Michigan Indian

Indiana COA Affirms Drug Conviction of Non-Indian on Tribal Lands

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Riggle v. State of Indiana:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

Sentencing Order

Opinion

Bridge Magazine: “In solidarity: Indigenous communities join Detroit’s Black Lives Matter movement”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

MPR on McGirt’s Impact on LTBB Reservation Boundaries Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Bryan Newland: “Enbridge Line 5 is Michigan’s next ecological disaster”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

In the Detroit Free Press, here.

Bridge Magazine: “‘End of an era’: American Indian Services closes after 49 years”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Interior Dismisses Appeal in Burt Lake Federal Recognition Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the motion:

US Motion to Dismiss Appeal

Lower court materials here.

Traverse City Record-Eagle Starts Mishigamiing Journalism Project

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Here is a link to the Mishigamiing Journalism Project, and Indigenizing the News.

Bridge Magazine Profile of Burt Lake Band of Ottawa Indians’ Federal Recognition Efforts

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal Court Holds Prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 117 for Indian Country D.V. Does Not Require Indian Victim or Perpetrator

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Unzueta (E.D. Mich.):

18 Magistrate Report

24 US Response

29 Defendant Response

30 DCT Order

PBS Newshour: “U.S. Native communities see COVID-19 as existential threat”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.