Michigan Indian

BMIC Chair Whitney Gravelle Appointed to Lake State Board of Trustees

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

GTB Suit against Polluter Survives Motion to Dismiss

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Burnette Foods Inc. (W.D. Mich.):

21 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
24 Response.pdfDownload
25 Reply.pdfDownload
26 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Complaint is here.

MJRL/UM NALSA Talk Today

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Today, Katherine Johnson and Jalen Rose (of MJLR) and Caleb Hawpetoss (UM NALSA) convened a panel discussion about two Indian law articles recently published by the Journal. I brought donuts.

Alexis Studler (+Fletcher obnoxiously inserting self)
Alexandra Fay (more MF, too, still in the way)
Kaighn Smith (+MF yet again)

Michigan Journal of Race & Law: Last Lunch of the Semester!

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Correct room is JH 0220

UM NALSA/WLSA Event This Friday — “Missing: Violence Against Women in Indian Country”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

UM STARS Anti-Colonial Week Talk Today on Anishinaabe Law

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Michigan COA Affirms Dismissal of Quiet Title Action Implicating Federal Trust Land Held for GTB, BMIC, and Sault Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the opinions in Nelson v. Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority:

Unpublished Opinion

Dissent

Blast from the Past — Bill LeBlanc, John Bailey, and Nancy Kida in Treaty Rights Negotiations

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Lesson — always bring your copy of Cohen. . . .

American Indians [Smithsonian Magazine] Profile of Pokagon Band Peacemaking Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Native Negotiations are a Winning Alternative to Courts.”