Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

High Country News on Tribal Initiatives under Obamacare

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Here: “When federal health care falls short, tribes improvise: A growing number of tribes manage their own clinics and behavioral programs.”

Thunderbird Strike!

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Here.

In the 2D sidescroller Thunderbird Strike, fly from the Tar Sands to the Great Lakes as a thunderbird protecting Turtle Island with searing lightning against the snake that threatens to swallow the lands and waters whole.


Congrats to Elizabeth LaPensé!!!

MSU/TICA Panel #8 (ETHICS) — Peter Ortego & Sharon Avery

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And presenter/moderator Jessica Intermill

“Trump tells Sen. Orrin Hatch that he’ll shrink Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument”

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Here from the Salt Lake Tribune.

Tenth Circuit Materials re: Oklahoma’s En Banc Petition in Murphy v. Royal

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Here are the primary briefs:

2017 09 21 petition for rehearing

2017 10 10 u.s. amicus in support of petition

appellant’s resp to en banc pet

muscogee (creek) nation amicus brief in opposition to en banc pet

Here are additional briefs

amicus mtn ok oil and gas et al

motion by ok independent petroleum assn to file amicus brief

ok municipal league mtn to file amicus

united keetoowah band amicus resp to en banc pet

Panel materials here.

MSU/TICA Panel #7 — Mary Pavel, Monte Mills, Dan Rey-Bear

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And moderator Bryan Newland:

MSU/TICA Panel #6 — Kate Fort, Kandis Martine, Jack Trope

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Nooksack: Federal Court Stays RICO Suit; IBIA Dismisses First IHS Reassumption Appeal

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Here are materials in Rabang v. Kelly (W.D. Wash.):

6 – defendant-appellants’ opening brief

11 – plaintiff-appellees’ answering brief

124 non-parties nooksack tribe and certain tribal employees’ motion to quash non-party subpoenas

125 defendants kelly, cante and armstrong’s motion to strike notices of deposition and for protective order

127 plaintiffs’ response to defendants kelly, cante, armstrong’s motion to strike and non-party witnesses and nooksack tribe’s motion to quash

130 order

Here are materials in Nooksack Indian Tribe v. Director (IBIA):

3-28-17 nooksack v. ihs (ibia) motion of 271 nooksack members to intervene

4-19-17 nooksack v. ihs (ibia) nooksack indian tribe’s response in opposition to motion to intervene

6-30-17 nooksack v. ihs (ibia) order granting motion to intervene

10-4-17 nooksack v. ihs (ibia) joint status report

10-12-17 nooksack v. ihs (ibia) intervenor 271 nooksack tribal members’ status report

10-17-17 nooksack v. ihs (ibia) dismissal order

MSU/TICA Panel #5 — Katherine Belzowski & Maya Kane

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And moderator Neoshia Roemer

MSU/TICA Panel #4 — Breann Nu’uhiwa & Pilar Thomas

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With Doreen McPaul.

And Elaine Barr, moderator.