Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

2014 FBA Indian Law Conference Agenda

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Thursday, April 10, 2014 – Morning Session

PANEL 1. BABY VERONICA – TEXTING PATERNITY AWAY AND BRINGING ICWA INTO 21ST CENTURY

Natalie Landreth, Senior Attorney, Native American Rights Fund (Moderator)

  • Anita Fineday, Director, Casey Family Program, Indian Child Welfare Program
  • Heather Kendall-Miller, Senior Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
  • Sara Hill, Senior Assistant Attorney General for the Cherokee Nation
  • Jack Trope, Executive Director, Association on American Indian Affairs

PANEL 2. ELECTIONS 2014 – SHELBY COUNTY & THE IMPACT ON INDIAN COUNTRY
Natalie Landreth, Senior Attorney, Native American Rights Fund (Moderator)

  • Martin W. Aguilar, NAEIP Liaison, Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State
  • Laughlin McDonald, Director, American Civil Liberties Union, Voting Rights Project
  • Nina Perales, Senior Attorney, Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund
  • James T. Tucker, Attorney, Wilson Elser

LUNCH PROGRAM:
REPORT FROM THE INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION – “A ROADMAP FOR MAKING NATIVE AMERICA SAFER”

Natalie Landreth, Senior Attorney, Native American Rights Fund (Moderator)

  • Troy Eid, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP
  • Carole Goldberg, Professor, University of California Los Angeles School of Law

Thursday, April 10, 2014 – Afternoon Session

PANEL 3. SOVEREIGN ENERGY: POWERING THE DIGITAL AGE

Steven Paul McSloy, Partner, Dentons (Moderator)

  • Michon Ebon, Cultural Resource Coordinator, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (Invited)
  • Carla Fredericks, Clinical Faculty, University of Colorado School of Law
  • Pilar Thomas, Deputy Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Indian Energy
  • Lynn Slade, Partner, Modrall Sperling

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION 1
TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP IN A NEW MILLENNIUM: INCLUDING FUTURE GENERATIONS IN THE TRIBAL NETWORK

Angelique EagleWoman, Associate Professor, University of Idaho College of Law (Moderator)

  • Colin Cloud Hampson, Attorney, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
  • Danna Jackson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, District of Montana
  • Hon. Bruce Plackowski, Chief Judge, Nez Perce Tribe
  • Christine Zuni Cruz, Associate Dean, University of New Mexico School of Law

PANEL 4. NEGOTIATING SOVEREIGNTY &THE OUTER LIMITS OF COMPACTS POST-RINCON

Steven Paul McSloy, Partner, Dentons (Moderator)

  • Little Fawn Boland, Partner, Ceiba Legal, LLP
  • Ray Halbritter, Nation Representative, Oneida Indian Nation of New York
  • Jeff Nelson, Counsel, Kanji & Katzen P.L.L.C.
  • George Skibine, Counsel, Dentons

Friday, April 11, 2014 – Morning Session

PANEL 5: RESERVATION INFRASTRUCTURE AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER

Patrice Kunesh, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, US
Department of Agriculture (Moderator)

  • Catherine Munson, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend
  • Bryan Newland, Counsel, Fletcher Law PLLC
  • Hon. Christine Williams, Chief Judge, Northern California Intertribal Court System
  • Elsie Meeks, State Director, Rural Development State Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture

PANEL 6: TRIBAL SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Patrice Kunesh, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, US Department of Agriculture (Moderator)

  • Elizabeth Conway, Associate General Counsel, Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
  • Pratik Shah, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  • William Wood, Associate Professor, Southwestern Law School
  • Jennifer Weddle, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Friday, April 11, 2014 – Afternoon Session

PANEL 7: INTERNATIONAL LAW: INDIGENOUS ISSUES ON AN INTERNATIONAL GRID

Angelique EagleWoman, Associate Professor, University of Idaho College of Law (Moderator)

  • Robert Tim Coulter, Director, Indian Law Resource Center
  • Tracey LeBeau, Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, U.S. Department of Energy
  • G. William Rice, Professor, University of Tulsa College of Law
  • Rebecca Tsosie, Professor of Law, Arizona State University College of Law

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION 2
INTANGIBLE SOVEREIGNTY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES IN INDIAN LAW

Steven Paul McSloy, Partner, Dentons (Moderator)

  • Suzan Shown Harjo, Poet and Policy Advocate
  • Marshall McKay, Chairman, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
  • Trevor Reed, J.D. Candidate, Columbia Law School / Ford Foundation & Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Ethnomusicology, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Paula Yost, Partner, Dentons

PANEL 8: THE ETHICS OF INTERFACING TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY

