Here:
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women: New Efforts Are Underway but Opportunities Exist to Improve the Federal Response
GAO Report on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women
Oklahoma Federal Court Bars Creek Nation from Oklahoma Mining Jurisdiction Suit against Interior
Here are the materials (so far) in State of Oklahoma v. Dept. of the Interior (W.D. Okla.):
22 Muscogee (Creek) Nation Motion to Intervene
22-1 Proposed Motion to Dismiss
48 Tribe Reply in Support of 22
We posted the complaint here.
Louisiana Federal Court Dismisses Most Discrimination Claims in Suit to Stop Closure of Pointe-aux-Chênes Elementary School
Here are the materials in Billiot v. Terrebonne Parish School Board (E.D. La.):
Indian Law News Coverage (11/3/2021)
TNR: “Indian Country’s Right to Say No”
PolitiFact: “Understanding the battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act”
Mvskoke Media: “Tribes defend reservations amid continued attacks”
Tulsa World: “Cherokee Nation attorney general disputes state’s claim that McGirt ruling has caused ‘chaos’”
NYTs [Kevin Maillard]: “Fry Bread Is Beloved, but Also Divisive”
Advocacy Strategies: The Law Clerk Perspective: 2021 Indigenous Law Conference Day 2 Panel 3
Please register to join us virtually for the 18th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference!
For information about the agenda, sponsorships, and registration, please visit the event site.
Advocacy Strategies: The Law Clerk Perspective
November 5th, 2021 | 12:45pm-2:00pm ET | 1.25 CLE
Get the scoop from current and former law clerks who share practical advice to enhance written and oral advocacy. The panel will instruct on justiciability, writing techniques, briefing organization, court protocols, and oral argument approaches. Panelists spotlight a framework for building a coherent case for clients, opposing parties, and the courts.
Speakers include:
Lydia Locklear: (Lumbee) Deputy Tribal Attorney for the Catawba Nation
Joaquin Ray Gallegos: (Jicarilla Apache and Santa Ana Pueblo) Judicial Clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Alexander Mallory: (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) Attorney Advisor through the United States Department of Justice Honors Program
Roshanna Toya: (Pueblo of Isleta) Judicial Clerk for the New Mexico Court of Appeals
Moderator – Rodina Cave Parnell: Pre-Law Summer Institute Director, American Indian Law Center, Inc.
Nevada Federal Court Denies Habeas Petition of Non-Indian Convicted of Crime on Tribal Lands
Here are the materials in Berry v. Baca (D. Nev.):
North Dakota SCT Affirms Conviction Arising from Tribal Police Stop
Recognizing Ourselves: Indigenous Recognition in North America
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Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy | UA Native American Law Students Association
UA Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program | ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Recognizing Ourselves: Indigenous Recognition in North America
Professor Rebecca Tsosie (Yaqui)
Indigenous Identity and the Politics of Federal Recognition
Professor Robert Williams (Lumbee)
Please Stop Calling Me “Citizen”: Recognition and Racial Dictatorship in the White Man’s Indian Law
Dr. Danielle Hiraldo (Lumbee)
Governance Under State Recognition
Gabriel Galanda (Round Valley)
Do We Still Recognize Ourselves?
October 29th, 2021 | 12 to 2pm
Registration link: https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctf-murDMjE9AcWAYlbi_IYb-c317pU2Ws
by Hannah Goins (Lumbee) and Edward Ornstein (Southeastern Mvskoke)
2021 Annual CLE of the Indian Law Section of the New Mexico State Bar
Please join us for the 2021 Annual CLE of the New Mexico State Bar’s Indian Law Section on November 4, 2021!
Register here.
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2021 Annual Indian Law Institute: Continuing to Advance the Profession in Times of Uncertainty
Webcast Program | Thursday, November 4th: 9:00am-5:00pm (MT) | 4.0G, 2.0 EP
Join the Indian Law Section of the New Mexico State Bar for the “Continuing to Advance the Profession in Times of Uncertainty” Annual CLE!
Topics to include:
Indian Law Update
H. Chico Gallegos, Gallegos Law Office
Indian Water Law
Prof. Gabe Pacyniak, UNM School of Law
Richard W. Hughes, Rothstein Donatelli LLP
Stanley Pollack, Contract Attorney, Navajo Nation Department of Justice
Tribal Tax Law
Carolyn Abeita, VanAmberg, Rogers, Yepa, Abeita, Gomez & Wilkinson, LLP
Ann Rodgers, Chestnut Law Offices, PA
Darrin Rock, Tax Administrator, Santa Clara Pueblo
Hot Topics in Indian Law
Matthew Campbell, Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
Joel Williams, Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
Supreme Court Indian Law Decisions
Professor Elizabeeth Reese, Stanford Law School
Stephanie Hudson, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services
Cory Albrightm Kanji & Katzen P.L.L.C.
Practice in Tribal Court – Ethical Rules
Honorable Robert Medina, Judge, Pueblo of Tesuque Tribal Court
Honorable Vincent Knight, District Court Judge, Comanche Nation
Robert Bamberger “Bam” Greiwe, Public Defender, Pueblo of Zuni
****Optional Attendance****
Annual Meeting to be presented at 12 noon during the lunch break
Indian Law News Coverage (10/29/2021)
AP: For tribes, ‘good fire’ a key to restoring nature and people
NYTs: Forced Relocation Left Native Americans More Exposed to Climate Threats, Data Show
YaleEnvironment360: Why Protecting Tribal Rights Is Key to Fighting Climate Change
NYTs: He Unleashed a California Massacre. Should This School Be Named for Him?
LitHub: An Illustrated Tour of Some of North America’s Beloved, Diverse Indie Bookstores
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Turtle Talk 
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