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Tribal News Profile of Tulalip Judge Gary Bass

July 7, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is “Leaving a legacy: Judge Gary Bass discusses his career
at Tulalip Tribal Court”:

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An excerpt:

Honorable Judge Gary Bass, a Colville tribal citizen, has been a staple at the Tulalip Tribal Court for over a decade. He has witnessed the growth in staff, programs, and the selection of the court as one of three chosen as a pilot project to exercise special criminal jurisdiction as authorized by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 over non-Indians regarding domestic violence.

Recently Judge Bass received a lifetime achievement award from the Northwest Indian Bar Association in recognition for his long-term work in Indian country. The award recognizes his 49 years of law practice and work with Native communities. See-Yaht-Sub was able to sit down with Judge Bass and discuss his work in Indian country and his retirement from Tulalip Tribal Court at the end of this year.

Judge Voluck Op-Ed on Alaska Native Tribal First Response to Violence

July 7, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Judge David Voluck has published an op-ed “Peace in the home and the tribal first response to violence” in two versions: (1) the Alaska Daily News; and (2) the Alaska Dispatch.

The Author’s Note at the end of the Dispatch version is helpful:

Author’s note: For people interested in learning more about safety and justice in Alaska Native communities, please see Indian Law Order & Order Commission Report to Congress and U.S. President: Roadmap to a Safer Native America; Chapter 2 “The Time for Reforming Justice for Alaska Natives: The Time is Now.” ;U.S. Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on American Indian / Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence: Alaska Hearings June 12, 2014. “Joint Statement on Eliminating Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls.” Alaska Natives Commission final report, 1994. Alaska Commission on Rural Governance and Empowerment: Final Report to the Governor (1999).

Grand Traverse Band Chief Judge Job Posting

July 3, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the job description.

Here are the posting dates (they most certainly will be extended).

Complaint Filed re: Control of Navajo Nation Oil & Gas Company — UPDATED

June 30, 2014July 1, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher4 Comments

UPDATE — Navajo Nation Judicial Branch press release:

NN Judicial Branch Press Release

And a clean copy of the Navajo Nation Supreme Court decision:

NNSC Opinion

Here are the materials so far in Begay v. Begay (D. Ariz.):

1 Complaint

An excerpt:

This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief arising out of a Navajo Supreme Court decision that violates due process and vitiates a federally issued and approved corporate charter providing for shareholder governance of a corporation formed under federal law.

1-1 Exhibit

3 Plaintiffs Motion for TRO

3-1 Exhibits [NNSC Opinion in Navajo Nation Oil & Gas Company v. Window Rock District Court begins at page 139]

4 Motion for Order to Show Cause