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Ninth Circuit Decides Protect Our Communities v. LaCounte [Wind Energy and Eagle Protection]

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion.

Briefs here.

ICT: “Boy Scouts ‘have been one of the worst culprits’ of cultural appropriation”

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Briefs in Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Fort Belknap Indian Community v. Trump (Keystone XL)

September 13, 2019Matthew Campbell

Here are the briefs on the United States’ and TransCanada’s Motions to Dismiss Rosebud and Fort Belknap’s treaty and jurisdiction claims regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline.

News coverage here, and more information here. Previous posts on this case are here.

Gizmodo: “The Battle for Bad River”

September 13, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

The tribe’s suit is here.

Interview of Black Belt Eagle Scout on NPR

September 11, 2019Ann Tweedy

Musician Katherine Paul, who grew up on the Swinomish reservation, identifies as queer and indigenous. An interview of her was aired on NPR yesterday.

Cultural Property Rights Complaint against the Alamo

September 11, 2019March 19, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation v. Alamo Trust, Inc. (W.D. Tex.):

1 Complaint

Update (3/19/21):

43 DCT Order

44 Amended Complaint

47 George P. Bush Motion to Dismiss

48 McDonald Motion to Dismiss

Jemez Pueblo Loses Claim to Valles Caldera National Preserve

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are (some of) the materials in Pueblo of Jemez v. United States (D. N.M.):

387 Jemez Trial Brief

399 DCT Judgment

An excerpt:

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Court’s Sealed Memorandum Opinion, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order, filed August 31, 2019 (Doc. 398). In the Sealed Memorandum Opinion, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order, the Court: (i) concludes that Plaintiff Pueblo of Jemez does not have the exclusive right to use, occupy, and possess the lands that encompass the Valles Caldera National Preserve; (ii) quiets title to the Valles Caldera National Preserve in Defendant United States of America; (iii) dismisses the case with prejudice; and (iv) directs the parties to D.N.M.LR-Civ. 54, should they seek to recover any attorney’s fees and costs. See Sealed Memorandum Opinion, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order at 498. Having disposed of all claims and parties before the Court in this case, the Court now enters Final Judgment. [emphasis added]

Our extensive prior posts are here.