Monthly Archives: March 2009
Arizona Snowbowl Case — Will US Recommend Cert Grant, Too?
As Indianz reports, the Navajo Nation v. United States Forest Service cert petition is brewing. A bunch of amici have filed supporting the cert petition, which definitely gets the attention of the Supreme Court (or at least the cert pool). … Continue reading
Mankiller: Obama’s opportunity: Add America’s name to declaration
From Indian Country Today Originally printed at http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/41586817.html President Obama has an opportunity to send the world a message about American justice. All the countries of the Americas must now exert the political will to finalize and adopt the American … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Kirsten Carlson, international law
A Blast from the Past: Civilian Conservation Corps Movie from 1933 — Rebuilding Indian Country
Thanks to S.D. for this one….
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
IRS Seeks Comments on Rules for Stimulus Package Tribal Economic Development Bonds
The details are over at American Indian Policy Blog (here).
Filed under Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, taxation
Stuart Banner Talk Tuesday, March 24
The Indigenous Law and Policy Center is pleased to host Stuart Banner, a UCLA law professor and author of “Possessing the Pacific” and “How the Indians Lost Their Land” Tuesday, March 24, at 11 AM. Prof. Banner will be talking … Continue reading
Tenth Circuit Affirms Conviction for Embezzlement from C&A Tribes
Here is the unpublished opinion in United States v. Island from the Tenth Circuit, in which a tribal council member’s secretary had used wire transfers from a gaming revenue checking account to gamble in Vegas, apparently. Of note, the court … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research
Red Lake Band v. Dept. of Interior — Self Determination Funding
Here are some of the materials in Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians v. Dept. of Interior, in the D.C. District Court. Red Lake Band alleged that DOI violated the self-determination funding agreement in relation to a juvenile detention facility … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
District Court Refuses to Dismiss ERISA Claim against Tribal Business
Here are the materials in Vandever v. Osage Nation Enterprises, out of the Northern District of Oklahoma. The court rejected a magistrate report and recommendation to dismiss an ERISA claim against ONE and the Osage Nation, and also rejected a … Continue reading
Tides Foundation’s Indigenous People’s Fund Invites Grant Applications
Posted on March 19, 2009 Deadline: April 8, 2009 Tides Foundation’s Indigenous People’s Fund Invites Grant Applications From Organizations Benefiting Women and Girls The Tides Foundation is seeking general operating proposals from indigenous organizations working to preserve and enhance the … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
GTB Revenue Sharing News Coverage
From the Traverse City Record-Eagle: TRAVERSE CITY — For at least four years, Toni Ferris’ special education students built self-esteem and coordination through regular swimming lessons. But this year’s lessons nearly didn’t happen: The grant-supported program, designed for students with … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Michigan Indian, News, Uncategorized
American Indian Tribal Law
Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30
Federal Indian Law: Cases and Materials (6th ed.)
The Eagle Returns: The Legal History of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
