Turtle Talk

Monday, March 22, 2010– The Carcieri Fix: (listen)
Last year the Supreme Court ruled in Carcieri v. Salazar that language in the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act does not allow the Interior Secretary to take land into trust for the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island because the tribe was not federally recognized in 1934. Tribal leaders immediately turned to their allies in Congress to pass a “Carcieri Fix” – a bill that would reverse the court’s decision. But the fix has not been passed. Does Indian Country have the clout to pull it off? Guests are Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa) of the Michigan State University College of Law and Jason Giles (Muscogee Creek) Deputy Executive Director/National Indian Gaming Association.