Turtle Talk

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html

• Penobscot Nation v. Frey (Treaty Rights)
• United States v. Cline (Criminal Jurisdiction)
• Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe v. County of Mille Lacs (Reservation Boundaries)
• Hudson v. Zinke (Tribal Elections; Trust Relationship)
• Mecautea v. State of Oregon (Tribal Court Jurisdiction)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html
In Re the Petition of M.G. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2020.html
Donius and Rincon Mushroom Corporation, Inc v. Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians (Tribal Jurisdiction)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html

• Compensatory mitigation and public lands.
• American Indians and the right to vote: Why the courts are not enough.
• Silent intent? Analyzing the congressional intent required to abrogate tribal sovereign immunity.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

• NCAI and NARF joint statement on recent census announcement and call for Congress to extend census operations
• How the U of Minnesota, Twin Cities doubled its retention of Native American students
• Urban Indians are largely invisible from COVID-19 reporting
• Federal court vacates Keystone XL permit, orders remand to federal agency
• Mashpee tribal members recount long history of fighting for land
• Op-Ed: Two women fighting to prevent COVID-19 from destroying rural Alaska
• SCOTUS will hear McGirt argument remotely in May — No date set yet
• UN expert mechanism on the rights of Indigenous peoples releases statement on COVID-19
• Culture, resilience, and sustainability of the Salish people
• Arne Vainio: Zoongide’iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage