Monthly Archives: November 2011
Coeur d’Alene Tribal Claims Fall under the Tohono O’odham Precedent
Here is the new case from the Court of Federal Claims: CFC Dismissal of Coeur d’Alene Claims
Tribal Justice News from DOJ, Nov. 14-18
TRIBAL JUSTICE NEWS Nov. 14 – 18, 2011 Contact: Wyn Hornbuckle, Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007 *** INDIAN COUNTRY PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District Of Montana Announces The Creation Of The “Native Shield Initiative” U.S. … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Kate E. Fort, News
New Bay Mills Chair Supports Off Reservation Gaming Efforts
Here.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, IGRA, Michigan Indian, News
News Coverage of the 8th Annual Haudenosaunee Conference
From the Democrat and Chronicle: SYRACUSE — Three federal court decisions regarding Native American land claims in upstate have created legal doctrine that lawscholars meeting in Syracuse described as unsupportable. About 50 Indian law professors and students discussed the issue … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Kate E. Fort, News
Another Conditional Affirmance in an ICWA Case in Michigan
Here is the unpublished opinion in In re Whisler.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, ICWA, Michigan Indian
Carrie Garrow Op/Ed: Indians Shut Out of the Courts of the Conqueror
Here. An excerpt: To the Editor: In the beginning of the fall semester, you can usually spot the first-year law students in the hallway — bright and optimistic, true believers in the U.S. legal system. If you look closely, it … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
U.S. Judicial Conference Reverses Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference in Belle Meade Controversy
The issue is whether a federal judge can belong to a private club that has no women members, or members of color. Here is the opinion. Our prior post on this is here.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Water Pollution Regulations Ignore Native Community Fish Consumption
Huffington Post article is here. An excerpt: For many communities, the consequences also go beyond just health concerns. “Traditional families are still very active in the smokehouse. They are still fishing for their primary source of living,” says Jamie Donatuto, … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Adrea Korthase, Environmental, water rights
Bill Castanier on “Laughing Whitefish” in the Lansing City Pulse
From Lansing City Pulse: By any measure the career of John D. Voelker was a phenomenal success. He was a successful author, having written the bestseller “Anatomy of a Murder” (later made into a movie directed by Otto Preminger and … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Fiction, Michigan Indian, News
Samuel Winder Judicial Investiture Tomorrow in Albuquerque
CONGRATS!!!! Here is a copy of the program (wish I could find a news item online): investiture ceremony program final draft
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, News
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
