Michigan Radio Stateside: “Often overlooked Native American voters poised to become powerful voting bloc in Michigan”

Here.

Michigan COA Holds State Courts Have Jurisdiction in Reservation Property Dispute

Here is the opinion in Smith v. Landrum (Mich. Ct. App.):

Opinion

An excerpt:

The question presented in this quiet title action is whether a state court has subject-matter jurisdiction to decide an easement dispute in favor of a non-Indian on land owned by a non-Indian when the land is located on an Indian reservation. The trial court concluded that it did not, and therefore entered a final order granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(4) (lack of subject-matter jurisdiction).1 For the reasons outlined below, we hold that the trial court had subject-matter jurisdiction over the easement dispute. We therefore reverse the order granting defendant’s motion for summary disposition, and remand for further proceedings.

Michigan Indian Voter Hotline

Here (Native Voter Assistance Hotline PDF):

Voter Hotline

NARF’s Michigan-specific voting assistance brochure is here.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Sault Tribe Mandatory Trust Land Acquisition Dispute

Here are the briefs (so far) in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Bernhardt:

US Opening Brief

Nottawaseppi Huron Band Potawatomi + Saginaw Chippewa Brief

Detroit Casinos Brief

Sault Tribe Brief

Law Prof Amicus Brief

Detroit Casinos Reply

Joint Tribal Reply

US Reply

Lower court materials here.

Native American Heritage Month Speaker Series

Register here.

WSJ: “Michigan Group Says Archaeological Findings Enough to Halt Enbridge Tunnel Project”

Here.

Story of Voter Suppression of GTB Indians in Leelanau County, 1866

Here, from the Northern Express.

Saginaw Chippewa Disenrollees Bring New Suit against Interior

Here is the complaint in Cavazos v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

An earlier suit was dismissed for failure to exhaust.

Gun Lake Tribe Archivist Position

Here:

20.10 THPO Archives and Collections Coordinator JD

DFP: “Group thinks it has found proof of 10,000-year-old, Ice Age culture in Straits of Mackinac”

Here.

The implications for Line 5 are enormous.