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Indian Law News Coverage (8/23/2021)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Crosscut: “Lummi Nation reimagines foster care for Indigenous families”

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VOA: “US Lawmaker to Native American Tribes: Give Freedmen Citizenship or Lose Housing Funds”

The Guardian: “Why is the US right suddenly interested in Native American adoption law?”

Law Week (Colorado): “Charles Wilkinson, Beloved Longtime CU Law Professor, Marks 50 Years as Leading “Law of the West” Practitioner, Scholar and Teacher“

The Oklahoman: “State files more petitions seeking high court reversal of McGirt”

NBC profile of Little Traverse Odawa boarding schools’ survivors

News Coverage of Indian Law Issues (8/17/21) [More McGirt today]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Reuters: “Paul, Weiss inked $700K contract with Oklahoma to undo tribal rights ruling“

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Forbes: “Native Tribes And State Tax And Regulatory Authority: The Waters Remain Murky”

AZ Central: “Indigenous people find legal, cultural barriers to protect sacred spaces off tribal lands”

Axios: “Native American population jumps to largest size in modern history“

Texas Observer: “Texas Draws Criticism With Plan to Lure Tourists to Sites Where Indigenous People Were Banished”

News Coverage of Indian Law Issues [McGirt, etc.]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

NYTs: “Tribes’ Victory in Oklahoma at Risk in Bold Request to the Supreme Court“

The Conversation: “The disturbing history of how conservatorships were used to exploit, swindle Native Americans”

CapTimes: “Q&A: UW Law student Michael Williams aims to help tribes with pursuit of law“

New Republic: “Oklahoma Wants a Supreme Court Do-Over on Tribal Sovereignty“

E&E News Greenwire: “How a big Alaska fishing case hooked a solicitor nominee”

Bridge Magazine: “In Michigan, rising lake levels disturb sacred ground”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

WBUR: “Rethinking The Wind River Reservation”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Slade Gorton is Dead

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Obit here.

The Conversation: “Indigenous Mexicans turn inward to survive COVID-19, barricading villages and growing their own food”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

NYTs Profile of Contact Tracing in Indian Country

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Here.

Troy Eid: “McGirt v. Oklahoma: Understanding What the Supreme Court’s Native American Treaty Rights Decision Is and Is Not”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here, in the National Law Review.

Wyoming Public Media: “Why The Supreme Court’s McGirt Decision Resonates On The Wind River Reservation”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.