Alaska SCT Holds Tribal Council Does Not Have Standing to Appeal Indian Child Custody Matter

Here is the opinion in Asa’carsarmiut Tribal Council v. Wheeler. An excerpt:

The superior court awarded Wheeler primary physical custody. Neither Wheeler nor Myre has appealed the superior court’s decision, but the tribal council appeals, arguing that the superior court lacked modification jurisdiction. The narrow question before us in this appeal is thus whether the tribal council has standing to appeal the superior court’s modification decision in light of the parents’ election not to appeal that decision. We conclude that under this circumstance, the tribal council does not have standing, and we therefore dismiss the appeal.

 

Chippewa Cree Appellate Court Decision in Election Matter (Rocky Boy’s)

Here is the opinion in St. Marks v. Chippewa Cree Election Board:

Election opinion_FINAL

UCLA American Indian Studies Center Director Posting

Here:

AISC Director Announce FINAL

2014 ILPC Conference Final Panel

Rose Petoskey, Shelly Lowe, Melvin Monette, Dr. Tawa Sina, Dr. Angelique Day, and Dr. Suzanne Cross

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The serious participants

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2014 ILPC Conference Fourth Panel

Christina Marie Dewey, Emily Proctor, Estrella Torrez, and Jennifer Rosa

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2014 ILPC Third Panel

Tiffani Darden, Eric Hemenway, and Treena Metallic

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2014 ILPC Lunch Speaker — The Incredible Gina Jackson

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ILPC Conference Second Panel

Dr. Nicole Blalack, Melody McCoy, April Day, and Kristi Bowman

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ILPC Conference First Panel — Dr. Suzanne Cross and Hunter Genia

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Friends of Amador County v. Jewell a Petition to Watch for This Week’s SCT Conference

Here:

Friends of Amador County v. Jewell
14-340
Issue: Whether, in an action by a third party against the Secretary of the Interior under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq., a putative Indian tribe may invoke its sovereign immunity to prevent a court from reviewing the lawfulness of the Secretary’s decision to recognize it as a tribe.

We posted on this matter here.

Also, the petition was yesterday’s petition of the day.