Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

HCN Interview with Louise Erdrich

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here, interview conducted by Tommy Orange. Their books are available at Birchbark Books.

Federal Court Holds 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie Imposes Duty on Federal Government to Provide Adequate Health Care at Rosebud

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States (D.S.D.):

81-ihs-motion-for-summary-jDownload
89-rosebud-motion-for-summary-jDownload
93-ihs-replyDownload
96-rosebud-replyDownload
101-dct-orderDownload

An excerpt:

As to the tribes that entered into the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie for the reasons discussed above, the Government’s duty—expressed at the time as furnishing “to the Indians the physician… and that such appropriations shall be made from time to time, on the estimate of the Secretary of the Interior, as will be sufficient to employ such persons”—can be interpreted under the canons of construction applicable to Indian treaties as requiring the Government to provide competent physician-led health care to the Tribe.

Prior post here.

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Asks Federal Court to Protect Its Reservation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials filed in Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe v. Zinke (D.D.C.):

42-1-mashpee-briefDownload
42-2-exhibit-1Download
42-3-cromwell-decDownload
42-4-bernhardt-memorandumDownload

The Federal Trust Responsibility Now Extends to All Americans

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From The Onion, here is “Congress Sets Aside $1,200 In Trust For Each American Until They Prove They’re Responsible Enough To Handle It.”

MLive: “Historic Michigan tribal burial ground threatened by coastal erosion”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal Court Dismisses FTCA/Section 1983 Claim against Feds for Actions of Fort Peck Tribal Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Leachman v. United States (D. Mont.):

1-complaint-7Download
1-1-tribal-coa-decisionDownload
4-us-motion-to-dismissDownload
8-responseDownload
9-replyDownload
10-dct-orderDownload

Kalispel Tribe Sues Manufacturers over PFAS

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Kalispel Tribe v. 3M (E.D. Wash.):

1-complaint-6.pdf

Michigan Radio: “Tribes face COVID-19 with limited test kits, remote staff, lost revenue”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

State of Washington Bill to Authorize Tax Compacting with Tribes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

High Country News Special Report on Land Grant Universities the Expropriated Indian Lands

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Land-grab universities: Expropriated Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system.”