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Black Hills St. U. Talk on Indigenous Suffrage (10/23)

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is a link to register for the larger conference on the same day.

The panel:

2:30 PM Breakout Sessions (Choose one; we will have a separate Zoom link for each breakout session)

Indigenous Suffrage, Intersectionality, and Barriers Faced by Indigenous Women Voters
Dr. Ann Tweedy, Assoc. Professor of Law, University of South Dakota
1. This session will explore the history of indigenous suffrage in the U.S. and some of the Current challenges. It will highlight the stories of Native female voters and examine some of the barriers that they face to voting.

“The Ghost Road” Promotional Materials

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

My new book, “The Ghost Road: Anishinaabe Responses to Indian-Hating,” will be published in October 2020 by Fulcrum Publishing. You can pre-order. Here is a Media Kit PDF.

NYTs: “Black, Native American and Fighting for Recognition in Indian Country”

September 8, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

David Heska Wanbli Weiden: “This 19th-Century Law Helps Shape Criminal Justice in Indian Country”

July 20, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From the NYTs, here.

Opinion Piece on Black Freedmen Descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes

July 11, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Black Lives Matter for Freedmen Descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes.”

Atlantic Piece on How Union Monuments in the West Celebrate the Killing of Indian People

July 10, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Americans Need to Know the Hard Truth About Union Monuments in the West — During the Civil War, Union soldiers in the West weren’t fighting to end slavery, but to annihilate and remove Native Americans.”

NAICJA Webiner – McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court Oral Arguments: An analysis of the History, Law, and Arguments of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation Case

June 2, 2020Matthew Campbell

McGirt Flier v2

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 from 12:30 pm-2:00 PM MST (90) minutes.

Webinar Narrative: The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on May 11, 2020 in McGirt v. Oklahoma, case #18-9526 (by telephone) involving the status of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation. Last year, the Court heard arguments on a nearly identical case in the Murphy matter. This decision could have enormous impact for Indian law, positive or negative. Come join us for a FREE webinar to hear tribal perspective as to the surrounding Muscogee cultural history, the jurisprudence of Indian lands in Oklahoma and thoughts and analysis of the oral arguments from the Muscogee Nation’s Supreme Court amicus brief advocate Riyaz Kanji.

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7CZVYSf8QMSxDtxHftI-Tg

The Atlantic: “The People Who Profited Off the Trail of Tears”

May 15, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Book review of “Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory” by Claudio Saunt.

Here.

New Book: “The Cherokee Supreme Court 1823–1835”

April 23, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From Carolina Academic Press, here (h/t Legal History Blog):

The Cherokee Supreme Court

1823–1835

by J. Matthew Martin

Forthcoming April 2020 • paper

ISBN	978-1-5310-1841-2
e-ISBN	978-1-5310-1842-9

Tags: Indian and Indigenous Peoples Law, Legal History, Regional Interest

The first legal history of the first tribal court upends long-held misconceptions about the origins of Westernized tribal jurisprudence. This book demonstrates how the Cherokee people—prior to their removal on the Trail of Tears—used their judicial system as an external exemplar of American legal values, while simultaneously deploying it as a bulwark for tribal culture and tradition in the face of massive societal pressure and change. Extensive case studies document the Cherokee Nation’s exercise of both criminal and civil jurisdiction over American citizens, the roles of women and language in the Supreme Court, and how the courts were used to regulate the slave trade among the Cherokees. Although long-known for its historical value, the legal significance of the Cherokee Supreme Court has not been explored until now