Announcements

Seattle U Indian Estate Planning and Probate Summer Internship

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PAID SUMMER INDIAN ESTATE PLANNING INTERNSHIP!

Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
Job Description: The summer Indian Estate Planning Project provides exceptional direct client experiences that few law student summer internships offer. In our eighth year, the Project places specially trained second and third year law students from ABA accredited schools on Indian reservations throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wisconsin and Montana.  This internship embodies important services for Indian trust land owners that are not provided by any other organization in the country outside of a few legal service offices and a few specially trained private practitioners. The Project is seeking to expand its services to additional tribal communities both nationally and throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Project provides these services at no cost to clients and without regard to clients’ income.
Duties: Interns attend a one week, fully paid, training session beginning on May 21st  at Seattle University School of Law on the history of federal laws and policies creating trust lands and fractionation, trust and non-trust estate planning under federal, state and tribal laws, the federal probate process, the American Indian Probate Reform Act, professional responsibility, will drafting and working within reservation communities. Upon completing the training, interns will serve one assigned tribal community for 10 weeks, providing information on Indian estate planning, interviewing clients, drafting and executing wills, living wills, and related documents. You must have your own vehicle, laptop, and in some instances, relocation for the summer is required.
Qualifications: Students must be in their second or third years of law school and preferably have taken a Wills and Trusts class. A background in Indian Law is a plus but is not required.
Employer Information: The Institute for Indian Estate Planning and Probate is located at Seattle University School of Law and is a project of the Center for Indian Law & Policy.
Application Materials: Please submit: (i) cover letter, (ii) resume, (iii) unofficial transcript, (iv) 3 references to Erica Wolf at wolfer@seattleu.edu<mailto:wolfer@seattleu.edu>.
Salary: Approximately $6500 gross for ten weeks + travel expenses

First Tribal National Park Proposed in the Badlands

Kate Fort

From the press release:

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today announced the release of the final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the South Unit of Badlands National Park, recommending the establishment of the nation’s first tribal national park in partnership with the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

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The South Unit of Badlands National Park is entirely within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. The Park Service and the Tribe have worked together to manage the South Unit’s 133,000 acres for almost 40 years. If a tribal national park is enabled by Congress through legislation, the Oglala Sioux people could manage and operate their lands for the educational and recreational benefit of the general public, including a new Lakota Heritage and Education Center.

Thelda Perdue to Lecture on Indian Lands and the SCT at the Supreme Court Historical Society

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Details from the site:

November 14, 2012 | 6:00 PM
The History of Native American Lands
and the Supreme Court
Professor Theda Perdue
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Two Upcoming Conferences– “Doing Business in Indian Country” and “Justice for Victims of Crime”

Kate Fort

The information and schedule for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation District Court, Doing Business in Indian Country (CLE) is here. (pdf) The event runs May 17th-18th at the River Spirit Event Center. Speakers include Dean Leeds, G. William Rice, and Judith Royster, among others.

 

The information on 12th National Indian Nations Conference: Justice for Victims of Crime, is here.

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs, within the U.S. Department of Justice is pleased to announce the 12th National Indian Nations Conference: Justice for Victims of Crime. The Conference will be held December 9 — 11, 2010, in Palm Springs California, with the theme, “Walking in Harmony: Honoring Victim Voices to Achieve Safety, Justice & Healing.” This year’s conference is coordinated again by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute under a grant from OVC.

The purpose of the 12th National Indian Nations Conference — the largest U.S. Department of Justice sponsored Indian Nations conference — is to bring together Native American victims, victim advocates, tribal leaders, victim service providers, community volunteers, prosecutors, judicial and law enforcement personnel, family violence and sexual assault specialists, medical providers, social services and mental health personnel, probation/corrections, criminal justice and juvenile justice personnel, as well as federal and state agency representatives to share their knowledge, experiences and ideas for developing programs that serve the unique needs of crime victims in Indian Country.

American Indian Law Center Launches Two Online Trainings In Domestic Violence And Intimate Partner Sexual Assault

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the press release:

AILC – Press Release of Online Programs

GTB Chairman Derek Bailey Halts Congressional Campaign

Kate Fort

From Native News Network:

TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN – In a surprise move to many of his supporters, Chairman Derek Bailey announced today that he is terminating his race to seek the Democratic Party nomination for Michigan’s First Congressional District.

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Bailey will now enter the race to secure the Democratic nomination for a Michigan House of Representatives seat in District 101. The current state representative is Republican Ray Franz.

The 101st House District includes Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee and Mason counties.

“During my tenure as Tribal Chairman several business and community leaders asked that I seek the congressional seat. Ironically while I was on the campaign trail I heard from many who said I was needed to run in Michigan’s 101st District,”

said Bailey.

Chairman Bailey needed to raise significantly more money than he was able to–he was also running against a popular former state representative in the primary, Gary McDowell, which significantly limited his support (both in votes and money) from other Democrats. According to the article, the latest cash-on-hand reports showed the Chairman with $78K and McDowell with $503K.
H/T @Indianz

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Roundtable on Fish and Wildlife Issues TOMORROW

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the SCIA link.

And the flyer:

SCIA rndtble flyer Fish and Wildlife

Hosted by Loretta A. Tuell, Majority Staff Director/Chief Counsel

Date:   Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Time:  1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location:   Committee Hearing Room
628 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC

Topics: The Committee is interested in hearing about the various issues tribes and native communities are facing in conserving, managing, and protecting their fish and wildlife resources.  Topics will include:
• Promoting sustainable practices to ensure healthy populations of fish and wildlife
• Preserving hunting, fishing, and gathering rights and access to traditional food sources
• Incorporating traditional knowledge in federal policy and decision-making
• Co-management of fish and wildlife resources
• Promoting cultural preservation through intergovernmental cooperation

RSVP: Please let us know if you plan to attend this event and what issues you are most interested in addressing.
• By phone: Christiane Cardoza at 202-224-2251; or
. E-mail:     roundtable@indian.senate.gov

TurtleTalk T-Shirts at the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference

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A limited number of TurtleTalk t-shirts (long sleeve and short sleeve) are available for sale at the Michigan State University table at the Federal Bar Association Indian Law conference today and tomorrow.

Tohono O’odham Nation Seeks In House Counsel

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL I OR II
TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION
SELLS, ARIZONA
The Office of Attorney General represents the Tohono O’odham Nation in litigation and other legal matters.  The Office seeks an attorney with 1 to 5 years of experience in general Indian tribal law and family law to fill an Assistant Attorney General I or II position.  Attached is a statement of qualifications for the position, and the application procedure.  Kindly post or circulate this announcement in your office.