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Gonzaga Law Review CFP: Modern Issues of Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Call for Papers

 GONZAGA LAW REVIEW

Volume 47:3

 Modern Issues of Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

 Gonzaga University has historically concerned itself with the advancement of Native rights.  Father Joseph Cataldo, S.J., founded the university in 1887 as a missionary school with a primary purpose of offering education to northwestern tribal children.  This commitment has grown over the years and is exemplified by the business school’s American Indian Entrepreneurship Program and the law school’s Indian Law Clinic.

Today, we further affirm this commitment and announce that Volume 47:3 of the Gonzaga Law Review will be devoted to Modern Issues of Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction.  Some of the topics that we hope to explore include, but are not limited to:

·      Public Law 83-280 and the interplay between federal, state, and tribal jurisdiction

·      Tribal court jurisdiction and non-Indian activities and lands

·      Immigration and extradition between tribal and non-tribal lands

·      The Washington State Indian Child Welfare Act and any effects it implicates on implementation of the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act

Submissions, paper proposals, and questions should be sent to Mark Melter at mmelter@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.  Final drafts of accepted submissions are due on December 1, 2011.  Volume 47:3 will be published in April 2012.  The Gonzaga Law Review and the Indian Law Clinic are also considering a conference in Spring 2012 to coincide with the release of the issue.  Please indicate in your submission whether you have interest in participating in a potential conference regarding modern issues of tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction.  We look forward to your contributions.

Job Posting: Staff Attorney for the ACLU-MN Racial Justice Project

Andrew Adams III

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is advertising a staff attorney position for their Racial Justice Project.  The posting can be found here.

State Bar of Wisconsin Mining Law Symposium, Thursday, August 25, 2011

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The State Bar of Wisconsin will host a Mining Law Symposium CLE on Thursday, August 25, 2011 which in many ways is in response to the proposed mine to be situated in the Penokee-Gogebic Iron Range in northwest Wisconsin, very near the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe Reservation, by Gogebic Taconite.

Here is information on the CLE:

http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=View_calendar1&template=/Conference/ConferenceDescription.cfm&ConferenceID=5382

Here is a Milwaukee Sentinel Journal article discussing Bad River Chairman Mike Wiggins’ concerns with the proposed mine:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/119739399.html

Here is recent article describing the mine from Northwoods Wilderness Recovery:

http://www.northwoodswild.org/component/content/article/57-sulfide-and-uranium-mining-news/93-proposed-mining-in-northern-wisconsins-penokee-range

ACLU of South Dakota Job Opportunity — Advocacy Director

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Career Opportunity
ADVOCACY DIRECTOR [SD-05]
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
ACLU of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920, is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than 500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The ACLU of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking applications for the full-time position of Advocacy Director.

OVERVIEW

The ACLU of South Dakota is a national chapter of the ACLU and conducts state based advocacy through public education, litigation and lobbying. The ACLU of South Dakota is the newest national chapter of the ACLU and it is quickly growing with the recent addition of a National Office in North Dakota. The ACLU of South Dakota and the National Office of North Dakota handle issues regarding reproductive freedom, voting rights, the rights of lesbian, bisexual and transgender as well as many other civil liberties issues.

The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota, National Chapter seeks an experienced leader to serve as its Advocacy Director. This position will play a leadership role in enhancing the overall capacity and effectiveness of the organization’s policy and field work and for membership mobilization and action on ACLU issue campaigns shaping the future of the ACLU of South Dakota and the National Office of North Dakota.

The Advocacy Director will be part of the ACLU of South Dakotas’ leadership team and will report to the Executive Director and work in collaboration with the Communications Director in organizing and leading advocacy around ACLU issues in South and North Dakota.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Plan and implement effective multi-disciplinary public policy campaigns for civil liberties, involving a combination of legislative, public education and organizing strategies.
  • Mobilize supporters statewide on civil liberties priorities.
  • Recruit and develop local leadership in targeted cities.
  • Design and implement volunteer engagement strategy.
  • Supervise and implement public education events and outreach throughout the state.
  • Monitor legislative and ballot initiatives at the local state and federal levels and to actively lobby on matters that pertain to civil liberties at all levels.
  • Organize and build successful grass roots lobbying initiatives in South Dakota.
  • Build coalitions with other groups and entities regarding legislation that affect civil liberties and maintain relationships with allies on priority issues.
  • Work closely with the Communications Director to create materials that advance advocacy goals and assist with public education.

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Vacancy on Washington Supreme Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the notice:

Notice of Judicial Vacancy Supreme Court May 2011[1]

Hopefully, Indian country will respond.

Laughing Whitefish: MSU Press Website Now Available

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

DOJ Consultation on Violence against Women Act Reauthorization and Possible Responses to Violence against Indian Women

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the documents:

DOJ Invitation to Tribal Consultation May 20 2011

DOJ Framing Paper May 20 2011

Announcing Forthcoming Book on ICRA: “The Indian Civil Rights Act at Forty”

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Two Notices for Job Opportunities in Keepseagle Claims Settlement

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From Sarah Vogel re: the Keepseagle Indian farmer settlement:

We have two types of income opportunities for attorneys, and one type of opportunity for claims consultants, who need not be attorneys.

The first notice is for lawyers in private practice who would work with Keepseagle claimants who want to pursue a “Track B” claim for an 8% contingency fee.  As you can see, my email is given as a principal point of contact for these attorneys.

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The second notice deals with the opportunity for full time temporary attorneys and full time temporary claims consultants to work on Track A cases.  These individuals would be hired by Excelerate, which is an employment agency for attorneys that is working with class counsel.   These jobs would begin with training in late June and end in late December.  There is a special email for Keepseagle employment at the Excelerate agency.

Notice_of_Employment_Opportunities_for_Track_A_Attorneys_and_Claims_Consultants

Fiction Reading: “In the Valley of the Shadow of the North” — Gordon Henry et al.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Friday, at 3:30 in Parlor A of the MSU Union here on MSU’s campus, Gordon Henry, Paul Stebleton, and I will be doing a reading at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. Conference agenda here.

Here is the lineup:

Gordon Henry (Michigan State University) “Minogeeshig Recollections: Abstracts, Short Tales and Long
Winded Speakers”
Matthew L. M. Fletcher (Michigan State University) “Apocalypse Dreams”
Paul Stebleton (Lake Ann, MI) “Born with Plastic Spoons in Our Mouths”

Last year, we read poetry, and Paul won the annual award for best poem.