tribal membership

Nooksack State Superior Court Litigation Update

Sarah M Donnelly

Whatcom County has dismissed Rabang’s trespass suit for lack of jurisdiction. Plaintiff filed new suit based on intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Downloads(PDF):

Galanda: “Obama’s Disenrollment Legacy”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Pala Band Disenrollment Challenge

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is yesterday’s order list.

The cert stage materials in Aguayo v. Jewell are here.

“Who Belongs? From Tribal Kinship to Native Nation Citizenship to Disenrollment” @ U of A Law (March 9 & 10, 2017)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Registration page here. Agenda here.

Here is the flyer (PDF):

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Massive NYTs Magazine Article on Nooksack Disenrollments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Who Decides Who Counts as Native American? Four years ago, the Nooksack in Washington State announced that they were expelling hundreds of members, setting off a bitter debate over tribal identity.”

Nooksack Update: Interior Threatens Reassumption; State Court Asserts PL 280 Jurisdiction

Sarah M Donnelly

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Link: Previous posts

Pala Band Disenrollment Cert Stage Materials

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the cert stage materials in Aguayo v. Jewell:

Cert Petition

Amicus Brief

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Rules Against Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Disenrollees

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Miranda v. Jewell.

Briefs:

Appellant Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Reply

Nooksack Begins Disenrollee Evictions

Sarah M Donnelly

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Links: Rejected motion, Complaint, Nooksack posts

New Disenrollment Scholarship: “Citizenship, Disenrollment & Trauma” by Dr. Deron Marquez

Sarah M Donnelly

Download: Citizenship, Disenrollment & Trauma

Deron Marquez served as chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians from 1999
through April 2006. In addition to leading the seven-member Business Committee, he was
instrumental in designing and directing a progressive agenda of social, economic and governance development for the tribal government and community. Under his leadership, the Tribe has entered into successful business ventures with the goal of securing critical government revenues well into the future. The Tribe also enhanced its governance capabilities, instituted public services for tribal citizens and solidified intergovernmental relations at the local, state and national levels under his leadership. Marquez is a nationally-recognized speaker and lecturer on such issues as economic development, tribal governance and tribal sovereignty. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, a Masters degree in Politics and a Ph.D. in community health, politics and public policy from Claremont Graduate University.