Download(PDF): At-a-Glance Report on the Department of the Interior’s Actions to Advance Tribal Nations
Announcements
Sioux Tribes Request Precautionary Measures to Protect Against DAPL
Download(PDF):
- Request for Precautionary Measures Pursuant to Article 25 of the IACHR Rules of Procedure Concerning Serious and Urgent Risks of Irreparable Harm Arising Out of Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
- Press Release: Tribes Ask International Human Rights Commission to Stop Violence Against Water Protectors at Standing Rock
Filed on behalf of Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, and Yankton Sioux Tribes by the American Indian Law Clinic at Colorado Law, Earthjustice, and Fredericks, Peebles and Morgan LLP.
Measures requested:
- Deny the easement allowing construction of the pipeline under the Missouri River at
Lake Oahe as soon as possible; - Complete a full environmental impact statement in formal consultation with the Tribes;
- Establish clear rules requiring that indigenous peoples who may be affected by
government decisions have the opportunity for full and meaningful prior informed
consent within the meanings established in the UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples and the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court and this
Commission; - Establish clear rules ensuring full environmental and social assessment of activities that may affect indigenous peoples, with the full participation of the affected indigenous peoples;
- Immediately take all actions necessary to guarantee the safety of those engaging in
peaceful prayer and protest concerning DAPL, and to ensure the full enjoyment of their rights to expression and assembly; - Any other action this Commission deems appropriate.
ASU Law Tribal Government E-Commerce Conference Feb 2-3/17 — REGISTRATION OPEN
Here are some details:
The Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is hosting its third annual Tribal Government E-Commerce CLE Conference entitled: Sovereignty and E-Commerce: Innovating and Reshaping the Borders of Indian Country
Thursday, February 2 – Friday, February 3, 2017
Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, Chandler, AZ
Agenda topics include:
- Political Landscape in Indian Country
- Infrastructure and Broadband
- Jurisdiction, E-Commerce & State Regulation
- Legal Update on Tribal E-Commerce
- Tribal Consultation
- E-Commerce Entrepreneurship: Models of Excellence in Real Life
- I-Gaming and E-Sports Fantasy
- Cyber Liability
- and more!
Conference Keynote: The Honorable Kenneth L. Salazar, 50th U.S. Secretary of the Interior in the Obama Administration from 2009 – 2013., and a Partner with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.
Click here for more information Government/Non-Profit and Early Registration Rates available.
Presented by: Rosette, LLP American Indian Economic Development Program, and the Indian Legal Program
DAPL Protest Poetry & Art Sought
Award-winning Standing Rock Sioux poet Tiffany Midge is soliciting poetry and artwork protesting DAPL for publication in broadsides for Broadside Press.
The full call is below:
http://broadsidedpress.org/responses/2016dapl/
Broadsided Special Features: Responses: Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Protests at Standing Rock, 2016
At Broadsided Press, we believe that art and literature inspire and demonstrate the vitality and depth of our connection with the world. Art operates beyond the news cycle, connects surface information to deeper truths, and honors and what it attends.
We had to speak out—we had to make a space for you to speak out as artists and writers—on the continuing resistance at Standing Rock to the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Send us poems, short-shorts, and artwork in response to Standing Rock. Full guidelines for length etc are available on our website.
With the help of guest editor Tiffany Midge, we will bring your work into broadsides for people to consider and share. Each broadside will feature the work of one visual artist and one literary artist, the combinations thereof selected and designed by the editors.
Submissions by those involved with the action (you are free to define what this means) are free.
DEADLINE: January 10, 2017
PUBLICATION: On or around February 1, 2017
Tiffany Midge’s poetry collection The Woman Who Married a Bear (University of New Mexico Press) won the Kenyon Review’s Earthworks Prize for Indigenous Poetry. She is a humor columnist for Indian Country Today and an assistant poetry editor for The Rumpus. Her work is featured in McSweeney’s, The Rumpus, Waxwing, Okey-Pankey, and Moss. She is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux (Hunkpapa Lakota). Follow her on Twitter @TiffanyMidge
NNALSA 2017 Moot Court Problem, Rules, and Press Release
november-20-press-release (information on registration, hotels, and rules)
American Indian Law Journal Call for Articles
The American Indian Law Journal, published by the Seattle University School of Law, is currently accepting submissions for potential publication in the spring and fall 2017 issues. The American Indian Law Journal serves as a vital online resource providing high quality articles on issues relevant to Indian law practitioners and scholars across the country.
The deadline for submissions for the spring issue is January 15, 2017. The deadline for submissions for the fall issue is July 15, 2017. The editing process for publication begins soon after these dates for each respective issue. The American Indian Law Journal respectfully requests that authors please use footnotes rather than endnotes. All footnotes should conform to the 20th edition of The Bluebook.
The American Indian Law Journal accepts articles and abstracts for consideration from students, practitioners, and law school faculty members. For more information or to submit an article, please contact Brenda L. George, Editor-in-Chief, sticeb@seattleu.edu.
NCAI Post-Election Analysis Webinar Today at 2 pm Eastern
Dear NNABA Members:
NCAI Native Vote is hosting a Post Election Analysis Webinar today, Thursday, November 10th, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST, and invites NNABA participation. The session will evaluate the outcome of the Presidential, Congressional, and key State races and the impact of the elections on Indian Country, as well as voter protection issues and how we can continue to work with our partner organizations to ensure EVERY NATIVE VOTE COUNTS as we move forward into a new Presidency and Congressional session. There will also be discussion of potential opportunities to participate in the Trump Administration. NCAI is collecting resumes of individuals interested in serving in political positions to make sure Native voices continue to be heard. If you are interested in this session and finding out more about potential jobs, register for the webinar at: http://www.ncai.org/events/2016/11/10/native-vote-post-election-webinar
Native American Heritage Month Activities at MSU
FBA’s November Indian Law Conference Next Friday
Public Land & Resources Law Review Call for Papers
The Public Land & Resources Law Review is currently accepting submissions for potential publication in the upcoming issue, our 38th volume. Helmed by students at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana, the Public Land & Resources Law Review serves as a vital resource providing high quality articles on issues relevant to public land, natural resources, environmental, and federal Indian law for practitioners and scholars across the country. The Public Land and Resources Law Review accepts articles and abstracts for consideration from students, practitioners, and law school faculty members.
If you are interested in submitting an article, please contact Maresa Jenson, Publication Editor, at maresa.jenson@umconnect.umt.edu, by February 15, 2017. Articles will be considered on a rolling basis. We look forward to working with you to publish your scholarship.
Sincerely,
Editors of the Public Land & Resources Law Review
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