17th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference
November 10, 12, and 13, 2020 1-4:30pm ET
Panel 6: The McGirt Decision
Panel 6: The McGirt Decision
Panel 5: Voting Rights and the 2020 Election
Panel 4: Oral Arguments Remotely, What Could Go Wrong?!

Panel 3: COVID-19 Related Litigation
Panel 2: Child Welfare and Social Services

Panel 1: COVID-19 Related Litigation
An exposé on the Texas foster care system:
Each year, thousands of foster children in Texas are shuffled into little-known “treatment centers” where they are frequently neglected and abused. State officials have largely ignored allegations of wrongdoing and calls for reform.
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On August 14, the Suttons Bay resident was sworn in as the new chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB), following an election process that was delayed months due to COVID-19. Arroyo, who has served as a member of the seven-seat GTB Tribal Council since 2004, is taking on leadership of the tribe just as it enters its fifth decade as a federally recognized sovereign nation. The Leelanau Ticker caught up with Arroyo to learn about his first two months in office, his goals for the future, and more.
TRAVERSE CITY — Construction for FishPass hasn’t started just yet, but Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and other project partners celebrated the project’s start.
Saturday’s event kicked off with Peshawbestown Community Drum performing, and a water ceremony by JoAnne Cook, Tina Frankenberger and Melissa Wiatrolik. The three women, each donning colorful skirts, prayed as they held copper vessels filled with water, then sang a song expressing thanks to the water.
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