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Michigan Federal Court Dismisses Employee Action against KBIC’s College
Here are the materials in Koenig v. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (W.D. Mich.):
NARF’s Work in Alaska Over 40 Years
The Native American Rights Fund has provided legal assistance to Tribes in Alaska since NARF’s founding in the early 1970s. In 1984, NARF opened an Alaska office so it could better serve Alaska Native Tribes and individuals. In the 40 years since NARF Alaska opened its doors, the office has litigated some of the most influential cases in the development of federal Indian law in Alaska. Below is an overview of the foundational work that NARF has done with and on behalf of Alaska Native Tribal governments and people.
St. Regis Mohawk Citizens Who are also Canadian Sue U.S. Education Department
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and Washoe Tribe Sue Federal Government re: Carlisle
Here is the complaint in Wichita and Affiliated Tribes v. Burgum (M.D. Pa.):
South Dakota Federal Court Rules for Feds in Tribal School Overspending Case
Here are the materials in Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. Haaland (now Burgum) (D.S.D.):
63 Federal Motion for Summary J
Prior post here.
Tribal Orgs Amicus Brief on the Misuse of the History of Indian Boarding Schools
NARF Launches The Headwaters Report
The Headwaters Report – is a new digital blog site, bulletin, and source for Tribal water law information and resources. The Headwaters Report presents accessible information on foundational Tribal water law concepts and practices as well as current and emerging water-related issues.
The first article focuses on the Clean Water Act, a 50-year-old law that, among other things, allows Tribes to assert regulatory jurisdiction over water quality and activities that impact water quality within reservation boundaries. In our next Report update, we plan to address the changes the Trump Administration is attempting to make to the Clean Water Act and how that may affect Tribal Nations.
In the Report you will also find several slide decks on Tribal water rights information, including one on the basics of Tribal water rights, general stream adjudications, and Indian water rights settlements. We intend The Headwaters Report to act not only as a clearinghouse for Tribal water law and policy information, but as a place to bring questions and to get guidance.
Blast from the Past: 1967 Advert for PLSI in the Indian Historian Magazine
The rest of the issue is here.
BIE to Hold Tribal Consultations this Friday on Executive Order requiring Interior to Prepare a Plan for use of Federal BIE Funds for Schools of Choice
EO 14191, titled “Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families” and signed on January 29, 2025, includes a section that seeks the implementation of schools of choice using federal BIE funds for families with children eligible to attend BIE schools.
Section 7 of the Order provides:
Helping Children Eligible for Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Schools. Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior shall review any available mechanisms under which families of students eligible to attend BIE schools may use their Federal funding for educational options of their choice, including private, faith-based, or public charter schools, and submit a plan to the President describing such mechanisms and the steps that would be necessary to implement them for the 2025-26 school year. The Secretary shall report on the current performance of BIE schools and identify educational options in nearby areas.
On February 28, 2025, the BIE issued a Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing two expedited tribal consultation webinars for Tribal leaders and the public scheduled for this Friday, March 14, 2025. The links to register for either of Friday’s consultations are in the letter. Written comments can also be submitted by email to consultationcomments@bie.edu.
The National Indian Education Association (NIEA) has shared its concerns about BIE School Choice here.
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