Angelique EagleWoman, Associate Professor, University of Idaho College of Law (Moderator)

  • Hon. Greg Bigler, Tribal Attorney and Tribal Court Judge
  • Cheryl Demmert Fairbanks, Counsel, Cuddy McCarthy, LLP
  • Matthew Fletcher, Professor, Michigan State University College of Law
  • Fawn Sharp, President, Quinault Nation

Eric Hemenway to discuss “Native Americans in the War of 1812” at Detroit Public Library

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For Immediate Release

February 4, 2014

As part of the “1812: Star-Spangled Banner Nation” exhibit, the Michigan War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission is offering a series of six free Saturday lectures. All programs will take place at 2 p.m. in the Main Branch of the Detroit Public Library located at 5201 Woodward Avenue in Detroit’s Cultural Center.

The traveling exhibit of 25 original oil paintings was created by the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) to help commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812. The paintings reflect nautical scenes from the War of 1812, including the famous battle between USS Constitution v. HMS Guerriere, August 19, 1812, in the Atlantic Ocean.The exhibit, hosted by the Detroit Public Library, is open at no charge, through Saturday, March 1st, during regular library hours.

Eric Hemenway, the Director of Repatriation, Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bans of Odawa Indians, presents “Native Americans in the War of 1812” on Sat.,Feb. 8, at 2 p.m. Hemenway currently sits on the Michigan Humanities Council, Emmet County Historical Commission and the Harbor Springs Board of Trustees.

In addition to repatriation work, Eric has been involved in five different exhibits, from national to state levels, on Great Lakes Indian history. Eric also performs educational outreach with local schools in northern Michigan, as well as speak nationally on Great Lakes history and the importance of repatriation for Michigan tribes. Eric currently sits on the Michigan Humanities Council, Emmet County Historical Commission and the Harbor Springs Board of Trustees.”

Eric Hemenway’s talk will discuss the Odawa involvement in the War and the drastic outcome it had for the tribe. He stated, “The War of 1812 represents one of the major  turning points in Great Lakes Indian history. The Odawa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi and other  tribes would have their futures forever altered after this war. In many scenarios, the repercussions for the tribes were severe and long lasting.” Continue reading →

Federal Court Grants US Motion to Intervene in Penobscot Fishing Case

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Here is the order in Penobscot Nation v. Mills (D. Me.):

2014-02-04 Order on Pending Motions

Materials are here, here, and here.

N.C. SCT Cert Petition in State v. Nobles — State Criminal Jurisdiction over Cherokee Descendant

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Here:

nobles cert without appendix

Lower court materials here.

Eleventh Circuit Briefs in Miccosukee Tribe v. Morgan Stanley

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Here:

Miccosukee Opening Brief

Morgan Stanley Answer Brief

Miccosukee Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

Summary Judgment Briefs in Cherokee Freedmen Matter

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Here are the filings (so far) in Cherokee Nation v. Nash (D.D.C.):

233 Cherokee Nation Brief

234 Federal Defendants – Expert Report in Support of Partial Summary Judgment

Exhibit 3 Federal Defendants Motion and Memo In Support – Cross Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Opposition to Cherokee Motion

235-1 Cherokee Freedmen Brief

235-3 Exhibits

 

Federal Court Certifies Class in Osage Headrights Accounting Suit

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Here are the new materials in Fletcher v. United States (N.D. Okla.):

1148 Motion to Certify Class

1154 US Response

1196 DCT Order Certifying Class

This case is on remand from the Tenth Circuit; post here.

“The Best Ad You’ll See This Superbowl Weekend”

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Plus an article on the “The Epic Battle to Save the Most Offensive Name in Professional Sports.“

2013 American Indian Labor Force Report

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Here.

Fall 2013 Issue of the American Indian Law Journal Available

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Here (PDF):

Asserting Treaty Rights to Harness the Wind on the Great Lakes Gerald Carr
An American Indian Supreme Court Eugene R. Fidell
The Utility of Amicus Briefs in the Supreme Court’s Indian Cases Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The unextinguished Militia Power of Indian Tribes Seth Fortin
Tribal Advocacy and the Art of Dam Removal: The Lower Elwha Klallam and the Elwha Dams Julia Guarino
Until Yesterday: Deterring and Healing the Cyclical Gender-Based Violence in Indian Country Samantha Ivette Morales
The Washington State Indian Child Welfare Act: Putting the Policy Back Into the Law William N. Smith and Richard T. Okrent
Native American Winters Doctrine and Stevens Treaty Water Rights: Recognition, Quantification, Management Rachael Paschal Osborn
Political Cooperation and Procedural (In)Justice: A Study of the Indian Reorganization Act Sam Thypin-Bermeo