Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Commission Job Posting

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PolicyAnalyst-JobPost

National Park Service Releases Effigy Mounds Desecration Report

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Here:

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News coverage here.

Seventh Circuit Briefs in Lac Courte Oreilles Band v. Wisconsin — Night Deer Hunting Appeal

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Here:

Tribal Opening Brief

Wisconsin Brief

Tribal Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

Eleventh Circuit Briefs in Mastro v. Seminole Tribe (Title VII Matter)

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Here:

Mastro Brief

Seminole Tribe Brief

Mastro Reply Brief

Gabe Galanda on Native Prisoners’ Religious Rights under International Law

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Here is “To Geneva With Love: Native Prisoners’ Religious Rights Movement Goes Global,” published in the King County Bar Association Bar Bulletin:

Bar Bulletin Native Prisoners’ Religious Rights Movement Goes Global

Nooksack Tribal Language Teacher Sues Tribal Officials for Wrongful Termination

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Here are the materials in Adams v. Canete (Nooksack Tribal Court):

Adams v Canete Complaint for Declaratory Injunctive Equitable Relief

Adams v Canete Declaration of George Adams

And the press release (5/5/2014):

NOOKSACK TRIBAL MEMBER AND “306” SUPPORTER FILES TRIBAL COURT SUIT AGAINST BOB KELLY ADMINISTRATION FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION

GEORGE ADAMS, TRIBAL LANGUAGE TEACHER AND ONE OF NEARLY 50 TRIBAL MEMBERS FIRED BY THE KELLY ADMINISTRATION SINCE MID-2013, FILES TRIBAL AND FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION

Deming, WA – Today George Adams, who was fired a few days before he challenged Bob Kelly for the Nooksack Tribal Chairmanship in the Tribe’s General Election on March 15, 2014, initiated a Tribal Court wrongful termination lawsuit against various Tribal Councilperson and General Manager Catherine Kanete and other Tribal officials.  Continue reading →

Registration Now Open: 45th Annual National Tribal Judicial and Court Clerks’ Conference and NAICJA Annual Meeting

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More details on the conference here. Agenda here.

WSBA 26th Annual Indian Law Seminar — May 22, 2014

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Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Leadership Dispute

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Here are the materials in Freeman v. Freeman (Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Tribal Court):

PTCV-14-001 – 2014-05-07 – First Amended Tribal Court Complaint

PTCV-14-001 – 2014-05-09 – TRO – Declaration of Tribal Secretary Geraldine Freeman

PTCV-14-001 – 2014-05-09 – TRO – Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

PTCV-14-001 – 2014-05-09 – TRO – Temporary Restraining Order

Office of Hawaiian Trustees Asking Secretary of State for Legal Determination on State of Hawai’i under International Law

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Here are the materials:

050514_KP_Letter_to_US_State_Dept

223206157-Rescind-letter-to-Secretary-of-State-John-Kerry

Trustee Ahuna letter

Press release here (5/9/14): Continue reading →