This news is a few months old, but the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Washington State Parks Commission have entered into an intergovernmental agreement to co-manage and co-own a new park within the boundaries of the Tribe’s reservation. Here’s a news article about it.
UPDATE–More information here:
10-036 Swinomish Tribe and State Parks announce joint ownership of Kiket Island
Another 40 under 40 award, this time for Yakima citizen and tribal attorney Quanah Spencer. The link is here.
Here’s an article by Daniel Watts arguing that tribes’ economic progress is tied to environmental law and policy.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1687376
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Here’s a disturbing article about a man in Brazil who’s the last remaining member of his tribe. http://www.slate.com/id/2264478/
Here’s a link to the ABA’s resolution.
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