Announcements

Black Ash Basket — EAB Conference 2014

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Black Ash Basket- EAB Conference 2014
“Sustaining Traditions”

WHEN: October 30th, 2014 – THURSDAY
8:30am – 5:00pm EAB/Black Ash Conference
6:00pm – 9:00pm Basket Making, Working with Logs

WHERE: BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel and Conference Center
6820 S. Cedar Street
Lansing, MI 48911
Phone: 517-694-8123
Toll Free: 800-528-1902
***A block of rooms has been set aside and can be reserved by calling the hotel directly for $88.50 per night plus tax. Please mention for this rate: Ash Conference
(This does not include breakfast)
*Reservations can be made beginning April 30th, 2014
thru September 30th, 2014.

TRAVEL: The Capital City Airport is located in Lansing, Michigan and the hotel has shuttle transportation that can be arranged by calling the hotel 48 hours in advance. There are also Taxis available, but the hotel shuttle is complimentary.
Easy access off of I-96 for those driving in.

PARKING: There is plenty of free parking onsite.
DINING: There is a restaurant and lounge onsite, and a Wendys, and Burger King within .10 of a mile. There are also other eateries such as Applebees within one mile.

REGISTRATION: You can register by printing out the registration form and sending back with check or money order to: Kelly Church PO Box 118 Hopkins, MI 49328
Registration DEADLINE: September 30th, 2014

Interior Secretary Jewell to Deliver Commencement Address at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Secretary Jewell to Deliver Commencement Address at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – On Thursday, April 17, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will address the 2014 graduating class of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), a National Indian Community College and Land Grant Institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“We are honored to have Secretary Jewell join us for commencement, as we celebrate this important milestone in the lives of our students and their families,” said Dr. Sherry Allison, SIPI President.

SIPI, established in 1971, provides career technical training and transfer degree programs to students from the nation’s 566 federally recognized tribes.

WHO: Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior
WHAT: 2014 SIPI Commencement Address
WHERE: Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Gymnasium
9169 Coors Blvd., NW
Albuquerque, NM
WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 2014
10:00 a.m. MDT
MEDIA: Media wishing to attend are encouraged to RSVP here by 5:00 p.m. MDT on Wednesday, April 16.

Rothstein Law Firm Associate Posting

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Indian Law Associate – Tempe, Arizona

The Rothstein Law Firm is accepting applications for an Indian law associate position in its Tempe, Arizona office. The position is for an attorney with a minimum of 2 years of Indian law or general legal experience. Candidates should possess excellent oral and written communication skills. The Rothstein Law Firm, with offices in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM and Tempe, AZ, focuses its practice on federal Indian law, civil rights, white collar criminal defense, and personal injury. Please send a cover letter, writing samples and resume to The Rothstein Law Firm, Attn: Firm Administrator, P.O. Box 8180, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87504-8180. E-mail responses may be submitted to info@rothsteinlaw.com.

Upcoming Event, Raising Awareness and Knowledge of Proposed Pipelines that Threaten MN Wild Rice

Victoria Sweet

April 17, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Hamline University School of Law will host a law student training event. The students will learn about administrative processes related to proposed oil pipelines, specifically focusing on the ones slated to run through Minnesota.

From the press release:

Honor the Earth, a Native-led environmental organization, has joined with a coalition of related organizations to protect Minnesota’s wild rice stands. The group is participating in the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) and administrative processes regarding two proposed oil pipelines threatening some of the most significant wild rice stands in the state. To advance those efforts, Winona LaDuke of Honor the Earth and her team of legal allies will train Minnesota environmental law students on April 17th. Hamline University School of Law will host the event from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm which will also be available statewide via webcast. Environmental law students from all four Minnesota law schools (University of Minnesota, William Mitchell, Hamline, and St. Thomas) will be reviewing the legal and administrative cases. 

Press interviews will also be offered from 10:30 am – 11:25 am in the Moot Court Room.

Further information on the pipelines and efforts to propose alternative routes can be found in the press release:

Press Release Honor the Earth

News coverage here.

Sandpiper map

New Solicitation: Tribal Program Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellowship

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

NIJ seeks proposals for research to support NIJ’s Violence Against Indian Women (VAIW) program of research and to expand the body of criminal justice policy-relevant research. Accurate, comprehensive, and current information on the incidence, prevalence, and the nature of crime and victimization in Indian Country and Alaska Native villages is critically needed to improve our understanding of the programmatic, service, and policy needs of AI and AN women and communities, and to educate and inform policymakers and the public about the threat to the health and well-being of AI and AN women. NIJ will award up to two tribal postdoctoral research associate fellowships to individuals who show the greatest potential for future achievement as scholars and researchers; and who can demonstrate experience relevant to the unique demands of working with tribal communities, including experience working in Indian Country and Alaska Native villages. Deadline for applications is June 10.
• Download the solicitation
• View all current funding opportunities from NIJ.

Congrats to 2014 Udall Interns

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

NAME TRIBE SCHOOL
Anthony C. Locklear II Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Cade M. Cross Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation Dartmouth College
Chelee A. John Navajo Nation Arizona State University
Chelsea Barnes Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Dinee Dorame Navajo Nation Yale University
Glennas’ba B. Augborne Navajo Nation Arizona State University
Heidi J. Todacheene Navajo Nation University of New Mexico
Jacqueline A. Bisille Navajo Nation Arizona State University
Kristie L. Johnson Navajo Nation Saint Louis University
Sarah M. Ballew Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Twila R. Begay Navajo Nation University of Washington
Whitney B. Gravelle Bay Mills Indian Community Michigan State University

Poarch Band Creek Attorney Job Postings

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Poarch Band Enterprise Atty Posting

Poarch Band Govt Atty Posting

The HEARTH Act: A whole New Ballgame — April 15, 2014, 4 PM

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Details here (PDF):

HEARTH Webinar Form

Donuts and Deep Thoughts with Walter Echo-Hawk Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP – Friday, April 11 at 7:15 a.m., Buffalo Thunder

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Friends –

Please join Greenberg Traurig LLP for “Donuts and Deep Thoughts with Walter Echo-Hawk” at 7:00 a.m. on Friday April 11 at the Buffalo Thunder Resort at Pojoaque Pueblo, in the Vista Room. GT will be welcoming early risers participating in the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference with the chance to hear from Walter Echo-Hawk about his latest book, In the Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Donuts and coffee will be free and Walter will speak probably around 7:30 a.m. Friday morning. Please come join us and warm up for a great day at the Conference!

RFP: Omaha Tribe Criminal Defense GAL

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THE OMAHA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA & IOWA is seeking Requests for Proposals (RFP) for appointment representation of criminal defendants and/or guardian-ad-litem appointments in the Omaha Tribal Court. Applicants shall be licensed to practice law in any State or Federal jurisdiction and shall be familiar criminal and child abuse/neglect proceedings. Applicant may apply to provide criminal representation to clients charged with serious crimes on an appointment basis or to be appointed as guardian ad litem for children in abuse/neglect and civil proceedings on an appointment basis or both. RFP’s can be directed to the Omaha Tribal Human Resources Department at P.O. Box 368, Macy, Nebraska 68039 (402) 837-5391.