Here.
NYTs: “How to Protect a Drug Patent? Give it to a Native American Tribe”
Here.
Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
De-Escalate Washington Update
from Leslie Cushman:
On Friday September 8, the Native American Caucus of the Washington State Democrats unanimously endorsed Initiative 940 The initiative reforms police use of deadly force, and requires Tribal government involvement in policy making and in investigations. I-940 is an initiative to the Washington State Legislature, and if the legislature does not pass it as is, it will go on the November 2018 general election ballot.
Here is a link to the campaign, a document describing the values and content, and a document identifying the leadership. The Puyallup Tribe has a key role in this work and has been working tirelessly on this issue since the death of their beloved tribal member Jackie Salyers.
940 Policy and Values two sided full page portrait 9-7-17
Campaign leadership structure 8-28-17
In These Times: “The Police Killings No One is Talking About.”
Federal Court Orders San Juan County Voting Rights Suit to Trial
Here are the materials in Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission v. San Juan County (D. Utah):
93 Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims
99 Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims
141 County Motion for Summary J
144 Navajo Motion for Summary J
Academic Kerfuffle over Scholarship Equating Events at Jamestown in 1622 to Genocide
Here is “Letter to the Editors of the Journal of the History of International Law.”
Working on getting link to original article, which is “The Forgotten Genocide in Colonial America: Reexamining the 1622 Jamestown Massacre within the Framework of the UN Genocide Convention,” but not very hard.
Federal Court Transfers CFPB Suit against Tribal Sovereign Lender to Kansas
Here are the materials in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Golden Valley Lending (N.D. Ill.):
“The Fight Against Pro Football, Inc.: 25 Years of Reversing Injustice and Raising Awareness”
Pre-Law Summer Institute 50th Anniversary Details
John Echohawk is Keynote Speaker at Pre-Law Summer Institute’s 50th Anniversary Conference — Gila River Indian Community is 50th Anniversary Benefactor Sponsor
Press Release here (PLSI 50th Anniversary Keynote Speaker and Sponsors).
Pre-Law Summer Institute 50th Anniversary Celebration and CLE, September 28-29, 2017 (registration closes September 14)
Evolution of Indian Law CLE Conference Agenda: https://www.ailc-inc.org/registration/wp-content/uploads/cle-agenda.pdf
CLE and Dinner Registration, and hotel information: https://www.ailc-inc.org/registration/
PLSI Alumni Website: https://www.plsialumni.org/
Alaska SCT Issues Opinion Affirming Tribal Sovereign Immunity from Suit
National Indian Law Library Bulletin (9/7/2017)
Here:
The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 9/7/17.
News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Recognition & Enrollment section, we feature a couple of articles about the Cherokee Nation Freedmen case.
U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of Minnesota v. Zinke (Tribal Consultation)
The Cherokee Nation v. Nash (Tribal Enrollment)
State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2017.html
Michelle M. v. Department of Child Safety (Indian Child Welfare Act – Notice)
In the Matter of the Adoption of B.B. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Application of)
In Matter of: L.W.S. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Notice)
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2017.html
We feature the first Trump administration Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, HEARTH Act approvals for Indian tribes.
U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following bill was added:
H.R.3688: To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the United States Army Corps to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
Federal Government and Purported Nooksack Leadership Reach Agreement to Hold Elections
Here is the Memorandum of Agreement:
Turtle Talk 
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