Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

This American Life Segment on Tribal Disenrollments

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Here.

2013 Michigan Indian Law Day — This Friday — UM Law School

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ILD2-1

Here:

ILD2-1

More News Coverage of Ward Churchill Case

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Here.

Federal Court Dismisses Winnemem Tribe’s NAGPRA Claims

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Here are the materials:

DCT Order Denying Motion But DismissingNAGPRA Claims

USFS Motion to Strike NAGPRA Claims

Winnemem Opposition

USFS Reply

The court previously dismissed the tribe’s cultural property claims.

Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Interior’s Denial of Historic Eastern Pequots Federal Recognition Petition

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Here are the materials in Historic Eastern Pequots v. Salazar (D. D.C.):

DCT Order Dismissing Complaint

Historic Eastern Pequot Complaint

Interior Motion to Dismiss

Connecticut Amicus Brief

Plaintiffs’ Opposition

Interior Reply

Update in Inetianbor v. Cashcall (Western Sky Financial): Federal Court Reopens Case

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You may recall from our February post that a federal court had honored an arbitration provision in a Cashcall/Western Sky Financial form agreement and sent the case to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court. That court responded to the plaintiff that the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe does not authorize arbitration under the American Arbitration Association rules, so the plaintiff successfully brought the case back to federal court.

Materials in Inetianbor v. Cashcall Inc. (S.D. Fla.) are here:

DCT Order Granting Motion to Reopen

Inetianbor Motion to Reopen + Tribal Court Letter

Cashcall Opposition

Seventh Circuit Affirms Conviction for Theft from Sokaogon Ojibwe Tribe

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Here is the opinion:

US v McGeshik

An excerpt:

Dori McGeshick, a tribal employee, helped administer a federal grant to build 11 new homes on a Native American reservation. Tasked with acquiring appliances for the new homes, McGeshick took the opportunity to improve her lifestyle, using federal funds to buy $13,000 worth of high‐end appliances for her own home. After a bench trial, the district court convicted her of the offense of theft by an employee of an Indian tribal government, see 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(A), and sentenced her to 15 months’ imprisonment. On appeal McGeshick argues that the district court clearly erred when it found that she had abused a position of trust. See U.S.S.G. § 3B1.3. Because she was entrusted with considerable discretion and responsibility, we affirm.

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act — New Bill Just Introduced

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Looks like it’ll settle the land claims in exchange for gaming rights.

Nottawseppi Huron Potawatomi Band Seeks Legal Intern

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Legal Intern (2)

Supreme Court Denies Cert in Ward Churchill Case

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Here.

Petition here.

News coverage here and here.