Author: Sarah Donnelly

Tribal Judges Gather for Justice McKeig’s Swearing-In

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Minnesota appointed its first native to the Supreme Court, Justice McKeig from White Earth, and here are some of the Tribal Judges gathered at the investiture ceremony.

 

Tribal Law & Economic Development Lecture at Northern Michigan University Wednesday

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Download flyer (PDF)

Wednesday, September 21 at 7 p.m.
Whitman Hall Commons | NMU Campus
Reception to follow.
For more information call 906-227-1397 or visit nmu.edu/cnas

Standing Rock v. Army Corps Update: Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal

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Download(PDF):

Plaintiff’s Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal

Federal Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiff-Appellant’s Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal

Intervenor-Defendant’s Opposition to Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal

Link: Previous coverage

Harvard Law’s Indigenous Rights Conference Agenda

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Download agenda here.  Conference is in Massachusetts on October 13-14, 2016.

Friday Job Announcements

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Job vacancies are posted on Friday. Some announcements might still appear throughout the week. If you would like your Indian law job posted on Turtle Talk, please email indigenous@law.msu.edu.

Department of the Interior

Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Solicitor, Division of General Law, Employment and Labor Law Unit, Washington D.C. (Closes 9/26/16)

Department of Justice

Law Student Volunteers, The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan is currently recruiting 4 Student Volunteers for Winter/Spring 2017. This is a volunteer (unpaid) position and is intended to last for one semester in Detroit. Closes Monday, October 3, 2016.

Gila River Indian Community

Protective Services Attorney, Office of General Counsel. Closes 9/30/16

Supervising Protective Services Attorney, Office of General Counsel. Closes 9/30/16

California Indian Legal Services

Senior Staff Attorney, Eureka office.

Gila River’s Petition for Rehearing in Lopez v. Alvarez

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Download (PDF): Respondent’s Petition for Rehearing en Banc

Link: Previous post when 9th Cir. reversed conviction

Kickapoo Indian Reservation Water Right Settlement Agreement

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Download (PDF): Settlement Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding

Links:

Kan. Dept. of Agriculture
Kansas Reaches Water Rights Agreement With Kickapoo Tribe (9/9/16)
Kickapoo Indian Reservation Water Right Settlement Agreement (9/14/16)

Previous posts

Gabe Galanda’s Interview on Pipeline Protest with Seattle Public Radio

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Links:

Seattle lawyer explains why the North Dakota pipeline protests mark a historic moment

A RESOLUTION proclaiming the City of Seattle’s Support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Opposition to the Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline

Procopio’s Native American Law Internship Summer 2017

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Link: Now Accepting Applications for Procopio’s Summer 2017 Native American Law Internship Program

Applications are due Friday, October 28th by 5 p.m. PST. Internship applications should include:

  1. A writing sample
  2. Law school transcript
  3. Resume
  4. Cover letter identifying why this is an opportunity you would like to pursue, any tribal governmental experience you have and why Native American legal issues are significant to you.

The program is ten weeks and begins after May 15, 2017.  Applications can be emailed to: ted.griswold@procopio.com or sent via USPS mail to:

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP
Attention: Ted Griswold
525 B Street, Suite 2200
San Diego, California, 92101

D. N.M. Denies Motion to Amend Judgment in Water Rights Settlement

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Here are the materials in the matter of New Mexico et al v. Aamodt el al, 66-cv-00639 (D. N.M. Sept. 9, 2016):

Doc. 9972 – Response in Opposition to Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement and Entry of Proposed Partial Final Judgment and Decree

Doc. 10543 – Memorandum Opinion and Order Approving Settlement Agreement

Doc. 10567 – Opposed Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment Pursuant to Rule 59(e)

Doc. 10581 – Plaintiffs-In-Intervention the United States, Pueblo de Nambé, Pueblo de Pojoaque, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, and Pueblo de Tesuque’s Response in Opposition to Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment Pursuant to Rule 59(E)

Doc. 10632 – Reply in Support of Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment Pursuant to Rule 59(e)

Doc. 10858 – Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying Opposed Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment Pursuant to Rule 59(e)