Omaha Tribe Chief Judge Posting

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

POSITION                           :                   Chief Tribal Judge

SALARY                               :                   Negotiable

OPENING DATE                 :                   April 21, 2014

CLOSING DATE                  :                   May 2, 2014

LOCATION                          :                   Omaha Tribal Court

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska

Macy, NE  68039

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August 2014 Tribal Court Training Conference — August 13-15, 2014

Here:

TCAP Save the Date

Center for American Progress Report on American Indian Mascots

Here is “Missing the Point: The Real Impact of Native Mascots and Team Names on American Indian and Alaska Native Youth:” StegmanAIANmascots-reportv2

An excerpt:

Although the debate over the Washington football team may rage on until either the NFL or the team’s owner, Dan Snyder, finally does the right thing and changes the name, there are many things that can be done right now to support AI/AN students in schools that perpetuate harmful stereotypes. Instead of debating merchandise economics and fan sentimentality, it is time to get to the point in this debate and to stop the harm that racist mascots and team names do to AI/AN youth.

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Suit against Repo Company Working for Tribal Payday Lender Dismissed in Federal Court

Here are the materials in Goldenstein v. Repossessors Inc. (E.D. Pa.):

35-9 Repossessors Motion for Summary J

41-1 Goldenstein Response

45 Repossessors Reply

53 DCT Order Granting Motion for Summary J

Report to U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Re: American Indigenous Prisoners’ Religious Rights

Here:

7-25-14 Joint Submission By Huy, NCAI, NARF, ACLU et al to U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Re American Indigenous Prisoners’ Religious Rights

7-25-14 Letter to Native Nations & Advocacy Groups re Supplemental Report

Univ. of Washington 27th Annual Indian Law Symposium — Sept. 11-12, 2014

Here (PDF):

27th Annual Indian Law Symposium Brochure_Page_1 27th Annual Indian Law Symposium Brochure_Page_2

 

DOJ Invitation to Consult on Voting Rights

Here:

DOJ Consultation Invitation Voting Rights

Federal Court Refuses to Allow Blue Lake Rancheria to Add Section 1983 Claims in FUTA Tax Dispute

Here are the materials in Blue Lake Rancheria v. Morgenstern (E.D. Cal.):

67 Blue Lake Motion to Amend

69 California Opposition

70 Blue Lake Reply

72 DCT Order Denying Motion

Blue Lake had prevailed in the Ninth Circuit before.

Federal Court Dismisses Navajo Colorado River Water Rights Claims

Here are the materials in Navajo Nation v. Dept. of Interior (D. Ariz.):

240-1 Interior Motion to Dismiss

253 Hopi motion to dismiss

282 Navajo Response

293 Interior Reply

305 DCT Order Dismissing Claims

Tenth Circuit Rejects Challenge to EPA Decision re Four Corners Power Plant at Navajo

Here is the opinion in WildEarth Guardians v. EPA.

Briefs are here.