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NYTs on Origins of Washington’s Football Team Name and Logo
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Turtle Mountain COA to Hold Oral Argument at UND Law School
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An excerpt:
The Turtle Mountain Tribal Court of Appeals will be at the University of North Dakota School of Law on Monday, November 18, 2013 to hear an oral argument in the matter of Ronald Allery et al v. Chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band. The argument begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Baker Courtroom on the third floor of the Law School building. The argument is free and open to the public.
The matter of Ronald Allery et al v. Chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band, to be heard on November 18, involves three tribal members terminated from employment by the Tribe who were reinstated by the Trial Court for the alleged failure of the supervisor to notify them of their right to grieve the terminations. The employees have also filed a cross-appeal claiming that the Tribe has refused to reinstate them and they have asked for back pay.
The issues involved include:
1. Whether the supervisor’s failure to notify the employees of their grievance rights justifies automatic reinstatement to positions;
2. Whether the Tribe has the authority to disobey a Court order it disagrees with;
3. Whether the employees were terminated for cause.
Exposé on Politics behind Push for Michigan Wolf Hunt
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An excerpt:
But an MLive Media Group investigation found that half-truths, falsehoods and a single farmer have distorted reasons for the hunt. Among them:
• When state lawmakers asked Congress to remove wolf protections, they cited an incident in which three wolves were shot outside an Upper Peninsula daycare center where children had just been let out. That never happened, MLive found.
• A leading state wolf specialist said there are cases where wolves have stared at humans through glass doors, ignoring pounding on windows meant to scare them. That never happened as well. The expert now admits he misspoke.
News Coverage of ILOC’s “Blistering” Condemnation of the State of Alaska’s Justice System
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AG Eric Holder Remarks at Tribal Nations Summit
REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER
AT THE WHITE HOUSE TRIBAL NATIONS CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Good morning – and thank you all for such a warm welcome. I want to thank David [Gipp] for those kind words. And I’d particularly like to thank Secretary [Sally] Jewell and her colleagues at the Department of the Interior for hosting this important Conference.
It’s a pleasure to join them, President [Barack] Obama, my fellow Cabinet members, and leaders throughout the Administration in welcoming such a distinguished group to Washington. And it’s a privilege to stand with so many good friends, passionate advocates, dedicated tribal leaders, and essential Indian Country partners in reinforcing the ties that bind us to one another; renewing our commitment to working – with mutual trust and mutual respect – to address shared challenges; and reaffirming our dedication to fulfilling the great promise of our government’s relationships with sovereign tribes.
I want to personally commend every participant in this year’s Tribal Nations Conference for taking the time to be here – and moving our nation closer to its most treasured ideals: of equality, opportunity, and justice under law. Especially in recent years, countless tribal leaders – both in and beyond this room – have stepped to the forefront of our efforts to preserve cultural values, to enforce treaty obligations, and to secure the rights and benefits to which all American Indians and Alaska Natives must always be entitled.
Together, through many generations, you and your predecessors have faced down tremendous adversity – standing up to those who once sought to terminate the federal government’s relationships with tribes. You’ve galvanized support for the rights of American Indians to maintain tribal governments – and to have a seat at the table before major reforms are enacted. You’ve mobilized tribal nations to win passage of long-overdue laws not simply to regulate tribal affairs, but to allow all Native peoples to fulfill their own promise and chart their own paths. As the ranks of your partners have grown, you’ve raised awareness about obstacles to tribal sovereignty. And – with the assistance and support of public servants like my distinguished predecessor, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy – you’ve ushered in a new era of tribal self-determination that is now half a century old, and growing stronger every day.
Hopi High School Football Player Killed by Head Injury
Indian Law and Order Commission Report Released Today
News coverage here.
NCAI Press Events During Week of White House Tribal Nations Conference
NCAI Press Events During Week Of White House Tribal Nations Conference
Indian Law and Order Commission Press Conference
WASHINGTON, DC: The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is pleased to announce a series of events surrounding the November 13, 2013 White House Tribal Nations Conference. The Conference gives the White House the opportunity to interact with tribal leaders from across Indian Country and the concentration of tribal leaders in Washington, DC allows Native and non-Native allies to discuss a wide variety of policies facing Native peoples.
Many inches and much airtime have been given to the debate over the name of the Washington, DC football team. The White House meeting and the preceding events on November 12th are an opportunity for members of the media and the general public to become more acquainted with the diverse scope of issues currently under debate and review in Indian Country.
NCAI will hold a Tribal Leaders Preparatory Meeting prior to the Conference on November 12th. The meetings are not open to press. However, there will be a press conference at 12:30pm and additional time set aside for connecting with tribal leaders.
The Indian Law and Order Commission, the national advisory board to the President and Congress on criminal justice issues created by the Tribal Law and Order Act, will hold a lunchtime press conference to release a new report, “Strengthening Justice for Native America: A Roadmap.” The report, one of the most comprehensive such studies ever undertaken, details the public safety crisis in Indian Country and recommends specific legal and policy reforms. “American Indian and Alaska Native communities and lands are often more dangerous than the rest of our country, and outmoded federal laws and policies are largely to blame,” stated Commission Chairman Troy Eid. “The Commission’s recommendations seek to eliminate the public safety gap that threatens so much of Native America.” The report will be made available to press during the event.
News Coverage of Peacemaker Court Project in Washtenaw County, Mich.
NPR’s Planet Money on What Happened to Western Sky
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An excerpt:
On TV this summer, you might have seen this ad with a smiling young woman offering help for all those troublesome bills.
“The problem-solver from Western Sky. Get up to $10,000 without collateral. Enough to pay off your payday advances, once and for all,” she says.
There’s a beating drum in , presumably to drive home a point — Western Sky says it’s 100 percent Native-American owned and therefore exempt from state laws banning high-cost loans.
But Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of financial services for New York State, doesn’t buy that argument. “These are companies looking to prey on people who in my opinion are some of the most vulnerable people in our society,” he says.
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