treaty rights

Ojibwe Gearing Up for Treaty Hunting and Gathering Case

September 3, 2015Ann Tweedy1 Comment

The potential case concerns wild rice gathering and hunting off reservation and will likely include a habitat protection component. The Minnesota Public Radio article is here.

Pro Se Effort to Stop Michigan DNR Land Transfer to Mining Company Dismissed

August 31, 2015August 31, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

There are numerous pleadings here but here are the most relevant — the case is captioned Bellfy v. Creagh (W.D. Mich.):

12 DCT Order on 2d TRO Request

18 Michigan Motion to Dismiss

Prior post on this case here.

Alanis Obomsawin’s film “Trick or Treaty” now available for rental

August 17, 2015August 16, 2015Ann Tweedy2 Comments

This is an incredible film about the treatment of treaties and Native peoples in Canada. It’s now available for rental from Canada’s National Film Board. I saw it at the NAISA conference this June and highly recommend it. It is extremely sad and disturbing at times but also incredibly inspiring.

20 US Motion to Dismiss

23 Response

28 US Reply

59 DCT Order

Ninth Circuit Decides Tulalip Tribes v. Suquamish Tribe

July 28, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion. From the syllabus:

The panel affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in a treaty fishing rights case in which the Tulalip Tribes sought a determination of the scope of the Suquamish Indian Tribe’s usual and accustomed fishing grounds and stations.
The Tulalip Tribes invoked the district court’s continuing jurisdiction as provided by a permanent injunction entered in 1974. The panel affirmed the district court’s conclusion that certain contested areas were not excluded from the Suquamish Tribe’s usual and accustomed fishing grounds and stations, as determined by the district court in 1975.

Briefs here.