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Yurok Tribe Sues Reclamation over Trinity River Flow
Arizona Federal Court Dismisses Most Claims by Estate of Tohono O’Odham Citizen Shot by Border Patrol; Leave to Refile Kinda Sorta Granted
New Review of Classic Book, “Custer Died for Your Sins,” forthcoming in the Michigan Law Review
Here is “Nanaboozhoo Died For Your Sins,” forthcoming in the Michigan Law Review’s book review issue.
Description:
Nanaboozhoo, the Anishinaabe trickster god, decides to attend law school after reading “Custer Died For Your Sins” and realizing that the author, Vine Deloria, Jr. also decided to law school after publishing the book. This review follows Nanaboozhoo as he progresses through a legal career guided by the book.
California Federal Dismisses CCTA Suit against Alturas Tribe, Business, Individual, Whatever
Here are the new materials in State of California v. Del Rosa (E.D. Cal.):
Cherokee Nation Sues Arkansas over Choctaw-Supported Gaming Referendum
Here is the amended complaint in Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC v. State of Arkansas (E.D. Ark.):
Forthcoming Soon: “Stick Houses,” a Short Story Collection from MSU Press [January 2025]
Preorder here.
Blurbs:
“Fletcher’s lyrical and lucid collection draws the reader into the heart and depth of each story in a multifaceted portrait of an Anishinaabe community and its people, an immersion into landscapes and lives that is a compelling and satisfying literary experience.” —Linda Grover, professor emeritus of American Indian studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
”Come, journey into the life, the stark truths, the unbelievable circumstances that Native Americans contend with on a daily basis. Fletcher has opened up our universe to allow you, the reader, a chance to share the usually unspoken.” –Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes), author of How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century and Rebel
New York Federal Court Allows ICRA Habeas Petitions to Move Forward in Cayuga Banishments
Here are the available materials in Parker v. Halftown (N.D. N.Y.):
Virginia Federal Dismisses FMLA Suit against Navajo Business
Here are the materials in Butrick v. Diné Development Corp. (E.D. Va.):
Chukchansi Sues California over Class III Gaming Compact Negotiations
Here is the complaint in Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians v. Newsom (C.D. Cal.):
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