After the Election of 2018 there was a very strong push to 'restructure' our tribal government, to have it be more comparable to the United States government with three branches: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative. Some tribes do have this kind of government structure, but many do not. The historical tradition of our Tunica-Biloxi Tribal government has been all Council members at the table at the same time! Our tribal members have very little say in the operations of our

I am so excited to finally have this site go live with my announcement that I will be running for the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Nation of Louisiana. Our tribe is spread out around the United States and in Great Britain. What once was a small community of less than 100 Native Indians in the late 19th and early 20th century in an extremely rural and underserved region in central Louisiana has grown to nearly 2K enrolled tribal members. Our cu

A LOOK BACK...THE VERY BEGINNING Our Minors Trust program was structured and implemented over 25 years ago!! Federal Indian law-the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 1988, established legal guidelines for tribes who entered into the gaming development industry. One very important aspect of the law addressed if and how per capita payments would be treated particularly where tribal minors were concerned. Tribes were obligated to ensure the protection and preservation of these a

We, tribal members, have seen a significant increase in information coming to us electronically from our tribal government offices over the last few years. From the weekly updates sent out to members, to Facebook & Instagram posts highlighting the tremendous work being conducted by all of the Tribal departments from the Health office & newly opened clinic, to Social Services and Education programming and, housing development plans, and our food sovereignty program, our Tribe

It is only a few months until our next tribal-wide election for Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Council members!! The positions expiring next April 2026 include the offices of Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer, and two Council Member at Large posts. That is four openings that incumbents and new candidates will be vying for this coming spring. This is essentially the only time & definitive process when our people have the opportunity to express how they want to see our tribal c