Congrats to Michael Petoskey, Newest Member of the NARF Board of Directors!

Update in Standing Rock/Dakota Access Pipeline

Here are the new materials in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.):

569 Tribe Motion

573 Army Corps Opposition

586 Tribe Reply

607 DCT Order

Prior post here.

Mount Rushmore Fireworks Suit Materials (so far)

Here are the materials in Noem v. Haaland (D.S.D.):

1 Complaint

3-1 Motion for PI

31 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Motion to Intervene

32 Noem Opposition

33 Tribe Reply

34 US Response to 3-1

37 Tribe Response to 3-1

43 DCt Order Granting Tribe Intervention

49 State Reply in Support of 3-1

Sovereign Lending Tribe Wins Partial Victory in Conn. SCT

Here is the opinion in Great Plains Lending LLC v. State of Conn. Dept. of Banking:

Connecticut SCT Opinion

Briefs here.

American Indian Law Scholarly Update

Recent articles posted on SSRN:

‘The Court of the Conqueror’: Colonialism, the Constitution, and the Time of Redemption

Law’s Infamy: Understanding the Canon of Bad Law (eds. Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, and Martha M. Umphrey) (NYU Press 2021).Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 May 2021Working Paper SeriesSherally MunshiGeorgetown University Law Center


On Power & the Law: McGirt v. Oklahoma

Sup. Ct. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2021).Number of pages: 57 Posted: 18 May 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2021Accepted Paper SeriesMaggie BlackhawkUniversity of Pennsylvania Carey Law School


Tribal Consultation: Toward Meaningful Collaboration with the Federal Government

33 Colorado Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Review 1, ForthcomingNumber of pages: 53 Posted: 14 May 2021Working Paper SeriesMichael C. Blumm and Lizzy PennockLewis & Clark Law School and Lewis & Clark College – Lewis and Clark Law School

PERMANENT HOMELANDS THROUGH TREATIES WITH THE UNITED STATES: RESTORING FAITH IN THE TRIBAL NATION-U.S. RELATIONSHIP IN LIGHT OF THE MCGIRT DECISION

47 Mitchell Hamline Law Review 640 (2021)Number of pages: 46 Posted: 29 Apr 2021Accepted Paper SeriesAngelique EagleWomanMitchell Hamline School of Law

A National Truth Commission for Native Americans

Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society, 2021Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Apr 2021Accepted Paper SeriesSara OchsUniversity of Louisville Brandeis School of Law


The Marshall Factor: How Forced Sterilization of Native American Women Birthed Generational Reproductive Injustice

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Apr 2021Working Paper SeriesMicaela SimpsonSouthern University Law Review

The Blind Eye: Jus Soli, and the “Pretended” Treaty of New Echota

9 American Indian Law Journal (2021) (forthcoming), U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper ForthcomingNumber of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Apr 2021Accepted Paper SeriesChristopher RossiUniversity of Iowa College of Law

E Ola Ka ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i:Protecting the Hawaiian Language and Providing Equality for Kānaka Maoli

UCLA The Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & ResistanceNumber of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Apr 2021Accepted Paper SeriesTroy J.H. AndradeUniversity of Hawai’i at M?noa | William S. Richardson School of Law

Incorporation by Any Other Name? Comparing Congress’ Federalization of Tribal Court Criminal Procedure with the Supreme Court’s Regulation of State Courts

Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. 109, No. 299, 2020Number of pages: 60 Posted: 29 Mar 2021Accepted Paper SeriesJordan GrossAlexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana


Jurisprudence and Recommendations for Tribal Court Authority Due to Imposition of U.S. Limitations

47 Mitchell Hamline L. Rev. 339 (2021)Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Feb 2021Accepted Paper SeriesAngelique EagleWomanMitchell Hamline School of Law


Politician in Public, Plotter in Private: How Thomas Jefferson Conquered the West and Robbed Native Americans of Their Birthright

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Feb 2021Working Paper SeriesEdward AdamsThe Blake School

Cert Stage Materials in Seneca County v. Cayuga Indian Nation [property tax]

Here:

Seneca County Petition Final

Brief in Opposition

Reply

Lower court materials here.

 

House Resources/Indigenous Peoples Subcommittee Hearing Today

Here:

Legislative: Hearing on Tribal-Related Legislation – Including RESPECT Act and Stop Act

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United StatesDate: Thursday, May 20, 2021Add to my CalendarTime: 12:00 PMPresiding: The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernández, Chair

On Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will host a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following tribal-related legislation:

  • H.R. 2930 (Rep. Leger Fernández), To enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes, STOP Act of 2021.
  • H.R. 438 (Rep. Young), To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.
  • RESPECT Act [discussion draft] (Rep. Raúl Grijalva), To prescribe procedures for effective consultation and coordination by Federal agencies with federally recognized Indian Tribes regarding Federal Government actions that impact Tribal lands and interests to ensure that meaningful Tribal input is an integral part of the Federal decision-making process.

Witness List

The Honorable Brian D. Vallo (H.R. 2930) (testimony)

Governor

Pueblo of Acoma

Acoma, NM

Ms. Stacy Leeds (Discussion Draft – RESPECT Act) (testimony)

Professor of Law and Leadership

ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Phoenix, AZ

Mr. Matthew L.M. Fletcher (Discussion Draft – RESPECT Act) (testimony)

Director & Professor of Law

Indigenous Law and Policy Center

Michigan State University College of Law

Ann Arbor, MI

Ms. Lauren van Schilfgaarde (Discussion Draft – RESPECT Act) (testimony)

Director

Tribal Legal Development Clinic

UCLA School of Law

Los Angeles, CA

Mr. Robert Gallegos (H.R. 2930) (testimony)

Treasurer

Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association PO Box 45628

Rio Rancho, NM 87174

Mohawk Nations Bring Reservation Boundaries Litigation

Here are the new materials in Canadian St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians v. State of New York (N.D. N.Y.):

768-1 St. Regis Mohawk Motion

769-2 Akwesasne Mohawks Motion

770-1 People of the Longhouse Motion

771-1 US Motion

D.C. Circuit Orders Federal Exhaustion in Federal Acknowledgement Matter

Here is the order in Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of Minnesota v. Haaland:

CADC Memorandum Disposition

Briefs here.