Entries Tagged as ‘Author: Wenona T. Singel’

November 29, 2007

MSU 5th Annual Conference — Call for Papers: Deadline Feb. 1, 2008

CALL FOR PAPERS

5th Annual MSU Indigenous Law Conference
October 10-11, 2008 @ MSU Law College

Forty Years of the Indian Civil Rights Act – History, Tribal Law, and Modern Challenges

The Indian Civil Rights Act will be 40 years old in 2008 – and [...]

November 28, 2007

Underwater evidence that Michigan Indians may have hunted mastadons

From NPR:
Health & Science
Humans May Have Hunted Mastadons
Listen Now [4 min 30 sec]
Day to Day, November 27, 2007 · An underwater archaeologist has found what may be an etching of a mastodon at the bottom of Grand Traverse Bay in Lake Michigan. Members of a local tribe believe that there is a spear in the [...]

November 19, 2007

Michigan State Law Review Call for Papers

Dear Colleagues,
The editors of the Michigan State Law Review have asked that I forward to you the following call for papers:
The Michigan State Law Review is requesting submissions for its spring symposium issue on the topic of Labor and Employment Laws in Indian Country, in conjunction with the Section on Indian [...]

November 19, 2007

Alaska Natives tentatively settle Catholic sex abuse lawsuit

Ken Roosa, an Anchorage lawyer representing 110 Alaska Natives reporting sexual abuse at the hands of Jesuit priests, has reported a tentative settlement of $50 million with an Oregon-based Jesuit province.
The LA Times coverage of the lawsuit also noted the following:
“A dozen priests and three missionaries were accused of sexually abusing Eskimo children in 15 [...]