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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Seeks Asst. Public Defender
Here (2016 JOB AD – ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER SRST TRIBAL COURT (FINAL-DMA)):
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe requests applications for the position of Assistant Tribal Public Defender.
The Assistant Public Defender is responsible for representing, in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court, Tribal members charged with crimes on the Reservation. Duties include advising defendants, conducting research, preparing court pleadings, negotiating with the Prosecutor’s office to reach plea agreements, and participating in bench and jury trials.
The Assistant Public Defender will be compensated on an hourly basis and is a full time position for a minimum of one (1) year. Employment beyond one year will be contingent upon funding.
In order to meet the statutory prerequisites for employment as the Assistant Public Defender, applicants must: (1) be a member in good standing of the bar in any state or federal court; (2) be at least 21 years of age; (3) be of high moral character and integrity; (4) have a law degree from an (ABA) accredited law school; (5) never have been convicted of a felony; (6) have not been dishonorably discharged from the Armed Services; and (7) be physically able to perform the duties of the office. The selected applicant will be subject to Tribal, State & Federal Criminal Background Checks.
Applications must include: a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, proof of bar acceptance, (3) references, and (3) writing samples.
Applications may be submitted and inquiries may be directed, to Ms. Dellis M. Agard, Court Administrator, Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court, PO Box 363, Fort Yates, ND 58538, Telephone (701) 854-7244 or by Email to dagard@standingrock.org.
The worksite for this position is located in Fort Yates, ND at the Standing Rock Tribal Court. Sitting Bull College Transit provides bus services, at nominal cost, to and from Bismarck, ND; Mobridge, SD; McLaughlin, SD and Selfridge, ND, and is coordinated with the Tribal work day, which is from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM (Central Time).
New Article by Lorinda Riley on the Role of Politics in Federal Recognition
Lorinda Riley has published “When a Tribal Entity Becomes a Nation: The Role of Politics in the Shifting Federal Recognition Regulations,” in the American Indian Law Review.
Here is a description excerpted from the article’s introduction:
This article explores how each presidential administration has both shaped and bent the federal recognition regulations to fulfill its political priorities. By merging a quantitative analysis of each administration’s federal recognition record and the political realities that each administration faced, this study provides a rare inquiry into the political nature of the recognition process. First, this article examines the regulatory history of federal recognition, including a detailed discussion of various versions of the regulation and accompanying guidance published by the Department of the Interior (DOI). Then the article provides an overview of how politics play into the regulatory process and the implementation of regulation. Finally, the article re-visits each administration’s actions related to federal recognition, and considers how each administration has utilized these regulations to serve its own political priorities.
Invitation to Connecting with Lawyers Networking Reception on January 28, 2016
Happy New Year! We want to personally invite you and your colleagues to MSU COL’s Connecting with Lawyers Networking Reception on Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Come connect with current students and recent graduates. In addition to connecting with our students, you will have the opportunity to meet judges and other members of the bar. During the program, we will highlight different practice areas and geographic locations, and have giveaways every half hour. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided.
You can RSVP for the event, by completing this google form, https://docs.google.com/a/msu.edu/forms/d/1Ob57E4WVRWott-4f2KxFR-hDbOCFoFNe32SsoJB2kRs/viewform. If you have any questions about the event, you can contact the Career Services Office at career@law.msu.edu or (517) 432-6830. Please forward this message to your contacts and students.
Job: Office/Human Resource Manager at NARF
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) in Boulder, Colorado has an opening for an Office/Human Resource Manager. See the job announcement/description.
Poarch Creek Assistant Attorney General — Risk Management
New Carla Fredericks Scholarship on Tribal Energy
Carla Fredericks has posted “Plenary Energy,” forthcoming in the West Virginia Law Review, on SSRN.
Here is the abstract:
An incompatible relationship exists between the federal trust responsibility over Indian tribes and tribal sovereignty, the conflicting nature of which has been exacerbated by numerous judicial confirmations of the unbridled congressional plenary power over all tribal affairs. Nowhere is there more conflict between the trust responsibility and sovereignty than within the context of mineral resource development on tribal lands. The evolution of the regulatory framework of Indian mineral development can be viewed as a continuum, with maximum trust obligation and minimum tribal sovereignty on one extreme, and an inversion of these two variables on the other. There currently exists pending legislation that would amend the 2005 Energy Policy Act in a manner that would allow tribes greater autonomy in developing their mineral resources without necessarily compromising the trust relationship. But, as this article suggests in using the Keystone XL Pipeline as a case study, tribes should not rely on Congress to act in the interest of tribal sovereignty unless they can attach this interest to a strong political impetus. Invoking both the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and Convention No. 169 of the International Labour Organization, this article contends that attaining a understanding of American Indian rights as fundamental through an international human rights framework can help untangle the web of conflicting doctrines that very much defines American Indian law today, opening the door to a paradigm shift in the domestic relationship between tribes and the federal government that would allow tribes to attain economic self-sufficiency through their own assets.
Department of the Interior Announces Departure of Kevin Washburn (at end of year)
Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary of the Interior – Indian Affairs, announces his departure and return to teaching at the University of New Mexico. Deputy Assistant Secretary Larry Roberts will succeed him as Acting Assistant Secretary beginning in January 2016.
Congratulations to Kevin on a remarkable tenure; and, congratulations to Larry Roberts.
Press release here.
Federal Tort Claims Act against Seminole Police
Here is the complaint in Perez v. Seminole Tribe of Florida (S.D. Fla.):
Turtle Talk 
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