“Off the Rez,” the documentary about the Schimmel family, will be re-airing this Tuesday, April 9th, at 6:00pm Eastern Time on Discovery’s Fit and Health Network.
NPR coverage from 2011 here.
Announcements
2013 Michigan Indian Law Day — This Friday — UM Law School
MSU ILPC Event on April 4th: Careers in Indian Law
We’re hosting three ILPC alums to talk about their experiences after law school. Please join us at 1pm in the Castle Board Room at the MSU College of Law. Snacks and drinks provided. 
Nottawseppi Huron Potawatomi Band Seeks Legal Intern
Here:
Poetry chapbook contest for Native poets
Here’s the info. I received from a listserv:
2013 Native Writers Chapbook Series Contest
The Sequoyah National Research Center is pleased to announce the return of their Poetry Chapbook Award for emerging American Indian writers. One manuscript will be published annually, and although there is no cash prize, the writer selected will receive 250 copies of their chapbook to distribute at will. The winning manuscript will also be archived in our prestigious Tribal Writers Digital Library.
Guidelines are as follows:
• The Sequoyah Chapbook Award is open to any member of a federally recognized tribe in the United States. Individual must be either enrolled as a member of that tribe or accepted by that community as a member.
• Manuscripts, which need not be Native American in theme or subject matter, should be between 20 to 36 pages of poems, bound with a clip, single-spaced, one poem per page, paginated consecutively, with a table of contents and acknowledgments. Previous journal or magazine publication (web or print) is encouraged with acknowledgements, but we will not reprint work that has appeared as a whole in books (self-published or otherwise).
• A cover letter is required that identifies the writer’s tribal affiliation and has all contact information, including name, complete mailing address, email, and phone number. A short bio would also be helpful.
• We ask that you not submit manuscript simultaneously to other publishers or contests; winner will be notified no later than June 15, 2013.
• There is no reading fee, and manuscripts will not be read anonymously. All things being equal, we will select the work of emerging authors over established ones.
• Please include a stamped, self-addressed postcard for confirmation of receipt of your manuscript.
• Manuscript must be postmarked between March 15 and May 1, 2013. Anything received after that reading period will be returned unread. We do not accept email submissions. Please mail submission to:
Professor Nickole Brown, Department of English
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR 72204
• Questions should be emailed to Professor Brown at lnbrownATualrDOTedu
lnbrown@ualr.edu. Again, please do not email poems.
NARF/Casey Foundation Blog on Indian Child Welfare Developments
Welcome to ICWA INFO, described as:
In early 2013 Casey Family Programs partnered with the Native American Rights Fund to create an online resource that would focus solely on Indian child welfare issues. Thus, began the ICWA INFO blog. It was envisioned that this site would provide the public with information and timely updates about all things related to Indian child welfare and the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). This would include:
- news about lawsuits related to ICWA in tribal, state, and federal courts,
- related training and conferences,
- legal analysis and research resources,
- federal and state regulations,
- information about relevant groups and agencies,
- and job postings.
To see our most recent additions and edits, visit our home page. To see past materials, you can use our search box or review materials by category, date posted, or topic from the links at the right.
We hope that you find this resource useful and we invite you to submit materials for this website at the contact page.
Highly recommended.
Minnesota American Indian Bar Association 2013 Annual CLE Conference
Initial details here. Always a very strong conference, as a glimpse at the roster of speakers demonstrates:
The Minnesota American Indian Bar Association and Minnesota CLE proudly present the 2013 Indian Law Conference, with special guest speakers:
- Robert Tim Coulter, Executive Director, Indian Law Resource Center, Helena, Montana
- Chief Judge Paul W. Day, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Cass Lake
- Judge John E. Jacobson, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community, Prior Lake
- Chrissi Nimmo, Assistant Attorney General, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
- Judge John P. Smith, Minnesota Court of Appeals, Saint Paul
- Megan E. Treuer, Executive Director, Regional Native Public Defense, Cass Lake
- Mike Wiggins, Jr., Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Odanah, Wisconsin
Plus, you won’t want to miss the complimentary reception sponsored by the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association in honor of Margaret (Peggy) S. Treuer, Member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Chief Judge of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Tribal Court.
Anishinabe Legal Services Staff Attorney Job Posting
Job Posting for ALS Staff Attorney Position
FTE Staff Attorney-Anishinabe Legal Services
Anishinabe Legal Services is seeking a full-time staff attorney to provide civil legal assistance and court representation to program clients before area Tribal Courts, State Courts and Administrative Forums.
BACKGROUND: Anishinabe Legal Services (ALS) is a Legal Services Corporation (LSC) funded 501(c)(3) organization providing free legal assistance and court representation to low-income individuals living on or near the Leech Lake, White Earth and Red Lake Indian Reservations in Northern Minnesota. Legal services are provided through grants and contracts with federal, state and tribal governments.
MSU ILPC and Harvard Law Alumni Event at Fed Bar Featuring Rob Williams
Thursday evening in the Kid’s Camp/Buffalo Club Room:
Update on 2013 FBA Indian Law Conference
Dear Indian Law Section Members:
We are pleased to announce wonderful additions to the 38th Annual Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference in both content and form. As you know, the Conference is set to take place April 11-12, 2013 at the Buffalo Thunder Resort at Pojoaque Pueblo. Our Conference Co-Chairs – Patrice Kunesh, Andrew Adams, Angelique EagleWoman and Venus Prince – have put together an outstanding program and it is getting even better.
First, they are pleased to tell you that they are expanding the Conference agenda on Friday April 12 to include a special extended session addressing the recent historic reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, with particular attention to of its tribal jurisdiction provisions. Plenary Sessions 7 and 8 have swapped times, and the new expanded Plenary 7 will take place from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on April 12. “Surging Forward in Law Enforcement: Report from the Indian Law and Order Commission and Joint Listening Session with NCAI on VAWA Implementation” will be jointly moderated by Patrice and Venus and will include top thinkers on these important issues:
· John Dossett, General Counsel, National Congress of American Indians
· Troy Eid, ILOC Chairman and Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
· Affie Ellis, ILOC Commissioner and President, Ellis Public Affairs
· Jill Engel, Chief Prosecutor, Hopi Tribe
· Tom Gede, ILOC Commissioner and Counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP
· Carole Golderg, ILOC Commissioner and Professor of Law and Vice Chancellor, UCLA
· Hon. Terri Henry, Councilwoman, Eastern Band of Cherokee, and Chair, NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Native Women
· Sam Hirsch, Deputy Associate Attorney General, United States Department of Justice
· Hon. Jefferson Keel, ILOC Commissioner and Lt. Governor, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma and President, National Congress of American Indians
· Hon. Theresa Pouley, ILOC Commissioner and Chief Judge, Tulalip Tribal Court
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