BIA Listening Session on BIA Indian Child Welfare Act Guidelines for State Courts — April 15, 2014 & April 24, 2014

News release here.

Navajo Nation Comments on DOJ’s Proposed Indian Policy

Here:

2014-04-04 NN ltr to DOJ re Indian policy

The DOJ draft and call for comments are here:

2013-11 DOJ draft principles for working with tribes

2014-02-11 DOJ DTL ltr re DOJ Indian policy

Congrats to 2014 Udall Interns

Here:

NAME TRIBE SCHOOL
Anthony C. Locklear II Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Cade M. Cross Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation Dartmouth College
Chelee A. John Navajo Nation Arizona State University
Chelsea Barnes Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Dinee Dorame Navajo Nation Yale University
Glennas’ba B. Augborne Navajo Nation Arizona State University
Heidi J. Todacheene Navajo Nation University of New Mexico
Jacqueline A. Bisille Navajo Nation Arizona State University
Kristie L. Johnson Navajo Nation Saint Louis University
Sarah M. Ballew Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Twila R. Begay Navajo Nation University of Washington
Whitney B. Gravelle Bay Mills Indian Community Michigan State University

Criminal and Civil Justice Conference at Eastern Michigan Univ. — May 3, 2014

Here.

Speakers include Judge Tim Connors, Judge Allie Maldonado, and Judge Bill Thorne! A veritable who’s who of Michigan tribal judges.

 

Reservation Infrastructure Panel at Fed Bar 2014

Patrice Kunesh, Elsie Meeks, Catherine Munson, Bryan Newland, Christine Williams

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Federal Court Dismisses Alabama v. PCI Gaming Authority

Here are the materials in State of Alabama v. PCI Gaming Authority (M.D. Ala.):

1 PBCI Notice of Removal + Exhibits

14 PBCI Motion to Dismiss

17 Alabama Opposition

21 US Amicus Brief

31 Alabama Response to US Amicus

33 Michigan Amicus Brief

35 Poarch Band Reply

43 Order Granting Motion to Dismiss

Gaming Panel at Fed Bar 2014

Ray Halbritter, Little Fawn Boland, Jeffrey Nelson, George Skibine

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Poarch Band Creek Attorney Job Postings

Here:

Poarch Band Enterprise Atty Posting

Poarch Band Govt Atty Posting

Fed Bar 2014 Energy Panel

Carla Fredericks, Lynn Slade, Pilar Thomas

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Voting Rights Panel at Fed Bar 2014

Laughlin McDonald, Nina Perales, James Tucker, Martin Aguilar

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