In the course of conceptual analysis, this paper recognises the contemporary information systems (IS) stakeholder as an integral part of a tribal setting. The paper argues the importance of neo-tribal notions in managing and understanding the stakeholders’ identity, their individual perspectives, their group allegiances, and the impact of tribal behavior on the IS development process. The paper...

Response to public health emergencies on tribal lands poses a unique challenge for state and tribal public health officials. The complexity and intensely situation-specific nature of federal Indian jurisprudence leaves considerable question as to which government entity, state or tribal, has jurisdiction on tribal lands to undertake basic emergency measures such as closure of public spaces, qua...

BACKGROUND Native American tribes, as sovereign nations, are exempt from state tobacco excise taxation, and self-govern on-reservation activity in the USA. Under Federal law, state excise taxes are owed by non-members purchasing tobacco on tribal land, but states are limited in how they enforce or collect these taxes. This study highlights the various policy approaches that states have taken to...