Yale Center for Environmental Justice Report — “Tribal Co-Management of Federal Lands: Opportunities and Challenge”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Blurb:

The report, Tribal Co-Management of Federal Lands: Opportunities and Challenges, distills key findings from the 2023 Tribal Co-Management Symposium in Washington, D.C., by the Yale Center for Environmental Justice. It calls for urgent reforms to federal land management practices and outlines pathways for stronger Tribal participation in the stewardship of public lands. The report highlights that while federal consultation with Tribes is long-standing, it has too often been narrow in scope and limited in impact. Symposium participants emphasized the need for reforms that expand the role of Tribal Nations in shaping the stewardship of federal lands. Co-management represents not only environmental stewardship but also restorative justice. The report highlights how integrating Tribal knowledge with Western science strengthens conservation, while also supporting Tribal sovereignty, economic development, and cultural continuity.

Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice Special Issue — “Beyond the Reservation: Multijurisdictional Issues Affecting Tribal Communities”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

TOC:

Introduction Leslie A. Hagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Achieving Public Safety Within Transboundary Tribes: Challenges and Paths Forward William K. Barquin, Elizabeth Thompson Tollefsbol, & Traci J. Whelan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022 and the Return of Tribal Criminal Authority in Alaska Leslie A. Hagen & James V. DeBergh . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

The Department of Justice’s Role in Addressing the Incidence of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Deidre Y. Aanstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

The “Categorical Approach” That Often Hinders Application of the Habitual Offender Statute, 18 U.S.C. § 117, to Violations of Tribal Law Robert A. Zauzmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Maquiladoras, Indigenous Communities, and the Risk Posed by Traveling Sex Offenders in Two Border Cities Lori McPherson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

The Tribal Warrants Loophole: The Washington Solution Michael Harder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Note from the Editor-in-Chief Christian A. Fisanick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses Civil Rights Suit against Muscogee County Sheriff’s Deputies for Wrongful Death on Choctaw Rez

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Barrick v. Kasbaum (E.D. Okla.):

2 Complaint

165 Kasbaum and Lee Motion for Summary J

167 Hannah Motion for Summary J

167-2 Exhibit 2 – CNO District Map

197 Response to 165

203 Response to 167

214 Hannah Reply

217 Kasbaum and Lee Reply

226 Objection to Magistrate Report

227 Kasbaum and Lee Response

228 Hannah Response

231 Reply ISO 226

233 DCt Order

Public Opening of Detroit Institute of Art’s New Exhibit: “Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Asiginaak-Negamojig
Screenshot from “Happy Thanksgiving,” short film by Shane McSauby
Artist Jason Quigno (photo by Dr. Richard Church)
Michigan Anishinaabeg

Illinois COA Vacates Foster Care Placement under ICWA for Failure of Trial Court to Seek Testimony of Qualified Expert Witness

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in In re A.M.:

opinion.pdfDownload

Oregon SCT Affirms State Court Recognition of Tribal Cultural Adoption under Oregon ICWA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Dept. of Human Services v. M. G. J.:

SCT Opinion.pdfDownload

Climate Rights Activists Petition to Inter-American Court for Human Rights

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Petition.pdfDownload

CashCall v. Consumer Financial Protection Board Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Cert Petition.pdfDownload

Questions presented:

1. Whether a claim for legal restitution triggers the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. 2. Whether a litigant may validly waive a constitutional right at a time when binding circuit precedent clearly forecloses any exercise of that right.

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefing in Oak Flat Cases (so far)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in several consolidated cases [Brown Lopez v. United States, 25-5197; Arizona Mining Reform Coalition v. Rollins, 25-5185; San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service, 25-5189]:

CA9 Stay Order

Arizona Reform Mining Coalition Opening Brief

Lopez Opening Brief

San Carlos Apache Tribe Opening Brief

Tribal Orgs Amicus

Lipan NAC Amicus  

NNALSA Amicus

Sacred Ground Legal Services

COLT Amicus Brief

Religious Freedom Institute Amicus Brief

Roadless Rule Tribal Hub

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

From the site:

Federally recognized Tribal governments maintain inherent sovereignty, treaty and reserved rights, and ancestral connections to approximately 44.7 million acres of inventoried roadless areas across 36 states now threatened by the USDA’s proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Tribal Nations’ traditional territories, sacred sites, and subsistence resources within these lands predate the existence of the Forest Service itself. The federal government’s failure to conduct prior consultation violates Executive Order 13175, USDA Departmental Regulation 1350-002, and trust responsibilities.This hub provides Tribal governments with a central source of comprehensive resources, template documents, and strategic tools.

Imagine this without the road.