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The Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act
Original Program Date :
Length: 01:01
Learn about this Act and discover how it can be a powerful tool for promoting tribal goals.
Faculty:
Robert Yoder, Yoder & Langford, P.C.
Chairpersons:
Doreen McPaul, Attorney General, Navajo Nation; President, Tribal In-House Counsel Association
Virjinya Torrez, Assistant Attorney General, Pascua Yaqui Tribe; Secretary, Tribal In-House Counsel Association
Robert R Yoder, Yoder & Langford, P.C.
Robert Yoder is a lawyer representing Indian Tribes throughout the country on taxation, health care and member benefits programs. He is a 1990 graduate from the University of Southern California law school. His practice is devoted entirely to tribal law. He has been active for more than three decades in efforts to secure regulatory guidance and improve consultation between Tribes and various federal agencies, and has litigated a number of cases brought by tribes seeking to improve federal trust, taxation, and health care rights. He currently serves as a General Welfare Exclusion subcommittee member to the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee.
