NYTs Profile of Nottawaseppi Huron Potawaomi Tribal Economic Diversification 

Here is “Indian Tribes Look Beyond Casinos for Income.

BIA RFP to Indian Enterprises on Tribal Court Assessments

As a courtesy notice, the below Request for Proposals are available on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Please note, they are advertised as 100% Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise Set-aside in accordance with the Buy Indian Act.

  • RFQ No. A16PS00001, closes 11/6/2015, OJS District II Tribal Court Assessments
  • RFQ No. A16PS00002, closes 11/6/2015, CFR Tribal Court Assessments

Pueblo of Pojoaque v. New Mexico Preliminary Injunction Order (Gaming Dispute)

Previous filings posted here.

31 Memorandum Opinion and Order

32 Preliminary Injunction

Ramah Class Action Summary and Estimated Dollar Shares

To all members of the Ramah class: please read this notice carefully; it contains important information about a proposed final settlement agreement.

Summary Notice of Final Settlement in Ramah Navajo Chapter v. Jewell here.

Estimated Dollar Shares for Each Class Member here.

Link to many other documents including FAQ here.

Previous TurtleTalk coverage here.

Wyoming Federal Court Grants Ute Indian Tribe’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against BLM Fracking Rule

Order on Motions for Preliminary Injunctions here.

Upcoming Workshop: Tribal Marijuana in California

Announcement and agenda here.

The workshop is offered by Odawi Law PLLC and Harris Moure PLLC and will be at the Embassy Suites in Sacramento, CA, on Monday, October 5, 2015.  It is free to Tribal officials.

Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians Seeks to Quash Third-Party Subpoena in Class Action re: Sovereign Lending

Here is the motion in Dillon v. BMO Harris (W.D. Okla.):

1 Motion to Quash

Here are materials in the North Carolina portion of this suit.

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to Coquille Timber Harvesting Plan

Here are the materials in Cascadia Wildlands v. Bureau of Indian Affairs:

CA9 Opinion

Cascadia Wildlands Opening Brief

BIA Answer Brief

Coquille Brief

Cascadia Wildlands Reply

 

Briefs in Great Plains Lending LLC v. State of Connecticut Dept. of Banking

Here:

Great Plains Brief

Dept of Banking Brief

Reply

False Claims Act Suit against Afognak Native Corporation and Alutiiq LLC

Here is the complaint in United States ex rel. Ferris v. Afognak Native Corp. (D. Alaska):

1 Complaint

Awful strange, in that the complaint heading lists the Northern District of Alabama as the court, is supposedly filed under seal (but here it is), and the header on each page refers to the document as attorney-client privileged (but again, here it is).