Training at Lac Vieux Desert, August 12 & 13
Author: Kate Fort
Job Posting: Navajo Nation Assistant Attorney General
The Navajo Nation Department of Justice is seeking an energetic and motivated Assistant Attorney General to manages a component “Tax and Finance Unit” The qualified applicant will provide legal advice and representation to various programs, departments and divisions of the Navajo Nation government, regarding a wide range of legal issues, including statutory and regulatory grounds for local authority, contract disputes and procurement issues, and intergovernmental relations. Emphasis will be in the area of Tax, Retirement, Insurance, Finance and Office of Management and Budget.
Job Posting: Klamath Tribes Court Administrator
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Latest District Court Memorandum and Order in Duluth v. Fond Du Lac
Given the significant weight that is to be placed on this factor, the Court finds that it tips the balance in favor of granting the Band retrospective relief under Rule 60(b)(6). Although (1) the parties voluntarily agreed to the Consent Decree, (2) the NIGC initially endorsed the Agreements, and (3) the NIGC may lack authority to punish the Band for its compliance with the Consent Decree, those factors are outweighed by (4) the strong congressional intent that tribes be the primary beneficiaries of gaming revenues, (5) the fact that the Band’s obligation to pay rent under the Agreements is now considered—by the agency tasked with making such determinations—to violate that intent, and (6) the fact that the City was aware of the NIGC’s changing viewpoint on the subject matter. Accordingly, the Band is relieved from its obligation to pay to the City the rent withheld in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Previous coverage here.
Testimony from Recent Senate Hearing on Juvenile Justice in Indian Country
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The Honorable Robert Listenbee
Administrator-Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
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Mr. Darren Cruzan
Deputy BIA Director-Office of Justice Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
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Ms. Addie C. Rolnick
Associate Professor-William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
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Ms. Carla Knapp
National Director of Native Services-Boys & Girls Club of America, Fort Myers, FL
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ABA submission here.
TLPI Code Resource: Drafting or Revising Tribal Juvenile Justice Codes
The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) is pleased to announce a new Tribal Legal Code Resource publication – A Guide for Drafting or Revising Tribal Juvenile Delinquency and Status Offense Laws – which is the most recent addition to TLPI’s Tribal Legal Code Resource series. This resource was developed with support from both the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Tribal Youth Program Training and Technical Assistance Center. Please note that the June 2015 version – available through TLPI’s Tribal Court Clearinghouse www.TLPI.org – includes an interactive version with extensive internal and external links and downloadable PDF format.
28th Annual Indian Law Symposium at University of Washington
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About the Program
Join us for the 28th Annual University of Washington Indian Law Symposium! As in past years, the conference includes comprehensive litigation and legislation updates and a number of topics of interest to a broad array of practitioners.
Program Highlights
- Keynote by EPA’s Deputy General Counsel
- Basics of Criminal Jurisdiction Under VAWA & TLOA
- Federal Environmental Laws in Indian Country
- Tribal Taxation Issues in Washington
- Ethical Issues in Tribal Court
- Current Indian Religious Freedom Questions
- Federal Legislative Update
- Public Defense in Tribal Courts
- Non-gaming Economic Development Strategies
- Annual Litigation Update
Statewide Listening Sessions with Native Peoples in Massachusetts
Press release here:
(Boston, July 9, 2015) – UMass Boston’s Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) and Suffolk University Law School’s Indigenous Peoples Rights Clinic are pleased to announce a year-long, statewide project, Massachusetts Native Peoples and the Social Contract: A Reassessment for Our Times.
Supported by a grant from Mass Humanities, the two organizations will host four roundtable discussions and listening sessions in areas of the state with substantial Native American populations.
The goal is to bring Native peoples’ voices to the forefront, engaging Natives in Massachusetts in looking at the past, the present, and the future through the lens of the social contract between the state and Native peoples whose homelands are within the borders of the state, and discussing issues affecting tribal members and the communities.
In conjunction with tribal leaders from tribal communities, INENAS Director Cedric Woods and Nicole Friederichs, director of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Clinic, will lead the roundtable discussions and moderate the listening sessions in Worcester, Boston, Mashpee, and Amherst. The first session will be held in Worcester Public Library on August 29, hosted by the Nipmuc Tribe.
All are welcome to attend these important events; there will be an opportunity for those present to share their thoughts.
The four roundtable discussions will he held:
- Worcester Public Library- August 29, 2-4 p.m.
- Mashpee Wampanoag government building, Mashpee- October 3, 4-6 p.m.
- UMass Amherst, Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall, Rm. 160 (Next to RootsCafé) – November 5, 6-8 p.m.
- North American Indian Center of Boston, 105 South Huntington Ave. Jamaica Plain- March11, 2016, noon to 2 p.m.
Poarch Band Wins Preliminary Injunction in Property Tax Case
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Previous coverage here.
This case arises from a complaint filed by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (“the Tribe”) against in James H. Hildreth, Jr. (“Hildreth”), in his official capacity as the Tax Assessor of Escambia County. In the complaint, the Tribe sought relief to prevent Hildreth from levying property taxes against United States trust property held for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Before the Court is the Tribe’s motion for a preliminary injunction (Doc. 12) against James Hildreth, the Tax Assessor of Escambia Co., Alabama; Hildreth’s corrected response in opposition (Doc. 16); the Tribe’s reply (Doc. 25); and Hildreth’s sur-reply (Doc 29). For the reasons stated below, the Court finds the Tribe is entitled to preliminary injunctive relief.
TLPI 4th Annual Healing to Wellness Court Enhancement Training, Sept. 8-10
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Among many other presenters, Fort & Vicaire will be talking about tribal veterans courts, family law, and (you guessed it) ICWA.
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