Minnesota Federal Court Declines to Dismiss Mille Lacs Band Suit against County Attorney and Sheriff after Remand from Eighth Circuit

Here are the updated materials in Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians v. County of Mille Lacs (D. Minn.):

292 CA8 Order Dismissing Appeal

305 County Sheriff Motion to Dismiss

308 Response

310 Reply

Prior post here.

Community house on the agency near Vineland Bay on Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota

Grist: “Do salmon have rights?”

Here.

Siwash Indian fishing for salmon – pushing down the net, Fraser River, B.C., Canada

Strict Scrutiny Podcast Episode on the Denezpi Argument: “Indian Law Hall of Fame”

Here.

Blurb: “Leah recaps Denezpi v. United States, an important case about tribal sovereignty, with Matthew Fletcher(Michigan State University & Chief Justice of the Pokagon band of Potawatomi Indians Court of Appeals) & April Youpee-Roll (Munger Tolles & Olson), which may involve … Neil Gorsuch’s heel turn in Indian law?!?”

Call for Proposals & Art: 19th Annual ILPC & TICA Indigenous Law Conference

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Proposals due March 21st, 2022

Indigenous Law & Policy Center & Tribal In-House Counsel Association 19th Annual Indigenous Law Conference

The Conference:

The conference has eight panels; one reserved for hot topics, plus a keynote speaker. Current TICA members with a focus on the tribal inhouse practice of law who are interested in presenting are invited to submit panel proposals with up to four speakers.

Want to Speak at the Indigenous Law Conference?:

Become a TICA member at www.tica.wildapricot.org
MSU Law will provide research support for speakers in preparing materials upon request. MSU Law will cover reasonable travel and lodging expenses.

Submit Panel Proposals:

Submit panel proposals as a PDF or Word document, 300 words or less, to MSU ILPC at indigenous@law.msu.edu

Include the following information for each panelist:

  • Name
  • Title (current position)
  • Contact information

Contact Us:

Doreen N. McPaul, President of TICA: dmcpaul@nndoj.org
MSU ILPC: indigenous@law.msu.edu
Gabriela Gendreau, MSU ILPC Communications Coordinator: ggendreau@law.msu.edu

CALL FOR ART

Submissions due March 21st, 2022

Indigenous Law & Policy Center & Tribal In-House Counsel Association 19th Annual Indigenous Law Conference

Each year, the conference sponsors one American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian artist whose work is featured on digital and print conference materials which may be adapted for use. Artists of all mediums are encouraged to submit their work.

Submission Requirements:

To inquire about or to submit artwork, please email MSU ILPC at indigenous@law.msu.edu

Include the following:

  • PDF or Adobe Photoshop file
  • Artist biography / brief summary of work and artist or foundation contact information. To be included in the conference program if desired.

Contact Us:

Doreen N. McPaul, President of TICA: dmcpaul@nndoj.org
MSU ILPC: indigenous@law.msu.edu
Gabriela Gendreau, MSU ILPC Communications Coordinator: ggendreau@law.msu.edu

Past Conference Art:

View past conference artwork here: https://turtletalk.blog/indigenous-lawprogram/ilpc-artwork/

Brackeen/ICWA CLE from Fort

Since we all now have to deal with it, might as well deal with it together:

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Topside Briefs in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

Here:

Amicus briefs:

Oklahoma DAs and Sheriffs Amicus Brief

Police Chiefs Amicus Brief

Polluters Amicus Brief

States Amicus Brief Supporting Oklahoma

Tulsa Amicus Brief

Reply

Cert stage and lower court materials here.

Renowned Ojibwa Artist Jim Denomie Walks On

Jim Denomie, Assiginaak (Red Wing Black Bird), Walks On

Please read the tribute by Kathy Berdan of the Pioneer Press:
Jim Denomie, internationally known Native American artist from Minnesota, dies at 66

Denomie, an Ojibwa of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band, was known for his powerful, beautiful, whimsical, satirical paintings and murals – narratives built on his heritage. His work is in every major Twin Cities museum and is on display throughout the United States and in Germany. He was born in 1955 in Hayward, Wis., and grew up in Minneapolis. He died of cancer.

MCN Supreme Court Decides Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Anderson

Annual Report of Extension and Industry, Five Civilized Tribes, Muskogee, OK, 1940

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Upper Skagit v. Sauk-Suiattle [U.S. v. Washington subproceeding 20-01]

Here:

Sauk-Suiattle Opening Brief

220429 Answer Brief of Appellees Upper Skagit

220429 Answer Brief of Intervenor-PL-Appellee Swinomish

220617 – FINAL Reply (filed)

Sauk-Suiattle fishermen on the Skagit River in 1985. The location was near Mount Vernon, Washington, and it was known as Sauk Camp because of the large number of Sauk-Suiattle boats that were kept there.

Lower court materials here and here.

Supreme Court Grants Texas v. Haaland

Here is the order

The Court granted the petition with no limitations, so the issues are not limited the way the government and four tribes requested. Arguments will be held next term (terms start in October, so after October, 2022).