Monthly Archives: April 2009
Chickasaw Nation on NPR’s Morning Edition
You can listen to the story at the link below, or read the text here. A Sovereign (And Successful) Chickasaw Nation by Arun Rath Morning Edition, April 27, 2009 · If we think of the Chickasaw as a nation, their … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Kate E. Fort, economic development, gaming, News
NYTs: $500 Million to Tribes in Stimulus Package
From the NYTs: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Saturday that $500 million in federal stimulus money would go to American Indian tribes across the nation for schools, housing, infrastructure improvements and job programs on reservations. Mr. Salazar made the announcement … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, News
Book Review of “American Indian Education”
Greg Gagnon, a fine prof. at the University of North Dakota and a generous reviewer, has reviewed my book, “American Indian Education” and Loren L. Basson’s “White Enough To Be American?Race Mixing, Indigenous People, and the Boundaries of State and … Continue reading
Minnesota Legal History Project: Minnesota Constitution in the Dakota Language
From LHB: Earlier posts have pointed to projects on the legal history of various American states, including Idaho and Connecticut. Here’s another. The Minnesota Legal History Project describes itself as “an archive of original and previously published articles and essays … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Language, legal history, Research
Some Organizational Changes
We’ve made some minor organizational changes on the blog. If you are looking for our Supreme Court information or Michigan Odawa History Project, those are now housed under the “Resources” tab at the top of the page. We’ve also added … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Author: Kate E. Fort
NYTs: Walter Echohawk Helps to Found Native Arts Foundation
Here is a pdf of the NYTs article — walter-echohawk-native-arts-foundation
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, cultural resources, News
Public Radio Segment on NAGPRA and Michigan Tribes
INTERLOCHEN PUBLIC RADIO (2009-04-22) For the more than a decade now Indian tribes in Michigan and elsewhere have been reclaiming objects lost over the centuries. In many cases they are also able to return to the earth the remains of … Continue reading
Fort and Fletcher on the Indian Child Welfare Act
Kathryn E. Fort has posted her paper, “The Cherokee Conundrum: California Courts and the Indian Child Welfare Act,” on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article was prepared for presentation at the American Indian Identity Conference held at Michigan State … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Scholarship
Complaint in Blacks Hills Judgment Case
Here is the complaint in Different Horse v. Salazar — different-horse-v-salazar-complaint — referenced here. If I were the government, I’d file a Rule 19 motion to dismiss, naming the eight tribes as indispensable sovereigns.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, treaty rights
District Court Dismisses Challenge to Graton Rancheria Casino
Indianz’ report is here. Here are the materials in Stop the Casino 101 Coalition v. Salazar (N.D. Cal.): stop-the-casino-dct-order salazar-motion-to-dismiss graton-rancheria-motion-to-dismiss
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Research
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
