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HCN: “The U.S. stole generations of Indigenous children to open the West”
Here, by Nick Estes.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Education, legal history, News
Tagged Indian boarding schools
Ninth Circuit Rejects Bivens Action against Hopi School Officials
Here is the unpublished opinion in Beam v. Naha. Briefs: Opening Brief Response Brief
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Education, Research
Tagged Beam v. Naha, Bivens action, Hopi Tribe, Ninth Circuit
Federal Court Dismisses Title VII Suit against Shiprock Schools (tribally controlled school)
Here are the materials in Jim v. Shiprock Associated Schools (D.N.M.): 23-shiprock-schools-motion-for-summary.pdf 27-response.pdf 28-reply.pdf 34-dct-order.pdf
8th Annual Wisconsin Indian Law CLE
Save the date: August 1-2, 2019 for the 8th Annual Wisconsin Indian Law CLE at Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Registration information can be found here.
The Atlantic [Family Weekly Newsletter]: “America’s Dark History of Native American Assimilation Schools”
Here.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Education, legal history
Tagged Indian boarding schools, Indian education
Federal Court Holds Individual Members of Tribal Corporate Board Can Be Sued under False Claims Act
Here are the materials in Cain v. Salish Kootenai College (D. Mont.): 110 SKC Motion to Certify 112 Individual Defendants MTD 115 Response to 110 116 Response to 112 117 Reply in Support of 110 118 Reply in Support of … Continue reading
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Education, Research, sovereign immunity
Tagged Cain v. Salish Kootenai College, District of Montana, False Claims Act, Lewis v. Clarke, Ninth Circuit, Section 17 corporation immunity, tribal sovereign immunity, United States ex rel. Cain v. Salish Kootenai College
NYTs: “U.S. to Investigate Discrimination Against Native Students on Montana Reservation”
Here. We posted the Fort Peck Tribe’s 2017 Complaint here. The news coverage and investigation that apparently spurred this action was posted here.
NYTs/ProPublica: “District of Despair: On a Montana Reservation, Schools”
Here.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Education, News
Tagged Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Charter Schools (Tribal-State Compact Schools)
Here are the materials in El Centro De La Raza v. State of Washington: Superior Court Summary Judgment Order Supreme Court Opinion Wa he lut Indian School Amicus Brief
