Monthly Archives: July 2009
TV Coverage of Grand Traverse Band Revenue Sharing Projects
From GTB Chairman Derek Bailey (Bailey Blast July 31 2009): This past Wednesday, July 29th, the 7&4 News channel did an excellent feature story on the Grand Traverse Band’s recent 2% allocation. The positive message is a necessary reminder of … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Michigan Indian, News
“American Indian Education” Reviewed in American Indian Culture and Research Journal
My book “American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle, and the Law” received a very nice review from Cynthia Kasee of Winston-Salem State University. The review appeared in UCLA’s American Indian Culture and Research Journal. Kasee Review
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Book Review, Scholarship
Greektown is $755 Million in Debt
From Indianz: The commercial casino that is majority owned by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan is more than $755 million in debt. The Greektown Casino in Detroit entered bankruptcy proceedings last year. So far, all … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Michigan Indian, News
Two Papers by Angelique EagleWoman on SSRN
The Eagle and the Condor of the Western Hemisphere: Application of International Indigenous Principles to Halt the United States Border Wall Idaho Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 1-18, 2009 Angelique EagleWoman University of Idaho – College of Law … Continue reading
Tenth Circuit Holds Indian Felons Lose Treaty Right to Carry Firearms
Here is the opinion in United States v. Fox. Fox is Navajo. An excerpt: Dionysius Fox, a member of the Navajo Nation, was arrested on the Navajo Reservation on an unrelated charge and found in possession of a shotgun and … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research, treaty rights
Navajo Council to Repeal Dine Fundamental Law?!?!
From the Navajo-Hopi Observer: WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Last Thursday, the 21st Navajo Nation Council tabled a measure that would have repealed the Diné Fundamental Laws – a codified set of laws based on centuries-old Navajo traditional values and customs. … Continue reading
Nottawaseppi Huron Band in Talks to Amend Gaming Compact
From the Battle Creek Inquirer: The governor’s attorney said Tuesday the revised compact for FireKeepers Casino should be done within 60 days and offered clues to what the new document might look like. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, owner … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Michigan Indian, News
Former Tribal Gaming Operations CEO Indicted for Theft from a Tribal Organization
Here is the indictment in United States v. Jeff Livingston (E.D. Cal.). And an excerpt from the California AG’s office press release about the case: The joint investigation revealed that Livingston made unauthorized purchases with the casino’s corporate credit card, … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, gaming, News
MHA Nation Survives Motion to Dismiss Claims for Contract Support Costs from IHS
Here is the opinion in Three Affiliated Tribes v. United States (D. D.C.) — MHA Nation v. US DCT Order An excerpt: laintiff Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation (“Three Tribes”) brings this action against the United States … Continue reading
Maryland High Court Decides ICWA Active Efforts Case
By a 5-2 margin, the Maryland Court of Appeals in In re Nicole B. (opinion) refused to overturn a lower court decision applying the “reasonable efforts” standard instead of the standard articulated in the Indian Child Welfare Act, “active efforts.” … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, 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
