Posted 9/23/11 |
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Ho-Chunk, Inc. and HCI Distribution
Host Tribal Tobacco Tax Seminar |
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 Ho-Chunk, Inc. and HCI Distribution
hosted a Tribal Tobacco Tax Seminar event in Winnebago, Nebraska in August. Representatives from 29 Tribes across the country participated
in the seminar. The 2-day event
mainly focused on the importance for Tribes to develop their own Tribal tax system and to strengthen economic
development on the reservation. More
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Posted 3/4/11 |
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Lance Morgan To Speak
At Native Nations Tax Summit |
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 Lance Morgan, President and CEO of Ho-Chunk, Inc. will make a presentation during the Native Nations Tribal Leaders Tax Summit to be held April 19 and 20th at the Miccosukee Resort in Miami, Florida. The Summit is sponsored by the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc., the National Congress of American Indians and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. The event is hosted by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida. More
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Posted 3/3/11 |
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Pact Act Is Attack On Tribal Sovereignty |
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The enactment of the PACT Act in June 2010 has caused numerous concerns on behalf of Indian Tribes throughout the United States. Provisions in that law specifically target tribes who sell tobacco on their reservations. The Department of Justice has been noticeably silent on how they will interpret the rules in regard to Indian Tribes. A tribal consultation was held in 2010 but at that time no specifics were communicated to the tribes attending regarding the interpretation of the rules as it applies to Indian Country. More
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Posted 2/17/10 |
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Tobacco Tax Presentation By Lance Morgan |
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Posted 8/18/09 |
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Open Letter To Leech Lake Band Members |
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After being in office for just over a year I thought it would
be good to update tribal members about the progress we’ve made in fulfilling one of our major campaign pledges. We committed to learning about Nation Building and to working towards change so as not to do “business as usual” as we make decisions as elected government officials. As part of that progress I attended a Nation Building seminar, along with the Chairman and several upper administrative staff, in Tucson Arizona last November. More
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Posted 4/18/09 |
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Morgan: The evolution of a fraud |
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Indian Country Today, March 6, 2009
I have come to believe that almost all tobacco tax compacts are hopelessly out of date and have evolved into a fraud and a tool for economic exploitation. What is worse is that most tribes and their lawyers are completely unaware of what is happening to them. More
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