Announcements

Members Named to National Commission on Trust Administration and Reform

Kate Fort

From the press release:

As part of President Obama’s commitment to fulfilling this nation’s trust responsibilities to Native Americans, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today named five prominent American Indians to a national commission that will undertake a forward-looking, comprehensive evaluation of Interior’s trust management of nearly $4 billion in Native American trust funds.

The members of the Commission are Fawn Sharp, President of the Quinault Nation, Dr. Peterson Zah, former President of Navajo Nation, Stacy Leeds, Dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law, Tex Hall, Chairman of the Inter Tribal Economic Alliance, and Bob Anderson, Oneida Nations Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard. Additional biographical details and information about the commission are available on the press release. Congratulations!

ETA–here is a corrected press release. Tex Hall is also the current Chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes.

Ryan Dreveskracht on Policing on Indian Reservations (U-Dub, Dec. 6)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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Reminder: Udall Foundation Congressional Internship Program Deadline — Jan. 31, 2012

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From the Udall Foundation:

The application deadline is Jan. 31, 2012.

Thank you for your interest in the Udall Foundation’s Native American Congressional Internship Program.

This ten-week summer internship in Washington, D.C. is for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian Country. The internship is fully funded: the Foundation provides round-trip airfare, housing, per diem for food and incidentals, and a stipend at the close of the program.

Below are resources available on our website, including:

IRS Seeks Applications for Advisory Committee for the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

IRS Seeks Applications for Advisory Committee for the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division
 
IR-2011-107, Oct. 27, 2011

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is seeking applications for vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT). The committee provides a venue for public input on relevant areas of tax administration.

Vacancies exist in the following customer segments:

  • Employee Plans – two vacancies
  • Exempt Organizations – two vacancies
  • Tax Exempt Bonds – two vacancies
  • Indian Tribal Governments – one vacancy

Members are appointed by the Department of the Treasury and serve two-year terms, beginning in June 2012. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 1, 2011.

The ACT is an organized public forum for the IRS and representatives who deal with employee plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds, and federal, state, local and Indian tribal governments. The ACT allows the IRS to receive regular input on administrative policy and procedures of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division (TE/GE).

Applications can be made by letter or by completing an applications form available on IRS.gov. In either case, applications should reflect the proposed member’s qualifications. Members of the ACT may not be federally registered lobbyists. A notice published in the Federal Register, dated Oct. 24, 2011, contains more details about the ACT and the application process.

The ACT member application, along with the required Tax Check Waiver form, are available on this website.

Applications should be sent to Bobby Zarin, TE/GE Communications and Liaison Director, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Ave., NW-SE:T:CL Penn Bldg., Washington, DC 20224, or by fax to 202-283-9956 (not a toll-free number).

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=248966,00.html

MSU Prof. Patrick LeBeau Talk on American Indian Stereotypes on Nov. 20, 2011

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Job Announcement: Project Director for Northwest Intertribal Court System

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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NICS Project Director November 2011

Brad Carson Confirmation Hearing before Armed Services Committee is TODAY

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

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Brad Carson is a former Congressman and a member of the Cherokee Nation. He has been nominated for the post of General Counsel of the Department of the Army.

Agenda for 8th Haudenosaunee Conference Starting Tomorrow: “Land, Laches, and Legal Battles”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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Friday, Nov 18th Goldstein Student Center
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Chancellor Nancy Cantor (invited)
Christian Day, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Law
Carrie E. Garrow, Executive Director
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Thanksgiving Address
Tadodaho Sid Hill
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. The Tangled Web of New York’s History – Laws and Lies
Carrie E. Garrow
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 – 12:00 Influencing Public Opinion and Framing Land Claim Opposition: The Reciprocal
Relationship between Federal Indian Law and Anti-Indian Movements
Meghan Y. McCune
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. The Tortured History of the Discovery Doctrine in the Marshall Court
Lindsay Robertson
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. The New Laches, A History
Kathryn Fort
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 – 4:30 Oren Lyons

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Job Announcement: Indian Country Attorney (District of Montana)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY – The United States Attorney’s Office is seeking anattorney to serve as a prosecutor in Great Falls, Montana handling Indian Country matters. This particular position will handle violent crime cases which occur on Indian Reservations in Federal Court. Among other substantive areas, cases will include assaults, burglaries, drugs, sexual assaults and homicides. The AUSA willalso be responsible for appellate work. The AUSA will also act as a liaison between specific Indian reservation or reservations and the U.S. Attorney. Some travel will be required.

Applicants must have at least one year of professional experience. Recruitment range will be $50, 894 – $134,702. Please reference announcement #12-MT-01 on your application. Send resumes and cover letter to Sheryl Nordahl, PO Box 7473, Missoula MT 59807. No telephone calls please. Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on the closing date, which is December 6, 2011. If you prefer, you may e-mail your resume and cover letter tosheryl.nordahl@usdoj.gov. Applications sent via e-mail must be received by 4:30p.m. Mountain Standard Time on December 6, 2011.

This position is subject to a completed security investigation and drug testing. The Department of Justice is an EEO employer. See entire announcement at:http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html