From the Billings Gazette:
The Crow Tribe recently signed an innovative agreement with Montana and the federal government that will make it easier for banks to offer secured loans on the reservation. Essentially, it provides for seizure of personal property used as collateral when a loan is in default. (It does not apply to land held [...]
From the Billings Gazette:
When the last of the bison herds disappeared in the early 1880s, Indian nations on the Northern Plains were reduced to poverty.
In Montana, where there are no high-flying gambling operations and big population centers, economic conditions for American Indians have been slow to change. Unemployment is rampant, and business opportunities are scarce.
Through [...]
From BoxingScene.com:
By Keith Terceira
This article first began to develop when we were contacted by the Bronco McKart camp asking me to look into irregularities on the fight card that took place on March 29 at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. This fight card was to take place under the oversite of the [...]
Here are the materials, in a case involving actions of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s law enforcement as arresting officers:
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Sr. District Judge Bogue dismissed this claim, brought under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1985. Here are the materials:
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birdnecklace-motion-for-default-judgment
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Kirsty Gover, a grad student, has posted “Genealogy as Continuity: Explaining the Growing Tribal Preference for Descent Rules in Membership Governance” on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This article presents the findings of a large-scale study of current and historic tribal membership rules contained in the constitutions of federally-recognized tribes. The constitutions of 245 tribes in [...]
From NILL:
The conference proceedings for “Sovereignty symposium 2007 : making medicine” (2007) provide a wealth of information on the Model Tribal Secured Transactions Act. The Act itself is provided, along with analysis, sample tribal codes/regulations and sample tribal compacts (or intergovernmental agreements). Much of the information is reprinted with permission from the National Conference of [...]
From the Houston Chronicle:
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — American Indians who had trouble getting loans because of a disparity between tribal and state laws are learning about new legislation that could make the process easier.
Representatives from about a dozen tribes around the country are expected to attend a meeting in this Denver suburb Friday and Saturday to [...]
All the bottom side briefs in the Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co. have been filed and are available at the NARF/NCAI Supreme Court Project website here.
The Bank’s reply brief is due shortly.
From the Bellingham Herald:
Four members of the Nooksack Indian Tribe have filed suit in tribal court, challenging an election ordinance that requires tribal council candidates to pass a drug test before they can get on the ballot.
Charlotte Geleynse had hoped to be on the ballot for the March 15 election as a member of the [...]
