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The Colbert Report and the UNDRIP
From the Colbert Report:
Native American Overlords – The Colbert Report – 1/4/11 – Video Clip | Comedy Central.
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SCOTUSblog has the Tohono O’Odham Argument Preview
Our discussion of the Tohono O’Odham case here and our choice to cover SCOTUSblog here.
Here is the post via SCOTUSblog:
Argument preview: CFC jurisdiction over claims pending in federal court
Daniel Thies previews United States v. Tohono O’Odham Nation, which is scheduled for oral argument on Mondayoral arguments over whether 28 U.S.C. § 1500 deprives the Court of Federal Claims of jurisdiction over claims concerning the government’s breach of trust when the plaintiff has an identical claim pending in federal court. Daniel Thies, a clerk for the Honorable Jerry E. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, previews the case for the American Bar Association’s PREVIEW of U.S. Supreme Court Cases; the ABA has generously agreed to share some of its previews – which are authored by practitioners and scholars in the field – with SCOTUSblog. You can read Mr. Thies’ preview here; PREVIEW’s website is here.
Michigan Tribal Elders Meeting
From UpNorthLive.com:
Tuesday was the first day of the 13th annual Michigan Indian Elders Association, or MIEA.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 4:50 p.m.
BARAGA — Native American elders from across Michigan are in Baraga this week tackling tribal issues.
Tuesday was the first day of the 13th annual Michigan Indian Elders Association, or MIEA.
A drum and flag ceremony welcomed all 12 recognized tribes in the State of Michigan.
While the association is about how elders can make a difference culturally, socially and politically, they’re also working on bridging the gap between elders and youth.
“One of the cultural aspects of the Native American community is that the elders train and teach our youth,” says Robert Menard, MIEA Chairperson. “So they look up to our elders for guidance and that’s a service we’re providing them.”
The MIEA has given out more than $40,000 in scholarships and incentives to help children in school.
Chickasaw Nation on NPR’s Morning Edition
You can listen to the story at the link below, or read the text here.
A Sovereign (And Successful) Chickasaw Nation
by Arun Rath
Morning Edition, April 27, 2009 · If we think of the Chickasaw as a nation, their No. 1 foreign policy priority is trade. Their No. 1 trading partner? Texas.
The WinStar casino is right across the border in Oklahoma, and it’s the closest legal gambling to Dallas, so even on a Tuesday night, the vast parking lot is filled with Texas tags.
Like many Indian tribes, the Chickasaw rake in huge sums from their casinos. But there’s a certain nervousness here about basing a whole nation’s fortunes on gambling.
“My mom used to say, ‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,’ and that’s the essence of what we try to do with our businesses,” says Bill Anoatubby, who has been the governor of the Chickasaw Nation since 1987. He is now serving his sixth elected term. “There’s always this resistance to gaming — it’s in the community, it’s in the Congress — so you really, you’re not sure what the direction might be. Congress, with very little notice, could change the rules on us, and if they did, we would be — we could have problems.”
Anoatubby has spent much of the past 20 years working to strengthen the nation’s foundation by diversifying the tribe’s economy.
“We shouldn’t rely strictly on gaming, and we should invest as much as we can while the dollars are there,” he says. “We will take the profits from gaming, and we will invest those in new things.”
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Sherman Alexie on the Colbert Report
First Birthday!
Turtle Talk is one year old today. We’ve had more than 145,000 visits this year–thanks to all of our visitors, commenters, and contributors. We’re looking forward to another busy year.
U.S. Senate Hearing on Tribal Courts
From Indianz:
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next Thursday, July 24, on tribal courts and the administration of justice in Indian Country.
The hearing takes place at 9:30am in Room 562 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. A witness list hasn’t been made public. The committee has been examining law and order issues in Indian Country since 2007. A comprehensive bill addressing tribal courts and other justice matters is being introduced next week.
Heid Erdrich Contributes to “Riding Shotgun”
From The Twin Cities Daily Planet:
Literary Collaborations
By Aimee Loiselle, The Circle
June 28, 2008
Renowned author Heid Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe) currently shares her strong voice and unique perspective with two local literary collaborations. Erdrich recently wrote an essay for the anthology Riding Shotgun: Women Write About Their Mothers, published by Borealis/Minnesota Historical Society Press. In addition, she is working with emerging prose and poetry writers as a mentor in The Loft Literary Center’s Mentor Series.
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