CTAS Solicitation Period Open

Link to the DOJ announcement here.

Link to 2015 award post here.

Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation is the award process Tribes can submit proposals to “support public safety, victim services and crime prevention improvements.”  Tribes have until Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 9PM EST.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee to Review TLOA

Hearing set for Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 2:15PM EST.

Link to announcement here.

Menominee Tribe’s Reply in Supreme Court Case

Reply brief for Petitioner here.

Previous briefs and materials posted here.

Menominee Tribe Files Complaint Against DEA and DOJ

Doc. 1 – Complaint for Declaratory Judgment

Previous post concerning raid on the Menominee Indian Reservation here.

The Menominee Tribe is seeking a court decision on whether the Tribe’s college can grow hemp under its own law and under the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the current Farm Bill).

Interior Seeks Attorney for Knoxville Office

Link to USAJOBS announcement here.

NIGC Seeking EEO Director

Job announcement here.

Link to USAJOBS announcement here.

Last day to apply is Monday, November 23, 2015.

Legal Internship in D.C. for Native Students

The Udall Foundation offers exceptional opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native students, and we would love for you to forward this information to students involved with your club or organization.

Native American Congressional Internship: This ten-week summer internship in Washington, D.C., is for American Indian and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian Country. The internship is fully funded: the Foundation provides round-trip airfare, housing, per diem for food and incidentals, and a stipend at the close of the program. View the application and sign up for free webinars. You may also visit udall.gov to see what some of our alumni are up to now.

Please share this information and feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We’d also love to see you on Facebook, where we share application tips and alumni share job announcements: Native Education @ Udall Foundation.

Thank you,

Destiny Khalil
Program Manager
Native American Congressional Internship Program
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
130 South Scott Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85701

Tel: 520.901.8561 ~ Fax: 520.901.8571 ~ Main: 520.901.8500
Email: khalil@udall.gov Website: www.udall.gov

Federal Court Orders California to Negotiate Gaming Compact with North Fork Rancheria

Doc. 25 – Order on cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings

Other documents posted previously here.

Summary Judgment Order in Commonwealth v. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

Briefs and orders on the motion for summary judgment in re Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head:

Plaintiffs’ Motion

Doc. 113 – Commonwealth’s memo in support of its motion

Doc. 117 – Town of Aquinnah’s memo in support of its motion

Doc. 121 – AGHCA’s memo in support of its motion

Doc. 133 – Wampanoag Tribe’s opposition brief

Doc. 144 – Town of Aquinnah’s reply brief

Doc. 145 – AGHCA’s reply brief

Doc. 147 – Commonwealth’s reply brief

Defendant’s Motion

Doc. 119 – Wampanoag Tribe’s memo in support of its motion

Doc. 131 – Plaintiffs’ opposition brief

Doc. 150 – Wampanoag Tribe’s reply brief

Doc. 151 – Memorandum and Order

Mass. District Court has granted summary judgment to the Commonwealth against the Wampanoag Tribe (Aquinnah) for its proposed class II gaming facility on settlement lands.  The Court ruled that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 did not repeal the Massachusetts Settlement Act of 1987 which prohibited gaming on settlement lands.

NCAI Amicus Brief in United States v. Bryant

Brief in Support of Petitioner here.

U.S. cert petition previously posted here.