettes sold by...
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State set to get tax on Indian cigarette sales
(New York) -- A ruling Monday by a federal appeals court prompted state officials to begin planning to collect taxes on cigarette sales from Indians to non-Indian...
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State vows to collect taxes on Indian reservation cigarette sales
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said the state will immediately start collecting cigarette taxes on cigarettes bound for sale at Indian reservations. A...
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Feds abandon appeal in Kansas tobacco tax case
(Kansas) -- The federal government is dropping its case against a Kansas tobacco wholesaler and several others accused of trying to avoid paying $25 million in cigarette...
4/28/2011
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Lawmakers advance measure to negotiate tobacco payments with tribes
(Nebraska) -- A legislative bill calling for the state to negotiate with Native American tribes to make payments on cigarette sales so Nebraska can continue to receive...
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Neb. Lawmakers Mull Collecting Tribal Tobacco Tax Revenue
(Nebraska) -- A bill that would create a way for Nebraska to collect tobacco tax revenue from Native American tribes advanced Wednesday through a first-round legislative...
4/11/2011
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PRESIDENT PORTER: Butt out, NY Post!
(New York) -- Your editorial on April 2 directs Gov. Cuomo to commence state cigarette-tax collections on Indian lands within the state ("Andrew & the Indians...
4/10/2011
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Budget Includes Cig Tax Revenue
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have included $130 million in revenue from tax collections on cigarettes sold to non-Indians on Native American territories in the...
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Kolb, Nozzolio and Finch offer their take and a Q&A on Cayuga Nation-related issues
(New York) -- Three local lawmakers recently offered the following take on issues related to the Cayuga Indian Nation:
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Lawmakers lay out position on tribe matters
(New York) -- State lawmakers representing Seneca and Cayuga counties have issued their take on controversial issues involving the Seneca Falls-based Cayuga Indian...
4/9/2011
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Seneca President Rebukes New York Post for Editorial
(New York) -- It didn’t take long for Seneca Nation of Indians President Rob Odawi Porter to respond to a New York Post editorial urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to collect...
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Sacred Tobacco: Ho-Chunk Nation Wants Military Authorities to Stop Confiscating it
(Wisconsin) -- What is it that makes tobacco such a sacred object in the spiritual world of American Indians? “It’s not an item that we smoke at our leisure...
4/7/2011
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Bill to collect tribal tobacco payments forwarded
(Nebraska) -- A bill that would create a process for the state of Nebraska to collect revenue from tribes for tobacco sales was forwarded out of the Revenue Committee...
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Martinez vetoes cigarette tax bill
(New Mexico) -- Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have taxed cigarette manufacturers that in certain cases receive exemptions.
4/2/2011
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OP/ED: Andrew & the Indians
(New York) -- During the just-concluded state budget battle, Team Cuomo was stunned by what one official called Albany's "tribal politics." That was...
3/22/2011
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Nonini on tribal cigtax bill: ‘I guess no news is good news’
(Idaho) -- The Idaho Indian Affairs Council met at the state Capitol yesterday, and when asked what was up with tribal law enforcement legislation, Helo Hancock of the...
3/15/2011
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State Apologizes to Ponca Tribe
(Nebraska) -- The state of Nebraska has apologized to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska for seizing its cigarettes. According to the tribe, on Thursday, March 10, the Nebraska...
3/14/2011
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State to return tribe's cigarettes
(Nebraska) -- The Nebraska Department of Revenue will return nearly $14,000 worth of cigarettes seized last week from the Ponca Tribe, a tribal official said Monday....
3/11/2011
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Tribe sues feds over reservation raid
(Washington) -- The Yakama Nation is suing the federal government for violation of its treaty rights over an FBI raid last month of a tribal cigarette manufacturer on...
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NE tribe says state seized tribal cigarettes
(Nebraska) -- The chairwoman of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska says state officials seized about $14,000 worth of tribal cigarettes from a smoke shop in Niobrara (nigh-oh-...
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Seminole tribal visit signals new smokes
(Florida) -- A direct descendant of Chief Osceola, Joe Dan Osceola of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is familiar with “firsts.” He was the first Seminole to...
3/10/2011
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Tribe: State officials seized cigarettes in Niobrara
(Nebraska) -- Nebraska state officials apparently seized $13,000 to $14,000 worth of cigarettes from a Ponca tribal smoke shop in Niobrara on Thursday morning, according...
2/24/2011
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Idaho considers taxing reservation cigarette sales
(Idaho) -- Relationships among Idaho's five recognized Indian tribes and descendants of white settlers who settled the state are once again the focus at the 2011...
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Tribes Irked Over Proposed Tobacco Tax
(Idaho) -- The state Legislature is considering raising its tax on cigarettes by $1.25 per pack, but some lawmakers are trying to extend the tax to reservations as well...
2/20/2011
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Bid to tax Native American cigarettes stalls
(New York) -- Last summer, smokers who bought their cigarettes on Native American reservations were stocking up, anticipating the state's promised clampdown on untaxed...
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