Author: Kate E. Fort

Congratulations to Zoey Wood-Salomon

Kate Fort

The creator of much of the art the Center uses (including the three suns at the top of this page, and the artwork at www.aipo.msu.edu) was honored at the Sault Area Arts Festival for the third  year in a row.

From the Sault Star:
Wood-Salomon makes it three in a row
Sault artist recognized
Posted 6 days ago

It’s a hat trick for Zoey Wood-Salomon.

For a third consecutive year, the Sault Ste. Marie artist has captured the graphics award at Sault Summer Arts Festival in Michigan Sault.

She captured best of show in 2006 when she made her first appearance. Wood-Salomon also received the graphics award in 2008 and 2009.

ILPC Annual Conference: Persuasion and Ideology

Kate Fort

The tentative schedule for our upcoming conference has been posted here.  While the timing  of the panels is still subject to change, we will post an update if that happens.  We’re proud of the lineup we have, and believe it will be an interesting conference.

People interested in attending the conference (Oct. 8-9, 2010) should register at the MSU law site.  We’ve kept registration fees as low as possible again this year.

More Documents on In re United States

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Original opinion here.

Court of Federal Claims opinion in Jicarilla Apache Nation v. United States, denying the U.S.’s motion to stay here.

United States petition for rehearing here.

Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Laguna Amicus opposing rehearing here.

United States petition to extend filing deadline for a writ of certiorari here.

Photos and Captions from Hearing in Muskegon on LRBOI Compact

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From the Muskegon Chronicle.  Click through for the slideshow and captions.

Also, live blogging coverage of the event, also from the Chronicle.  Not sure why the updates end before the hearing did.

Video excerpt, starting with Rep. Johnson and Ogema Romenelli.

MI Reg Reform Committee Meeting Now in Muskegon

Kate Fort

Supporters of the LRBOI Fruitport casino are testifying now in front of the MI Legislature’s Regulatory Reform Committee at Muskegon Community College.  From the site:

9:30 AM
Regulatory Reform
Muskegon Community College James L. Stevenson Center for Higher Education – Room 1100 221 South Quarterline Road Muskegon, MI 49442

First Video Up on TT’s Vimeo Channel

Kate Fort

The first video for the TurtleTalk channel is up.  We’ve also added an RSS feed to the side of the blog where viewers can click on the link to whatever video was posted most recently.

TurtleTalk Vimeo Channel

Kate Fort

We’ve started a Vimeo channel for videos.  I don’t expect it to be very busy, but we are adding a CLE on protecting Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights that was filmed at the Squaxin Island Museum in February.  It should be up and running tomorrow.

If you’re interested, the link to the channel is here.  If you’re interesting in having a relevant video hosted there, let us know.  It’s a public venue, however, much like this blog, so you’d have to have all the necessary releases.

Huron Potawatomi Election Results

Kate Fort

From the Battle Creek Enquirer:

Huron Potawatomi announces tribal election results
Michelle Rahl • Reader Submitted • June 28, 2010

-The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) announced today the results of its election for Tribal Council. Three seats on the five-member Tribal Council were up for election on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

Tribal members voted to re-elect RoAnn Beebe-Mohr of West Olive to the Tribal Council along with newcomers Dorie Rios of Battle Creek and Nathaniel W. Spurr of Grosse Pointe. The positions are three-year terms. The Tribal election board certified the votes last month.

Beebe-Mohr, Rios and Spurr will join Homer A. Mandoka of Bronson, Michigan, and Jamie Stuck of Scotts, Michigan, who were re-elected to the Tribal Council last year.

Following the ‘swearing in of the new Council Members’, the Tribal Council voted to appoint Council members to the follow officers positions:

Homer A. Mandoka – Chairperson

Jamie P. Stuck – Vice-Chairperson

RoAnn Beebe-Mohr – Secretary

Dorie Rios – Treasurer

Nat W. Spurr Sergeant-at-Arms

“With the next election two years away, the Tribal Council will be able to roll up our sleeves and strive to accomplish our long-term goals and objectives” said Homer A. Mandoka, Chairperson of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi. “One of the Tribal Council’s main goals is the implementation of our Land Use Master Plan, which identifies land use for program and service expansion, including educational and recreational use, along with safe and affordable housing while preserving open spaces.”

The Tribal Council recently completed a tribal governance-training conference called “Building Strong Sovereign Nations.” The training was administered by the Michigan State University Extension and funded with a start up grant provided by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Additionally, the Tribal Council brought to the reservation for a two day intensive training session on parliamentary meeting rules with renowned trainer – James Mills of Creating Stronger Nations.

There are more than 1,100 Tribal members. The Tribe’s administrative offices are at the Pine Creek Reservation in Athens Township with a satellite office in Grand Rapids to better serve members.

Indian Gaming Applications Memorandum

Kate Fort

While it’s not the memorandum floating around the Michigan state capitol from Interior to Rep. Bert Johnson regarding the Little River request, this press release and memorandum were released yesterday by Interior. (h/t Indianz).

Court Denies Cert in Arctic Slope, Oglala Sioux

Kate Fort

Via SCOTUSblog, the list of orders is here.

ETA, via Indianz.  Cobell is dismissed.