From The Hill:
A move to destroy the Cherokee Nation
Despite my years in politics, I’m still surprised by Congress’s inability to learn from past mistakes and tendency to interfere where it should not. One of the richer sources of persistent bad judgment is Congress’s tragic history of meddling in the internal affairs of Indian tribes. Yet [...]
Here are the briefs in San Pasqual Band v. Schwarzenegger:
san-pasqual-opening-brief
california-appellee-brief
california-tribal-business-assn-amicus
san-pasqual-reply-brief
And here is news coverage from Indianz:
Just filed Friday: United States Cert Opposition
Here are the earlier materials at the NARF website:
Cert Petition
State Amicus Brief Supporting Cert Petition
From Indian Country Today:Manoomin Project teaches at-risk youth respect, culture Posted: November 21, 2007 by: Greg Peterson
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Photo courtesy Greg Peterson/second photo courtesy Steve Durocher — The Manoomin Project teaches at-risk teens - sentenced in juvenile court for minor crimes - respect for themselves, Native heritage and nature. [...]
I have been tracking media coverage of the 2007 Consent Decree and have been pleased to see that most reporting on the issue has been balanced and reasonable. It is well documented that media coverage of topics related to American Indians and Indian affairs has been unbalanced and has had impacts on both public perception and policy making. [...]
This link is a great introduction to law school for American Indians interested in a career in law. Speakers include:
Raquel Montoya-Lewis
Wambdi Wastewin (Angelique Eaglewoman)
Scott Sufficool
Kevin Gover [soon to be Curator of the NMAI]
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee heard powerful testimony from Indian women last week on the pervasive problem of violence against women. Riyaz Kanji of Ann Arbor’s Kanji & Katzen testified that Congress has authority to extend criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians to Indian tribes, if it chooses.
The Amnesty Report that helped to jump start this issue [...]
Welcome to the blog of the Michigan State University College of Law’s Indigenous Law and Policy Center!!!!
You can learn more about the Center by visiting our website.
We are hosting the 4th annual Indigenous Law Conference on October 19-20, 2007. You can register here.
We also publish occasional papers and white papers regarding Indian law and policy [...]
